US embassy cable - 04TEGUCIGALPA2456

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 002456 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR WHA/PDA (OHILTON), WHA/CEN 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: OIIP, PREL, KPAO, PGOV, KDEM, HO 
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ON THE U.S ELECTIONS, NOVEMBER 1, 
2004 
 
 
1. Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based moderate daily "La 
Prensa" on 11/1, entitled "Elections and Terror."  "The U.S. 
election process on the first Tuesday in November has become 
an anachronism, since millions of Americans will have voted 
before that date despite the suspicion that the winner won't 
be known during the night, as happened in the last 
election." 
 
"Another novelty of this election is that both parties have 
already hired hundreds of lawyers who are ready to take 
action if the election goes to the courts once again." 
 
"In such an uncertain environment, Osama bin Laden has just 
launched another threat against the U.S., which attempts to 
influence this election, just as happened a few months ago 
in Spain." 
 
"If in Spain, terror decided the outcome of the election, in 
the U.S. it will find a determined and tenacious enemy no 
matter who wins tomorrow." 
 
Palmer