MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

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FOR WHA/PD (OHILTON),WHA/CEN (TKELLY),PM, AND INL

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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

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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