European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a the stars and stripes wednesday May 9,1990israeli envoy defends stand on hostages Jerusalem apr Moshe Arad israelis ambassador to Washington on tuesday defended his country a Hartline position on a hostage Deal saying pressure from the families of captured israeli soldiers prevented any one sided concessions. Arad a remarks on Israel radio were part of a series of statements reacting to . Pressure on Israel to free shiite moslem prisoners to encourage further releases of the 16 Western hostages held in Lebanon. The office of prime minister Yitzhak Shamir issued a statement saying israeli captives had to be part of any hostage Deal. A Israel again declares its readiness to release lebanese detainees it holds in Exchange for the return of All its prisoners and those missing in action a a said the statement by Shamire a spokesman Avi Pazner. Three israeli soldiers were captured in Lebanon in 1986, and Are believed held by the pro iranian group Hezbollah which is believed to be an umbrella for the shiite factions holding the Western hostages. Arad outlined israelis position in a meeting in Washington on tuesday with Peggy say the sister of . Hostage Terry a. Anderson. Anderson chief Middle East correspondent of the associated press was kidnapped in March 1985, making him the longest held of the Western hostages. Say urged Arad to pressure israelis government to free shiites held by Israel to win her brother a Freedom. A i explained to her. That the families of the missing soldiers Are also in a difficult situation because they Haven to heard from their sons for Many years a Arad said in an interview aired wednesday on Israel radio. A i also explained to her As i have explained to other americans that Israel will do its part to help with the release of All hostages As part of a package Deal that includes the release of the israeli captives a Arad said. Pressure from the families also was cited by Gen. Antoine la had commander of the israeli backed South Lebanon army militia that holds about 300 shiites at its Al Khiam prison in Southern Lebanon. La had said on Middle East television jackal says Kidnap plot against de Gaulle went awry Madrid Spain apr the hired Assassin who almost succeeded in killing French president Charles de Gaulle in 1962 says disgruntled French officers planned to Kidnap and execute the general. In an interview published sunday in the daily Al pais Georges Henri Watin better known As a the jackal a said the plan went awry before he shot at de Gaulle in his presidential vehicle in the French Village of Petit Lamart. The incident was dramatized in a 1971 novel by Frederick for de Gaulle Sythe called a the Day of the  it was later made into a film. Watin now a paraguayan citizen who claims to live hand to Mouth said the novel of the aug. 22,1962, plot bears no relation to what happened. A reality is too dramatic. I know my own Story and one thing i have to make Clear is that there was never a plan simply to kill a the old Many in Petit Lamart. The plan was to Kidnap him bring him to Justice before a military court martial and Only then execute him a Watin said. De Gaulle was to be tried for his support of Algeri a a Independence from France. Watin said the plan was to Kidnap de Gaulle at Sunset but the officers who did the figuring used an almanac from the pre Vious year and got the Tim wrong. The presidential cortege arrived earlier than expected. A suddenly i realized that the whole plan should be scrapped immediately a Watin said. A but by then it was too  Watin said he and the two other hired guns shot at the rear window of de Gaulle a car and at Watin the two rear tires. A for a moment i looked directly at his de Gaulle a eyes. Our car was right alongside his but we had calculated shooting at a car that was practically immobile a Watin said. A later i Learned i had missed him by just two  de Gaulle was harshly criticized in the Early 1960s for supporting algerian Independence. In april 1961, four French generals based in Algiers and belonging to the secret army organization staged an abortive coup against de Gaulle a government. Shortly after the Petit Lamart attack de Gaulle announced Algeria deserved to become Independent. In 1962, he proclaimed Algeria a Sovereign nation. On monday that he would not Trade his detainees for Western hostages unless efforts were made to include eight missing Sla fighters and the three israelis in any Exchange. La had said that when rumours spread last month that he would free 30 to 40 detainees in Exchange for the release of two . Hostages he was pressured by families of his missing fighters to reconsider. A the International publicity. Created concern among the families of the Sla fighters and the israeli prisoners who accused us of releasing prisoners in return for foreign hostages while doing nothing for our hostages a la had said. The militia commander said he would resume regular prisoner releases once the current pressure eased. Qadhafi had plan to hit . Bases by the new York times Athens Greece a libyan Leader col. Moa mar Qadhafi said monday that after the . Air raid on Libya in 1986 he planned a missile attack on two . Bases on the greek Island of Crete. But he said he had decided against the attack because of his Good relations with the government of the greek prime minister at the time Andreas Papandreou and because of concern Over civilian casualties. A i had informed the greek government of my decision so residents could be evacuated from the area a Qadhafi said in an interview. The interview was broadcast live by satellite during an International conference on peace in the Mediterranean held in Crete and sponsored by leftist organizations. But he said a of course it would have been very difficult to take such a decision against a Friendly country such As Greece which fights Lor  in the interview which was reported by Greece a state controlled Athens news Agency the libyan Leader also said he was a a delighted that two of the four major . Bases in Greece were closing Down within the year. Qadhafi said the . Bombing of Libya mounted in response to what Washington said was Tripoli a support of International terrorism had Only served to Foster further extremism and terrorism in the Middle East. Defiant philippine officers face court on Mutiny charges Brig. Gen. Jose commendador and Brig. Gen. Marcelo Blando right and other officers involved in a philippine coup attempt stand at attention As they appear before a Manila court martial tuesday. Manila Philippines apr dissident soldiers cheered and raised clenched fists in Defiance tuesday As they went on trial before a military court on charges of trying to overthrow president Corazon Aquino in december. The 21 officers including two generals were the first soldiers to face court martial in the dec. 1-9 coup attempt the biggest and bloodiest of six bids to topple Aquino since she took office four years ago. A the defendants have been changed with Mutiny murder attempted murder and conduct unbecoming an officer. If convicted of All charges they could be sentenced to life in prison. A seven member tribunal led by Brig. Gen. Demetrio Camua is hearing the Case. The defendants cheered with raised fists when the seven panel members entered the courtroom. During the opening session defense lawyers filed several motions including Nechal Lengi no the authority of military chief of staff Gen. Rena Tode Villa to appoint the court. Defense lawyer Pablito Sanidad argued that de Villa should have refrained from appointing the court personally because he was in effect a a co accuser since his residence was bombed and destroyed during the coup attempt. Relatives of the defendants jammed a Small viewing room next to the courtroom at Camp crame Headquarters of the philippine constabulary. Children of the defendants wore to shirts with the words a your dream will never die a the motto of the anti Aquino revolutionary Aliance of the masses soldiers of the filipino people. The Broad Alliance of several military re naga de groups claims to have supporters from within and out of the military. Jyron Sarroza the 5-year-old son of defendant it. Joey Sarroza wore a camouflage uniform and carried a placard Reading a i am a future Young officers Union  the shadowy Union is another group of soldiers seeking to overthrow Aquino whom military rebels accuse of incompetence and tolerating widespread corruption. The trial had been scheduled to begin april 30 but was postponed because the room where it was to have been held too Small and there was no electricity that Day because of a National Power crisis