European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Vietnamese sold Era left Rifle through phenom penh. Today the City s markets am Well stocked with Good from Singapore and Thailand. Below pineapples Tram Vietnam Are a big seller at the who Tiala Market. A photo Waif Are in new Jersey a reports and photographer from United press International were allowed to visit on the condition that they not reveal the precise location of the Camp which is financed mostly by donations Iron hispanic Anli communist sympathizers in new York City and new Jersey s Hudson and Union counties no dreams or explosives were present at the training session but brigade one leaders said choir troops All have received training Wilh non automatic weapons. The trainee soldiers say there will be Lime enough Lor learning to use machine guns once they arc called to Nicaragua to Light. Our weapons Are Over there said Alvarado a resident of Wesl new York. N who gew up in Cuba and is the brigade s operations Leader Sho Lingin if is simple what s import land is discipline and a Chical mind he said adding that he is 38, " Ike Smi Ana Wesson " so far the greatest dangers laced by the Garden slalom rebels n1 in recent raining session appeared to be their own i inders and the thistles that threaten to overrun Carr. Liver North the men Mien seemed disoriented during training Oil raises f limes one or two would misread a Hance signal and b aught land my alone and unprotected in a Clearing most were tit. But one was especially overweight and heaved his Way i Hough a three hour exercise comic slips in ins mud were common and one Man injured his hand Aller diving to the ground despite the tack of weapons and the apparent ineptitude of some of the trainees Bugadze one is Beirut Laken very seriously in some quarters Flop Robert Torricelli. D n j. Has been pressing Federal authorities to investigate whether the Camp violates us neutrality Laws Samuel Alito. U s attorney Lor now Jersey says the it l has begun a Normal of the Camp that centres on possible violations of the neutrally act. The acl is a Seldom used 179-1 Law that makes it a crime to carry out any military or naval expedition or Enterprise against a foreign government Wilh which inc us cd states is at Pence " the Chance that charges will to Biou Ghl appear Rumole. However Justice department spokesman John russet said no Contra groups of craving in the United Eulalea have been prosecuted under inc neutrality acl since president Reagan look Ollice the problem has not been a Lack of suspects since 1981. When an exile group named the inter american defense Force began arming Contra sympathizers and providing them with specialized paramilitary training in an isolated Camp near inc Florida Everglades reports have circulated about similar training m Virginia and Georgia a spokesman for the nicaraguan embassy in Washington said. Brigade one leaders also said icy know of Contra training Camps operating m Texas and Louisiana compared to several of those Camps where weapons Iram Uig is said to be commonplace Camp Oliver Karlh seems Tamo there is no violation of Federal Law if a Bunch of men All have the same Typo of uniform and Are doing paramilitary training Russell said of the new Jersey Camp according to the contras themselves Hal is All in made members May Ever gel to do Bosco Matamoros a Contra official said in a Telephone my review from his Tvr a in Honduras Hal to had never heard of brigade one nor do i have any Contact Wilh whom " 1 throw Kwh inc Yean Man groups have a pissed a readiness to 0in our forces. He said the Lack of their coming Here is very speculative our policy is very Clear Only nicaraguans " but Urtado Ono s political Arm the Commilles of Soti Lanly Lor a democratic Central America claims in has already sent a handful of men to Central America and says i is awaiting word irom contacts in Honduras Costa Tira and Guatemala before sending More in the even Hal the nicaraguan resistance is in the need of a certain Lype of operation if they want in we have the persons Here to Doil. Said Comorn bloc spokesman Luis Spinosa. 45, a nicaraguan native and former san Misla sup Poiler who now lives in Jersey City. N j regardless of whether Whoie is any Ink to Clevorn Camp Oliver Noil and the contras nicaraguan diplomats behave the u s govern Mcnol is wrong to allow such gaining Celcis to esl embassy officials have asked the u s government to close the Camps because they in against the said Pedro Sampson the embassy s Mhilary attache these people have very close relations with the military said Sampson who Esli males thai brigade one has 200 Active members brigade Oll Ciais would not comment on the size of their unit the Mere existence of Icse Contra Camps is duo to the policy of Tho of Cagan administration Loward Nicaragua Sampson added and Iho hearings of col Norih have encouraged Many people who a Anli carom unit to become involved in these to Pes of activities Alvararo says Hal any attempt Bihi to close his operation would do co Kirilc no Euclive to u s interests Vve in lighting not Only to ret our Kitts of ii Mosley hut also to protect our new Home. The United slates which 11 a so very much Thi Catena a tie if inc ii mount of men is in Lovani i Vuu Ruen can raise hell in a Iirth w for a Frio right Bruj re Ruhr ii Lime 24, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 15
