European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday March 19, 198s the stars and stripes Page 7 Ortega move reviving Contra Aid plan Washington a members of Congress arc condemning Nicaragua president Daniel Ortega As they become convinced that he ordered a military incursion into neighbouring Honduras and he action k renewing Calls Tor . Aid to inc anti sandinista rebels. There s a feeling that or. Ortega i pretty Damn stupid said rep. Dan Glickman. . A member of the mouse intelligence committee who was briefed thursday on the Border incur Sion against the Contra rebels. This so called Tina offensive against inc contras May have made sense militarily but it was bad politics said sen Claibore Pell chairman of the foreign relations committee. Briefings Tor members of Congress by top Cagan administration officials portrayed the sait Dinsla military action us a Long planned and skilfully executed at tack thai was threatening a Contra com Mand Center about 10 Miles Northwest of Boca. Nicaragua just inside the honduran Border. Several moderate democratic. House members who were behind a failed March 3 attempt to provide sri Colv humanitarian Aid to the rebels said the move gave new impetus to the Effort to pass an Aid package. But while there was unanimity that the Managua government had made a grave political miscalculation opinion were mixed on the Wisdom of president Reagan s decision to deploy a 3,200-Man task Force to Palmerola a in Honduras Pelt d-r.i., said the move lends to reduce Honduras to the status of a .client state and May Well be a neater threat to honduran sovereignty than the Border incursion. And sen. John Mccain a Ariz said Reagan s response has distracted attention from the sandinista military thrust and Cost the president some political leverage. A senior Republican on Pell s commit tee sen. Richard Lugar disagreed. He said the Lump deployment indicates we arc still Alert to the situation in Central Amer Ica. Lugar predicted thai the req it for military support will not be the last from Central american sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the armed services committee said the deployment was obviously designed to impress the sandinista. 1 Hope they get there was conflict too on How the developments would affect cease fire talks scheduled to resume monday in the nicaraguan town of Samoa near the Costa hic an Border. House speaker Jim a fifth said i has High Hopes after talking to both sides that the discussions would Lead to a cease fire. Lugar however said the talks have become Mure and More an Aca Demic in a series of briefings on Capitol Hill senior administration officials and intelligence officers said the United slate first detected preparations for the Sandi Nisla incursion late last month primarily by observing troop and Supply buildups a a base in Northern Nicaragua. Roughly a week ago movements were observed toward decay a nicaraguan town in a Remote and mountainous area on the honduran Border. It is unclear exactly when the troops first crossed the Coco River into Honduras but Contra forces defending a rebel command Cente Northwest it Moray began to encounter government troops Cany this week according to interviews Wilh More than 3dozen participants in the briefings. With graft tar than Usua precision some 2,000 sandinista troops had by thursday taken positions to the North cast and South of the contras Jungle command and Supply Post which was being defended by about 1,300 rebel troops he administration said. 7th Light inf div fort Ord Calif. 11, 1 1m. 13ft ind itch. Us red m a Toft by wig clip Mccin i m from a
