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### Viewing cable 05CARACAS90, ARCHBISHOP URGES MORE USG CRITICISM OF CHAVEZ

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05CARACAS90 | 2005-01-12 15:03 | 2010-12-10 21:09 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Caracas

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    This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 CARACAS 000090

    SIPDIS

    NSC FOR TSHANNON AND CBARTON
    HQ USSOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/04/2015
    TAGS: PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF VE
    SUBJECT: ARCHBISHOP URGES MORE USG CRITICISM OF CHAVEZ

    Classified By: Mark Wells, Acting Political Counselor,
    for Reasons 1.4(b).

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    Summary
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    ¶1. (C) Venezuelan Archbishop Baltazar Porras, head of the
    council of Catholic bishops of Venezuela, told Ambassador
    January 6 the USG ought to be more outspoken in its criticism
    of Hugo Chavez. Porras urged more international community
    involvement to contain Chavez's regional aspirations, though
    he admitted that political will to do so is minimal. He
    asserted that Chavez will continue to dismantle democratic
    civil society such as organized labor, the business sector,
    and the church. The Archbishop lamented the GOV's subtle
    campaign to sideline the church from its traditional work in
    poor neighborhoods, the educational system, and the military.
    End Summary.

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    Senior Church Leader Urges Engagement, Containment
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    ¶2. (C) At the invitation of the Papal Nuncio, the Ambassador
    attended a lunch on January 6 with Baltazar Porras,
    Archbishop of Merida and head of the Venezuela Council of
    Bishops (CEV). Porras, one of President Hugo Chavez's
    strongest public critics, told the Ambassador that there is
    widespread perception among the opposition that the USG
    softened its message against Chavez after the August 2004
    referendum because of energy interests. Porras suggested
    that the USG be more clear and public in its criticism of the
    Chavez administration.

    ¶3. (C) Porras said the international community also needs to
    work and speak out more to contain Chavez and the export of
    his revolution. Porras said most regional governments have
    deferred to Brazilian President Ignacio "Lula" da Silva to
    handle Chavez because the two share leftist ideologies. Lula
    has been unwilling to engage, however, which has stymied
    regional efforts to contain Chavez, the Archbishop asserted.
    Porras said the Europeans have been just as weak on Chavez,
    especially since the departure of Spanish President Jose
    Maria Aznar. The Archbishop said that both Latin America and
    Europe need strong leadership from the USG.

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    Fighting Chavez Long Term
    -------------------------

    ¶4. (C) Porras described Chavez as a "long-term problem." He
    said Chavez will continue to dismantle civil society groups
    necessary to foster democratic rule: organized labor, the
    independent press, the business community, and the church.
    The Archbishop cited as an example the GOV efforts to
    penetrate the Catholic school system in Merida. GOV
    officials insisted that the Catholics accept "community
    representatives" on their school boards, and once accepted
    these individuals began to push revolutionary "reforms."
    Porras also noted reduced contacts with the military, which
    had traditionally invited him to change of command ceremonies
    but had not done so in more than three years.

    ¶5. (C) Porras offered to facilitate any USG efforts at the
    community level to demonstrate that non-GOV entities -- the
    church, the private sector, etc. -- can have a positive
    impact on Venezuela's poor. He welcomed USG visits to church
    social programs in poor neighborhoods. Porras warned that
    the longer the USG waits, the more successful GOV will be at
    undermining traditional democratic organizations. He
    acknowledged an inherent conflict in his own analysis:
    Chavez is a long-term problem but the longer it takes to
    address, the stronger he becomes.

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    Comment
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    ¶6. (C) Porras and the rest of the Catholic leadership have
    kept low profiles since the referendum, the results of which
    they grudgingly accepted. Chavez has targeted the church,
    especially its leadership, which he sees as an ally of the
    previous political regime. Chavez has a long-running
    conflict as well with Porras, who was among the first to
    accuse Chavez of authoritarian tendencies. Rivalries aside,
    Porras is in touch with current domestic and international
    thought on Venezuela. The Catholic social projects Porras
    seeks to promote, while not on the scale of the GOV's
    "missions," do have a history of solidarity with Venezuela's
    poor that is not so easily undone, despite Chavez's efforts.

    Brownfield
    HAVEZ...

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