European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes Friday August 29,1986 White House repeats Qadhafi warnings by Lou Cannon the Washington Post los Angeles the White House denied wednesday that it had exaggerated the threat of new Kosp Active terrorist activities by libyan Leader Ammar Qadhafi or was seeking to scare him into a irrational reaction. Our goal is to prevent Qadhafi from doing things not to provoke him said White House spokesman Larry strakes. Responding to published accounts that raised questions about the extent of the libyan threat and the administration s strategy for dealing with it speak Essaid the government was dealing with realities in its warnings about Qadhafi. Without giving details Speakes said the administration has evidence that Qadhafi had not been deterred by the . Bombing raid. A senior White House official who briefed reporters Here wednesday said also that the . Government had credible intelligence information that Qadhafi was planning new terrorist activities against . Tar gets. The official declined to give any details on the grounds that it was against White House policy to discuss intelligence reports. When . Planes bombed libyan targets last april15, president Reagan said the action was in retaliation for the terrorist bombing of a West Berlin discotheque11 Days earlier that killed two . Servicemen. The senior official who briefed reporters specifically denied an account wednesday in the Washington Post that the . Government after meetings Between Secretary of state George Shultz and Cia director Wil Liam Casey had embarked on a Campaign to frighten Qadhafi into reacting and to embolden possible opponents into taking action against him. The Post Story said that officials in several agencies attributed a Wall Street journal Story monday report ing that Libya and the United states Are on a collision course again to staff members in the National Security Council where the scare Qadhafi Campaign reportedly was prepared. The senior official who briefed reporters her wednesday referred to the journal article As authoritative and defended its accuracy. White House officials have been telling reporters Ever since the article appeared that it is generally accurate. These officials have also acknowledged that the United states seeks to encourage internal opposition to Qadhafi As the Post reported in its recent alluded to this strategy in a briefing in Santa Barbara on monday saying that Qadhafi has internal his briefing Speakes also took Issue with a Story in wednesday s new York times which questioned whether the administration had any hard evidence to support its claims that Libya was planning terrorist attacks and said that speculation about such activity had got out of attributed this Story to mid level officials in Washington and said those who Are talking Don know about the reports of new anti terrorist planning and those who know Aren t identified those who do know As the presi Dent National Security adviser John m. Poindexter Shultz and White House chief of staff Donald Regan. All Are in California except Regan who be foregoing on vacation last weekend met with Shultz in Palo Alto. Rogers from Page 1 terrorist attack on americans the be facing exactly that decision Rogers said. The general s spokesman said Roger was referring to the . Retaliatory bombing of Libya on april 15, Folio the terrorist bombing Ofuji Merlin discotheque. The two .Nliliiu i in limn in states has blamed Libya for the disco attack. Syrian president Hafez Assad has pledged unqualified support to Libya if the Radical North african nation is at ates again. Mention if the United states attack Syria Rogers said that May Well but i think that washing Given a cearwgajm0otr"5ynans in " big a lathe attack against mar Qadhafi the same could Ippen to you but of course i Don twant to try to predict what the . Government s decision might unlike Libya which analysts in Washington have said has vulnerable air de lenses Syria has boundaries bristling with anti aircraft weapons. During the Stern interview one i among Young leftists. Rogers said for example in West Germany there Are More nuclear weapons stationed than we need and we Wil Correct that. We want to distribute in a More appropriate manner those that we have. I need the cooperation of the other allies. You see there Are countries in the Southern Region of nato that do not have enough warheads rms my Obi toy Turkey and Greece make up nato s Southern Region. To am trying and am optimistic to number of warheads in the Germany by half Rogers said. He did not Specif weapons referred to As wan stationed in Germany. 18 Al 11 s arrive in England for nato exercises London a eighteen american Al 11 fighter bombers flew into Britain on wednesday for what the . Air Force said were routine nato exercises. The Al us landed at Boscombe Down Airfield i Western England for operation Coronet a nato exer Cise designed to rehearse the deployment of British based . Aircraft a spokesman said. The spokesman it col. Sob Brus at Raf Milden Hall declined to say if the planes were connected with possible military action against Libya. The . Government recently expressed renewed concern Over what it says is the North african coun try s support for terrorism and warned there might Bemore . Action against it the . Aircraft Carrier Forrestal has been ordered to remain on patrol in the Mediterranean sea at the end of joint exercise with Egypt this week. Reagan involvement in the bombing of a West Berlin disco that killed two american servicemen. Before the raid the air Force said the planes were participating in a four Day nato exercise that had been planned a year in Advance. The aircraft that landed in England on wednesday will Fly Over Britain and Europe before returning to their bases in new Mexico and Idaho on sept. 24, said i Brus. He said the flight Crews were accompanied by about 500 technical and support staff. A meanwhile the foreign office said wednesday that Libya May have been indirectly involved in the aug. 3� terrorist attack on a British Royal air Force base recreation area in Cyprus. The grenade and Small arms attack on a Beach at a Sotiri injured two servicemen s wives. The foreign office said it May have been the work of one of the Mideast groups which in the past have enjoyed material support from a previously unknown pro libyan group the uni fied Nas Serite organization claimed responsibility for the attack but British spokesmen refused to speculate on who was behind it. Lit for speculate Navy consideration. You know i can t really talk about what operations we will be doing ahead of time. Part of the problem is usually i Don t know until we Are about ready la said. Of a ship officer Saidt Mthm Ano informed until tuesday night that the Haifa port Call was sailors did not seem to have an idea what the latest Libya business was All about " " libyan Leader Moa mar Garda i is As he is Back in . And 1that the fifi none Oflahe sea wind exercise is scheduled any where near the libyan flight information Region and we Haven t gone Over there Ilg said. The Maneu vers should not be provocative at All he said. They have been scheduled for two asked about a possible libyan military response Ilg replied you never know what Libya is going to do. We Are on guard All the time for " army spoke pkg that has no i 7,500 . Naval servicemen and an Equana Pmj Avetian forces. Also taking part were is egyptian to to
