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Viewing cable 08SAOPAULO298, MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08SAOPAULO298 2008-06-12 10:54 2011-07-11 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Sao Paulo 
VZCZCXYZ0005
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHSO #0298 1641054
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 121054Z JUN 08
FM AMCONSUL SAO PAULO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8310
INFO RHEHNSC/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIORITY 9440
RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO PRIORITY 8753
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC 3110
 
UNCLAS SAO PAULO 000298 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE INR/R/MR; IIP/R/MR; WHA/PD 
 
DEPT PASS USTR 
 
USDOC 4322/MAC/OLAC/JAFEE 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ' 
REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE 
 
 
Loaded Gun 
 
Article in center-right O Estado de S.Paulo (6/12) says: "Among the 
classified documents obtained by newspaper Valor under the Freedom 
of Information Act...there is a cable from Secretary of State 
Condoleezza Rice to the U.S. Embassy in Brasilia reporting that 'in 
response to the Secretary's comment that Brazil needs to send a 
frank message to Venezuelan President Chavez, [former Chief of Staff 
Jos] Dirceu stated that he had already counseled Chavez on the need 
to be more careful in his rhetoric (telling Chavez he was playing 
with a 'loaded gun').' Chavez has, belatedly, taken Lula's 
advice.... Chavez now says that the Farc should abandon the 
guerilla. Chavez's less belligerent position offers potential for a 
very positive diplomatic outcome: the release of hostages that have 
been suffering at the hands of the Farc for a long time, like Ingrid 
Betancourt. It is a sign of hope." 
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