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Viewing cable 06BUENOSAIRES2242, A/S SHANNON STATEMENTS ON THE US-Argentina BILATERAL

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06BUENOSAIRES2242 2006-10-03 11:28 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Buenos Aires
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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6106
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RULGPUA/USCOMSOLANT
UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 002242 
 
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
TAGS: KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
SUBJECT: A/S SHANNON STATEMENTS ON THE US-Argentina BILATERAL 
RELATIONSHIP; VENEZUELA'S CANDIDACY FOR A SEAT AT THE UNSC; 
ARGENTINE VOTE IN FAVOR OF VENEZUELA; WATERGATE REPORTER'S 
STATEMENTS ON PRESIDENT BUSH; US-MEXICAN BORDER WALL; BRAZILIAN 
ELECTIONS; CHINA; US-URUGUAYAN DEAL; THE ROLE OF THE UN; GSP; 
 
10/02/06 
 
1. SUMMARY STATEMENT 
 
Leading international stories today include US Assistant Secretary 
Thomas Shannon's statements on the US-Argentina bilateral 
relationship; Venezuela's candidacy for a seat at the UN Security 
Council; Argentina's vote in favor of Venezuela's candidacy; a 
Watergate reporter's statements on the Bush administration; the US 
Senate's approval of a wall on the US-Mexican border; the outcome of 
Brazilian elections; China's prospects; US-Uruguay talks; and the 
role to be played by the UN. 
 
2. OPINION PIECES 
 
- "'It does not matter if there is disagreement, because we do have 
common interests'" 
 
Ana Baron, Washington-based correspondent for leading "Clarin," 
writes (09/30) "US Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere 
Affairs, Thomas Shannon, believes that (President) Nestor Kirchner's 
meetings with investors in New York 'have marked an important step 
forward.' During an exclusive interview with 'Clarin,' Shannon 
explained what the Bush administration's policy on Argentina is like 
today. 
 
"Asked how much damage Argentina's vote in favor of Venezuela at the 
UN Security Council will do, Shannon said 'we share a series of 
interests and values with Argentina, regardless of disagreements 
that we might have.' He added: 'We share profound interests with 
Argentina beyond what the media say. My work and that of 
(Ambassador) Bordon is highlighting that our interests are the same, 
regardless of some strident opposed voices in this regard. During my 
meetings with Ministers Fernandez and De Vido (in New York) and with 
President Kirchner, we acknowledged at the end of the day that both 
countries need each other. There are obviously different points of 
view about the voting at the (UN Security) Council and we have to 
respect that. We have talked with Argentina and we understand its 
position. However, one has to also bear in mind that the UN Security 
Council is not a bilateral issue, and that the voting is global. 
 
"... On Ambassador Tony Wayne and the priority he will grant to the 
investment climate and the problem posed by IPR, Shannon said that 
'he has not arrived and we are already speaking about his agenda and 
trying to determine whether economic issues will account for 20 or 
30 per cent of his portfolio. The issue will be a top priority. 
Kirchner made clear to investors in New York that Argentina is open 
to business. This was an important step forward. And we do want to 
ensure that US corporations will be able to explore investment 
opportunities in the country. When the ambassador arrives, he will 
work with the (Argentine) Government to ensure that the local 
business climate will attract investment." 
 
- "Chavez forces arm-wrestling at the UN" 
 
Mariano Obarrio, political columnist of daily-of-record "La Nacion," 
writes (10/02) "In spite of US pressure, President Kirchner decided 
that Argentina will support Venezuela in obtaining a non permanent 
seat at the UNSC. However, Venezuela will not obtain enough votes to 
be able to win in the first round, and therefore a third unknown 
candidate could emerge. 
 
"According to high-ranking governmental and congressional sources, 
Panama, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica are among the 
countries that could appear in a second round. 
 
"Some sectors of the Chilean government promoted Uruguay, but this 
candidacy may have vanished. In any event, the upcoming October 16 
UN elections still seem a riddle, at least regarding the seat 
corresponding to Latin America and the Caribbean, which is currently 
filled by Argentina... 
 
"It has become a highly important element of negotiation among Latin 
American foreign ministries. 
 
"... The US supports Guatemala and openly rejects Chavez due to his 
alliance with Iran and his support for fundamentalist terrorist 
organizations... 
 
"... What will Argentina do? According to the (Argentine) Foreign 
Ministry, 'We'll see.' The truth is that the decision to support 
Venezuela will have neither positive nor negative consequences on 
the US-Argentine bilateral relationship, at least for now. 
Washington is paving the way for the arrival of its new Ambassador, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earl Anthony Wayne, in Buenos Aires in November. 
 
"The US Department of State seeks to prioritize common interests and 
values, thereby disregarding, at least for now, the friendship 
between the Argentine and Venezuelan governments." 
 
- "Malaise in the US due to Kirchner's support for Chavez" 
 
Hugo Alconada Mon, Washington-based correspondent for 
daily-of-record "La Nacion," writes (10/02) "... US Secretary of 
State Condoleezza Rice said that Venezuela's entry into the UN 
Security Council 'would mean the end of consensus at the UN Security 
Council; it is a serious issue.' 
 
"... A high-ranking Mercosur diplomat said that 'Argentina's vote in 
favor of Venezuela 'will leave a mark on the US-Argentine 
relationship, although its depth or reach will depend on many 
variables and it will take months or years to determine it.' 
 
"Secretary Rice is wondering whether the point is to use the high 
profile of the UNSC for a confrontation with the US instead of 
finding a solution for North Korea or Iran's nuclear program, 
contributing to stability in the Middle East, debating on Dafur and 
sending blue helmets there, or dealing with places like Burma.'" 
 
- "Hugo Chavez is weaving powerful alliances with Iran and China" 
 
Telma Luzzani, international columnist of leading "Clarin," writes 
(09/30) "... Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is trying to get a 
seat at the UN Security Council... 
 
"The Venezuelan proposal includes radical changes that will irritate 
more than one country. 
 
"Caracas questions that only five countries have a right to veto and 
asks to expand the number of permanent seats by alleging that, given 
the institution's crucial role in the war and peace, it should be 
'democratized in the decision-making process.' 
 
"The US is strongly campaigning against Venezuela, and Chavez has 
doubled his diplomatic activity by weaving powerful alliances with 
Asia, Africa, the Arab countries, Russia, Iran and China. 
 
"Perhaps, the most intelligent move in Chavez's foreign policy is 
using oil to deepen his ties with Beijing in order to become 
indispensable to the Asian giant. 
 
"... According to Vladimir Ovchinski, a Kremlin advisor, Venezuela 
believes that 'in the event China considers oil related to 
Venezuelan stability, Caracas will have a gigantic protector and 
Washington will think it twice before attempting to remove Chavez." 
 
- "Bush in the loop of a Watergate reporter" 
 
Hugo Alconada Mon, Washington-based correspondent for 
daily-of-record "La Nacion," writes (10/01) "No one tells President 
Bush the truth on Iraq. However, he is not interested in knowing too 
much either. He neither asks nor verifies anything. Everyone smiles 
or keeps silent in complicity. It is like he and his staff were 
living in a permanent 'state of denial.' 
 
"These are the central conclusions of Bob Woodward's latest book. He 
is one of the most prestigious US journalists ever since he and Carl 
Bernstein led the research on the Watergate case... The title of his 
new book is precisely 'State of denial'... 
 
"The truth is that, according to what some twelve high-ranking USG 
officials have unsuccessfully tried to report to the US President, 
Saddam Hussein was not piling up WMD...the insurgency there is today 
as strong as or even stronger than in 2003, and that at least 
another 40,000 US soldiers will be necessary to attempt to stabilize 
the country. 
 
"The White House has denied what Woodward said in his book 
and...lashed out at his informants. Tony Snow, the White House's 
spokesperson, said 'in many ways, these books are like snowflakes - 
they seem to melt on mere contact.'" 
 
- "Mexico says the wall is an 'offense' and asks Bush not to build 
it" 
 
Leading "Clarin" reports (10/01) "The US Congress' approval of a 
 
 
 
 
 
1,200 km border wall, which is aimed at putting a brake on Mexican 
immigration, has infuriated the government of Mexico and also raised 
protests from US civil organizations. However, it pleased the 
Republicans who promoted the controversial measure. The Fox 
administration announced it will write a letter to US President Bush 
asking him not to sign the law. 
 
"With the support of 80 out of its 100 members, the US Senate passed 
the building of a wall on the US-Mexican border... 
 
"John Boehner, head of the governmental majority at the US House of 
Representatives, said 'it is a Republican victory against the entry 
of illegal immigrants to our country.' 
 
"... According to Democratic Leader Howard Dean, the head of the 
Democratic national Committee, the wall 'is a useless expenditure 
that will not solve the problem posed by undocumented immigrants.'" 
 
- "The White House passed from initial fears to confidence" 
 
Hugo Alconada Mon, Washington-based correspondent for 
daily-of-record "La Nacion," comments (09/30) "According to the 
power circles in this capital city, Lula is not the ideal candidate 
to incarnate South American 'leadership.' However, he is an 
acceptable candidate for the US and, perhaps, the most useful 
candidate vis-`-vis conflictive figures in the region, such as 
Bolivian Evo Morales or Venezuelan Hugo Chavez. 
 
"In order to prevent possible friction, the White House and the US 
Department of State will officially keep silent until the outcome of 
the confrontation between Lula and his adversary, Geraldo Alckmin, 
is confirmed... However, much has changed since Lula overcame a wave 
of diplomatic and financial fears four years ago. And the US is 
willing to work with him. 
 
"... According to the diplomats and government officials consulted 
by 'La Nacion,' ever since 2002, Lula has gained (President) Bush's 
confidence and Brazil has become a referent for Washington in the 
region to help it 'control' or stabilize' democracies in Venezuela 
and Bolivia, with some support from the Argentine Government. 
 
"During an encounter in Canada this month, Tom Shannon, the current 
head for Latin America at the USG, said that 'some parts of South 
America really run the risk of 'becoming Pluto'...and eventually 
being declared off the planet.' In order to counterbalance this 
tendency, he mentioned Brazil and Chile, 'among others' as the 
leading representatives of a broader hemispheric project.'" 
 
- "Chinese foreign policy intelligent priorities" 
 
Leading "Clarin" carries an op-ed story by Felipe A. M. de la Balze, 
economist and international negotiator, who writes (10/01) "China is 
experiencing a spectacular boom and a fast progress in the 
international system... 
 
"China's progress has sparked an intense debate on its consequences 
for the future of the world political balance. 
 
"The thesis of the 'Chinese threat' is based on the natural fear 
raised by China's size... 
 
"Fears prevail that the current Chinese strategy of 'peacefully' 
entering the international system hides a strategy of waiting to 
accumulate more economic and military power and therefore exercise 
its hegemonic preferences in Asia, and why not, in the world. 
 
"... In order to consolidate the achievements it made during the 
last two decades, China needs a stable international scenario. Every 
piece of evidence indicates that it has become a power favoring the 
prevalence of the current 'status quo,' on which its fast progress 
and international strengthen is based. 
 
"Only an international economic crisis or an internal shock could 
wreck its current strategy and tempt the Beijing leadership to carry 
out a nationalistic aggressive project that could lead it to a 
confrontation with Japan and/or the US." 
 
- "The UN's 'no'" 
 
Daily-of-record "La Nacion" carries an opinion piece by columnist 
Norberto Firpo, who writes (09/30) "Sixty one years have passed 
since the establishment of the UN so that it is time to suspect that 
 
 
 
 
 
there is not any other institution more useless than the United 
Nations... 
 
"The UN only occasionally managed to prevent or suffocate a war. 
 
"Under its silly leadership, the world did not have one year of 
peace and was flooded with blood in Korea, Vietnam, Ireland, 
Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Kosovo, the Malvinas Islands and 
still in Iraq and the pathetic Middle East, only to cite some of the 
hottest sites of confrontation. 
 
"... The UN by-laws, of 111 articles, sets forth peace guarantees, 
whose interpretation is confusing and can be easily infringed on... 
 
"Delegates of fifteen countries make up said council but only five 
may veto every initiative that can prove irritating or inconvenient. 
This rare privilege is exhibited by the US, the UK, France, China 
and Russia. 
 
"... The UN would do a huge favor to humanity if it placed its eyes 
on the villains of history not to make the same stupid mistakes." 
 
- "Uruguay relaxes Mercosur climate" 
 
Natasha Niebieskikwiat, columnist of leading "Clarin," writes 
(09/30) "President Tabare Vazquez managed to surprise his Mercosur 
partners by announcing that he had decided to negotiate an 
intermediate trade deal with the US instead of an FTA. 
 
"According to what 'Clarin' was able to learn, the news has relaxed 
tension within the bloc, which had re-heated in view of the 
bilateral meetings in Montevideo between Uruguayans and DUSTR 
Everett Eissenstat. 
 
"... Mercosur partners worked on the premise that they could not OK 
an FTA between Uruguay and Washington, which in the end would be a 
copy of those deals the US has already signed with other countries 
of the hemisphere and that, in this case, it would damage Mercosur' 
integrity." 
 
- "Confrontation in the US due to tariff reductions" 
 
Hugo Alconada Mon, Washington-based correspondent for 
daily-of-record "La Nacion," comments (10/01) "The Argentine 
Government resorted to the US corporations' commercial interests to 
ask the Bush administration to maintain the tariff reductions for 
some Argentine exports vis-`-vis the opposition of local business 
chambers and holdout creditors... 
 
"The USTR made public submissions in favor and against maintaining 
Argentina within the GSP. The USTR will analyze and send its 
conclusions to Congress in the upcoming weeks for a final decision. 
 
"In a document signed by Argentine Ambassador Jose Octavio Bordon, 
the Argentine Government asked the US to establish a 'reliable and 
predictable market' and maintain Argentina's tariff-free access to 
it." 
 
To see more Buenos Aires reporting, visit our 
classified website at: 
http://www.state.sqov.gov/p/wha/buenosaires MATERA