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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday november 17,1988 Gorbachev will generate changes military ranks a Tabor says Book on the look fori byrts Edehl  London the author of a soviet military tuesday said the West definite change in the military Arena As soon Dent Mikhail Gorbachev pushes his Agenda of and economic Reform. The soviet Union May not Stop building tanks to build washing machines but such change is High among Gorbachev s priorities Christopher Donnelly said Al a news conference to introduce his Book red  Donnelly a respected student of soviet military strategy is director of the soviet studies research Center at the Royal military Academy at Sandhurst England according to the Book s publisher Jane s in formation group. He has been studying the subject for More than 20 years and is a russian linguist. " red Banner is a major contribution to Western understanding of the Sovil military said Bob Hutchinson a former editor of Jane s defence weekly. Recalled the 288-Page Book a timely analysis of soviet military  deployments. Speaking at Lac Royal United services Institute i Donnelly said that under Gorbachev change already is occurring with More on the Way. British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has an. I aurial and technological help from the West to try flounced that she will meet with Gorbachev on dec. A end that monopoly and put More Industry into the 12-14, and Donnelly said i Don t think he will Lsne rest of soviet non defense manufacturing he said without something to  Gorbachev is desperate to get  Lech ology and Money to Aid his  and eco-i6mi� reforms Donnelly saldi4ading that the soviet Cader Murry to Surpri Sag Blind Side the West with an offer  his  such an folic i Nelly said could come As a proposal to Jive or re tit is vist troops possibly in  said  be similar to one Uoti Hii year when  the United states to give up its bases in the Khia fines in Exchange for soviet withdrawal from Carrel i a Bay Vietnam. Donnelly said change already is evident in the sovet military although not in the Warsaw Pac troops massed in Europe. Gorbachev s realignment of the so Viet general military staff and the reduction in ship and submarine building arc examples of the change he said we Aren t going to see sudden and rapid changes in defense spending Donnelly said noting the monopoly that the soviet defense establishment has on Indus trial research and development. But Gorbachev wants a Basic falling of the soviet research and development sector is its inability to do As Western nation shave done in applying advances to the rest of society to help manufacturing and productivity. Donnelly said. The Book argues that the West Overcasl implies soviet deployed military might but underestimates soviet capacity to generate or Call up reserves. Donnelly said the soviets Ian triple their Force size in three weeks. Donnelly s Book also proves insightful in Light of recent announcements from the . Defense establish ment the Book was primed before last week s announce ment on . Stealth fighter technology and Donnelly said one further Issue complicates the soviet View of Ilure Battle and thai is the possible introduction by � d of radically new weapons based on the  technology which the .s.r, May be unable to much. Concern focuses on the Overall capacity of the West to outstrip the .s.r. In technological development so rapidly that there will be a massive imbalance in the technological level of each Side in a future conflict in nuclear As Well As conventional lev els.". Hijacking murder trial halts with illness of Hamadi by Dreal stuff writer Frankfurt. Wesl Germah the murder trial of confessed Hijack Hamm cd Ali Hamadi was interrupt tuesday afternoon when he became dizzy and could not continue with the proceedings i am very tired and t feel very dizzy Hamadi said. The 33rd session of Hamadi s air piracy and murder trial was recessed for about an hour while Hamadi was exam ined by a prison doctor. She later con firmed that Hamadi was suffering dizzy spells and could not concentrate. The doctor who was not identified by , said Hamadi s sickness was due to circulation problems and he was Given a shot of glucose. She also said Hamadi had been eating very Tittle in recent Days.  she told  however that Hamadi was not on a hunger  is on medication for Low blood pressure which May have added to his weakened condition she said. Hamadi a lebanese shiite moslem Ison trial for the 1985 hijacking of Twa " to 84? and for the murder of a . Diver who was a passenger Petty off Fier 2nd class Robert Dean  the defendant became ill  Wieard testimony from Marypat Weber 2ia. Dent and her father  wcbct4b, both americans who were on the pave. Burton  he feared for his then to can a Vaughter s. Life when during the hijacking she got into a push ing match with Hamah and cursed him. He told  Hariadi was Robbin the girl of three Gold a is and three Chain necklaces when the Ahe cation occurred. She cursed at him an desc cd to understand what she said. I thought hews going to kill her Weber said. When chief judge Heiner Mucken Burger asked Hamadi about robbing Weber he denied he Ever took anything from any of the passengers. I never put out my hand for some thing like this i never did anything like this Hamadi said. Marypat Weber told  she still has nightmares about the hijacking. I m still afraid of taking air planes she said and my father had to give me Medicine so i could sleep on the flight to  Burton Weber had just finished agree cruise with his wife and two daughters and was in route to Rome when the plane was hijacked in 1985.both webers told  they thought they heard shots several time during the hijacking. They said they Asj sued several people had been Kille shortly after the plane was commandeered. / both told  they had seen bloody and blindfolded Man beaten bythe hijackers on the floor of the first class Section of the plane bur1 Burton Weber said Al no time  aware of when anyone was actually  he was allowed d tend to several Pas sengers during the ordeal and offered to help the victim1 of the severe beatings but was told j5y the hijackers that he could to / Maryp Auweter told  she asunder the impression Hamadi was run Ning to  other Hijacker Sec off to go to Hamadi for instruct tion1 she said. Hamadi has told  he was Only accomplice in the hijacking and that a in still Al Large identified by police authorities As Hassan Ezziddine killed St  updates reshuffling Cabinet Seoul South president Roh to Cring further Reft eluding a Cabine fuse widespread alleged misdeeds government Rutiri said tuesday. Top government officials conferred 1 posed political Rufo amnesty and the " said the sources. Lion of anonymity. Party official was ready to i president Chu discuss possible ment officials have surrender any ill got Orea a woo is consid is possibly in Huff la to de Ilic anger at ice the former party sources id ruling party  it such As an lint reshuffle Jingo Scondi nor Nice Roh with former Hwan soon loves. Govera urged Chun to wealth and make a Public apology. Elephant Slaughter Nairobi Kenya a poachers killed 10 elephants int Savo National Park less than a Day after president Daniel Arap Moi said the government was determined to Stop such activity officials have said. Second Sei of Pershing Ili taken a Way Schwabish Amund West Ger Many is the  tuesday hauled away a second group of nine Dis mantled Pershing 11 missiles and erector launchers destined for elimination under the superpower nuclear forces treaty. A Convoy hauling the erector launch ers left the  s Multan gun missile storage area about 35 Miles East of Stuttgart at it ., 56th r Field arty corny spokesman maj. Jerry Hart said. A second Convoy bearing rocket stages guidance and control sections and radar sections left the site at 10 , in accordance with the intermediate nuclear forces treaty be  is to destroy the Creolor Laif Richera at its no maintenance Gunter to Hau sen tier Frankfurt. At a unnamed Loca Tion also will prep Jurther missile parts for Shi Jent from Remstein a to the United states we re they will be destroyed Tower eff does not dictate what the  Mupo with the missiles nuclear warheads. The Ann  90 of the Origi Nal 108 Pershing in missiles it deployed at three Loc cons in Southam Wesl Germany in Thjrmid-19sos. It removed and de nine sets of miss tips and erector launchers from Camp red log near hit Bronn in september. F. The treaty Calls for removal and destruction of All i of Pershing ii missiles and their erector launchers by mid-1991. The Battery of soldiers assigned to work with the missiles. Buy a 2nd in 9th Field any will begin turning in Field artillery equipment in preparation for de activation in late december Hart said. He said the command plans to remove nine More mis Siles and erector launchers from the  Salehm Gube site near the bavarian City of Neu Ulm and to deactivate the Missil Battery by late january. Walesa accepts chef Hen a do debate unions Warsaw Poland a Solidar Leader Uch Walesa tuesday accepted a Challenge from the head of Poland Seffi Cial Trade Union Alliance for a. Naunnally televised debate on Trade uni Oil in Poland. Alfred Mindowicz poll Bro member and chairman of the Pozz the All Poland Alliance a Trade dons. Made the Challenge in an interview in tuesday s edition of the comma isl party newspaper Tribuna Ludu. / publication of Foj Fidowicz s offer in the official press appeared to indicate the proposal already had official apr All members of the government be glad to sit in front of their to sets a listen 10 such a  government press spokesman Jeny Urban said at his weekly news conference. The debate would be Walesa s first appearance on state television since 1983, when he challenged then Deputy prime minister Mieczystaw f. Rakowski after Rakowski gave a televised speech at the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk. Rakowski became prime minister in september. Poland s official Trade unions were set up by the government in 1982 after the Banning of Solidarity the East bloc s first Independent Union. Solidarity sup in cars say More than one Union should allowed to i list in each workplace -. I base official unions arc too tame and do no adequately represent workers in Teresa sly also tuesday. Walesa addressed a rally of 3,8qp workers in Gdansk and told hem he Wilt support management plans to restructure and save the Lenin shipyard Solidarity s Birthplace  
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