European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday october 7,1989 Bush defends role in coup attempt Washington a president Bush defended his handling of the failed coup in Panama on Friday saying there was no Opportunity to seize Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega and that use of . Force was t warranted under the exist ing  i m not being stubborn but As i look atall the information i would t have made a different decision then Bush  added that he would t Rule out any option including military intervention in any future coup attempt. Amid a torrent of complaints and questions Over . Actions the White House and Pentagon marched in step saying the United states had responded correctly when rebels attempted to de pose  defended his decision during a closed door meeting with Senate republicans and then publicly after undergoing surgery at Walter Reed army medical Center. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and news briefs Gen. Colin Powell chairman of the join chiefs of staff also testified before the Senate intelligence and armed services committees. The panels were preparing an analysis of issues that remained in dispute. Sen. David born d-okla., Intelli gence committee chairman said he was having difficulty understanding Why the White House would t authorize the Cia to give his panel a detailed chronology of events. Many members of Congress have complained that Bush erred by not using the . Military forces in Panama to assist in tuesday s failed coup. And the president said he knew that some wanted him to unleash the full military to go in and get  Bush said the decision not to use Force was made because it was t warranted under the existing circumstances. The commander in chief must have the lives of american citizens Foremost in mind when making such a  the president said he still wants to Sec Noriega removed from Power but there was never a Chance to have him handed Over to  sen. Jesse Helms. , has said he has information that the re Bels wanted to turn Noriega Over. In recounting Bush s remarks White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said he said we were willing to us Force but not. Unless we know the circumstances and have better inform  Fitzwater did confirm that the United states had been in touch before tuesday with the coup Leader maj. Moiscs Giro i who is believed to have been killed. Earlier he had said that Advance word had come through a third party. Filz water denied a report in the Wall Street journal that Giroldi s wife had tried to Alert officials about the coup three weeks , during a briefing offered clarifications on several Points the rebel forces asked and the government agreed for . Forces to bloc Access routes to Noriega s Headquarters. A Cable sent to Washington by . Military officials in Panama incorrectly stated that the rebels wanted the United states to take custody of Noriega. Despite earlier suspicions the United states now believes Giroldi was Actu ally trying to overthrow Noriega. Earlier Cheney had said . Officials feared setup because Giroldi had been a no Riega confidant. Fitzwater said that doubts about Giroldi were major factors that led to concern that maybe the whole thing was a  disputing the journal on another Point Fitzwater denied that the rebels had Ever asked the United states to de ploy a helicopter to take Noriega into custody. It s the ambiguity of the coup itself As is True of All coups that caused the conflict of information Fitzwater said. Trost warns against pact cutting . Naval forces Washington up adm. Carlisle . Trost. The chief of . Naval operations who is scheduled to visit the soviet Union next week said Friday he is wary of including naval forces in a .-Sovicl arms reduction agreement. One key fact underlies any argument against cutting . Naval forces the United states is a maritime nation whose dependence on the seas is the Bedrock of . Political and economic Security Trost said writing in the oct. 10 Issue of the Reserve officers association s Magazine. National Security report. Trost is to visit the soviet Union from Mon Day through next saturday As part of a two year .-Sovicl program of military contacts. The program was agreed to during soviet marshal Sergei Fakhro Mayev s 1988 visit to the United states As the guest of adm. William j. Crowe jr., then chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Make no mistake about it Trost said. The qualitative capability of the soviet Navy is in creasing even if their numerical advantage  2 Swiss red Cross workers kidnapped in Lebanon Sidon Lebanon a masked kidnappers pushed two Swiss red Cross workers into a car Friday and sped into a palestinian refugee Camp outside this ancient port in South Lebanon police reported. A palestinian guerrilla spokesman linked the abductions to a lebanese shiite moslem Hijacker imprisoned in Switzerland. The victims were identified As Emmanuel Christen 32, and Elio Erriquez 23, orthopaedic technicians at an artificial limb Center operated by the International committee of the red Cross in Sidon 25 Miles South of Beirut. None of Lebanon s armed factions claimed responsibility. Monster 1 from Page 1 cause we bus people up and Down the Mountain to the  Hill s lawyer Helmut Engelhard said the safety office has been invited to every meeting the organizers have held in preparation of the event for the last 12 years. They be never attended but they received the min utes he said. The county has t a leg to stand on in this  the haunted House popular with both americans and germans was scheduled panamanian opposition Leader taken into hiding by supporters Panama City Panama a panamanian sol Diers stormed a building in an apparent attempt to arrest the country s opposition Leader Guillermo Endara but the politician had been spirited away before the raid. A nearby resident said the troopers fired tear Gas in the raid late thursday. It came hours after Gen. Man Uel Antonio Noriega who survived a coup attempt tuesday told the nation that the government would get Tough with its opponents. Endara the former opposition presidential Candi Date is now in a Safe place a colleague Willie co Chez said later thursday. He would not elaborate. Endara is in the 16th Day of a fast. He wants panamanians to delay tax payments and Boycott lotteries and casinos to deprive the government of Revenue. Noriega compared the coup attempt with the failed .-backed Bay of pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961, and said he would propose a package of War Laws dealing with National Security. Brandishing a Rifle Given him by supporters and quoting a Spanish proverb Noriega promised blows for the undecided Lead for the enemy and Silver for the Friend in a speech from Santiago Iso Miles West of Panama City. Ten rebels died and 23 people including three Mem Bers of Noriega s general staff were arrested when troops Loyal to the government crushed the revolt the government said. Noriega said of the coup attempt that the United states had left in the lurch those it had  he said american troops from the Southern com military installations along the Panama canal tried to Block Loyal forces from coming to his Rescue when soldiers took him hostage in the defense forces head quarters building. They should not be hypocritical Noriega said re Ferring to the United states. They were  in Washington defense Secretary Dick Cheney said the rebels contacted . Military officials in Panama and requested that routes leading to the Headquarters building be blocked. He said that president Bush never gave the necessary orders however. Germans from Page 1 were selected by authorities. For the first time in recent memory East German television did not run a live broadcast on Gorbachev s arrival. Asked if he thought the situation in East Germany was dangerous he said i Don t think so. Held up against our problems there is no comparison nothing surprises us  in a Clear reference to those who stand in the Way of his Reform policies Gorbachev said those who grasp the impulse of society and base their policy on that have no reason to be  East Berlin the site of anniversary events was bedecked with huge red banners flags and posters praising accomplishments of the postwar Republic founded on oct. 7,1949. In a dinner speech the 77-year-old East German Leader Erich Honecker reaffirmed the government s hard line sys tem and condemned what he sees As International efforts aimed at the destabilization of  in his own evening address Gorbachev said that like other countries. East Germany is evolving and has prob lems that must be solved. We have heard demands such As the .s.r. Should take Down the Berlin Wall and then people could believe in its the soviet Union s peaceful Aims Gorbachev said. Our Western partners should understand that questions regarding the Cdr East Germany Are not solved in Moscow but in Berlin Gorbachev said. More than 47,000 East germans have turned their backs to their communist Homeland since mid september in a mass exodus unseen since the Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961. A train carrying 633 East germans arrived in West Ger Many on Friday from Poland. More than 360 others took advantage of Hungary s open Border policy and arrived from there. Weekend e. Berlin travel discouraged through sunday oct. 1 3 to 29. To run every Friday berlins a . Officials Are discouraging americans from travelling to East Berlin this weekend because of festivities marking East Germany s 40th anniversary. It. Col. George Norton a spokesman for the . Come in Berlin said Friday that the travel advisory was issued because of the National Day celebrations and what he called increased tensions in East Ger  All military Community sightseeing Tours to East Berlin Between saturday and monday have been can celeb. Officials also noted that museums stores and restaurants in the Eastern sector of the City would be closed. Traffic also will be blocked in the major Down town areas where Large crowds arc expected. A statement issued by the . Come Berlin also appeared to criticize East German military participation in a Parade planned As part of the Celebration. According to agreements Between the original world War ii Allied Powers non Allied military pres ence violates the demilitarized status of the City the statement said. The command also reminded . Servicemen Berthat photographing soviet or East German personnel violates Usa eur regulations