European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday july 18, 1991 at a glance Scotland a a land of rugged Hills mysterious lakes and bagpipe bands a is explored in stripes  supports Thomas sen. Sam Nunn a Leader of Southern democrats endorses the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the supreme court. A Page 4quick ratification sought defense Secretary Dick Cheney and Gen. Colin l. Powell urge speedy ratification of a proposed treaty to limit conventional forces in Europe. A Page 52 state budgets signed California and Maine get their state budgets signed at last raising taxes and sending state employees Back to work. Elsewhere its budget impasse As usual. A Page 6abortion showdown looms Congress Heads for a veto showdown with president Bush after the Senate approves legislation freeing federally financed family planning centers to dispense abortion advice. A Page 7saddam appeals for Unity in his first speech in four months president Saddam Hussein Calls on iraqis to put past differences behind them and enter a new Era of political pluralism. A Page 8walkers keep coming Back some foot soldiers can to walk away from the Nijm Egen marches for Good a the crowds keep bringing them Back. Page 10 Index Abby Ann Landers. 14 comics. Commentary. 13 crossword. 14 letters. Money matters. 17 sports. To listings. Weather. 18-242311 Hijacker who killed . Loses final Appeal in Germany Karlsruhe Germany apr the nations supreme court on wednesday upheld the murder conviction of Hijacker Mohammed Ali Hamadi who is serving a life sentence for killing a . Serviceman. Hamadi 26, was convicted by a Frankfurt court in May 1989 of killing Sailor Robert Stethem of Waldorf md., during a Twa flight from Athens Greece to Rome that was hijacked to Beirut Lebanon. Stethem 23, was beaten and shot while the plane was in Beirut on june 15, 1985. He was the Only casualty during the hijacking ordeal in which 39 americans were held hostage for 17 Days. Hamadi was arrested at Frankfurt Airport on Jan. 13, 1987, when customs officials discovered liquid explosives in his Luggage. . Authorities requested his extradition so he could stand trial in the United states. But the germans who have no death penalty insisted on prosecuting Hamadi themselves. Hamadi a Appeal of his conviction was based largely on whether Germany had the right to prosecute him in connection with the hijacking. The nations High court in Karlsruhe rejected the Appeal As unsubstantiated without further comment. The decision upholds Hamadi a sentence and Means he will not be eligible for parole consideration until he has served at least 15 years in prison. Hamadi solder brother Abbas Ali Hamadi is also serving a prison term in Germany. He was arrested at Frankfurt Airport on Jan. 27, 1987, on a return flight from Beirut in connection with the kidnapping of two germans allegedly abducted to gain Mohammed Hamadi a Freedom. The two germans have since been freed. A Disseldorf court convicted Abbas Hamadi in connection with the kidnappings and sentenced him to 13 years in prison in april 1988. On monday police in Saarland state said Abbas Hamadi had been stabbed at a Saarland prison during an altercation with another inmate. Police said that Hamadi a wounds were not serious and that he was treated and returned to the prison a Short time later. A third brother Abdul Hadi Hamadi Heads the Security apparatus of Hezbollah Iran a main shiite ally in Lebanon. Hezbollah is believed to be the Parent organization for the underground extremist factions holding most of the 13 westerners missing in Lebanon. They Are six americans four britons two germans and an  from Page 1 although in Hindsight it May have come to seem both a Cheney wrote. Military planners and budget writers on Capitol Hill Are Likely to devote most of their attention to the reports largely elliptical accounts of shortages and shortcomings. Because each interested service and Agency had the Opportunity to review and Challenge unflattering passages in the report officials said no direct or vivid criticism survived from earlier drafts. A learning from failure is obviously crucial a said one author of the report who promised that the final version of the assessment due in january will be blunter in its description of wartime problems. The interim report makes no attempt to dra v firm conclusions or. To distinguish potential a War stoppers from minor gaps and errors. Among the most important Vulner Abili Summit from Page 1 one last area of disagreement. Bessmer Nyoh had asked to meet Baker in Advance of Bush a luncheon with Gorbachev and brought a some new positions a the administration official said. After a 15-minute session Baker took the proposal to Bush and the Deal was sealed. A before you withdraw the invitation we accept with pleasure a Bush told Gorbachev in their televised interchange photo from Page 1 it at a recent meeting of the National Alliance of families an organization of relatives of those listed As missing in Southeast Asia. Hartung said the picture was delivered to assistant defense Secretary Carl Ford at a meeting with the three families july 12. He said the relatives a firmly believe the photograph a depicts their missing family  �?o1 can Tell you that the photo is currently being Analysed by the full Range of technical Means available to the department ties described in the report involved preparations for biological warfare. Intelligence assessments the report said focused on the likelihood that Irac had built weapons containing anthrax ant Botu Linal toxins either of which a a could have created enormous numbers of fatalities a although All troops had protective masks capable of filtering out the toxins a there were no fielded systems to detect Covert attacks until late in the War and the troops would have received no warning a until after medical symptoms appeared a too late to be of Best value a the report  vaccines a were not available in significant quantities until Early 1991,�?� four months after the first troops arrived in saudi Arabia with the expectation of imminent combat. Another life threatening shortage involved Hospital Beds. During the deployment and buildup before the War at a time when the . Central come specified a requirement for 7,350 Hospital Beds in the War theater there were never More than through interpreters. Bush said that the Summit would last two or three Days and that the leaders hoped to sign the arms treaty that has been in negotiation for nearly 10 years. A there was Compromise on All sides a said Bush. A under the agreement the soviets would have to reduce by half a to 154 a their inventory of ss-18 missiles capable of hitting the United states. The United states on the other hand would retain its advantage Over the soviets in such categories As Long Range bombers and cruise missiles. Overall the treaty would limit the through a number of different government agencies a the Pentagon spokesman said. He said the government was making a urgent efforts to determine the Validity of the report. Hartung stopped Short of saying the photograph looks authentic. A i  go that tar a he said. A the experts Are looking at it and certainly in a not an expert on  the american defense Institute said the families whose names and addresses it declined to provide identified those in the picture As a air Force col. John Leighton Robertson of Seattle shot Down sept. 16, 1966, Over North Vietnam and listed As missing in action. If alive he would be 60 2,642. In november when president Bush began discussing an offensive plan casualty projections called for 18,100 Hospital Beds in theater a a number that was not reached until mid february. On Jan. 15, two Days before the War began there were Only 7,680 Hospital Beds available. Significantly for a War won in part by attacks on iraqi command and control links the report stated that american communications links were unprotected. Satellites were so important to the War Effort the report said that two More were moved to the Region to serve the army a Vii corps and the Marine expeditionary Force that drove through the heart of iraqi defences. A it would be difficult a if not impossible a to operate effectively without the communications capabilities . Space systems provide a the report said and yet a current space based communications including military and commercial were vulnerable to jamming had the enemy chosen to do  United states to 10,400 nuclear warheads Down from 12,000, and the soviets to 8,000, Down from 11,000. There was no description of How negotiators had resolved the final Issue on throw weight involving allowable warhead limits on certain missiles. Gorbachev said simply a we were told that All of the issues were  Baker said the Start agreement would run nearly 500 pages and still must be put into final language if it is to be signed in Moscow. A the Issue that remained when we left Washington has now been resolved a said Baker. Years old. A air Force maj. Albro Lynn Lundy or. Of Sherman Oaks calif., shot Down sept. 16, 1966, Over Laos. Listed As killed be would be 58 if alive. A Navy it. Larry James Stevens of Canoga Park calif., shot Down feb. 14, 1969, Over Laos. Listed As missing in action he would be 50 if alive. In the photo the men appear to be holding up a sign saying a photo ld-25-5-1990,�?� which Mcdaniel interpreted to mean May 25,1990. The sign also contains the letters a in nth k.b.e.19.�?� Isaf said Mcdaniel speculated that these markings could contain some clue to the location of the three men