European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 8,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3 Gao criticizes Dod stockpile system Washington apr the Penta a Salt Harmoh Quot Washington apr the Penta a although we found no dominant Rea 51 Rpnert or r Quot Eon increased its stockpile of unneeded son that caused inventory Orn Wev. A n a d j assemblies for a sonar system spare pans and supplies by $4 billion Lieve -2fih2p> ,0,alln8 a a 00�. Over three years creating a system that to Stock far into the future a said Frank a is like opening the door to Imelda mar c. Conahan assistant comptroller generous closet a lawmaker said tuesday. All a this is fostered by a manage Man the general accounting office re philosophy that rewards obligating funds 1 a and filling orders. Vul i to Vii Iii  were not needed. The Agency said neither the Navy a item manager nor the Branch chief had records or knew Why the unneeded items were ordered. Leased three reports describing widespread problems in the defense departments management of its $103 billion Supply system including excessive purchases of unnecessary items and storage of obsolete items. Officials of the Gao the investigative Arm of Congress told the Senate governmental affairs committee that in 1987 the department had a $30 billion inventory of unrequited items. By 1990, the stockpiles Cost had grown to $34  Gao said its report was based on Pentagon estimates. A there is no corresponding emphasis on Economy or efficiency a he said. Deputy defense Secretary Donald j. Atwood told the Senate panel that the Pentagon has moved to implement the reforms proposed in last years defense management review. If the East bloc nations could turn toward democracy in a single year said Atwood a i done to see Why we can to Reform the defense  according to the Gao the Navy had Senate panel members. A looking into the Pentagon Supply system is like opening the door to Imelda Marcos closet. You see excess a staggering excess a said sen. Carl Levin dry mich., referring to the former first lady plies for future Wmk a t�8 3re sup 2 let Philippines Walt it was known for s and Vears or her buying sprees More of peacetime operations. Unree to i Arm quire Are those beyond the necessary department s tens of stockpile. Billions of dollars in unrequited Vento to. O. No a unwisely purchased during the Rea Gan years continue to grow a said sen. The Gao also found an inventory manager that increased the requirement for shirts from a six month Supply to a five year Supply. The defense logistics Agency later found itself with 379,000 shirts and 1,078,000 on order when the requirement Only called for 424,000. The excess gave the Agency a seven year Supply that Cost $8.7 million. John Glenn a Ohio chairman of the Senate panel. A its warehouses Are gorged with the overflow and Are filled beyond  the Gao also warned that the problem May be worse than their estimates because it found a number of cases where the Pentagon added or planned to add Winter wanderers Weix veto thax Fhil a a t ?n07 exl it a Quot pcs a a a White frosted Trees recent Oll weeks. But cold tithes the rennet a. R Luc rom agon a Aeo or planned to a the reports prompted outrage from unnecessary requirements for supplies. Italy a Leader Bush discuss new Europe Washington apr president Bush and italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti on tuesday discussed the emerging new order in Europe and reaffirmed that the German polish Border and All current Borders must be respected. Andreotti who has urged a larger role for All nato allies in discussions of German unification hailed what he called a the Dawn of democracy in Eastern  Bush said the United states and Italy agree a on the foundations of a new Europe and look to the 35-nation conference on Security and cooperation in Europe a to play a greater role in Europe s future particularly in guiding the economic and political transformation of the rising democracies in Eastern  later the White House announced the United states had accepted a West German proposal for a �?o2-plus-4�?� meeting of sub Cabinet officials to discuss procedures for More substantive talks on German unification. Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said the meeting May be held March 14 in Bonn West Germany but that is not definite. The 2-plus-4 stands for the two Ger Many and the four Allied Powers that Defeated nazi Germany in world War ii a the United states Britain France and the soviet Union. Ass we Sfax visa n is was a v by s no s a. Ovici Union. Bus Hijacker convicted on 2 charges in Ottawa i a a jury on tuesday  . 7 6 Ury on tuesday convicted from his big  Acomb 0,1 two charges arising lament Hin a "80  York bound bus to Par  i ? p and Bol Ling police at Bay for 8 t is before surrendering. Unharmed �sta8es in the bus eventually were released convicted1 yacoub1 33 not a a Delibe lations it the jury carries a Maxim of forcible confinement which use of a weapon  of 10 years in prison and minimum sentenpp00/�?�11111 30 a Fen see which carries a mum of 10 years of one year in prison and a Maxi As acquitted of charges of taking hostages which could have brought a sentence of life in prison intimidation of parliament and aggravated assault. A Yacoub who sat without emotion in court while the jury rendered the verdict was held in custody to await sentencing. In his closing arguments in the supreme court of Ontario on monday defense lawyer Michael Kastner contended that while Yacoub was responsible for the hijacking he had no criminal intent because of his mental state. Psychiatrists described Yacoub As suffering from hypomania a reaction to depression in which people Are driven by uncontrollable thoughts to do irrational things. Yacoub who came to Canada from Lebanon in 1976 and lived in Repentigny Quebec near Montreal used a .45-caliber pistol to pull off the hijacking. The court was told Yacoub hijacked the greyhound bus to bring attention to the fighting in War torn Lebanon his Homeland. He commandeered a bus bound for new York City from Montreal at about noon on april 7 and forced the Driver to take it to Ottawa where it wound up on the front Lawn of parliament Hill. Initially nine passengers and the Driver were held As hostages. Yacoub was demanding withdrawal of syrian troops trom Lebanon the court was told. Crown attorney Julianne Parfett said Yacoub was a terrorist and should have been convicted of All chares against him. 6 a w a vim new Ulii in against my. 9vnmen uni critic of moslem fundamentalists pan Feuhs often Kulvi pro i Quot pm Aiso iras i inthe Attas has Denver  Uttel rooting a aimed re the resume Cnoc of terrorism in Turkey. Bus Junr president to jut Ozal denounced the Fco Meland. Ur6ence a of it risk in his were leaving his House in the fashionable  is pm How sri no w Cetin exec a Hurh u Suadiye District to go to work. The drive know that they will not manage to ruin a Mnist of Turken i5nembe�?T and cd a it a sly an Ercan was shot in the Back As the Calm and stability of ouf com re newspaper u. By s largest circulation he fled police said.  a omd Yuliy of our country Quot a 0 to Spica a shortly at the a a a a. Stability with  gunmen escaped in a stolen car in his last column published in Hur the sem official Anatolia news Agency rivet wednesday exec expressed alarm syrian leaders were behind the bombing of pan am flight 103 Over Scotland in december 1988. A wave of terrorism in the late 1970s claimed 5,000 lives in Turkey and triggered a military takeover in 1980 that lasted three years