European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 10, 19bb the stars and stripes Page 9 . Forces in canal zone constitute a threat to Panama Noriega says Panama City. Panama a Cen. Manuel Antonio Noriega said the presence of the . Lush can come in the Panama canal zone impedes Panama s development and threaten he nation by making it a target for Washington s enemies. Noriega Olio was indicted in Florida for drug smug gling also said in a nationally broadcast speech Mon Day night that his country rejects die Southern a Ned but he did not say what measures might be taken against in. Noriega the head of Panama s defense forces is inc Power behind inc government of president enc Delvalle. About 10,000 . Troops make of the Southern come the nerve Center for nil . Forces in latin amok. They have about 10,000 dependents. Earlier monday the officer corps of the armed Force urged Dflvalle to order the command out of the canal zone. The military accused the United slates of trying to Divide it and secure indefinite control of the Panama canal. The command is located in the canal zone Over which the United slates maintains sovereignty unlit he year 2000. . Troops would not be compelled to comply with any order from Delvalle to leave we reject the Southern come As a military directorate or leadership inside another territory said no Riega. The command constitutes another Point of aggression against the Republic of Panama. The bases television. The speech was la cd earlier monday As it was delivered to inc chiefs of staff and ranking officers or the army and police Force. It said . Bases in inc canal zone put the own ers of the Sovereign territory of Panama at a disadvantage and constitute a threat and that the command converts Panama into a target on the list of its the United suites  the solution to the country s problems he said should be pursued through elect ions scheduled for 198�. Noriega claimed . Authorities indicted him Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega because they cannot any longer use invasions or the policy of the big Wick or that of the Iron  in their communique the military officer claimed the continued presence of the Southern come was not contemplated by treaties signed in 1977 by former president Carter and the tale panamanian Leader. Gen. Omar Torrijos thai commit washing ton to turn control of the canal Over 10 Panama by 2000. The officers communique said Panama was being subjected to ruthless political and economic Daggres the part of the United  they claimed the . Goal is to break institutional Unity and prevent inc Ronli Nealion of the go cration Ali struggle to achieve our National objective the recovery of total sovereignly in the year 2000." on Friday army Oen. Frederick f. Woerner jr., head of the Southern come said the Reagan administration had been trying to encourage democracy in Panama without threatening direct us. Intervention. Noriega has been blaming american opposed to the Transfer of the canal for what he Calls the Campaign of defamation against him. The officers communique said the United slates sought to use the defense forces As an instrument of Washington s warlike policy in Cental America in an interview broadcast sunday on lbs "60 min utes program Noriega claimed inc drug indictments stemmed from his refusal to cooperate with a . Plan to invade Nicaragua. He said he wan asked about the plan Al a meeting in december 1985, with John Poindexter. Then the . National Security advisor. The Reagan administration called Noriega s claims Idle charges of a Man indicted for drug  opposition political Leaden on monday called on Noriega to resign and face trial in the United slates an unlikely possibility since Panama s Constitution pro Hibits the extradition of panamanians. The demand for Noriega s resignation was issued by the National civic crusade a coalition of about Iso political parties business associations and labor and student unions. It was formed last june after a former Noriega aide alleged the general was involved in elec toral fraud corruption and the assassination of Politi Cal opponents. A Federal indictment unsealed in Miami on Friday alleges Noriega look s4.6 million in payoffs to protect cocaine shipments launder Money Supply drug laboratories and shelter drug traffickers. A second Federal indictment in Tampa Fla. Accuses hint of conspiring to import and distribute More than t million pounds of marijuana. Third Mac related drug arrest reported by Norman Black a military writer Washington for the third Lime in a week t person has. Been arrested after attempting to smuggle drugs to inc United slates aboard a military air plane lying out of Panama the Pentagon said monday. The lat Cal incident occurred last sat urday and involved a Man who at tempted to Board a military Airlift come flight from Howard a in Panama to Gulf on. Miss., said copt. Nancy Laluntas a Pentagon spokeswoman. The Man s baggage was checked before the flight and customs officers discovered what is believed to be 10 kilograms 22 pounds of cocaine in n Duft Lebag the spokeswoman said. The spoke woman said the Man had been turned Over to panamanian authorities and Pentagon officials did not know his identity As yet. The nun attempted to Board the plane using a Navy id card that identified him As a Sailor attached to the aircraft Carrier Eisenhower but he was not a member of the . Military Laluntas added he was definitely not in the Mili tary the spokeswoman said the id card was a fake  last week the Pentagon described As isolated cases the discoveries of two other cocaine shipments made aboard military aircraft based in Panama in the first ease a routine customs Check during a Stopover in san Juan. Puerto Rico on Jan. 10 led to the Dis covery of 77 pounds of cocaine aboard a transport that originated from Howard. Three american soldiers and one naturalized , citizen who was wearing an army uniform bul who was not in the service were Arres cd and charged with cocaine Possession and importation. In inc second Case a civilian aircraft Mechanic who worked at Howard was arrested feb. I in Camp Springs md., after allegedly delivering about kilograms of co Ciric and $101,000 in Cash to an undercover Federal agent. There arc roughly 10.000 american servicemen deployed in Panama which serves As the Headquarters for the . Southern come the department of defense docs not believe it is facing a new problem will drug smuggling by servicemen out of Central America the Pentagon said last week during 9s6and 1987 combined "19 . Scricc Mceben were apprehended by . Authorities for attempting to transport drugs the Stair ment said. Sailors watch As missile from iraqi Jet explodes Manama Bahrain a officers aboard a . Battle Cruiser watched an iraqi Jet fire an a Eccl missile and saw the projectile explode As the Ameri can ship sailed up the persian Gulf during the night . Military sources said monday. The iraqi plane a soviet built Badger was Only eight Miles from the american vessel when in fired and for a moment it looked As if the missile had been fired at the ship said one source. In was a pretty tense  the source who spoke on condition of anonymity said the firing occurred just before 11 . About 100 Miles South of Bahrain As the Cruiser Richmond k. Turner tailed North from Dubai. The official Baghdad radio reported that iraqi warplanes attacked a very Large maritime target its customary term for a Tanker off the iranian coast at 10 55 ., scoring an accurate and effective blow it was widely believed that inc Battle Cruiser witnessed the allack.. Officers watched from the in dec and on radar screens in the Turner s combat Center As the iraqi aircraft flew 140 Miles Down the Gulf and then looped eastward in what . Officers said was a typical flight for iraqi planes attacking Oil Tanker along the iranian coast it was about eight mites away when it crossed in front of the Turner and then tired the  said the Kurce. They never saw the plane except on radar bul the missile could be Seea and so could the explosion on  target was not visible but it was a lot further South than the iraqis normally Fly the source said. It was Bdie Ved that the target was a Tanker. Condition three red the highest level of Alert with missiles ready for launching was in effect aboard the Turner which on thanksgiving Day came within a second of firing Al three iraqi planes approaching in what officers called a ship amuck Mode in the Northern Gulf. . Officers have reported previously seeing the Streak and Flash of iraqi missile exploding at night along Iran s coast. The radar guided i oct Hau 40 mile Range possibly More when fired from an air the ,200-Ion Turner is leaving the Gulf this week for Iti port of Charleston. S.c., ending three months duty with the . Navy s Middle East Force. Also departing Are the frigates Elrod gallery and Carr. A will be replaced by wan hips now in route. The if Mii broadcast monitored in Cyprus said All planes returned from sunday s raid