US embassy cable - 05SANTIAGO1682

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MEDIA REACTION - TERRORISM

Identifier: 05SANTIAGO1682
Wikileaks: View 05SANTIAGO1682 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Santiago
Created: 2005-08-10 16:26:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI TERRORISM
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 001682 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR R/MR, I/PP, WHA/BSC, WHA/PDA, INR/IAA, PM, INL 
STATE FOR INR/R/MR 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KMDR, KPAO, OPRC, PTER, CI, TERRORISM 
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION - TERRORISM 
 
 
On August 10, conservative, influential "El Mercurio" 
(circ. 116,807) ran a column by international commentator 
Karin Ebensperger entitled, "Terrorism and Strategy." 
Quotes: 
 
"President George W. Bush announced to the world that 
there would be less terrorism after the invasion of Iraq. 
But this has not been the case, because the United States 
is leading an old-fashioned war in Iraq...and the 
retaliations for that war are costing too many lives in 
other countries.... 
 
"Washington is leading the war against terrorism and does 
not like to share strategies with other nations.  But the 
consequences do affect other countries....  This is why 
there should be an end to the concept that one large 
power can develop international strategies without 
seeking agreements.  U.S. public opinion is powerful.... 
Our hope is that one day that public opinion will make 
Washington realize that today's major challenges--AIDS, 
narcotics trafficking, the environment, nuclear 
proliferation, and especially terrorism--are by 
definition international problems that surpass frontiers. 
No power can or should confront them alone." 
 
KELLY 

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