EL SALVADOR: RECIPIENTS OF COPY OF NATIONAL

UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 003461 SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MARR MOPS PREL IZ SUBJECT: EL SALVADOR: RECIPIENTS OF COPY OF NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR VICTORY IN IRAQ REF: STATE 217743 (SBU) As the only other country in the Western Hemisphere participating in the coalition in Iraq, El Salvador is an active supporter of U.S. policies in the region. Copies of President Bush's National Strategy for Victory in Iraq were given to Minister of Defense General Otto Romero and to Luis Mario Rodriguez, Judicial Secretary to President Saca. The National Strategy for Victory in Iraq received coverage in the two leading dailies, La Prensa Grafica and El Diario de Hoy. The newspapers provided the coverage on December 1, as part of their regular reporting on international events, rather than as a feature story in the front of the paper. Barclay