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Viewing cable 06BUENOSAIRES250, MEDIA REACTION STATE OF THE UNION, IRAN-IAEA,

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06BUENOSAIRES250 2006-02-01 20:15 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Buenos Aires
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DE RUEHBU #0250/01 0322015
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
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FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3292
INFO RHMFIUU/CDR USSOCOM MACDILL AFB FL//SCJ2//
RULGPUA/USCOMSOLANT
UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 000250 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR INR/R/MR, I/GWHA, WHA, WHA/PDA, WHA/BSC, 
WHA/EPSC 
CDR USSOCOM FOR J-2 IAD/LAMA 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION STATE OF THE UNION, IRAN-IAEA, 
HAMAS; BUENOS AIRES 02/01/06 
 
 
1. SUMMARY STATEMENT 
 
Papers lead with the State of the Union message, in 
which President Bush defends his foreign policy, warns 
Iran and Hamas that the U.S. will fight tyranny in the 
world, urges them to set aside terrorism; refers to 
Iraq saying that if the U.S. leaves, 'then Bin Laden 
will remain' and, on the domestic front, criticizes 
the American people for being 'oil-dependent', urging 
to break this dependence through technology and new 
energy resources. The other key story is China and 
Russia's decision to join the U.S., Great Britain and 
France to pressure Tehran by supporting a UNSC 
discussion of Iran's controversial nuclear plan. 
 
2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES 
 
- "Bush: 'U.S. Seeks to End Tyranny in the World'" 
 
Ana Baron, leading, centrist "Clarin" Washington-based 
correspondent, writes (02/01) "After a year of blows, 
both from the international and the domestic fronts, 
and with his popularity plummeting, President Bush 
tried yesterday to recover the initiative with a 
double message. 
 
"For one part, he promised the U.S. will maintain its 
commitment to end tyranny in the world... For the 
other, aware of the general discontent sparked by the 
rise in gasoline prices and the economic problems this 
has generated, Bush decided to take the offensive and 
said the U.S. is addicted to oil. He spoke of the need 
to end the dependence on foreign oil supply and to opt 
for alternative energy sources. 
 
"Undoubtedly, highly influenced by opinion polls which 
indicate that the major concern of the American people 
is Iraq, Bush dedicated a large portion of his speech 
to defending his foreign policy. 
 
".... In response to those who believe that Hamas' 
victory in the Palestinian elections proved his policy 
of exporting democracy doesn't work, Bush reassured 
that democracy is not just about elections, and, 
reconfirming his commitment to the democracy agenda, 
referred to the need to bring democracy to the 
political regimes of Saudi Arabia and Egypt. 
 
"During his speech, Bush explained that it was 
important for the fight against terrorism to go hand- 
in-hand with the dissemination of Western democratic 
values. Nevertheless, he strongly defended the need to 
implement a controversial system to monitor phone 
calls, which the Democrats precisely criticize because 
they believe it's against the essence of U.S. 
democracy. Without feeling intimidated by this 
criticism, Bush also insisted on the need for Congress 
to pass the Patriot Act again...." 
 
- "Bush Warns Hamas and Iran" 
 
Hugo Alconada Mon, center-right, daily-of-record "La 
Nacion" Washington-based correspondent, says (02/01) 
"Decided to invest his entire political capital in a 
crucial year for his administration, President Bush 
last night urged the fundamentalist leaders of Hamas 
and Iran to set aside terrorism and ambitions of war 
or risk isolating themselves from the international 
community. 
 
".... Bush also defended his offensive in Iraq and 
then addressed Iran and the 'small clerical elite 
that's isolating and repressing its people,' demanding 
it to modify the direction of its domestic and foreign 
policies if it wants to avoid multilateral 
retaliation. 
 
".... During an hour, Bush outlined the key aspects of 
his agenda for his year, which he referred to as 
'decisive for the future and character' of the U.S. 
 
".... Bush also urged the American people to eradicate 
the country's oil dependence... (and) to rely on 
themselves. 
 
".... On several occasions, Bush underscored that the 
U.S. economy is the most powerful in the world, even 
 
 
vis--vis the challenges of globalization, the 
shortage of oil and terrorism. 
 
".... In sync with his post 9/11 policy... Bush 
reiterated that the U.S. must continue the so-called 
'war on terrorism'. But, unlike his first SOTU message 
in 2002, in which he referred to the axis of evil 
(Iran, Iraq and North Korea), last night the President 
said that terrorism isn't only fought via the military 
option, but 'offering a hopeful alternative of 
political freedom and peaceful change.' 
 
".... After more than 30 drafts of the speech, Latin 
America was only indirectly mentioned when he referred 
to immigration, border security and free trade...." 
 
- "'If We Left, Bin Laden Would Remain'" 
 
Mercedes Lopez San Miguel, leftist "Pagina 12" 
international columnist, opines (02/01) "President 
Bush's State of the Union message in Congress was a 
sweetened and single chord version of his recurrent 
calls to 'democratize the world.' The leader dedicated 
most of his speech to the foreign agenda: defending 
the offensive against terrorism, fulfilling the 
mission in Iraq, viewing 'a democratic Iran in the 
future and trying to be its friend.' But he was clear: 
'in retreating, there's no peace or honor.' Without 
changing a single letter of the text... he didn't 
convey any optimism, something analysts expected, 
given the drop in his popularity, during his second 
tenure. 
 
".... The most 'touching' moment of the speech - or 
rather, the 'blow below the belt' - took place when 
Bush mentioned the letter written by a military 
officer that died in Iraq and the cameras showed his 
mourning family in tears, sitting among Congressmen. 
 
".... The short-term renovation of the Patriot Act is 
in the works, as part of the 'anti-terrorist' war of 
an all-knowing administration... He added that an 
eventual withdrawal from Iraq would mean that 
terrorism 'will move its battlefield to U.S. 
territory', and 'if we left, then Bin Laden and 
Zarqawi would remain in Iraq.'..." 
 
- "Old Arguments" 
 
Pablo Ceron, leading, centrist "Clarin" international 
columnist, opines (02/01) "Bush clung to old arguments 
in his attempt to respond to those who criticize his 
administration. The disastrous adventure of war in 
Iraq, the indolence following the catastrophe of 
hurricane Katrina, the corruption in Congress and the 
slow-down of the economy (in the last quarter of 2005 
it grew less than half of what specialists estimated), 
undermined the support obtained, basically, after 
9/11. There will be legislative elections in November. 
This is why, among the Republicans, there were some 
alarm signals in view of recent surveys which place 
the chief of the White House below 40% of approval: 
one of the lowest levels for a president since WWII." 
 
- "China and Russia Concede that UN Discuss Iran's 
Controversial Nuclear Plan" 
 
Maria Luisa Avignolo, centrist, leading "Clarin" Paris- 
based correspondent writes (02/01) "The crisis of the 
'European troika' with Iran on the nuclear issue 
turned into an escalation of unpredictable 
consequences. Yesterday, in London, the five permanent 
members at the UNSC decided to send the case to the 
top UN organization. 
 
"Great Britain, the U.S., France, China and Russia 
decided that the IAEA report the Iran case to the UNSC 
- which is authorized to impose UN sanctions that 
wouldn't be imminent. 
 
".... The decision 'is a powerful signal (of the five 
big ones) to Iran', after months of diplomatic 
seduction from Great Britain, France and Germany, 
which ended in a fiasco when Iran decided to resume 
its nuclear production and re-open the banned 
installations. 
 
".... Russia and China are opposed to sanctions 
against the Iranian people and the Iran administration 
wants to force their position. According to diplomatic 
sources, Iran is trying to deepen the rift that the 
invasion of Iraq produced in Europe, by dividing 
opinions - at least in France and Great Britain, and, 
if possible, in Germany - while seeking support from 
China and Russia, which have veto rights at the UNSC. 
 
"The decision of the five global powers to take the 
Iran case to the Council took place two days before 
the meeting in Vienna, in which they will discuss the 
suspension of the ban on the enrichment of uranium. 
 
"In U.S. opinion, this result is the most decisive 
action obtained by its allies on a sensitive issue 
since the Iran nuclear crisis cropped up in 2002...." 
 
3. To see more Buenos Aires reporting, visit our 
classified website at: 
http://www.state.sqov.gov/p/wha/buenosaires 
 
The Media Reaction Report reflects articles and 
opinions by the cited news media and do not 
necessarily reflect U.S. Embassy policy or views.  The 
Public Affairs Section does not independently verify 
information.  The report is intended for internal U.S. 
Government use only. 
 
GUTIERREZ