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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 06, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside strikes d Senate ethics panel s probe of Durenberger expanded Page 5 d test of women in combat jobs proposed Page 9 d a look at nil playoff matchup sports Page 21 q Panama faces rebuilding after Noriega Back Page the is and tripes authorized unofficial publication for the us armed forces vol. 48, no. 264 saturday. January 6. 1900 Good morning is d 8693 a Noriega arraigned refuses to enter plea Manuel Noriega poses for a booking mugshot in Miami on thursday. By the Washington i Osl Miami Panama s deposed military strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega appeared in a full military uniform in fed eral court Here thursday and challenged the government s right to prosecute the head of a foreign state. In his first court appearance since he surrendered in Panama wednesday night. Noriega declined to enter a p a. His lawyer said he was a political Pris Oner captured after an illegal invasion of his country. General Noriega s appearance Here today is made under protest said Frank a. Rubino adding that he was in the Federal District court Only under Coer Cion and  a plea of not guilty was entered for Noriega by . District court judge William Loloi pc scr who presided Over the arraignment proceedings. Noriega is charged with running a racketeering Enterprise Between 1981and 1986 that allowed Colombia s me Dellin Cartel to launder Money and ship cocaine and other materials through Panama to the United slates. The 12-count indictment charges that Noriega used his position As head of the Panama defense forces to provide Protection for drug traffickers and allowed a cocaine manufacturing Laboratory to be set up in Panama. In return he allegedly was paid $.6 million by the Cartel. Noriega s next court Date not yet scheduled will involve a formal hearing at which his lawyers  argue Noriega s claim that he is immune from prosecution. Meanwhile. President hush sent Gen. Colin Powell chairman of the join chiefs of stall to Panama City to work on the process of withdrawing More troops from the country. Several democratic members of con Gress also called for Quick withdrawal of the forces that ousted Noriega fro Power. We need the . Military pres ence not Only to become less visible but less  said sen. Sam Nunn d a. Chairman of the Senate armed sen ices committee. Noriega s location has been kept Mccrel see Noriega on Back Page panamanians in Miami vent their anger by he in s Angeles times Miami Many of them told of fantasies of killing Manuel a. Noriega. Shooting turn Between the e is. Or tearing him limb from limb. Or maybe just getting in a Good punch or spitting into his face. They were an angry crowd. Even in Triumph if were to see Noriega. I would t know what to do. I would need a Rifle so bad said one of them. Ca fus Vallanzo. 3 35-year-old labourer. Thursday was a Day of revenge for the 7.1100 panamanians living in Miami. Scores of them circled the Federal courthouse downtown where no Ivga the Man they Call pineapple face was to k arraigned on the ninth floor. Security was Poi a ivc i marshals peered into the Mii Trum a lip pert i. Police on horseback trotted up and Don the sur rounding streets. Squad cars rolled past sometimes 10in a Row inside in a basement holding cell. Noriega awaited see panamanians on Back Page celebrations of Noriega s surrender began in Panama with these demonstrators and spread to Miami. Soviet says military now Only for defense Houston a the soviet Union has shifted its military doctrine from an offensive posture to a strictly defensive one a High ranking soviet military planner said thursday. The definition of soviet military doctrine now includes prevention of War and civil defense i. Gen. Herman Star Dubov said thursday at the open ing session of a two Day arms control symposium sponsored by Texas a University s Mosher Institute Tor de sense studies. The conference arms control 1 to problems Imbt Yeats 1990," has brought together  policy makers involved in top negotiations. We Are consciously pulling Obr selves at a disadvantage by being defensive and turning Over the military initiative to any  said Staro Dubov. Deputy operations director for the soviet general staff. Soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev has previously heralded a shift to a defensive posture by proposing deep cuts in conventional and nuclear arms. In a 1987. The soviet led Warsaw bounced a new military Iju Jettae of reasonable  which stipulates needs Only enough  an assailant. American hot maj Stern european officials. However. Quetone whether any army could be used 5"wyvylil.defensive tool. Nuclear weapons in is rope May he needed to ensure coexistence they said. Ien. I Dward Meyer retired army Duel of staff and Moderator of the con Ference said the Challenge before the it Eltary on both sides is to define Doc Trines and strategy. The Opportunity is now on the Mili tary s Side to make a difference. There will be great political and economic pres sure to make those changes he said. While Star Dubov called for a nuclear free democratic world. Jean to Jav Paganoni. The diplomatic adviser Toff �,4iqnch minister of defense stressed  would continue to depend on nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons Are not weapons of War Felix Paganoni said  
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