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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday november 21,1986bob of i in w i re in pm w � � ,. A 100 protest at planned cruise missile site ,._ la. I. A. Nth ii renewed can tits to have americ from Arff and be reporto Hasselbach Germany anti no Cleir demonstrators thursday blocked entrances to a . Cimie missile construction Lite police reported. About 100 people took pin in the demonstration at has Shiach. About 20 Miles South of Koblenz United press International reported. Twenty seven demonstrators who re fused 10 Clear an Entrance so workers could get in the construction site we rearrested a police spokesman in simmer told the Stan and stripes. Horat hot Chicke also said there was no violence and the demonstrator later were re  demonstration was expected to continue from 6 am. To 6 . Today . The demonstrators demanded a bait to construction at the site and a ban on the deployment of nuclear Milex i Germany. The German government last Mont announced the arrival of the first Batch of cruise missiles for the . Air Force s38th tac missile Wing up reported. Germany will get 96 of the 464 medium Range cruise missiles nato decided in 1979 to deploy in Western Europe up said. On wednesday. German police arrested 28 demonstrators who tried to Block the Entrance of a . Perching i nuclear missile Bate m Mut Langen officials said Mut Langea police spokesman Han Krieg to the associated press the pro testers were carried away by police after they refused to vacate he Entrance to the base in my Trangen near Stuttgart in southwestern Germany. The pro Teiten did not resin arrest and there were no clashes with police during the demonstration knew  of their number ranged from 40 to 100.the demonstrators were demanding the removal of is. Nuclear missiles front  said those arrested were freed later in the Day after identity checks an would have court appearances later. They Likely will be charged with Public harassment police officials said. Scores of pacifist protesters tried Tob lock the Entrance to the Multan in base almost daily from mid september Tomid october in what organizers said was a d Campaign t american missiles withdrawn from Germany. We. A Barrack to  or mind Aboul 6 mite from Mot Langen a . Army spokesman told the Start and  stood outside the Gale for 3s minutes singing songs and praying pen they left. It was completely jaw Tiu said Mai Michael Griffon 56lh Reid arty Public affairs officer. Police spokesman Gerhard Kouser Todalen said More than 500 people at tended the  said another 600 anti muffle demonstrators also rallied peace Siuy in a downtown Square in sen Gemuend a reported. Amelco in Rotterdam damaged by bomb Rotterdam Netherlands a a bomb exploded late wednesday outside the american express office Here breaking windows but Caus ing no injuries according to police. Shortly before Midnight an unidentified Man ailed the dutch National news Agency to claim responsibility for the bombing on behalf of Ahe identified As the red revolutionary  it could not immediately be determine whether the group was known to authorities but the caller reportedly gave no reason for the bombing. 2 fijian peacekeepers killed by car bomb Tel Aviv Israel a a car bomb exploded at a Roadblock in South Lebanon thurs Day killing two fijian soldiers in the  Force and a lebanese civilian a . Spokesman  spokesman Timur Goksel. Said a car exploded at a Roadblock guarded by the fijian con Tingent of the . Interim Force in Lebanon six Miles South of the Mediterranean port of  said three other soldiers were wounded in the attack one seriously. Poll from Page 1 said that 38 percent of those questioned rated Rea Gan handling of foreign policy excellent or Good. That a Sharp drop from the is percent who gave hit work similarly High ratings in an october Survey. In the latest poll 33 percent rated his foreign policy Effort As fair and 26 percent said they had been poor. That compares to Only 29 percent who rated Bis work fair in october and 16 percent who called it poor. The remainder to each poll were not  drop was accompanied by overwhelming disapproval of the ant  poll said 82 percent of those questioned disapproved of the Arm tales to Iran which Reagan has defended As necessary to opening the contacts Wilh that country. Only 10 percent approved of the arms despite the Iran affair Reagan s Overall Job approval rating remained High. Ferry seven percent of those questioned this week rated his work excellent or Good just a bit below the 61 percent cited in the october  latest Survey said 28 percent rated Reagan s work Overall at fair and 14 percent said it had Bee poor that compares to 27 percent who rated his work fair to october and 11 percent who called it  nationwide poll of 1,596 adults was taken Mon Day and tuesday by Telephone. A Survey based on about 1,600 interviews it subject to a sampling margin of error of about three percentage Points enter  i. The resells of the Survey Coula vary from the opinions of til americans with telephones by  Points either Way imply because of ran Dom variations to the Sample. Reagan from Page 1 weapons shipments but said Secretary of state George shun said to be dismayed by the operation will stay in his Cabinet  has made it Plain he would stay As Long As i want him and i want him Reagan said. Sources speaking on condition they not be identified said defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger thought the idea of having arms sent to Tehran was almost to absurd for comment and comparable to inviting libyan Leader Moa mar a Hanafy Over for a cozy , Robert Mcfarlane Reagan s former National Security adviser who undertook the secret mis Sion to Tehran Iran told the Washington Post that it was a "mistake1 to provide  his address to the nation last thursday failed to persuade the Public he was being completely truth Ful about his secret dealings with Iran Reagan said wednesday i deeply believe in the correctness of my decision. I was convinced then and 1 am convinced now that while the risks were great so too was the potential  on another Issue Reagan offered a new version of what he offered the soviets at his october Summit with soviet Leader Mikhail  described the proposed agreement on Elimina Tion of ballistic missiles As covering five years rather than 10, As the soviets and americans had said follow ing the fruitless talks in Iceland. Reagan has Given number of accounts of what he proposed. But the iranian arms Deal dominated wednesday night s  insisted he was not breaking any Law by keep ing the 18-month project secret from Congress a Luchas required the president to inform it of Covert opera Lions in a timely manner. Nor did he admit that the Sale of arms to Iran while pressing thai Radical islamic Republic to bring about the release of hostages in Lebanon was tantamount to paying Ransom to terrorists speaking of the unidentified iranians with whom the United states was dealing Reagan said i said totem that there was something they could do to Snow their sincerity and if they really meant it  were not in favor of backing terrorists they could begin by releasing our  have reason to believe he added that we would have had All five of them by this but weekend had it not been for the publicity explosion that Fol Lowed the leak of the .-Lran dealings apparently by someone Reagan identified As an iranian government official hostile to us.". Three american hostages were released in Beirut Lebanon at times that coincided with the Arm ship ments Reagan acknowledged. But he again denied he had been trading arms for  House spokesmen refused to elaborate on ins comments about the prospects of getting other hos tages out but Reagan presumably was referring to Terry Anderson and Thomas Sutherland who Are known to Nave been held with those who were freed. Another . Embassy political officer Julia Buckley is reported to have been lolled although his body has never been found. Three other american have been seized in recent weeks apparently by differ ent Radical elements in Beirut president from Page 1 the Senate foreign relations committee. Sen. George Mitchell of Maine chairman of the democratic senatorial Campaign committee declared it seems pretty Clear to me that the president s Reading of the Law is incorrect several senators from both parties took Issue with Reagan s repeated statements during the broadcast that the United states had nothing to do with arms shipments to Iran by third countries such As Israel. The Point the president made on that Point it in Correct vulgar said in an appearance on Abc television minutes  would have to believe the president is in sen oui error on that agreed sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., who soon will become chairman of the armed services committee because Bis party has regained majority control of the Senate. Nunn said he counted at least seven major contradictions in what Reagan said and what administration officials said earner. The problem has  Nunn said. We have a foreign policy that is in serious disarray about 25 minutes after the news conference Reagan issued an extraordinary statement reversing his earlier statements regarding third country sales. The lot an gds times quoting unidentified . Officials thursday reported France and Portugal have been actively Selling arms to Iran including artillery and ammunition with Amer Kin knowledge and sometimes acquiescence. There were lots of different arms deals. Some were straight commercial deals. Some were the israelis. And a few were directly from the United slate. Some were allowed to get through the embargo in the interest of the negotiations with Iran. Some we knew about and jailed to Stop. And some we tried to Stop but could tone official quoted by the time  Taid the most important thing Reagan said wednesday night is that the arms shipments to Ira will Stop and that he plans to inform Congress of any future similar operations. But other senators. Contended Overall . Foreign policy it in fatten and Reagan deceived the american people. They pointed to Ducr Pendes regarding what was said at the Iceland Summit and the spy arrange ment that brought . Journalist Nicholas Danu Oft Home from a soviet jail this  have a foreign policy that is in serious disarray now Nunn Taid. To think the president needs to appoint some Wise men and wite women to come in and take a look both at the substance and the procedure of foreign policy making at the while Howe. Sen. John Glenn a Ohio bad no sympathy for Rea Gan to referring to report that Tome top . Officials were ignored in the 1 8-month iranian  deceived the Secretary of state be deceived the Secretary of defense he deceived the Congress. And he s deceived the american people Glenn told a Tele vision interviewer. He can t continue deceiving the american people and expect us to Trust him sen. John Chafic , said Reagan s credibility i tarnished. I think the president is in a difficult to Poland we really  Chafic Issei a elect Terry Sanford , viewing the news conference at a dinner for incoming senators said Rea Gan appeared evasive and confused and i thought he begged the question at every  democratic Leader Robert Byrd of West Vir Ginia Taid the american people Are smarter than thet Hiffa the american people Don t want any More   
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