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Viewing cable 07BUENOSAIRES2295, MEDIA REACTION; VENEZUELAN REFERENDUM; AFTERMATH OF

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07BUENOSAIRES2295 2007-12-05 17:07 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Buenos Aires
VZCZCXYZ0013
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBU #2295/01 3391707
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 051707Z DEC 07
FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9839
INFO RHMFISS/CDR USSOCOM MACDILL AFB FL//SCJ2//
RULGPUA/USCOMSOLANT
UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 002295 
 
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
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION; VENEZUELAN REFERENDUM; AFTERMATH OF 
ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE; 12/04/07 
 
 
1. SUMMARY STATEMENT 
 
Today's leading international stories are focused on implications of 
Venezuelan Hugo Chavez's defeat last Sunday; and steps to build the 
'peace construct' in the Middle East based on the Annapolis final 
declaration. 
 
2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS 
 
- "Chavez in his labyrinth" 
 
Ricardo Roa, deputy general editor of leading "Clarin," writes 
(12/04) "When Chavez said that voting 'Yes' was voting for him and 
that voting 'No' meant voting against him, this was likely an 
exaggerated statement from someone who is prone to exaggeration... 
 
"According to this interpretation, the majority who rejected the 
constitutional amendment for indefinite re-election voted against 
Chavez. And if this time Venezuela had elected its president, Chavez 
should have had to leave power. 
 
"Neither of the two things is true - what has just happened is that 
Venezuelans set a limit on their president's domestic ambitions and 
put an end to the myth of his invincibility. It was a punishment 
against his personal project rather than against his management, 
which although deficient in many regards has improved the economic 
and social conditions of all... 
 
"What is apparent is that his permanent confrontational strategy and 
radicalized discourse did not work this time, both domestically and 
overseas - he has always confronted the US and in recent times he 
has argued with Brazilian lawmakers (whom he called 'Washington 
puppets,'), Zapatero and the King of Spain as well as with President 
Uribe... 
 
"Chavez only partially admitted his defeat - he promised to insist 
on the amendment without any changes whatsoever. He either says this 
not to lose power in his remaining four years of government or it is 
another of his exaggerated statements, which have started to become 
dangerous particularly for him." 
 
- "Venezuela said no" 
 
Daily-of-record "La Nacion" editorializes (12/04) "In fact, Hugo 
Chavez was defeated. He did not lose the presidency or an ordinary 
election but the referendum for a constitutional amendment, which 
was going to strengthen him even more... 
 
"The tight outcome of the referendum, in which a little over half of 
voters said no to Chavez's ambition of indefinite re-election and to 
the establishment of an economy based on 'socialist principles'... 
 
"The fact that Chavez has found an obstacle to his ambitions in his 
own country is healthy both for Venezuelan and Latin American 
democracy and institutions... 
 
"Through the referendum, the Venezuelan people... conveyed a sign of 
surfeit..." 
 
- "Washington does not hide its satisfaction vis-`-vis (Chavez's) 
defeat" 
 
Hugo Alconada Mon, daily-of-record "La Nacion's" Washington-based 
correspondent, writes (12/04) "With a smile she did not want and was 
not able to hide, Dana Perino, the White House's spokesperson 
welcomed yesterday the news of Venezuelan Hugo Chavez's defeat... 
 
"During her usual daily press conference, a smiling Perino said 'I 
think this result is a good omen for Venezuelan freedom.' 
Venezuelans have expressed their opinion, have voted against the 
reforms proposed by Chavez, and I believe this is a good sign for 
democracy.' 
 
"Perino, as well as other well-known voices in this capital city, 
considered the election as a challenge to oppression in Venezuela. 
Gordon Johndroe, National Security spokesperson, termed the 'No' 
triumph as a sign that 'the Venezuelan people want to continue 
living in freedom and democracy.'" 
 
- "Steps to build peace and confidence" 
 
Business-financial "El Cronista" carries an opinion piece by Agustin 
Romero, international analyst, who writes (12/04) "The Annapolis 
conference between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority 
ended with a final declaration that marked the beginning of a 
negotiating process. This month talks will kick off aimed at finally 
creating an independent Palestinian State before 2009. 
 
 
"The Annapolis conference had an undeclared double goal. One, 
getting out of the status quo in which Palestinians and Israelis 
were merged... Second, strengthening the weakened leaders that were 
harassed by their own domestic troubles... 
 
"The conference had two major achievements. On the one hand, the 
attendance of 49 delegations, including the 12 Arab nations that do 
not recognize Israel (such as Syria, which is formally still at war 
with Israel, and Saudi Arabia, which had never agreed to negotiate 
with the Jewish State. However, the most striking thing among 
attendees is that for the first time in history, international 
institutions like the WB, the IMF, the UN and the Arab League 
attended the conference. On the other hand, the conference made 
patent that, for now, the international community does not want to 
hold talks with Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas. 
 
"Major challenges are: getting to know whether there is real 
willingness to achieve peace in the region or the parties just 
sought some international 'oxygen' as well as international credit 
in Annapolis; how the weakened leaders will manage to wage in 
parallel with domestic and foreign enemies; whether the 2008 
agreement will definitely put an end to the Arab/Palestinian 
conflict or whether they should first deal with the creation of a 
Palestinian State and leave the remaining controversies for the 
future. 
 
"Perhaps, the formula to solve the sensitive and complicated issue 
of the Palestinian refugees could well be (acknowledging) the 
refugees' right to return... as long as Israel is the Jews' national 
homeland and the Palestinian territories (the future State of West 
Bank and Gaza) is the Palestinians' national homeland." 
 
To see more Buenos Aires reporting, visit our 
classified website at: 
http://www.state.sqov.gov/p/wha/buenosaires 
 
KELLY