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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, September 8, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday septembers 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 summer Lull in terrorism mostly illusion by Tecc Washington Post Washington the summer us in world wide terrorist incidents that ended in Turkey and Pakistan last week was mostly illusion masking a continued and intensifying terrorist drive students of the Issue said saturday. They agreed that the Karachi hijacking must be considered a failure from the twromts1 viewpoint a demonstration that target nations have Learned much about How to counter such attack. But ii wiil probably be viewed As a tactical failure rather than As a discouragement to the strategy of terrorism the experts said. Since the . Bombing raids on Libya on april 13, there have been no incidents linked to libyan Leader maa Mir Gaj Hafi and relatively few other terrorist attacks. At . Urging. European nations expelled More than 100 libyans and All of that rave Gad an s apparatus real pause said Donald p. Gregg National Security adviser to vice president George Bush who Heads a special task Force on terrorism. We won a round but be did t win the  instead hard Core independents and other terrorist groups made More weapons purchases Over the summer set up new training program and re grouped the support networks that provide them with false travel documents explosives weapons and information Gregg and other observers said. . Intelligence networks picked up a surge  activity about two weeks ago and issued a general worldwide terrorist Alert but had no warning that the attempts would take place in Pakistan and Turkey intelligence officials said. It to Early to know whether the two incidents Are related they said. Still these incidents fit into the pattern we be been seeing of conventional arms assaults and hos Tage taking efforts rather than breaking ground in either technique or targets said Robert b. Oakley director of the state department s office of coun Terter Romm and emergency planning no one with common sense Ever pretended hat terrorism had gone away Mideast terrorists see this As a Long term War against the West a War of 100 or 200 or even 100 years said Yonah Alexander director of the Institute for studies in International terrorism at the stale University of new York. Each group s goals arc different however. If Yas ser Arafat s Palestine liberation organization seeks Only a palestinian Homeland other groups insist on obliterating Israel As Well and George Hansh s marxist Leninist group would like to radicalize Al the Arab states Alexander said. The failure of terrorism to achieve any Poi Lical goals so far is viewed As temporary and irrelevant he continued. In Sii weeks of conversations with terror. Its and political figures in the Middle East this sum Mer Alexander said he found a new phase opening of intensified planning far terror isl activities Boih by self sustained and by hate supported  he said he had seen evidence which he did no describe of increased involvement by the a Ovah Union and Syria in supporting terrorist planning. Heals said he Hud spoken with lebanese youths who said they had been sent to the soviet Union Tor training m terrorist techniques. The Young militants tended to interpret the . Attack on Libya As a Success for their cause because of its aftermath a drastic decline in the number of . Tourists in Europe this summer. From their perspective terrorism works it is cheap it Miro Daies people Alesander said. There is no doubt they will try again and  All the experts said it will be More difficult to pinpoint those responsible for recent and future at tacks because Leit Orist splinter groups have them selves splintered and reformed. Our intelligence has improved markedly in the last two Yean on Ara terrorist but there arc Many fanatics who Cwm to enjoy this and it s hard id keep track one administration analyst said. The number of a copy involved docs not a ctn Mohave increased significantly in part because action against them tends to Dis Sunda others from joining up the official said. Some groups scam to have leaders who react 10 Western defensive measures by changing tactics White other groups behave As if they had no leaders he said. For example the i Stumbu terrorist used suicide tactics against which there has never been an effective defense. But the Karachi terrorists showed sophisticated planning and used new tactics in dressing As Airport Security officers renting a vehicle Simitar to those used by the Security department and paint ing k to match the official said. Defensive Security had also improved to the Point of foiling the Karachi at Impf. The jetliner s cockpit Crew escaped the plane remained grounded and a potentially much larger death toll was avoided. People got kilted and that is very unfortunate Bui the important thing is Ihal the terrorists did t win they did t gel their political objectives and ilk y did t get  Oakley said. He Arm that individual fanatics cannot be discouraged but said experience in the United slates and Italy has shown that terrorist groups could be dismantled their support networks broken up and their individuals Impact neutralized by a Combina Tion of governmental cooperation increased Security and intelligence sharing and the willingness to use Force in the even of a direct  Gregg said Bush s task Force issued recommendations earlier this year which if they had been fully implemented mjg i have helped Avert the loss of Jefe in Karachi. The recommendations included full and Vanve deployment of rapid response teams that could have provided Quick on the ground Aid to the pakistanis Gregg said. Alexander recommended that terrorism be place Don the Agenda at .-Scviet arms negotiation in Geneva later this month. Strategic planning is lacking at the moment he said. If we continue to treat Ilas an irritant Well remain hostage to terrorism Cor years co  Jackson returns Home urges Reagan to meet with Black african leaders Chicago Ujj Jesse Jackson re Lur Natl to Chicago saturday from a tour of african countries and challenged president Reagan to hold an autumn Summit meet ing with Black leaders of Southern Africa the 1984 candidate for the democratic nomination for president told a packed House at push Headquarters that he will arrange Itte Summit meeting regardless of Reagan s response. He said he Laid Black leaders during his 17-Day Lour of eight african coun tries of the president will not see Yon you will be received when you get to new York where there Are More Afri cans anywhere outside of Nigeria you will be received when you get id Atlanta and a Angeles. When you get to Chi Cago you Wiki be received. We will receive you and congressmen and senators who need your vote will receive you. You will get your  Jackson who visted Nigeria Congo an Gola Botswana Mozambique Tanzania Zambia and Zimbabwe on no african tour criticised what he called Reagan s will the Rev. Jesse Jajuan in Gnoss to Battle communism in Central America but not apartheid in South  he said Reagan would Lake stronger action if a while majority was being Tyran sized by a Black minority in South Africa. Then the . Government would Stop Aid and Trade and invade. There is a racism in our policy he said. Al ii urgent that president Cajan meet with the leadership of the frontline states in Southern Africa Jackson  South african evil Empire is now murdering people at the funerals of the murdered. It is evident that this administration s limited sanctions and its policy of constructive engagement have not stemmed the lid of apartheid. They in Stead have stimulated the arrogance and audacity of that racist  Jackson also preregistered to Vole in Chicago moving his voting address fro South Carolina Back to Illinois. I want to Vole where i have Ray prop Eny Jackson said. I get my mail Here my family is Here to 1 wanted to reconnect with  purchaser found for latest Bank to fail in Texas Midland Texas a the fed eral Deposit insurance corp. Has found a buyer for the 1 6lh Texas Bank to fail this year officials said saturday. Untied Bank National association of Midland will reopen the failed Western Dank of Midland on monday As one of its branches Odic spokesman Bill 01 Western which had total assets of j72.b million was declared insolvent thursday under the weigh of he soured Oil based Economy in Wesl Texas. It was the fifth Bank to fail in the Odessa Midland area in the past three years and the 1 6th to fail its year in Texas the most Ever in one state in a single year. Nationwide 99 Banks have failed his year United will assume $68 million in 13,300 Deposit accounts and pay the Odic g Purchase Premium of $300,000.tt also Wilt buy some of the failed Bank s Loans and other assets for 16.6 million he said. Copter covering sports event crashes 2 Hurt West Lafayette and. A a helicopter being used to cover � Chanty triathlon a race combining bicycling running and swimming crashed sat urday into a Purdue University fraternity House near a crowd of about 500 peo ple but Only two people were butt police said. Most of the 32 men living at the Sigma i House were Home when the crash occurred just after 1 . It could have been very bad police officer William e. Davis said. They were very Lucky. There was Jet fuel spill ing after it crashed and the engine was running. It could have been a bad  Davis said those on the ground fled As they saw the five scat helicopter approach. They could see it a in trouble it was spinning As it came in and they got out of the Way  the aircraft was hovering about 30 feet above the Bouse when its Back Rotor apparently tailed police said. The Heli copter began spinning hit the front of the House bounced off then rolled Over twice on the ground. Pilot Scott Luttrell of Monticello and cameraman Garry Higgins 27, of la Fayette did not appear to be seriously injured officials said. Lull Eji 24, was reported in Good condition at Home Hospital in Lafayette with a minor spine injury and Higgins a photographer for wlf1-tv in Lafayette was treated a St. Elizabeth s Hospital in Lafayette and released. Sigma i member Michael Baker 21, Laid he and four fraternity Brothers were on the roof when the helicopter came Down. We just hit the deck the Purdue senior said. Damage including broken windows to the House was estimated at $10.000, police said. The $50,000 Hughes helicopter was owned by horizon helicopters of Monticello said Davis  
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