European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes wednesday. April 1,1987 Carl Rowan Al kwai. ,. "  pr0mcaure Grant of immunity could be a trap Peiu Are Many nation damaging  s there e Man nation imaging ramifications to any grand mess like the arms to Iran Money for die Contra scandal. They All emerge in the argument Over when to Grant immunity so As to compel the testimony of it col. Oliver North former National Security advisor John Pom Dekter and others. Republicans and democrats who scythe country cannot afford another failed presidency and that the nation suffers inthe Eye of Ute world As the fiasco is picked Over interminably Are asking for. Early immunity. They say let s gel the truth from North and Poindexter an then go on with the business of govern ment 1 -.--. Some Republican of a More partisan Bent Are a Gaing that it s time to get off the president s Back and that North Poindexter and retired maj Gen Rich Ard Secord ought to be allowed to sound off without fear of incriminating them selves and then we can All dismiss this inside Washington Story. Some members of the House and sen ale committees investigating the Iran affair sound a bit jealous of All the publicity even fanfare that the Tower commission report produced. The know they won t gel their Day in the limelight until North and Poindexter those who want to Rush to immunity Tor the latter reason Are simply crave publicity hounds. Those who want Early immunity because they think they arc doing president Reagan a favor and taking ran scam out of the news May be walk ing into a huge Imp. They had Belte remember thai giving immunity to a red snapper is usually done in the Hope of catching a whale. Reagan is the big fish that some people still think they can Hook. Many americans have swallowed theline that North was an emotionally unstable Cowboy a free Lancer a Whitehouse rogue and thai Poindexter was putting of Shady Capers without Ever in forming the president. But suppose under the Protection of immunity North and Poindexter testify Flora Lewis thai they did a lot of normally illegal things but that hey did hem with either the tacit or implied approval of  testimony would not ensure against another failed presidency. It would no make anyone Swallow the Patent non sense that this Story mailers Only to those who live inside the Bellway formed around Washington by interstate 495. Such testimony would lift the scandal to a plateau a lot closer to water Gate than anything we have Learned Sotar. Members of the House and Senate the dream committees ought to remember thai in dependent counsel Lawrence Walsh is not fiddling around with semantics Andice delicacies of written reports and press releases. Walsh is considering whether to ask for indictments of As sorted people for embezzlement or misappropriation of Federal funds in the Case of the Mil Lions of dollars of arms sales profits that have disappeared into undetermined Bank accounts. Violations of Law in providing secret help 10 the contras and in tailing to properly notify Congress of certain clan Destine activities. Perjury. I obstruction of Justice by destroying documents and otherwise aiding an abetting a White House cover up. Conspiracy to violate assorted Laws to Gram North poin Duxler or Secord immunity before Walsh gives the go ahead would be a congressional Absurdity. Let us Hope that Walsh has so con Vinced the members of the two special committees. Papandreou playing a most dangerous game greek prime minister Andreas Papandreou has been edging up to the Brink for years. He has been stirring nationalist feeling against Turkey an easy task and against the ., which is a Little harder but popu Lar on the led to bolster his internal political position. His own policies have caused serious damage to the always fragile greek Economy. But he has relied on nationalism de Gaulle style posturing on the International scene to Appeal to the emotional greeks. Papandreou tried pouting and blocking needed Deci Sions in the common Market for a Lime and it worked to the Point of winning huge supports for greek Agri culture. But he cannot push further in that forum with out risking loss of the big payments. He did t Start Greece s troubles with nato the came As a result of the turkish invasion of Cyprus. But he has regularly exacerbated them promoting the View thai the real threat to Greece comes not from he soviet bloc but Tram Alliance member Turkey. He has lined with threats to shut Down american bases in Greece truly important for Security of the easter Mediterranean primarily to win More concessions from the  In the balance of arms that it supplies tooth Greece and Turkey. Last week he threatened War with Turkey Over the Issue of a turkish Oil exploration ship preparing to sail to Waters Between greek islands and the nearby Turk ish coast. The crisis appears to have eased with tur key s pledge to avoid the disputed Waters. But Papandreou seems to think he can maintain control and manipulate the fevered Public opinion he deliberately fans a very dangerous game. Dreams of byzantine glory and territorial ambition brought disaster to Greece after world War i nothing has changed the fact that Turkey is a big country witha population of so million facing 10 million greeks in a Small country. Furthermore the Well equipped Well trained turkish army is More than three times Digger than greek forces. Papandreou knows All this quite Well. No doubt he does not want War. He just warns to use the fear of War Between allies in the most sensitive part of the Mediterranean to Force american pressure on tur key and make himself a hero to his disillusioned peo ple. A statesman would have sought to resolve the Long festering greek turkish quarrel the Only one still Active among european allies. A Sadat Type gesture offer ing negotiations and reconciliation would serve the interests of both countries As Well As the Alliance As whole Bui this is not Papandreou s style. On the contrary he has brought his people to question the value of the Alliance if it fails to put greek interests ahead of those of Turkey which Borders the soviet Union and guards the passage from the Black sea to the Mediterranean for the soviet War Fleet it is illogical to create the impression thai Greece would be Safe facing Turkey alone without allies but it does stir the passions of the fiercely Independent minded  a part of his dramatic charade Papandreou sent his foreign minister to Bulgaria. It must be Clear that in the Case of a military conflict there will be a drastic change both in the Balkan area and in the whole West Ern defense system that is in nato the prime min ister said. The implied threat was that Greece would ask for bulgarian support which in effect Means soviet in the even of a War and even perhaps switch alliances. That would indeed be a disaster for the West and Tor Israel but even More so for Greece. In hit brinkmanship Papandreou evidently did not bother to consider the possibility that the  Might decide the defense of an unwilling Greece was not Worth in trouble and leave him to sort out the problems he has  doubt the prime minister is relying on the vocal effective greek lobby in this country to save him fro the consequences of Bis Bravura the turks who do not have a similar Elan constituency in the ., Are trying to create a rival lobby appealing for help from the israelis who remasters of the Art. Foolishly in his desire 10 win Arab support against Turkey. Papandreou has allowed once cordial greek israeli relations to sour. It is bad enough to have these countries using inter Nal american politics As a sounding Board for the feuds. H would be a catastrophe to let the tensions get out of hand. Responsible greeks should restrain their volatile prime minister or belter in their own interest find a statesman to replace him. Nov a Otic Tom a i a Arvic