European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Rtmfflmw&7f. The stars and stripes monday. November 17,1986 Pope pro for Longe Vatican Coljohn Paul ii leave longest trip of swing from de Bangladesh to the of Australia to catholics. The 30,000-Mlake the Pope 1 Fiji islands new Seychelles. He is Lum to Rome on even by the much travelled i eign trip of Jol promises to be n German radio Kohl said it was that the Accident was allowed to Jappen. Israeli plumes blast Guerrah greases Al Aviv Dpi pal aronian guerrilla bases South of Ihen chanese port of Sidon were attacked sunday in the i4lh israeli air raid the ear in Lebanon the military said. A spokes fan for the israeli defense forces Intel Aviv identified one targets a Nail training base for palestinian guerrillas and a departure Point for at tacks on Israel. All our planes returned safely if said. The if had no immediate port on casualties in the raid. The of a stated policy is not to say Whamer such raids Are in reprisal for Guedj Fla attacks. Raid came a Day after a jewish student was Slabbed to death in Jerusa Lem s walled old City an attack for which a palestinian guerrilla group i Beirut look responsibility. The raid on palestinian guerrilla tar gets near Sidon was Israel s i4lh such attack this year in Lebanon. Hasenfus from Page 1 press attache Alberto Fernandez Reading prepared statement said the Nicara Gua i government orchestrated a show trial. His conviction thus comes As Little in Washington White House spokes Man Donald Mathes said we re not sur prised. The outcome was decided be the trial even started. It served no purpose other than to Moke state department spokesman pet Nicaragua convicted Hasenfus it has rfcs sister Donnat ily Home in Marinette we were All adjusted to the feel be found guilty Andja Murbe sentenced but the fact th0�wfwas no mention of a a disappointment tearful statement at the International press club in Managua Hasenfus wife Sally told reporters Gene realizes Hist in accepting his Job he made at rite mistake a mistake have All paid dead Gap. 1 a Junt tence would be a humanitarian gesture from ovum Mcnol. It Baumly gratitude and love in my heart Nicaragua who have treated men mildness and Cour Tesy rather than he Hostnik to Circum stances would have warranted. Hasenfus brother William also at tended the news conference but he declined comment. Wafler the verdict which took about a Jour to deliver was translated into English Hasenfus told the judge he wanted to Appeal Hasenfus was captured oct 6, one Day after sandinista troops shot Down his a 123 plane with a soviet made surface to air missile. He parachuted from the Bur Ning aircraft which he said was carrying Small arms and ammunition to the re Bels. Three other crewmen two Amer ican pilots and a nicaraguan radio oper Ator were kilted in the crash. Iran from Page 1 facts involving the secret . Arms shipments to Iran. The Post reported on saturday that Cia director William Casey acted on orders of Reagan in withholding information from Congress on the shipment of . Arms to Ian and the release of . Hostages. 7 Poindexter told the Post that information about the operation had to be with held from Congress because of the Poten tial Dange afo the hostages. Leahy said saturday that the Reagan administration May have broken the Law by ordering the Cia to keep Congress in the dark about its secret dealings with Iran. Leahy explained there is a provi Sion in the Law which allows the while House to delay reporting of a Covert action provided it is reported in a timely fashion. It would seem this is the provi Sion they relied on. If so the director of the Cia would be bound by the order of the White House he Leahy noted thai ii months passed Between the Start of the operation and disclosure of the arms Transfer. Word of the Deal moreover came be cause of revelations in Tehran Iran and Public acknowledgements by Reagan and hit advisers not in direct notification to the Conan items Leahy said. Many republicans and Democrat question whether 11 months is Tenety and whether there would have been no Tice if it had t been revealed by the administration and its newfound friends in Tehran he said the Legal issues involved in keeping the operation a secret from Cap Itol Hill will be among the chief questions in congressional inquiries. In a televised speech last week Rea Gan acknowledged involvement of government officials was limited to those with a strict need to at the same time he said the actions i authorize were and continue to be in full compliance with Federal Law and the relevant committed of Congress Are being and will be fully informed until Friday involvement of the Chain the iranian operation had been de scribed in terms similar to that of the state and defense departments which had distanced themselves from the pro Gram. Clarifying the Issue White House spokesman Larry speaker said Secretary of slate George p. Shultz Weinberger Casey and attorney general Edwin Meese were involved when the policy was established. They were aware of the president s finding he Taid. In january however the operational details were assigned to the National Security Council and the Csc conducted the operational details in conjunction with the Cia every Contact that was made there was representative of the Csc and the Cia present. The state department an the defense department were not actively involved in the operational details of the event plan program speaker. Laid
