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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, January 7, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes monday january 7, 1991baker outraged Over gis slayings from wire reports Washington Secretary of state James a. Baker said sunday that two . Servicemen were murdered by rebels in Al Salvador and that Congress should consider lifting restrictions on military Aid to that country. A it is absolutely outrageous that these people would kill two american servicemen with automatic weapons and shots to the head after they Are captured when their helicopter is shot Down a. Baker said on Abc tvs a this week with David  it was the strongest statement by a . Official to Date about wednesdays incident in which rebels brought Down a helicopter with gunfire 75 Miles cast of san Salvador a the first thing we re going to do is talk to the Congress about releasing the restrictions that they insisted upon putting upon military assistance to the government of Al Salvador a said Baker. Congress froze $42.5 million in . Military Aid to the salvadoran government last year pending a review of both sides conduct in the War. Baker acknowledged that a a we be got some complaints about the salvadorans conduct and that those concerns will be addressed. But he said the salvadoran government was freely elected. A a Bunch of rebels. Are trying to reverse the decisions of the ballot Box with bullets and bayonets. Now they re going b Wyond and murdering americans in cold blood a said Baker. A it s  earlier sunday . Ambassador William Walker called for Justice in the Case and raised the possibility of trying those responsible in the United states. A the people of the United states will not demand retribution nor seek further violence. They will ask for and have every right to expect simple Justice a Walker said at a memorial service in san Salvador. An Honor guard led pallbearers who loaded the coffins of three . Servicemen onto a c-130 transport plane that was scheduled to make a Quick Stop at a . Military base in neighbouring Honduras before flying on to Dover fab  president Alfredo Cristiani members of the salvadoran High command and the foreign diplomatic corps attended the memorial service. A pvt. 1 Ernest Dawson 20 chief warrant officer Daniel Scott 39 and it. Col. David Pickett 40,-were killed wednesday when their helicopter was shot Down by rebels of the Faramundo Marti National liberation front known by its Spanish acronym As Feln. Preliminary autopsy reports and eyewitness testimony indicate that Scott was killed in the crash and Dawson and Pickett survived Only to be put o death by the . The Feln which initially claimed responsibility for Downing the helicopter but denied executing the servicemen said in a communique that they were now conducting their own a exhaustive investigation of the incident and would make the results Public. A we Are going to insist in Justice in this Case a Walker said adding that if caught the killers could be brought before a . Court under a Law that permits worldwide jurisdiction in cases of terrorist acts1 against . Citizens. Walker said the . Government would not be satisfied if the men who shot Dawson and Pickett while they Lay wounded on the ground were disciplined internally by the Feln. He said a the administration of Justice is the responsibility of a Sov Creight state not a paramilitary group that thinks they have some claim on  in condemning the killings Walker used the same words he used More than a year ago when six Jesuit priests their housekeeper and her teen age daughter were slain by members of the salvadoran army a i have asked the question before it bears repeating today what kind of animals would execute injured helpless and non threatening persons in their Power and do so in cold  a. A a amps Vince Crawley Gen. Ii. Norman Schwarzkopf left and saudi King fahd review . Troops in Northern saudi  Page 1 country would a be Happy to help out in such negotiations. A and always there is a Way to negotiate and talk about and make agreement in the future a fahd said. A so things like what happened now will not be repeated. V a i do share with president Bush his Hope that Saddam Hussein will take the bolder step and withdraw from Kuwait a fahd  said such a move would be comparable to iraqis recent peace settlements with Iran. A withdrawal he said would a avoid for everybody the bloodshed and the catastrophe of War.�?�. T Jerusalem up a foreigners besieged airlines sunday seeking tickets out of the country while five major air carriers suspended or reduced their regular flights to Israel. Prime minister Yitzhak Shamir said he understood that some people did not want to be in the area with the approaching . Security Council deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait. E a a it a nothing special a Shamir said of the flight can Collations and exodus of foreigners. A it should not Hurt us. It should not make us  an increasing number of travellers bought tickets or changed destinations to catch earlier flights out of is ready from Page 1 Ture a Schwarzkopf said. A who am i to Tell Kings what to do you know they re very Busy people a after reviewing . Troops fahd went to another ceremony at which he spoke to More than 5,000 troops from the non-. Multinational forces including about Hall a dozen japanese doctors. A even before i had the Opportunity to see these troops a fahd said through an interpreter a i had a Good idea about what they Are and what they Are doings and How ready and How Well and Good they arc. I was most Happy to have seen this myself  Rael israeli radio reported. Officials at israelis Ben Gurion Airport tried to play Down the fact and said it was a regular sunday even though ticket sales had increased at the Airport. The officials said they were expecting an increase in demand for tickets to Fly out of the country As the Jan. 15 deadline nears. A meanwhile another two major airlines suspended flights to Israel. Lot the polish air Carrier and South african airlines said they suspended All direct flights to Israel. They joined three other airlines pan am Sas and Cyprus air which announced last week they were suspending flights because of increased insurance  Page 1 awarded for aggression a Cheney said in an interview with the lbs broadcasting network Cheney a comments echoed Bush Scalls a Day earlier in a radio message demanding iraqis Complete and unconditional withdrawal to Gay the . Deadline or risk the threat of War. The Resolution was in response to iraqis aug. 2 takeover of neighbouring Kuwait. A the. Only acceptable option is for them to get out of a Kuwait a Cheney said adding that that Woi ild be the message taken by . Secretary of state James Baker to talks with iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz in Geneva on wednesday. V Baker left for Europe later sunday. Saddam a has to know that if he does not comply with the . Security Council resolutions that in fact he faces the very real threat that . And Allied military Force will be used to Force him out a Cheney added. For its part Iraq reiterated sunday that it believed the talks would feature negotiation Over its withdrawal from Kuwait As Well As link its extrication with Israel s obligation to allow a palestinian Homeland. A a if you done to want to Call it negotiation Call it discussion a said iraqi ambassador Mohamed Al Mashat on the Abc news program a meet the  he added a everything is negotiable but has to be in the context of the whole Middle East  prior to his departure Baker rejected any attempts to negotiate iraqis withdrawal or to introduce discussion of other issues. A we will not agree to anything that will constitute linkage of the Kuwait Iraq problem to any other problems a bake said on the Abc news program a this week with David  a. Baker also said he a would refuse any invitations to meet with Saddam in Baghdad. A i am closing the door to any meeting he said but Baker did not Rule out additional sessions with Aziz. Saddam a fiery speech marking the 70th anniversary of. The foundation of the iraqi army came a Day after Bush warned the iraqi president he must quit Kuwait or face a terrible  a you Are in the same Battle. You have prepared a historical Opportunity Long awaited by your fathers and grandfathers a the return of the Branch to the tree the return of Kuwait to the motherland a Saddam said. A the creation of a greater Iraq is now a  in other developments sunday the cypriot registered freighter Demetra Beauty was holed by a possible mine and was reported sinking in the Gulf but the 23-member Crew were rescued Lloyd a shipping intelligence reported. I Arabia Syria and Egypt which Are key Arab . Allies confronting Iraq in the Gulf were reported to have disagreed after two closed door meetings in the saudi capital of Riyadh on How to Deal with the iraqi War machine should hostilities erupt in the Region. Saudi Arabia apparently wants the iraqi military destroyed so that it can no longer pose a threat to Guu Arab states but Syria wants the iraqi armed forces Lett intact so they can be used against Israel if necessary. A eighteen German Jet fighters arrived at a turkish base North of Iraq As part of a nato Force to deter possible iraqi aggression against Ankara a member of the Atlantic Alliance. Jets from Belgium and Italy were. Also expected to arrive in Turkey later sunday. Visitors clamor to leave Israel  
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