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03TEGUCIGALPA2113
2003-09-05 15:52:00
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Embassy Tegucigalpa
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MEDIA REACTIONS ON ROGER NORIEGA OP-ED, SEPTEMBER 3,

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UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 002113 

SIPDIS

FOR WHA/PD (OHILTON),WHA/CEN (TKELLY),AND IIP/G/WHA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KPAO PREL HO
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTIONS ON ROGER NORIEGA OP-ED, SEPTEMBER 3,
2003


UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 002113

SIPDIS

FOR WHA/PD (OHILTON),WHA/CEN (TKELLY),AND IIP/G/WHA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KPAO PREL HO
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTIONS ON ROGER NORIEGA OP-ED, SEPTEMBER 3,
2003



1. Op-ed by Mario Rietti in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily
"Tiempo" (owned by former and future Liberal Party presidential
candidate Jaime Rosenthal) on 9/1 and 9/2 entitled "Stronger
Partnerships." "Honduras is and has always been the best partner
of the U.S. in the Western Hemisphere, and we as Hondurans share
the common values of freedom and democracy that have stimulated
sustainable development in the great Northern country."

"During his campaign for the presidency, Ricardo Maduro outlined
seven key points of his governmental plan to promote sustainable
development in Honduras. Unfortunately, once elected, Maduro has
forgotten some of the promises he made to foster development in
Honduras, such as environmental sustainability, equitable
economic growth, sustainable human development and other policies
to promote equal opportunities for everyone, good governance,
economic freedom, and investment in people."

"To create and maintain a sustainable means of living, eradicate
poverty and strengthen local communities, we must promote civic
participation in sustainable development, creating open,
accessible and effective mechanisms to build a democracy with
equal opportunities for all."

"Now, as Roger Noriega and others like our Cardinal Oscar Andres
Rodriguez say, Honduras needs to transform its strategies and
economic and political institutions, building stronger and
sustainable partnerships with the U.S., Europe, Japan and other
allies like the Republic of China. Only then will we achieve
long-term sustainable human development that will permit us to
generate economic growth through free trade and adequate fiscal
policies with good governance, transparency and accountability."

"We all, liberals and nationalists, share the same ideals of
participative democracy and economic and political freedom that
must always go together to build sustainable partnerships that
can let us negotiate with the International Monetary Fund and
combat poverty, which is still our main foe in regard to human
rights in a poor and severely indebted country such as Honduras."

Palmer