US embassy cable - 05SANTIAGO1571

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MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM: LONDON BOMBING

Identifier: 05SANTIAGO1571
Wikileaks: View 05SANTIAGO1571 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Santiago
Created: 2005-07-21 14:33:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: OPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI TERRORISM PTER
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001571 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR IIP/G/WHA, INR/R/MR, WHA/BSC, WHA/PDA 
STATE FOR INR/IAA, L/WHA, DRL, S/P 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OPRC, KMDR, KPAO, PHUM, CI, TERRORISM, PTER 
SUBJECT:  MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM: 
LONDON BOMBING 
 
 
1.   On July 21, business and financial daily "Diario 
Financiero" (circ. 20,000) carried a column by 
international commentator Leonidas Irarrazaval entitled, 
"The Scourge of Terrorism."  Quote: 
 
2.   "The terrorist attacks in London have once again 
disconcerted the world, bringing fear and incredulity.... 
What has the West done to create such hate and such a 
desire for revenge?  The answer cannot lie only in Iraq. 
There is no question the reasons go back centuries, 
perhaps to the first crusade.  But why now?  Perhaps 
because we have looked down on those who are not 
Christians, especially in the Middle East, for far too 
long.  It's now time to amend things and open up...to all 
peaceful religions and, in the case of Islam...keep all 
that is good in that great religion....  The task won't 
be easy and will depend on how we address it.  Brute 
force will resolve nothing and the equivalent of adding 
more fuel to the fire." 
 
YAMAUCHI 

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