MEDIA REACTION ON THE U.S ELECTIONS, NOVEMBER 1,

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SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION ON THE U.S ELECTIONS, NOVEMBER 1,
2004



1. Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based moderate daily "La
Prensa" on 11/1, entitled "Elections and Terror." "The U.S.
election process on the first Tuesday in November has become
an anachronism, since millions of Americans will have voted
before that date despite the suspicion that the winner won't
be known during the night, as happened in the last
election."

"Another novelty of this election is that both parties have
already hired hundreds of lawyers who are ready to take
action if the election goes to the courts once again."

"In such an uncertain environment, Osama bin Laden has just
launched another threat against the U.S., which attempts to
influence this election, just as happened a few months ago
in Spain."

"If in Spain, terror decided the outcome of the election, in
the U.S. it will find a determined and tenacious enemy no
matter who wins tomorrow."

Palmer