MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 002015 SIPDIS FOR WHA/PD (OHILTON),WHA/CEN (TKELLY),PM, AND INL E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DONALD H. RUMSFELD TO HONDURAS, AUGUST 20, 2003 ¶1. Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 8/25 entitled "The agenda". "The fact that the issue of narcotrafficking came up during the recent visit of the U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is undeniable. What we SIPDIS don't know is the scope of these discussions and the proposals presented by Rumsfeld to the Maduro administration." "Despite the fact that President Maduro denied a future installation of an anti-drug base in our territory, there are still some doubts in the air, because Secretary Rumsfeld came to Honduras after he visited Colombia. It's evident that the U.S. government makes a lot of demands, but doesn't always help to achieve what it wants." Palmer