European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes tuesday december 2,1986 columns William Safire the future looks like Dejavu All Over again1 look into the Crystal Ball. 1. An  co Mcl will a tainted. After a Detent investigative interval 1o demonstrate that the Justice department ii n professional organization at Torney general de mete will announce that evidence of enough wrongdoing has been uncovered it a High enough level to justify asking the Courti to appoint a special prosecutor 2. The put unit will appoint arts Tifton and Dudla Fly chef of staff to Nfn the Mott cd Don Regan. Paul Laxdall and Howard Baker Spring to mind Drew Lewis might have problems with the acid nun matters in the concurrent Beaver investigation. Timed to follow quickly on the naming of Independent coun Sel and coupled with the announcement of a new National Security adviser to replace the scuttled Pondexter this will give the president the appearance of contrition implied by a fresh Start. 3. Fresh Are Latke by tar do Jiuji reporter will Gutt the scan jul new in Ehi. The subject Hai achieved liftoff and a blood lust is in the air during december every major Media organization will compete to gel credit for the Triumph Over another secrecy bedevilled White House. The pulitzer prize cannot be awarded to the syrian newspaper that tint broke the arms sales Story. 4. The democratic Senate will appoint its Mecl com Mittee in january. Televised hearings will create new household names Daniel Moynihan shunted aside in committee chairman assignments so far has made his bid for chairmanship with his administration is tottering judgment democratic club members Are push ing Sam Nunn but Joe Biden s supporters see this As their dark horse s ticket to the while House. 5. Before it investigation Bear Bolt a probe coming from a different direction will Hurt the Reagan administration. Early next year the Caver grand jury will either indict or shut Down. It has already taken Testi Mony from Robert Mcfarlane about lobbying by his Friend and sponsor Deaver in behalf of South Korea now we have a report by Jeff Oerth of the new York times about the hiring of two former National Security Council staffers by saudi Arabia. Whitney North Seymour or. No Kin to Oliver North the Deaver investigation s Independent counsel is probably already exploring the reasons for saudi Arabia s continuing  annual retention of Deaver and his relation ship with the Mcfarlane Csc staff. Those arc a handful of events we can count on. Add to them the certainly of an insensitive comment by the president or his spokesman to provoke a headline and a focus for derision and you have what is already the leading cliche attributed to Yogi Berra Dejavu All Anthony Lewis Over again that is Why we hear impeachment discussed already on network television with off camera rubbing of hands. To Many it s great drama and in an undeniably Good cause the Rule of Law. The inexorable process of disciplining the disciplinarians has a majesty that is awesome. What can Stop this scandal from causing the collapse of the Reagan presidency not mercy from the opposition or High minded concerns about How the russians May take advantage. First and Foremost do net Overlook the Sanctimony of the political opposition. The overpowering pomposity of majority Leader Robert Byrd and the snappish Ness on Cue of speaker Jim Wright lessens the viewer s ire at the president. Sam Nunn sounds less than forthright in his Loo frequently expressed Hope that the president extricate himself by some master stroke. Next there is the Chance of a turn in characterization. Col. North is now portrayed u a crazed Gung to Cowboy perhaps before the television camera he will appear to viewers a a nobly motivated Marine who needed supervision but u not deserving of jail or abuse by contemptuous inquisitors. Then there Are All the ironies in the fire who would have thought the Ayatollah would have the Power to fund the contras or even More amazing to brag about he first major example of saudi israeli collaboration in this orgy of double dealing pacemakers might be Able to discover an opening m which 10 Deal. The most important difference Between 1973 and1986, taping system aside is the Lack of haired of the incumbent As the right used to cry let Reagan be  the left now cries tet Reagan be  after the process runs its Long course i think the Center troubled and disappointed but not infuriated will let Reagan be president. It Yoc Tolmei now so Nasty Little example of the arrogance of Power it was a Small thing As the arrogance of Power goes in Washington these Days. But it was so Nasty and so revealing. Columbia University held a dinner in october for winners of the Maria moors Cabot prize Given to latin american journalists and publications for advancing inter american understanding and Freedom of  among those invited was Patricia Lara a reporter for Al Tiempo the leading newspaper of Bogota Colombia. When Lara arrived at Kennedy Airport in new York she was taken into custody by the immigration and naturalization service. She was held for five Days the. Latter part of that time in a maximum Security cell. Then she was put on a plane for Bogota. Immigration officials gave Lara no reason Tor imprisoning and excluding her and they held no hearing. An ins spokesman mentioned to reporter a Sec Tion of the immigration Law barring Visi tors who Are Likely to engage in subversive  but officials Laid disclosure of the charges would be prejudicial to the Public  Lara bad a valid . Visa and bad visited Here earlier in the year. Stale department officials said the visa had been issued in error. They revoked it while she was in detention. The government of Colombia pro tested and asked that Lara be released in its ambassador s custody just Long enough so she could attend toe dinner. The United states said no. There matters stood for a month Lara out Washington giving no reasons a Friendly government irritated. U looked like one More in the string of embarrassments caused by the exclusion of foreign visitors on political grounds under the Mccarran Walter immigration act of 1952. Then it got much worse. On nov. 16 Elliott Abrams ass Piunt Secretary of state for inter american affairs appeared on the television program "60  he charged that Lara was a High ranking member of the Colombi an terrorist organization m-19. She s been a member of some of the ruling committees of m-19, Abrami said. He added that Lara was an Active Liaison Between m-19 and the cuban secret  m-19 terrorists stormed toe Palace of Justice in Bogota last year and assassinated More than half the colombian supreme court. Abrams said Lara obviously thought that was a terrific  for All this Abrams offered no Evi Dence. Lara denied the charges calling them the biggest lie i have Beard in  she said the believed that vie Lence has no place in a  the government of Colombia also said it had no evidence that the was a member of m-19 or a cuban agent. Lars has published a Book on m-19. In it she condemn the Saull on the Palace of Justice. There is a foreword by the former president of Colombia Basano but incur who Calls her into actually honest and professionally  Hie exact truth about Lara. U not the Point no one can Teu that without Evi Dence without a tearing. The Point a that the United slates government would not Tell Lai the too for her exclusion saying that to Doto would be against tins Public interest. And thro. Elliou Abms produced chaises on television program with no evidence. They Wen devastating chutes. To be called m m-19 tar Ransin Cota Abitt is to be a target for assassination. Lara s lawyer Arthur Helton of the lawyer committee for human rights in new York cited that danger in writing Abrams and asking for the factual basis of his extraordinary attack. To Date Hel ton has had no reply. The Lara Case cedi u unmistakable menage. Those who now bold Power in Washington arc afraid to let one foreign reporter into the country for one night to attend a dinner. They Are afraid to Tell her Why. But they Are ready to attack her afterwards without a hear ing where charge could be tested. It is especially Nice that the change of error it activity afoot Lara Cone from assistant Secretary Abram. Vat i has been a leading film in the  a a frn to of soft the Contra with the bloody Reco Klof terrorism in Nicaragua. The Wei a Stag  Man Waltn Paffile