European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes saturday. September 24,1988 Washington of said thursday inc vice level Panama official during a visit five Yean aide disputes Noriega report a lop aide to George Bush resident complained to a High bout drug Money laundering Igo but did not discuss in with Craig Fuller discussed the Gen. Manuel Antonio i a Riga. Bush s chief of stall Crai .1983 Bush Noriega met Ling twice with reporters after a British television documentary quoted a former senior Noriega aide As swing Bush had complained to the general about . The assertion by col. Goberto Diaz her Acra runs coun Ter to Bush s Contention that the administration took action against Noriega whc1 it Learned of alleged drug activity. Noriega was indicate i in Federal court on drug charges in  Story is something we be discussed before. Ii s not something we be attempted to  Fuller said. Later Fuller said again fit is not news and said the Bush presidential Campaign wanted to Clear up any lingering questions by fire the sunday night debate with Democrat Michael Lukakis. The vice president s stiff confirmed Bush met wit Panama s than  de to Espriella and other officials including 1 Ortega briefly. Puller speaking with i porters at Andrews fab As Bush prepared to leave f in a Campaign event in bos ton said the vice presid it aired his concerns to is Pricita and other officials.,Fuller said a review of i ill classified briefing papers on the meeting showed hat the 45-Minule meeting occurred during a Rekuc fag Stopover in Panama on dec. 11.1983, at the Lanai a City Airport he said there was no indication that Noriega spoke during the session on drug Money laundering or on anything else of substance still Fuller said the option that vice president Bush would sit Down wit i the president of Panama Ortega cancels visit to . In visa Flap Managua Nicaragua a president Daniel Ortega cancelled on thursday his scheduled visit to the United tates because the . Government delayed visa to members of his delegation a government official announced. This arbitrary and illegal attitude constitutes a denial of nicaraguan a rights Deputy foreign m Inister Victor Hugo to Fioco said in making  l at a news conference. On wednesday Nicaragua s . Ambassador Alejandro Serrano to Lycra said the slate department was blocking visas for most nicaraguans who wanted to at end Ortega s speech tothe general Assembly. J Ortega family members including his wife and children his Doctol chief of protocol and Many of his senior and Vita were among the 22 to 25 nicaraguans whole visas were not proc Essed in time for the address scheduled for wednesday Serrano sail the sandinista government said Nicaragua s representatives to the . And the Organiza Tion of american states Tad been instructed to intercede before the St the department so that without major delays the of visas in question Are  stale department told the nicaraguan Mission thai Ortega and Tome senior Nicaragua officials would have received their visas in time for their scheduled arrival Friday Serrano said on wednesday. Benefit this photo according to n British Tvr Wrt shows vice president Bush and Panama s Noria a meeting in 1983, and discuss drug Money laundering should be a  he said Espriella told Bush that his government would step up efforts to try to curtail this  on a separate allegation that Noriega had information on alleged training of nicaraguan Contra soldiers in Panama with which he planned to blackmail the vice president. Fuller said that s a Foolhardy notion. We Don t believe he s blackmailing  Fuller added there was no substance to the allegations and he did not think Noriega had anything with which the United slates could be blackmailed. Diaz and Jose i. Blandon a former senior intelligence " from Page 1 he said. Those soldiers still will receive the free trip. But an additional 796 pending requests were resumed 10 soldiers with in explanation of  however if Soldier want to stay in Europe we encourage them to us Brilt St foreign service tour Extension requests Asiello Saio we Are not saying we Don t want Good soldiers to stay a absolutely do want them to stay and Llic Opportunity to stay Minbu Foppe still   Anu Uherc rth decision Asil of said in making this difficult Drill in you can he sure thai uppermost in their minds was inn tags the year of training he said. Usa eur could not asted 10 take the Money out of the Mission and training Funtow officer in Panama were quoted As saying  claims to have pictures and tape recordings that would Fink Bush or his aides to secret training of nicaraguan rebels. From october 1984 to october 1986, . Law prohibited any . Government Aid to the contras in their fight to topple Nicaragua s leftist sandinista government the documentary did not say when the pictures were taken or when the tape recording were made. We have Learned that As Early As 1983george Bush sat Down with Gen. Noriega to complain about the laundering of drug Money in Panama the to report said. Lebanese prime minister named Beirut Lebanon a president Amin ctn Acyl named the army commander As prime minister of a caretaker six Man military government thursday just before his term ended with no successor chosen by a deadlocked parliament. Three moslem appointees immediately refused thei Cabinet posts. Moslem political leaders branded Gem Acyl s move a virtual  earlier thursday. Moslem and christians fought for two Houre and three lop commanders of amal the main Shi Ilc moslem militia were assassinated. Gemayel s stunning Choice of a military Cabinet led by Gen Michel Aoun a maronite Catholic came after leading moslem politicians refused to take part in an interim Cabinet headed by a civilian maronite prime minister. Gemayel 45, had to name a transition government because parliament deeply divided along religious lines failed to choose a new president. Gemayel s ploy was aimed at heading off the forma Tion of two governments one Christian and one mos Lem which would Harden sectarian differences forged during a 13-year civil War. Two of the three candidates running for president former president Suleiman Franjieh 78, and Dep Uty Mikhail Daher 58 were chosen by the Syria government of president Hafez Assad. The third politician Raymond Edde 75. Is popular on both sides but opposes All foreign meddling in Leb anon. He lives in Paris after surviving three assassination attempts in Lebanon in 1976. Daher s chances appear strongest in parliament be cause he is backed by the United states As Well As Syria. Campaign be based othe idea of putting our strengths against our  he said the initiative had been under study for two years in the Reagel Jush defense  he said he would make Thev Gram and working on it with . Allies a High priority imy administration 1 the plan is based on existing weapons systems and those we have in the pipeline is Bush said. In is designed to ensure that reseed not match the soviets Bullet for Bullet and tank for to hts Bush said. Asked if Bush s remarks could Subj ska Raour Raenel toward reducing the number of . Troop Sio Europe Bush spokeswoman Alixe Glen said in  mean there would be less emphasis on that. However she said that the initiative did nil All magically mean that Bush favored such a reduction. In general the proposal involves using High technology systems for mobilizing and deploying forces principally for the defense of Europe in the Wake of the new .-Soyiel treaty to eliminate intermediate Range nuclear missiles aides said. The competitive strategies initiative Bush aides said would involve using conventional weaponry inner ways put heavy emphasis on naval forces and use High technology to deploy and mobilize conventional forces in Europe. And out senior Campaign adviser said that elements of Bush s so called competitive strategies initiative would be embraced by the outgoing Reagan administration and announced within the next few Days by defense Secretary Frank Carlucci. It Marks a change in the Way we utilize forces using conventional weaponry in new ways the official said and Dennis Ross Bush s foreign policy adviser said that the proposal is simply a new management process for spending our Money smarter in new weapons systems of the  Bush said he would detail the proposal in the weeks ahead. Dukakis Taw enforcement counterpunch overshadowed Bis Only previously planned event of the Day an appearance at a senior citizens Center where he accused Bush of trying to harm social Security. Accompanied by his 85-year-old Mother euterpe. Dukakis blasted Bush for a 1985 vote against Cost of living increases for social Security recipients. He said Bush once described social Security As largely a Wel fare program when election time Rolls around or Bush likes to say he is a great Friend of older americans Dukakis said. Maybe he thinks we All have amnesia. Reagan in Tenas 10 help Bush s presidential Candi Dacy and to raise Money for the party said democrats our words and borrow our tune but the song is. .,1 said prevailing democratic party views on National of fuse would make two prominent late texans president Johnson and House speaker Sam Rayburn shake the wads in wonder and  serving As atau Nup speaker for Bush Reagan accused Dukakis of flip flopping on such questions a support for the Bromber. Without mention it Dukakis name Reagan told 2,500 gop faithful that we believe in a National de sense that defends our shores and our allies by land air and sea and very soon , through the strategic defense