European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 4 the stars and stripes sunday december 26, 1986 mercenaries escape brazilian jail Washington a three Amer ican mercenaries who used Hacksaw Blades to escape from brazilian prison where they had been held on gun smug gling charges were Home Friday after harrowing Light across South America. If we had l had Hope we never would have made  said Timothy car Mody. Who is now turning his attention to fre inf four colleagues still jailed in Brazilia. , 39, who was interviewed by Telephone from his Home in san Francis co joined Sheldon Ainsworth of Virginia each va., and Sec  Hod Rick of St. Petersburg fla., on a flight from la Paz Bolivia to Miami on thursday. A fourth Man Fred Verduin of so Noma Calif. Escaped with the others on dec. Is and is Safe although he did not return to the United states immediately. Carmody said. Relatives of two of the four american left in jail said that since the escape the remaining prisoners have been denied privileges and have had their mail an Telephone Calls monitored closely. I m very very  said Marion Foti Mother of Robert Edward Foti 37. We talked to the state department but they have not helped in any Way. We have gotten no help Ai All said , of Scotia. . Betly Sosa of a Yellville . Wife of Steven Sosa 57, another of the jailed americans has been very depressed since inc escape. The men. All Vietnam veterans we rearrested March 14 aboard a panamanian registered tug loaded with machine guns grenades inflatable rafts and other military  seagoing vessel was loaded with weapons in Argentina and was headed across inc Atlantic Ocean to the West african nation of Ghana where the me were Laid they were to help in a Mission to overthrow the government of . One of the three says he is convinced the project had . Govern ment backing either from the Cia Orthe notional Security Council. But the plan went awry when in ship s Captain refused 10 go through with inc trip and resumed to Brazil where i Hymen were arrested Al a port town 20 Miles East of Rio do Janero. They were charged and convicted of smuggling arms into Brazil but the convictions were overturned by an appeals court last october. The men remained in Jai facing extradition to Argentina on charges of violating Export Laws. The mercenaries said they Are con Vinced they were recruited for an official . Government operation to overthrow the government of Ghana which has strained lies with Washington. Carmody said he is convinced the operation for which he was paid $5,000, had the backing of the Cia or the National Security Council he said the Man who recruited him lives in Texas. The plan Carmody said was for the americans to train a Force of 100 ghanaian rebels apparently on Board i freighter after picking them up in the Ivory coast Ghana s neighbor. The in Vasion then would be launched in rubber boats from the ship the Cia has denied any involvement Inich operation and inc slate department says the men were operating Al free agents. Carmody a graduate student and bar tender before he went to South America said the four escapees used Hacksaw Blades that had been smuggled into the prison in boxes of powdered milk sent by his wife. Melody. We worked like beavers he said describing the operation to saw through a Metal grate above a Shower. The me fled the Day after a general strike. Those who stayed behind considered the plan Loo risky Carmody said. Two americans besides Sosa and foil remained in jail John dec Early of Flor Ida and Julio Rodriguez Larrazabal of Fayet Leville . Early s Hometown was not available. Marc oses vow to return to help filipino poor Manila Philippines up former first lady Imelda Marcos choking Back tears prom ised in a radio interview Friday she and he exiled husband will return to inc Philippines to save inc poor. In an interview broadcast on the pro Marcos Zec radio mrs. Marcos said it was painful for us 10 be away from those we love this Christmas president Corazon Aquino wrested Power from former strongman Ferdinand Marcos in a popularly backed military uprising Las feb. 25.Marcos and his family fled to Hawaii. We will not Stop until we can be with you again said mrs. Marcos fighting Back tears. Rest assured we Wilt  mrs. Marcos said the Small weak and in Downtrodden were the main beneficiaries of her husband s 20-year Rule. She vowed she anther husband would return to serve the Small and inc poor. Lip sinks off Iceland n feared do Iceland up owned cargo Shin no in Star run in tithe East coast of Iceland  lives of nine crewmen the Iceland Cue service said. Three other Cream cadre a uned dead. Spokesman Tmur Sigtrig san said nine bodies had pm recovered from Inedea. But an All Days Al nor three other Missinger Menyas Jpn off because rescuers said Lizul Pope of them being found alive Abshire from Page 1 has vowed to remain on the Job. The president has no indicated any plans to replace him. The Georgetown University Hospital statement of Friday was the first significant departure from a series of statements that merely described Casey s conditions stable. Hospital spokeswoman Robin paves said in a pre pared statement that Casey remained in stable Condi Tion. Asked whether Casey was Able to talk she said this is All we have so far a source in the intelligence Community however said Casey remains in very bad shape and is recovering very slowly from the surgery it appears that he is regaining Only a few motor functions said the source who spoke Only on the condition of anonymity. You have to remember when considering this that he is a 73-year-old Man who has just had an extremely serious cancer  in announcing Abshire s appointment the while House said the ambassador will head a learn that will coordinate White House activities in All aspects of sheiran  Weinberg said Abshire s appointment will take effect Jan. 5, and that other members of the learn had not yet been named. Both the House and Senate have named select committees 10 focus on the Iran Contra affair when the 100th Congress convenes in the week starting Jan. 4. While House communications director Patrick Buchanan said of Abshire what we wanted was some one who would come in and who could immerse him self in All the detail of this Iran controversy the dates when the arms went who said what on which Date. It really is a detail Job and the rest of the White House staff which was not involved in the controversy has got to get on with the budget has go to get on with the state of the Union and we simply Don t have inc expertise Buchanan added in an interview taped for the Cable news network s Evans and Novak  is inc president s Man Buchanan said. He s going to look into it and he s Loyal to the president of the United states. Bui he s going to provide this information. He s got to be the president s Man if you redoing to work with the president s communications chief his press Secretary and his chief of  said the president spoke with Abshire by Telephone shortly before making the announcement Abshire has been . Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic treaty organization since 1981.before thai he was president of Center for strategic and International studies in Washington which tie helped to found in 1962. He had announced plans to return to that  while House said in an announcement that Abshire will continue with some nato duties until his successor is  the president has nominated Alton keel currently acting National Security advisor to inc nato Post. The announcement said Abshire will have Cabin Trank and will coordinate while House responses to congressional and other requests for information in timely manner working with senior members of the White House staff assisted by representatives fro key while House staff  Abshire has served As a member of the president foreign intelligence advisory Board and on the Long Range planning advisory Board for the chief of naval operations. He is a native of Chattanooga Tenn. And a graduate of the . Military Academy Al West  was on a list of several people considered for the position of National Security advisor to replace vice adm. John m. Poindexter. Pow Dexler resigned nov. 25 As attorney general Edwin Meese Iii reported that Poindexter knew of the diversion of Money to the centres but did not Ell the president. La. Col. Oliver l. North a National Security Council staff Deputy working under Poindexter was fired the same Day. Hijack from Page 1 hour was uneventful Abdel Dado said he glanced Al his watch after lunch ii was 12 50  the trouble began. Suddenly i see and hear a Young Man come Forward with his hands around two grenades. He shouted hah. , hah he spoke no words in any  both men said the Young Man chased by Security men waved the grenades above his head As he rushed Forward. Abdel Dado who sat in a second Row aisle seat described the grenades As Pear shaped plastic devices. Arar silting in front of Dado by the window said they appeared to be about the size of cigarette packs. One of the Security guards in the Economy Section shot him in the right shoulder Abdel Dado said. That was the first of what he said were More than 100 shots Over four or five minutes mostly from the rear of the Jet where lunch was still being served. Pas sengers and Cabin Crew screamed cried and prayed aloud. With three other hijackers under at tack in the rear compartment the Man in front threw one of the grenades into the Economy class Section Abdel Dado said. The explosion filled the Cabin with Blac smoke hat reeked of burning plastic he said. Then he opened the cockpit door an threw the other grenade inside blowing the door off Abdel Dado said. Arar said the explosion was followed by More shooting then another explosion in the rear of he plane. Abdel Dado said Security guards shot the front Hijacker in the Side and pushed him to the floor where Abdel Dado and a fellow passenger clamped their Felon his hands when he appeared to be trying to draw a pistol. Arar and Abdel Dado both reached for oxygen masks because of the smoke bul they would not drop from the overhead compartments. The Public address sys tem was dead. The plane new for another 20 minutes or so apparently under control As it gradually dipped to what Arar said was11,000 feel. Abdel Dado said the Man sitting be Side him his head bleeding from a Bullet wound continually repeated the islamic Credo there is no god bul cod an Mohammed is his  the words echoed from the rear of the plane in a chant by Many voices he said. Finally Abdel Dado said the Cabin Steward apparently confused announced the approach to Amman while the plane began to Circle Over an unfamiliar Airport. Arar said the Pilot old him later that he lost control in the final moments and the plane came Down Short of the run Way. Arar said he Felt a bump then a second one and a cracking sound and then the fire broke out Arar said he found seals on top of him. Abdel Dado said the ceiling fell Sidhe seemed to be thrown upside Down before wrestling himself free bit head gashed. Abdel Dado said he came upon woman with a baby trying to flee. He grabbed them both and did Down the escape ramp behind Security guards with the wounded Hijacker. The fuselage had split in two. He said that As he fled be saw the rear part of the plane 300 Yards behind the front  passengers struggled to get out of the plane. One Man still buckled into his seat had been thrown free of the plane and sat resting upright in the  a second explosion ruined the  enveloping it in flames a Deldado said. Asked How it fell to escape he replied this is a Good gift for the new Christmas i m 4s years old but my new birth Day is dec. 25,1986."