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Viewing cable 06BUENOSAIRES2341, VENEZUELA'S CANDIDACY TO A UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT; GLOBAL

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06BUENOSAIRES2341 2006-10-18 20:23 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Buenos Aires
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OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBU #2341/01 2912023
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 182023Z OCT 06
FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6223
INFO RHMFISS/CDR USSOCOM MACDILL AFB FL//SCJ2//
RULGPUA/USCOMSOLANT
UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 002341 
 
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: VENEZUELA'S CANDIDACY TO A UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT; GLOBAL 
WAR ON TERRORISM; 10/18/06 
 
 
1. SUMMARY STATEMENT 
 
Today's leading international stories include Venezuela's bid to the 
UN Security Council; and US President George W. Bush signing 
"controversial" legislation related to the US Global War on 
Terrorism. 
 
Business-financial, center-right "INFOBAE" published a full-page 
interview with US expert on NGOs and philanthropy Janet Johnson, who 
was invited by the Public Affairs Section. The interview was 
headlined "US corporations boost volunteerism." 
 
2. OPINION PIECES 
 
- "Venezuela still lacks a majority to obtain a UN Security Council 
seat" 
 
Ana Baron, leading "Clarin's" Washington-based correspondent on 
special assignment in New York, writes (10/18) "The standstill in 
the vote to determine who will succeed Argentina at the UN Security 
Council is far from being solved. After 22 rounds, Guatemala 
continues gathering 12 more votes than Venezuela, but neither of the 
two countries has managed to obtain the two-thirds required to win. 
And while calls to seek a consensus candidate have multiplied, 
prospects are not very optimistic. 
 
"The voting was postponed until tomorrow and today an informal 
meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Consultation 
(GRULAC) will be held. However, every diplomat consulted by 'Clarin' 
agreed that the meeting will be fruitless as long as Venezuela and 
Guatemala do not agree to withdraw their candidacies. For the time 
being, this seems unlikely. 
 
"Venezuelan Ambassador to the UN Francisco Arias Cardenas and 
Guatemalan FM Gert Rosenthal said yesterday that their respective 
countries would continue to compete. And this is not all. The US has 
reiterated its support for Guatemala, and Mercosur, the only group 
that could convince President Hugo Chavez to abandon, is not willing 
to do it. Quite the  opposite. 
 
"'Clarin' was able to confirm that, at least for now, President 
Nestor Kirchner does not want to put pressure on Venezuela, and that 
his Brazilian counterpart, Lula cannot do it either because he is on 
an electoral campaign. 
 
"... US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton made it clear that for the 
moment there are only two candidates and that the voting will 
continue. 'Clarin' asked him whether the US would support Latin 
America in the event the region  submits a new consensus candidate. 
He answered 'That question is hypothetical. The other regions agreed 
on one candidate; this did not happen here, and this is why we are 
going through  this situation.'" 
 
- "Shouting " 
 
Marcelo Cantelmi, international editor of leading "Clarin," writes 
(10/18) "In spite of the inevitable support from most South American 
countries, Venezuela seems to be losing the opportunity to obtain a 
seat at the UN Security Council. 
 
"This foretold ending is not the result of US candidate Guatemala's 
greater ability, but of Hugo Chavez's  aggressive diplomacy... and 
of the lack of a higher-quality discourse that can represent the 
many countries in the region that are against the White House's not 
less aggressive and grotesque policies. It is well known that 
shouting is useful only if one's purpose is to bewilder." 
 
- "'A strong search of leadership also raises a strong opposition'" 
 
Business-financial, center-right "InfoBae" carries an opinion piece 
by Sergio Galeana, international political analyst, who writes 
(10/18) "Uruguay could well be a good choice for a Latin American 
consensus candidate because it has good ties with the US while also 
being a Mercosur member. 
 
"... Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has an open opposition for 
having expressed his support for countries like Iran... 
 
"(Chavez's) strategy is aimed at accumulating power because he also 
seeks to establish himself as a regional leader. However, a strong 
search of leadership also raises a strong opposition. 
 
"Chavez's violent anti-US speech also raised opposition from other 
countries. 
 
"On the other hand, Mercosur's open support for Venezuela's 
candidacy should not be interpreted as an anti-US vote. There is not 
 
a prevailing feeling of support for Chavez in Mercosur." 
 
- "Efforts to unlock UN voting" 
 
Alberto Armendariz, New York-based correspondent for daily-of-record 
"La Nacion," comments (10/18) "After a second day of arduous voting, 
and vis-`-vis Guatemala and Venezuela's inability to gather the 
support of the two-thirds required by the General Assembly to elect 
one of the countries as non permanent member of the UN Security 
Council, the idea of a third candidate of consensus gained 
strength. 
 
"Chilean Ambassador Heraldo Muoz pointed out that 'many Latin 
American and Caribbean ambassadors are making consultations to see 
if a new scenario can emerge'... 
 
"...  The countries being analyzed as possible candidates of 
consensus are: Uruguay, Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican 
Republic." 
 
- "Bush signs controversial legislation that supports ill-treatment 
of suspects" 
 
Leonardo Mindez, on special assignment in Washington for the leading 
"Clarin"  writes (10/18) "US President Bush signed key legislation 
to further his 'global war on terror.' The new legislation not only 
creates special military courts limiting combatant enemies' rights 
to defense. It also gives a green light to CIA secret prisons all 
over the world, where harsh interrogation techniques which verge 
with torture are used to obtain information from alleged 
terrorists. 
 
"... In this context, three weeks away from legislative elections 
and with Republicans hit by the Mark Foley scandal, Bush has again 
sought to shift public attention toward the threat posed by 
terrorism - the field in which he feels most comfortable and which 
gives his party the greatest advantage." 
 
To see more Buenos Aires reporting, visit our 
classified website at: 
http://www.state.sqov.gov/p/wha/buenosaires 
 
MATERA