European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes tuesday May 26,1987pflga 28 a senator avoids snap judgments on Stark Manama Bahrain a a . Senator Horri fied by his Visil to inc Stark says it is Loo soon to ill if the warship could have prevented inc iraqi missile attack that killed j7 american Sailor. James Sasser d-tenn., one of three senators chosen to tour the Region after the May 17 attack said sunday he did not know Why the missile frigate was unable to protect itself. A lot of the ship s records which contained this vital evidence had been destroyed he told a news conference. There s no Way of saying conclusively that the Aii ack could have been  Sasser said he did not know if All defense systems on i in Slark were functioning properly when the ship left port and sailed into the Gulf where it came under inc deadliest Aii ack yet on non combatant ships in the 6vi year old Iran Iraq War. Each Side has previously fired on other nations commercial shipping in an Effort to isolate its enemy and strangle its Economy. Iraq apologized for its attack on the Stark saying it was a mistake. The senator said his first impression after hoarding the Slark anchored 3 Miles off Bahrein was one of horror Aslo what occurred with those who were in compartments when missiles penetrated and exploded in their sleeping  Sasser said the attack would probably have been less tragic if the Stark had taken evasive action fired chaff to Decoy he missiles or activated its anti Messitc sys tem. Bui let s not prejudge he situation he said. It s not something to make snap judgment  he met aboard the Stark with its commanding offi cer capt. Glenn Brindl and rear adm. Grant Sharp who Heads a 10-Man . Navy team investigating the attack. The Navy s probe has focused on the possibility a bases fro i plan to Brien probably on tuesday on How the expanded Militar a sence in the Gulf should be organized and How  should be sough from european allies an Mam Friendly Arab nations such As saudi Arabia Sahrar Fload Kuwait. Until the president approves it Wili be no formal request to Arab nations for help in pro tag aircraft patrols Over the Gulf. In is nol known Whitn Ofay of the president s top advisers oppose making Sueh a r Weinberger said several limes that the exp military Mission in the Gulf which will paying kuwaiti Oil vessels that have by Iran would require the use of Niroj and perhaps additional naval ships. Then should be air cover a should be enough ships to protect the  they re escorting he said on the news proxy meet she  i have no Reasy a suppose at this Point that we would t be Abler Range the kind of additional air cover that we Pink is essential he said.  on is program face the nation  that aircraft to patrol the Gulf could be i an american aircraft Carrier or alternatively Roc provided by " he Shore Stales along the  he added there Are Good bases in Bahrain and in Kuwait and in a number of  Weinberger said that air cover was now being provided by saudi Arabia but  officials explained later that the saudi a was restricted now to defending saudi  attack and escort ing american Azacs a Mana issuance aircraft that Fly continuously near Obj Rudi coast. While the Azacs arc manned Byj a Cocaris and provide surveillance data to Arn Crabl forces their primary Mission is to help Prou Masudi airspace from attack. Flagon had been pressed by members of con i arrange air patrol of the Gulf after the attack flee Stark last sunday. In that episode which took place while no american aircraft Carrier was in the Region the attacking iraqi Jet was Able id return to its Home base after attacking the frigate because saudi her planes were unable to get Quick permission found commanders to intercept it. L Carrier Constellation is moving toward a  sea within striking distance of the Gulf Acci Watato Pentagon officials. But even wits Arrier just outside the Gulf the United Stales is Lita to press saudi Arabia and per haps Kuwait to provide a Iiona support for aircraft patrolling the Gulf. Navy officials have pointed of Bat it is difficult to Fly Conli Nous patrols Over the Gulf  based out Side the Strait of Hormuz Al its Mouth Yob would be made easier if Tanker aircraft were allow tvo. Land and Lake off from air bases along the gulfs coast. Commitment to defend Norway Quebec a a minister Brian Mulroney said a Canadian plan to i Tejon a commitment to Send 5,000 troops to defend non a wartime would be made in Complete consultation int or  our proposals will i think find the iffy to favor in nato Mulroney told the Spring Evjen of the 16-Mcmber North Atlantic Assembly. But Thor Knudsen Leader of the norwegian Dolego lion said his country strongly deplored intent and hoped it would reconsider. He called the Canadian plan inc wrong do khat the wrong  a jul a Judsen told delegates in would noj0lecasy to find a replacement defender if Canada null abandon its role in Norway. It was wrong he added off Send the signal to the East that nato is re Dot its defense of the Northern flank Al a time when soviet military buildup particularly in the Naffla Field in the Northern area has reached a  but Roba flicks head of the Canadian delegation respond anal we Are not abandoning Norway fid Canada would not give up its 19-year-old by canal brigade o North Lund another ally to Lake commitment 10 Fly in a 5,1 pm Norway until we it Over perhaps the probe egg rese because Norway sensitively close to Obj Loviet Union refuses to have foreign troops nned on its soil in peacetime. Jew said a 1,000-Meiribcr Canadian battalion no nato s Mobile Force earmarked for Norway fun be retained. Canada also will beef up its forces in i and probably will maintain its commitment to porn one air Squadron to Norway he added. The nil heme of the four Day Assembly of 186 parliamentary ending monday is a discussion of soviet Leader mail Gorbachev s glasnost policy of increased  topics. But Canada s defense plans look most atle lion. On other matters Mulron said the most urgent Issue facing nato is the Chancy negotiate the elimination of All soviet and .  missiles the Zero option. We must remain United strongly Unn Demon Straling Solidarity with the United states onix Issue. The coming months represent the Besth for an arms Accord during or. Reagan s presidency greeks from Pace i agree nil it in begin this year. We  t undertaken any bastes. Chr evil Frt Iii Turkey Aliu a member of nato and with a Long history of on flicks with Greece. Failure in the Stark s Phalanx anti missile system kept the Crew from knowing hat an iraqi warplane had fired missiles at the ship. Navy officials in Bahrain first denied the computer system thai runs the Phalanx was faulty then refused to comment farther on the Mailer. Asked about Thi-., Sasser said i determined that this was a matter which for the present Lime might Best be left to a court of  this he said was simply because what i perceive to be some confusion As to what has occurred aboard after the missiles struck. Sasser is one of three senators appointed by Senate majority Leader Robert c. Byrd to visit the Gulf re Gion Citler the attack. The other two John Glenn a Democrat and John Warner a Republican were expected to Fly to the area after Sasser returns to Washington on tuesday. Ither of crash victim cites in German Hosp a up of Dahlem a. Germany the fat a of a Crew member  in the erase vhf an be phantom in pain died saturday evening in Weltlich cd Nanny about 12 Miles fro the air base. Of Albert a mum 69, a Irett pm air Force col incl died in Alvi Luich Hamal of in apparent heart attack Sais of Spang elem spokeswoman to. Naum was assigned r so at Span Dahlem and aft crashed while on a near a ragout a he Cle Cipnic warfare officer tech. Ski Judy his son maj. M to the 23rd tac fit was killed when of routine train ii Spain. He i aboard the Aii first  t. Rog a the Pilot also died i the Vej Jar Naum and his a Floc Mary Jane from of Ian. Ohio had been Irtz Europe since May they were vacationing in i Oslavia at the Ane of the Accident and had itt Umed to spa Dahlem on Friday. Was taken Lothi. Hospital Early or Ningshen he became ill Ditlefsen sail poll shows most distrust Reagan on arms sales Story new York a Only 24 percent of americans believe president Reagan is telling the truth when he denies knowing that Money from arms sales to Iran went to help he Nicara Guan rebels according to a new poll. The 24 percent figure was Down from 31 per cent two weeks earlier. Fifty nine percent believe he was not idling the truth according to the new Vork times lbs news poll published Sun Day. The Telephone poll of 1,343 adults taken Mon Day through thursday showed that 43 percent said the congressional hearing into the matter were producing new information and 42 percent said they had Only been for  fifty is percent said the congressional investigation was fair 12 percent said it was too hard on the administration and 22 percent said in was Loo easy on the administration. French hostage Saj to libyans report Paris Btl the  Security forces in Lebain said one Renore French Boi tages had been told to a the weekly news Magazine be Figaro Tayher saturday. In an Ime View a pair Gen. Ghazi Kanaan head of the Syria eci Nily Force currently stationed in Ocba i said Bow Lebanon has be come Rife  directed by certain Fig in governments he said the Western governments know  is pading tic hostages. Clavin to thai the 10 lit one or More of the to secs he Adda to they act As a Way to put pressure Trie Rufth government Over the conflict be chadian president Hisnie Habric s troops and the libyan