Identifier
Created
Classification
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06SANTIAGO234
2006-02-02 20:18:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Santiago
Cable title:
MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN, NUCLEAR
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN, NUCLEAR
PROGRAM
On February 2, business and financial daily "Diario Financiero"
(circ. 20,000) carried a column by Leonidas Irarrazaval on Iran.
Quotes:
"Now we must wait and see what the West does with a new Iranian
leader...who wants Iran to have the same nuclear might as the
Western powers, India, Pakistan and probably Israel. Is it moral to
prevent him from doing so?.... Not even the UN will be able to stop
him, because countries needing Iran's oil--such as Russia and
China--have a veto. If Bush manages to emerge from the Afghan and
Iraqi quagmire with sufficient time remaining in office he might
launch a new crusade against Iran...and the result may be equally
uncertain."
KELLY