European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes Friday March 15, 1901. From wire reports trois Ilet Martinique a president Bush flew to the West indies thursday for consultations with French president Francois Mitterrand saying he a eager to ask the French Leader what role he envisions for Yasser Arafat after the palestinian Leader chose a the wrong Side in the War against Iraq. Meanwhile Secretary of state James Baker arrived in Moscow from Syria looking to Cement superpower cooperation for a  settlement and Deal with troublesome questions Pri arms control. Bush left the Chilly Canadian capital of Ottawa at Dawn and flew to the sunny Island of Martinique for talks with Mitterrand a key ally in operation desert a storm. A it is the second Stop on Bush a five Day postwar journey to meet with key Allied leaders. He was to Fly thursday night to Bermuda where he will meet British prime minister John major on saturday. At a news conference wednesday with Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney Bush criticized Iraq for using helicopters to quash rebels seeking to Over throw Saddam Hussein a government. A do not do this a he  i at the same time he cautioned Iran against having any designs on Iraq saying a grabbing territory. Would be the worst thing they could  Bush and Mulroney met Over dinner with Canadian foreign minister Joe Clark just Back from Tehran Iran and other Middle Eastern capitals. France has often charted its own course in the middie East to the Chagrin of the United states. But France was an integral part of the coalition that drove. Iraq from Kuwait a and president Mitterrand led the Way a said Bush. Arafat embraced Saddam a cause and applauded his use of scud missiles against israeli civilians in an attempt to Widen the War j in Syria thursday Baker s mood was upbeat and it was reinforced by syrian foreign minister Farouk Al Sharaa before he left for Moscow. Both men said they saw a new Chance for peace in the Region with Baker saying he intended to keep working at resolving the thorny Arab israeli conflict. A i sense there is very serious intent on the part of the syrian government to pursue an Active peace process and to continue to work toward that end with the Poali Tion countries that worked together to reverse Saddam Hussein a aggression a Baker said. . Officials believe the soviet Union Hopes to turn its support of the International coalition against Iraq into More influence in a postwar settlement. The soviets Are walking a Fine line Between support of its traditional Radical Arab allies in the Middle East and its new cooperation with the United states. Baker met thursday night with soviet foreign min Listef Alexander Bessmer Nyoh for their first round of talks. Although he was ambassador to the United states Bessmer Nyoh does not enjoy As close a relationship with his american counterpart As Eduard Shevardnadze had before his dramatic resignation in november. A a second Baker Bessmer Nyoh meeting was scheduled Friday morning and Baker was to meet soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev in the afternoon before hosting a dinner for leaders of the 15 soviet republics. Baker will leave Moscow saturday afternoon virus from rage 1 system files from the original is Dos floppy disks supplied with the computer Boyer said. A the solution is so simple As to be unbelievable a Cox said. Boyer urged computer users to avoid using the Packard Bell super via Utility disks until they can be checked for the virus. The disks Are Only needed for special software applications and not routine use a a Quot Cox said the music Bug virus has already appeared in the United states but the source is still unknown. Now that the virus has made its Way to Germany a the potential is that Cvet Yma Chine could get the virus a Boyer said. A computer Bug or virus is a program written with the intention of wreaking havoc on computer systems. More than 3,000 viruses have been identified Boyer said. By a a Adams said that customers who suspect problems should Contact their sales representative immediately. He said he is Selling about 500 of the computers a month in Germany. They retail for $ 1,749 without a  6 jailed in Ira bombings freed London apr six defiant defendants walked free thursday after 16 years in prison when the court of Appeal reversed their convictions for the Irish Republican army a bloodiest bombings in England. Y a Justice i done to think the people in there have got the intelligence nor the honesty to spell the word never mind dispense it a shouted Patrick Hill after his release. A a they re Rotten athe six risen jubilant but angry emerged to Greet supporters. And their families outside the old Bailey courthouse. It was a delirious scope with defendants taking turns at microphones then turning to embrace tearful wives and daughters and shake hands with supporters. /. A a a Quot a a Ita a a. Their Freedom had come on the ninth Day of a court hearing into their appeals. A in the Light of fresh evidence which has become available since the last hearing in this court your Appeal will be allowed. You will be free to go As soon As the usual formalities have been discharged a lord Justice Lloyd said minutes after the court decision Home Secretary Kenneth Baker the Cabinet official responsible for Law enforcement told the House of commons that the Case a raises a number of serious issues which must be a cause of concern to us  a. A / r he announced the appointment of a Royal commission to review criminal pro. Cedres including the use of scientific evidence a to minimize As far As possible the likelihood of such events happening.  a. A a a a a  a a  decision had been expected after government prosecutors said they could no longer rely on scientific and police Evi. Dence in the ease. Besides Hill 46, the defendants freed were Richard mall Kenny 57 Johnny Walker 55 Bill Power 45 Gerard Hunter 44 and Hugh Callaghan 60. It was the second time in two years that the court of Appeal freed people convicted of Ira bombings in the mid-1970sl the government admitted that convictions of seven other people Are faulty. Quot a a a a a the six men were arrested shortly after bombs planted in two pubs killed 21 people and injured 162 others in Birmingham on nov. 21, 1974. All were born in Northern Ireland and All but Walker came from Belfast Sar Doyne Section. The Belfast men were arrested on their Way to the funeral of an Ira Man James Mcdade who was killed by his own bomb. Mcdade had stayed for a time with Power and with Hunter. Probe set on expired plates incident from Page 1 the government  have promised it would have water and electricity in two or three Days and then kept delaying the Date. A. A. It should have told the people the truth she said. A it seems like a  one indication of the extent of discontent is the number of kuwaitis trying to leave the country temporarily. More than 10,000 have applied since the ministry of Interior began taking applications sunday. A a a a v a in addition opposition activists Are demanding greater democracy and a return of the parliament suspended by the Emir in 19x6. The activists also have accused members of the Al Sabah family which hits ruled Kuwait since 1759, of organizing private militias and carrying out revenge attacks against people suspected of collaborating with the iraqis. Some palestinians supported the iraqis and they have been targeted by resistance fighters and government soldiers. In addition to these divisions the Emir will also have to work on new Security arrangements for the Gulf and try to wind Down the Allied military presence. Prior to iraqis invasion Saddam Hussein harshly attacked the Emir and attempted to discredit the ruling family. Bad Kreuz Nach Germany a amps a the commander of the 8th inf div has ordered an investigation of a military policeman a report that the division Provost marshal stopped the patrolman from confiscating the officers expired License plates. /. A a Brig Gen. John p. Otjen ordered the probe of it. Col. Earnest Dixon on wednesday division spokesman maj Douglas w. Curtis or. Said thursday. The division will conduct the investigation Curtis said. The military policeman spec Shawn Braley of the 8th my co said he spotted the unregistered car while making a routine patrol tuesday through a bad Kreuz Nach housing area. Braley said he removed the License plates and placed them in his patrol car and was writing out a citation when the Provost marshal appeared. According to Braley the officer removed the plates from the patrol car and said he would take care of the matter. Dixon a registration expired dec. 27 and the cards registration was revoked feb. 21, according to a Usa eur motor vehicle registry employee. Braley said thursday that he still believes he did the right thing. A i m glad that i stuck by my guns a Braley said. A few people have criticized him for turning in the Boss he  everybody else commended me for what i did a he said a i got a lot of  from Page 1 dawned on him that the if Force probably had told his family he might have been killed. A somebody was telling them that i might be dead a he said. A that was the toughest part of All of it a Lyerly said the iraqis were seeking a general information about the Allied plans during interrogation but it was difficult to communicate since none of the prisoners spoke arabic. Several pilots said they were generally Well treated by their captors until they were brought to a Baghdad prison. Air Force capt. Williams of Andrews of Waterloo n.y., said two iraqi soldiers helped splint his broken leg after he was shot Down on feb. 27. He described his treatment As a pretty Good and said the iraqis showed him compassion. Marine corps it. Col. Clifford m. Agree said that statements made by the flows on videos for broadcast by the iraqis were made under duress but he declined to go into details. Zaun describing the making of his video said a they took me to a to studio and sat me next to the big Guy and then told me what questions they were going to ask and they told me what my answers were going to be.�?�. He said he tried to a Csc Rev up his answers but he did no to think it made any difference because they were translated into. Arabic anyway. In the iraqi to broadcast Zaun spoke in a slow Monotone and said a i think our leaders and our people have wrongly attacked the peaceful people of  at thursdays news conference Zaun said he was apprehensive that iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein might use the videos to convince his people that they were wanning the War but he did not worry about the reaction of americans. A i had enough Faith in americans to know that anybody who saw this was going to say this is ridiculous a a he said. Zaun whose badly bruised face was widely pictured in the United states after the video said 90 percent of his facial injuries occurred during his ejection from his air plane and a in maybe a Little bit of it was getting slapped  he said he also a banged my and see in the Hope he would disfigure himself so that he would riot be shown on television. Capt. Russell Sanborn of the marines described Captivity As a a terrifying experience in which the prisoners were kept in solitary confinement. A there was some mistreatment and the food was less than adequate Quot Sanborn said. He described the medical treatment As  a a a a. Marine corps capt. Michael a Berryman of Yuma ariz., said a it was Virv difficult coping with the interrogation. He said he was helped by his religious Faith. Maj. Joseph j. Small Iii said he came Down on an iraqi infantry position after his aircraft was hit by anti aircraft artillery on feb. 25 and a when they did t shoot at me right away 1 figured i had a fighting