Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 08CARACAS1676, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RELEASES FLIMSY REPORT ON

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #08CARACAS1676.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08CARACAS1676 2008-12-05 20:01 2011-08-13 00:00 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Caracas
Appears in these articles:
http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2011/08/08/998979/documentan-ofensiva-de-chavez.html
VZCZCXRO9882
PP RUEHAG RUEHROV RUEHSR
DE RUEHCV #1676/01 3402001
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 052001Z DEC 08
FM AMEMBASSY CARACAS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2251
INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHWH/WESTERN HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS DIPL POSTS PRIORITY
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
RUMIAAA/HQ USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL PRIORITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 CARACAS 001676 
 
SIPDIS 
 
HQSOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD 
DEPARTMENT PASS TO AID/OTI (RPORTER) 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/05/2028 
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREL VE
SUBJECT: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RELEASES FLIMSY REPORT ON 
ALLEGED ANTI-CHAVEZ PLOT 
 
CARACAS 00001676  001.2 OF 002 
 
Classified By: POLITICAL COUNSELOR FRANCISCO FERNANDEZ 
FOR REASON 1.4 (D) 
 
1. (C) Summary. The National Assembly (NA) released a report 
calling on the Attorney General's Office (AG) to investigate 
retired military personnel, independent media owners, and 
businessmen for their supposed involvement in a conspiracy to 
assassinate President Chavez.  It accused the USG of 
providing funds to destabilize Venezuela.  The report also 
urged Conatel, the telecommunications agency, to investigate 
private media outlets for purportedly conducting a systematic 
campaign to discredit Chavez and promote his assassination. 
NA deputies implored the government to look into the 
activities of the Embassy's five American Corners.  The 
report provides no real evidence but relies heavily on 
hearsay, transcripts from recorded messages between member of 
the opposition, and accusations that the free media is 
employing subliminal messages.  The NA has now shifted its 
focus to proposing an amendment to the constitution that 
would allow for Chavez's indefinite re-election.  End 
Summary. 
 
----------------------------------- 
NA Releases Findings on Chavez Plot 
----------------------------------- 
 
2. (SBU) The NA's "Special Committee to Investigate a Coup 
and Assassination Attempt Against President Chavez," which 
was formed in late September, released its findings in a 
100-page report on December 2.  The Committee was formed 
after Mario Silva, an ardent Chavista talk show host, 
broadcast a recording of alleged phone conversations between 
Army MGEN Wilfredo Barroso Herrera, VADM Millan Millian, and 
Air Force BGEN Eduardo Baez Torrealba.  The alleged voices 
spoke of seizing Miraflores using F-16s, state-controlled 
television stations, and the Naval Headquarters.  Silva also 
named former Defense Minister Raul Isaias Baduel and 
Globovision owner Alberto Federico Ravell in the supposed 
plot. 
 
3. (SBU) The report, which was placed on the back burner in 
the lead-up to the November state and local elections, 
focused on the alleged role of retired and active duty 
military officers, prominent figures in civil society, and 
the USG to discredit Chavez and thus justify a disruption in 
the constitutional order of power and ultimately Chavez's 
murder.  The report relied heavily on the use of questionable 
witness testimony and possibly illegally-recorded telephone 
and text messages. 
 
4. (SBU) Regarding the involvement of military personnel, the 
report states that the GBRV's intelligence apparatus 
"squashed" the plot mentioned by Silva but that further 
threats remain.  NA deputies urged the government to continue 
its on-going investigation against the men named by Silva and 
their possible associates. 
 
5. (SBU) The report's other primary target was civil society 
leaders, predominately private media owners.  Miguel Henrique 
Otero, owner of daily El Nacional, Marcel Granier, director 
of Radio Caracas Television, Diego Arria, Baduel, Nelson 
Mezerhane, head of Fedecamaras, Ravell, Rafael Poleo, editor 
of the daily Un Nuevo Pais, and mayor-elect of Maracaibo 
Manuel Rosales were named as the supposed leaders of the 
civilian front to destabilize the Government of the 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) and promote the 
assassination of Chavez. 
 
6. (SBU) Specifically, these persons are accused of 
discrediting Chavez and his government in the independent 
media and business circles and in so doing justify his 
assassination.  The report lists instances where media 
outlets purportedly call for Chavez's murder through cheeky 
news headlines or the use of subliminal messages.  It calls 
on Conatel to investigate these instances and sanction the 
networks if necessary.  Likewise, it urges the Human Rights 
Ombudsman to protect citizens "from discriminatory messages 
that disrupt peace and social harmony."  In its 
recommendations the Committee advocated that the AG's Office 
open an investigation against the individuals mentioned and 
present criminal charges if warranted. 
 
7. (SBU) The Committee also repeatedly made mention of the 
USG's supposed efforts to finance destabilization projects 
against the GBRV.  The report named local NGO partners and 
accused them of carrying out the "empire's" agenda.  The 
report called on the government to investigate the USG's 
installation of five "virtual consulates (American Corners) 
without the permission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." 
According to the report, the USG fears the repercussions that 
the Bolivarian Revolution could have in the region and around 
the world, as motives for its purported actions against 
Venezuela. 
 
--------------------------------- 
Tascon: Report Doesn't Hold Water 
--------------------------------- 
 
8. (SBU) According to the media, NA Deputy and expelled PSUV 
member Luis Tascon, creator of the infamous Tascon List, said 
the report "lacked substance" and requested that the 
Committee be allowed more time to present evidence against 
the supposed conspirators.  He warned that the report would 
be used against the NA because the arguments presented were 
too weak.  Nevertheless, the report was approved by all 
deputies, with the exception of the Podemos party. 
 
9. (SBU) After releasing the report, deputies from the 
pro-government NA set out to formulate a proposal to amend 
the constitution to allow for Chavez's indefinite reelection. 
 Chavez originally granted his PSUV party permission to take 
up the issue via a signature drive.  The NA, however, 
recently agreed to assume the task.  According to the 
constitution, thirty parliamentarian are needed to approve 
the measure, which will later be put to a popular referendum. 
 
10. (C) Comment: The GBRV routinely employs a variety of 
tactics to discredit its adversaries.  In this instance, the 
National Assembly has synthesized a series of politically 
motivated charges without presenting any real evidence. 
Moreover, this case is significant given that the government 
has requested the formal investigation of several prominent 
business, media, and civil society leaders.  The GBRV's 
release of private conversations in the public media is 
particularly worrisome and confirms reports we've heard from 
contacts that the government is actively conducting 
surveillance on opposition members.  End Comment. 
GENNATIEMPO