European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 17 tvs Pursuit of the hostage Story by John Corry new York times television has been reporting on the hostage crisis it has been a participant in negotiations to end the crisis As at the same it sometimes appears to come close to rationalizing television does not mean to do but it is implicit in much of the show that shiite moslem Are poor and Point out that a or a bombing is the weapon of the terrorism is not something just to be then it is something to be the other for we saw the 31 moslem released by they were surrounded by other celebrating their arrival the freed lebanese made their said the hijackers should not free the captured legitimate lebanese issues seemed to be at some commentary has reinforced the Jesse appearing on Cess we should take a hard look at what got us into this Situa the he was the rage directed at the United on abcs former James Abou said the problem was that the United states tilted toward we Are All being instant Marvin Kalb said on and indeed experts have it has become difficult to regard terrorism As immoral or terrorism can be explained it has a moral disapproval gets the or their have Access to the news the night after the israelis released their 31 we saw some of the american hostages being interviewed by a disembodied do you feel Well the voice do you eat Well and sleep Well do you want to be free soon the hostages All said it was an obscene travesty of a news serving no one other than the when we do see terrorists on television we Are struck by their How can we deplore people who look very much like us curious arguments have sprung up around none of them quite to the How did the press for at the news conference the amal held for five hostages the week before of nine at la and 66 at the unit describes itself As the Only one in the country that brings together the police and civilians to Deal with Airport a key priority is making the police and port authority personnel More aware of the threat of Osullivan about 300 officers have at tended special Airport Security training and training on terrorism has been expanded at the new York City police the unit is also working to develop its own including More sophisticated Metal detectors and expanded close circuit staff members Are planning to increase the number of police officers at the airports and Are exploring the use of dogs for they Are also working with those involved in the renovation of Kennedy to avoid such Securi Tyr elated hazards As Sutof therway Corners where bombs could be the unit is also taking Steps to install As Many conspicuous examples of Security As possible at the air even things like posters and lighting and housekeeping make a difference in How an Airport is Osullivan noting that a bomb was once stashed in a Kentucky Fried Chicken we cant be isfried with a lock and key look at the variety of people he added As crowds of people bustled about the Kennedy arrival anyone who has a beef can find someone to take it out on at an a photo television Crews staked out on Balcony of Beirut Airport course photographers and cameramen climbed on to stepping on dishes of network stars denounced this from new the dignity of the press seemed to be Dan rather told Bob Schieffer on the lbs morning news that the behaviour in Beirut was in said it was the Issue want the terrorists the journalists in Beirut had Dis graced their colleagues at that kind of behaviour just Doest go television insists on Anchorman and prominent correspondents Are surrogate secretaries of the night be fore rather berated his Rowdy he inter viewed Nabih the Leader of on the lbs evening Berri told me that if Israel agrees to release its shiite a third country could arrange an sex rather said during the which had been taped earlier that we had the feeling a bargain had been television confers a Peculiar authority on print reporters Are represented Only by words on a an Hormen Are recognized by millions of when rather interviewed celebrity status made him a the policy was that Israel had to behave sensibly and release its almost on the Abc nightly Roger Mudd was talking to is the average television watch ing us this supposed to think Mudd Why does not the israeli Why does not the United states government go ahead and Swallow its Pride just for a few Days to facilitate this release for a ordinarily the most equable of looked because governments dont act the Way people he people May have its been said a Long time now that governments dont have they Only have and the As defined by the leaders of both the and is not to appear to be caving in to Kalb had but just in governments Are not supposed to pursue their interests the same Way that people governments Are supposed to Rise above individual interests and look for some greater on the principal Issue has been the re lease of individual not the deterrence of the coverage has placed much of the Burden for the release of the hostages on As Mudd it seems to be acting Why Doest it just Swallow its Pride presumably it Doest As prime minister Shi Mon Peres said on a special edition of abcs meet the this is the eighth time the shiites have hijacked a the edition was special because it was the second meet the press that set up for another inter View with Berri said that he saw no connection Between the release of the hostages and the release of the 31 prisoners by when Kalb pressed Berri seemed to be come Are you talking with me like i am the kidnapper he i am not the i am the and so he conducting the mediation on the Abc correspondents discussed were looking at a Man in a very difficult Garrick Utley presumably we were meant to feel sympathy for possibly we but to what purpose we ought to have Felt that terrorism was television has been exercising its right to pursue the hostage and much of its coverage has been but it ought now to Back off the its gaze has become shiite captors staging a press conference with some of the hostages