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Viewing cable 08BUENOSAIRES283, MEDIA REACTION; LATIN AMERICAN TENSION; 03/05/08

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08BUENOSAIRES283 2008-03-05 12:34 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Buenos Aires
VZCZCXYZ0115
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBU #0283/01 0651234
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 051234Z MAR 08
FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0396
INFO RHMFISS/CDR USSOCOM MACDILL AFB FL//SCJ2//
RULGPUA/USCOMSOLANT
UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 000283 
 
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; LATIN AMERICAN TENSION; 03/05/08 
 
 
1. SUMMARY STATEMENT 
 
All local papers today carry opinion pieces and editorials that 
delve into the implications of the conflict between Colombia and 
Ecuador/Venezuela and its impact on the region. Daily-of-record "La 
Nacion" highlights that "the Kirchner administration seeks to 
coordinate a common posture with Brazil and the other countries from 
the OAS to make a joint call for peace." 
 
2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS 
 
- "Neither Bush nor Galtieri" 
 
Leading "Clarin's" editor-in-chief Ricardo Kirschbaum writes (03/05) 
"The prevailing discussion is whether Colombia's military actions 
overseas are legitimate. It is not an academic debate - when one 
admits that a punitive incursion has violated the sovereignty of a 
territory, this implies an acknowledgment that some principles 
override international law... 
 
"Ecuador and Venezuela have a porous border with the FARC. Obviously 
enough, the governments of both countries and Colombian insurgents 
are politically aligned... Most important of all is that Venezuelans 
seem willing to grant the FARC the 'belligerent' status, which could 
equate them with the Uribe administration... 
 
"Uribe is supported by the White House. His pre-emptive blow on 
Ecuador is along the lines of Bush's military policy on Afghanistan 
and Iraq... 
 
"For his part, Chavez is dangerously overacting..., which adds more 
tension to a problem that is becoming a serious regional conflict. 
 
"The precedent set by the war between Ecuador and Peru in the '90s, 
with Argentina's shameful participation through a clandestine sale 
of weapons, is a sample of what lies ahead if no regional deal is 
reached to ratify respect for territorial sovereignty and no 
solutions are found for a dangerous state of war..., and no 
commitment is reached to prevent bordering countries from harboring 
insurgents. 
 
"Argentina should actively participate in the process by promoting 
respect for territorial sovereignty, energetically asking for the 
FARC hostage release and preventing war. The expansion of the 
confrontation could be a new regional catastrophe." 
 
- "Characters in the tropics" 
 
Mario Wainfeld, left-of-center "Pagina 12'" international columnist, 
writes (03/05) "Obtaining support for a repudiation motion of 
Colombia at the OAS is an impossible mission. The main US ally in 
the region is supported by many countries, particularly Central 
American countries, which are influenced in their economy, politics 
and even their language by the main world power. 
 
"Ecuador's fair claim suffered a predictable retreat. No one could 
imagine another ending. Chilean Jose Miguel Insulza's impulsive 
calling had a more accessible goal - a FM summit could be set today. 
Of course, this will not be a definitive solution. There is no 
panacea and neither can one expect to deactivate the whole thing 
overnight. Alvaro Uribe, under the shadow of the most important 
world power, is harassing peace in the region. Hillary Clinton and 
Barack Obama, Democratic pre-candidates, are supporting him 100 
percent. Transversal action has been the reaction to a flagrant 
violation of a country's sovereignty." 
 
- "Cristina makes a call 'to fight for peace'" 
 
Mariano Obarrio, political columnist of daily-of-record "La Nacion," 
comments (03/05) "For the first time, President Cristina Kirchner 
made a public reference to the conflict between Colombia and 
Venezuela/Ecuador, which was sparked by the death of Raul Reyes and 
she called for a 'fight for peace' and commitment to 'the release of 
Ingrid Betancourt and Colombian hostages.' 
 
"In this way, the Argentine President made a subtle turn in the 
posture expressed by the Foreign Ministry (which had condemned 'any 
form of violation of sovereignty.') 
 
"According to official sources, the change in her discourse, which 
is now more moderate, was due to the fact that the Kirchner 
administration seeks to coordinate a common posture with Brazil and 
the other countries from the OAS to make a joint call for peace. 
 
"The President seeks to become a mediator in the conflict among the 
three countries. The Argentine Government also wants Cristina 
Kirchner to mediate in the release of hostages (particularly Ingrid 
Betancourt) in not too distant a future. 
 
"... Something that concerns the Argentine Government is Kirchner's 
trip to Venezuela to meet with Chavez, the most controversial party 
to the conflict. 
 
"Yesterday, the Argentine Government feared that the Bolivarian 
leader could use the event to put Argentina near his own position, 
which is confrontational with Colombia and Washington. Nonetheless, 
the President is preparing gestures and words aimed at adopting a 
moderate posture that will not raise her political costs overseas." 
 
To see more Buenos Aires reporting, visit our 
classified website at: 
http://www.state.sqov.gov/p/wha/buenosaires 
 
WAYNE