European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes James Reston tuesday april 25, 1978 time to talk Tough to Russ on avoiding Cha p to a invt _ n i l i. -. I. A tit Larff trim and Cooner Kelv to be Verv severe i tithe tragedy of former Premier Aldo Moro of Italy is a startling reminder of the fragility of All civilized nations. They re worrying these Days about classic wars of invasion across National Borders and they debate endlessly Over cruise mis Siles backfire bom Ben and Neutron Artil Lery shells that can kill fleets of tanks. But in the last Quarter of a Century the tyranny of desperate minorities May also be a major threat to world order. There Are now new forms of warfare Loose in the world kidnappings of prominent political and business officials sky jacking of planes on the airways of the world proxy wars in Africa by soviet Mer Cenary soldiers out of Cuba and Black mail terrorism and the taking of innocent hostages. The Moro Case is Only a Symbol of the problem. Secretary of state Vance wan Dering about the world is equally vulnerable to this terror. When president Carter goes abroad he takes along a bulletproof car. Vice president Mondale when he goes to Southeast Asia in the next few Days will do the same. When you go into any . Embassy overseas these Days you Are met not by a foreign service officer or a pretty smiling hostess but by a Marine guard who has _ More manners than guns. Every . Am Bassadore abroad when he ventures out to t much in capitals that have political prob j ferns with the United states has to be con t Geraed about his safety and the Security of pm strife and children. E even in Washington when the iranian pc ambassador leaves his embassy on Massa bus Avenue he goes in a Convoy of be guards to protect him from id iranian students. And if you go a Here with israeli officials they their table very carefully and have or two Security guards discreetly 1 in the room. So what we Are doing is a troubling thing the entire ditto malic Community is living under the do of minion of fear. Perhaps More important we Are Proba
