European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday August 22,1987 Istle strike ends a Speare s tourist att wednesday strike by m Kronho where h not to Tenhagen " the Castle Lark Lake a  again. 4 a month ids. Elsinore Rit Ponder to be Orin shake spews play had Bra shut Down in a slake for a by 850 members we the Imen and Security empt Union. Karami murder Stockholm Sweden a authorities wednesday re leased a 25-year-old Man held inthe murder of lebanese Premier Rashid Karami after authorities in his country cleared him of suspicion. Elie Salibi a lebanese was arrested in Stockholm aug. 1 on a warrant issued by lebanese authorities through Interpol the International police information organization. Salibi a flight technician Atadea air base in Lebanon had been suspected of involvement in the bomb explosion on Karami s helicopter june 1. Sweden was considering his extradition. 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It Doud up to dowdy of opposes legislation of medical malpractice Bych cd Vlinch Wuhu Dopa Bureau Washington a the House is expected to vote soon of a Bill that would allow Active duty  to sue the government for be anime medical malpractice in military fac lilies even As the Pentagon Steps up Effort up head off the legislation. The House judiciary comm tee sent the Bill introduced by , d-mass., to the full House Lar a vote earlier this month. A Date for to vote has not been set. The Senate w hold hearings soon on a similar Bill i Traduce by sen. Jim Sasser a Tenn. The defense department strongly opposed to the Bill has unveiled an alternative plan to create a health care review Board that would oversee current Quality Assurance programs a Pentagon official said. We have numerous avenues that can be pursued for Quality of care reviews but All of them arc related to Dod in some Way such As the service secretaries or inspectors general the official said. We just want to make sure service members have Access to a totally inde pendent review process. That does t mean anything s wrong with the current review process. That s not the Case. But we want to avoid situation where someone May possibly construe that process As not being totally objective because it s All done in House so to  the Board would be made up of a least three civilians with no connection to the defense department. The boar would have the Power to investigate health care beneficiaries complaints interviewing the complainant an medical staff that provided the " pent. He Board could Rule on the two neg i juice existed but it would Naebe a Leto a bad monetary compels we or take action against health a of  of health a cities however Poulisse the Board findings As basis for Ion again Sta medical staff member. The promo Ftp ro4htly was outlined inthe Federal Milter. The Public has until sept. 21 at  on Frank s Bill last Raj eth pfc ton officials also suggested amending to military claim act the military anon of the Federal tort claims act. Or service members Are barred from suing the govern up under the Federal tort claims acre cause of a 1950 supreme court Rug called the feres doctrine. The sae ruling bars them from suing Undieme military claims act t a staffer for the House judiciary Ommittee on administrative Lawrich Frank chairs said the subcommittee would have no problems with an Pentagon initiative that improves monitoring of the military health care system. But we really Don t see it As an alter native to the Frank Bill she  of care is one Issue. Compensation for negligent care is another. I you re financially liable you la be More careful. And right now in the Case of Active duty members no one is financially liable for negligent  the government pays about $50 Mil lion per year to family members and Reti Rees who sue for medical malpractice. The congressional budget office Esti mates extending that right to Active duty members would Cost another $25 million per year. Mercenary a teed Forfang for Iran arrested in sheriff s Stag operation Midland Texas a a  mercenary who said the Iran Jan government sent him to barter fox$2 million in stolen missile Partyka snared in a county sheriffs inter optional sting operation officials say. F Victor Manuel Fonseca 476f Lisbon Portugal was arrested wednesday while inspecting crates he belie cd contained stolen Hawk missile Pali and radar tubes Midland count of sheriff Gary Painter said. / Fonseca was Jaud under $500,000bond and charged Jufith organized Crimi Nal activity a Skiavo Flentse punishable yup to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 Fine. Painter Sak. Authorities Fiad hoped to Anest others and seize at iranian plane but Fonsec insisted it inspecting the cargo before arranging transport Painter said. Fonse Ca was attested in an Airport Hanger As he Trepado to look inside the crates which Cluay contained gravel filled barrels. Be had to bust him. We did t have us Hing to show him Painter said. He was just a mule who was  Fonseca told undercover deputies was a mercenary sent to Milan Achmed Kasham whom he described 3an iranian intelligence officer based in Madrid Spain said Painter. International arms dealer Mohammedal Hashemi told abcs nightlife wednesday night however that Kasham snot an iranian government official and called the alleged arms Deal Penny  Iran was  before the Revo Lution led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Kho Meini but since the hostage taking at . Embassy an embargo has forced it to shop on the Black Market for equip ment Lor its War with Iraq. The sting started six months ago when two British arms dealers contacted aus tin based Security consultants Ron Tucker and Gary Howard to set up the Deal Painter  and Howard Are close friends of Painter s who have participated . Customs undercover operations in the past the sheriff said. A . Customs spokesman told Abc news which filmed the arrest at Tucker and Howard s invitation that his Agency did t know about the sting and called the operation highly unusual and highly  Linter responded by asking How Tou question Success Louston . Customs spokesman Conroy said he did not know enough about the sting to comment on i but Saio sheriff has no authority to enforce Fedex terms Export Laws. Painter feb piously was involved in  the Fri about his authority. He complains St week that Federal authorities had gamed information he provided them a Yebio about alleged terrorist training a Arnakin Mexico. He said the Fri warned in that he might have broken Federal Lavay gathering intelligence outside the Couo the sheriff acknowledged a Texas Isan unusual spot for International t i think it indicates the dope they have to get this Type of equip Iran he Laid. They re looking i they can to try to buy it Way cleared for Swiss to Aid probe Lausanne Switzerland a the obtain Access to the Swiss records has Swiss supreme court thursday cleared the slowed Down his investigation Way for Swiss Legal assistance in the us. The supreme court ruling will not in mediately resolve though the Issue of the i of i two ii investigation of the Iran Contra Case set Ting aside banking secrecy rules and or Dering the Transfer of records. The three judge tribunal unanimously rejected a set of appeals filed against such assistance by three of the pm Cipal figures in the Case retired air Force maj.  Secord iranian bom businessmen Albert Hakim and Manucher Ghorbani far. Swiss Banks have played a significant part in the Sale of u a. Arms to Iran and the diversion of the proceeds to Contra rebels fighting sandinista Rule in Nicaragua. Swiss evidence on the transactions could be a key element in the Case that Lawrence Walsh the special prosecutor is trying to build against the middlemen in the affair. Walsh complained last week that failure to ownership of some $8 million that .investigators say remain Frozen in Swiss Bank accounts. Secord has told Congre Ssuie funds belonged to the "enterprise1 operated by himself and Hakim his business  reportedly considers them to be . Government Hinds that were misappropriated. Justice ministry spokesman Joerg kist or told the associated press he expected that the documents could be turned Over shortly to . Authorities. But he said . Claim to the Money would have to be the subject of a separate judicial assistance  supreme court decision came nine months after the United slates named the three appellants and several other parties Ina formal request for judicial assistance in its inquiry into alleged fraud embezzle ment and abuse of authority. Swiss authorities promptly ordered the freeze of All accounts held for or by persons named in the request the Swiss banking secrecy Law cannot be invoked in criminal inquiries but the . Swiss judicial assistance treaty specifies that the alleged offence must be punishable in both countries. Secord Hakim and Ghorbani far argue Din their appeals that . Authorities hid no jurisdiction in the Swiss Case. They had demanded that the supreme court annul an april 8 order by the Swiss Justice ministry s office of police affairs under which the credit suisse Bank and the Geneva based Compagnie de services fiduciaries were instructed to release the re cords requested by the . Authorities