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### Viewing cable 06MONTEVIDEO1179, LEFT USING HUMAN RIGHTS TO DISCREDIT US

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06MONTEVIDEO1179 | 2006-12-13 11:11 | 2010-12-14 21:09 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Montevideo

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L MONTEVIDEO 001179

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/BSC AND DRL

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/11/2016
    TAGS: PROP PHUM PREL PINR KPAO UY
    SUBJECT: LEFT USING HUMAN RIGHTS TO DISCREDIT US

    REF: MONTEVIDEO 1103 (NOTAL)

    ¶1. (SBU) Summary: Uruguay's leftist groups increasingly
    resort to human rights as an anti-U.S. rallying cry.
    Uruguayan press coverage of Augusto Pinochet's death on Human
    Rights day serves to reinforce the local assertion that
    leftists are the only "true" defenders of human rights.
    Recently declassified U.S. documents from the period around
    the Uruguayan dictatorship have fueled the fire, and they
    will be prominently featured in the prosecution of two senior
    Uruguayan officials accused of conspiring to murder four
    people in 1976. Venezuela's Telesur continues to broadcast
    accusations that the U.S. sponsored "Plan Condor," while it
    flashes snippets of declassified documents on its cable
    broadcasts as "proof." The anti-U.S. propaganda machine is
    rumbling more loudly, and the time for some sort of response
    may be approaching. End Summary.

    PRESS REACTION TO PINOCHET'S DEATH
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    ¶2. (SBU) Uruguayan press coverage of Augusto Pinochet's death
    on December 10 reinforces the local assertion that leftists
    are the only "true" defenders of human rights. Papers exude
    a great deal of nostalgia for the presidency of Salvador
    Allende and a vilification of those who mourn Pinochet's
    passing. Socialist and Communist legislators demonize him as
    the inspiration for other dictatorships in the region,
    including in Uruguay, and papers convey a sense of joy in his
    death. Most reports imply a vindication of leftist ideology
    at the death of the man many consider to be the movement's
    greatest enemy. Chile's economic success or the very real
    threat posed by international Communism during the Cold War
    are seldom, if ever, mentioned.

    HIGH PROFILE TRIAL BEGINS
    -------------------------
    ¶3. (SBU) U.S. declassified documents from the period around
    the Uruguay dictatorship have fueled leftist allegations that
    the U.S. is an enemy of human rights. Prosecutors are using
    declassified U.S. documents to bolster their case against
    Former Uruguayan President Juan Bordaberry and Former ForMin
    Juan Blanco. The two men served during the early
    dictatorship and are charged with conspiracy to murder two
    opposition congressmen and two Tupamaros in Argentina
    (reftel). While the U.S. documents we have seen do not
    explicitly link the U.S. to any regional conspiracy against
    opposition leftists, the case brings new attention to the
    aging issue. Commentators sloppily and regularly presume
    U.S. complicity in Plan Condor's campaign of crushing
    guerrilla movements in the 1970s and endorsement of brutal
    methods.

    ¶4. (SBU) In the current trial, one an important witness for
    the prosecution is Martin Almeda, a Paraguayan lawyer who
    reportedly discovered "the Terror Archives" of strongman
    Alfredo Stroessner's 1954-89 dictatorship. The other is
    Carlos Osorio, an Information Systems Manager at "The
    National Security Archive," an independent non-governmental
    research institute and library at George Washington
    University. The media refers to Osorio as "one of the most
    important declassifiers of the State Department's private
    documents."

    TELESUR HERE
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    ¶5. (SBU) Meanwhile, Venezuela's Telesur has been running a
    steady stream of high-quality, anti-American propaganda
    pieces. The "Injerencia" series about CIA "meddling" in
    Latin America is a particularly slick product that
    incorporates documentary segments, present day interviews
    with witnesses and liberal use of selected declassified FOIA
    documents. We note that Uruguay has a ten percent stake in
    Telesur (which it pays by donating content) and that the
    local government-owned channel has increased its broadcasting
    of conspiratorial, anti-U.S. propaganda in recent weeks.

    COMMENT:
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    ¶6. (C) The legacy of human rights abuses committed during the
    1973-84 dictatorship is not a new theme in Uruguay. In the
    immediate post-dictatorship period, many writers and editors
    accused the U.S. of sponsoring Plan Condor and of complicity
    in the dictatorship's abuses. What is new is that the Frente
    Amplio is now in power and has the political and media
    resources to make the old charges more uncomfortable for the
    U.S. The dredging up of the past appears to be morphing into
    something more than mere "closure" or a politically
    convenient public distraction. The barrage of sophisticated
    propaganda links the U.S. to the past abuses and paints it as
    the intellectual author of Plan Condor. We do not believe
    that President Vazquez sanctions this development; we also
    doubt that he will do anything to dissuade it.

    ¶7. (C) Comment continued: Meanwhile, the U.S. appears to
    have abandoned the field on this discussion and has said that
    the declassified documents speak for themselves. Scandals at
    U.S. anti-terror detention facilities have not helped to
    promote engagement either. Nevertheless, there may come a
    time when we might need to defend ourselves against this
    assault on U.S. credibility and intentions. We are not at
    that point yet, but the trials of Bordaberry and Blanco may
    make it necessary to respond. After all, our core interests
    in the region (fostering economic growth, stability and
    democracy and fighting narcotics) greatly depend on our
    reputation. End Comment.
    Baxter

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