European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d 6 South korean ministers step Down Page 3 o Deaver jury selection underway in secret Page 5 d Rock put no named coach of kicks sports Page 21 the stars and tripes Utho Hilf b publication Rit to. Ahmed Poucel vol. 46, no. 88 wednesday. July 15, 1987 or to d 8693 a lawmakers lecture a sloth opponents of Aid to contras Are patriots too senator says North Washington up the ran Contra commit docs turned monday from detailed questioning of la. Col. Oliver North to Stern lectures on the damage caused by the scandal and one lawmaker declared democracy cannot survive that kind of North who was fired nov. 25, 1986, Frum his stiff Job on the National Security Council for his role in inc affair sat solemnly at the witness lab As lawmaker after lawmaker defended their inquiry and expounded on the dangers that came from a desperate administration desire for secrecy in foreign policy. Sen. George Mitchell a Mainc a former Federal a Bill boil in Al Centre Calif expresses the ultimate in support for Marine la. Col. Oliver North. Judge Aila cled North s notion implicit throughout his testimony last week thai opponents of the administration s policy Are not patriots. It is possible for an american to disagree with of on Aid to the contras and still love god and still love country As much As you do said Mitchell. God does not take sides in american Mitchell cautioned that wrapping the Flag around a cause or person constricts democratic debate. In America disagreement with the policies of the government is not evidence of Lack of patriotism. It s the very fact that americans can criticize their govern ment open singly and without fear of reprisal that is the essence of our Freedom and that will keep us the Marine lieutenant colonel testifying with limited immunity appeared near tears at times As he faced the 26 members of the select House Senate committees investigating the . Arms sales to Iran and the diversion of profits to the contras at the end of the Day. North declined comment except to say he was still receiving tons of letters and telegraphs in a National outpouring of support. North status As America s latest Folk hero prompted some members of the committee to criticize him with Cau Tion and led others to Praise him lavishly. But rep. Jack Brooks a Texas lashed out at North. Instead of operating within rules and Law we have been supplying lethal weapons to terrorist nations trading arms for hostages involving the . Govern ment in military activities in direct contravention of the Law diverting Public funds into private pockets and secret unofficial activities Brooks said. He added that administration officials had been Selling Access to the president for thousands of Dol Lars dispensing Cash and foreign Money orders out of a White House Safe accepting gifts and falsifying papers to cover it up altering and shredding National Security documents lying to the now i believe that the american people under stand that democracy cannot survive that kind of abuse he added. The committee s leaders had hoped monday would be North s final Day of testimony. However several lawmakers did not have a Chance to question North and Senate panel chairman Daniel Inouye a Hawaii see North on Page 28 hostile intent will draw fire Weinberger says by Richard c. Cross up military writer Washington defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said monday that . Forces would attack iranian missiles bracketing the Strait of Hormuz if they prepare to Hrc at kuwaiti tankers that arc being escorted through inc persian Gulf by Navy warships. But he said deployment of the chinese made silkworm missiles would not be sufficient cause to attack them since to r Mere presence docs not constitute a declaration of hostile intent. Weinberger also said the Start up of the Gulf run is imminent. In a related action saudi Arabia has agreed to use its four mine sweeping ships to Hunt for underwater explosives in International Waters of Kuwait where nearly 20 mines were found by a Navy team about two weeks ago Weinberger and Pentagon officials said. The saudi move cancelled preparations for five Navy my see sea dragon mine sweeping helicopters and by 200 . Support personnel to be sent to Kun Wail to ensure that the Channel to its Mam port of Ahmadi is kept Clear of mines the officials said. The saudi mine sweepers arc sailing North toward Kuwait which lies a he head of the Gulf and Borders Iraq. In an interview with Knight Ridder newspapers Weinberger went further than previous administration comments about the possibility of a . Pre Emp Tive strike against iranian silkworm mis Siles that May be deployed on Iran s Side see intent on Page 28 French freighter attacked by iranian boats Manama. Bahrain a iranian gunboats Mon Day pounced a French freighter in the persian Gulf with Rockol and machine gun fire and iraqi warplanes raided iranian Oil installations on one Island and a Tanker holding area off another Island. No casualties were reported in the 20-minute attack on the 24,540-ton Container ship Villa d anvers the Cap. Mas gang cur told the associated press. He said the iranian gunboats attacked mice first for 1u minutes then came Back after a break of tvo minutes and fired on us fur another 10 minutes. The raiders deliberately targeted the Crew s quarters where the Crew was asleep. They caught us totally by Surprise. No questions were asked. They came up alongside and began shoot ing. They had no reason to attack us. We in it carrying empty containers. Luckily there was no fire on the ship As a result of the he Aid the freighter s Hull and engine room were bad damaged and its electricity Supply was Cut off. The attack occurred about 100 Miles South of Kuwait s Al Shuaibi port where the freighter hid unloaded cargo. The French government Laid the French embassy in Tehran had ban instructed to demand an explanation for the attack Frum iranian authorities. The ship was headed for Dubai but changed course a repair facilities at Bahrain after the attack. Iraq said within hymn of the attack dial 115 i is see freighter on Page 28
