US embassy cable - 05TEGUCIGALPA1343

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 001343 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR IIP/G/WHA AND IIP/T/ES, 
FOR WHA/PDA, WHA/USOAS, AND WHA/CEN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OIIP, PREL, KPAO, PGOV, KDEM, HO 
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 23, 2005 
 
 
1. The Tegucigalpa-based moderate paper "El Heraldo" 
published an editorial entitled "Bad Politicians and 
Underdevelopment"  "The partisan manipulation of 
institutions upon which depends the good management of 
political, social, and economic issues of a country is, 
unfortunately, a characteristic of the poorest and most 
underdeveloped nations of the world. Without a doubt, it is 
evident that there is a direct link between the method of 
doing politics and a country's situation." 
 
"While in Honduras, the Public Ministry, one of the pillars 
of justice, is immersed in a crisis that was created because 
of the way that its highest authorities were elected.  In 
another Central American poor country, Nicaragua, there is a 
crisis of colossal proportions which, as the Secretary 
General of the OAS himself warned, threatens the peace of 
the country and `the development of its democratic 
process.'" 
 
"Bolanos' solitude is evident, in spite of the support of 
the American Embassy. Next week the OAS will try to reverse 
the failure of its Secretary General that couldn't 
reestablish the dialogue between the conflicted parts." 
 
"When political parties, such as in Nicaragua or Honduras, 
are driven by powerful factions that are more interested in 
the conservation of power than in finding solutions to the 
problems of the impoverished population, these are the 
results: acts that threaten institutions, chaos, poverty, 
and underdevelopment." 
 
Palmer