European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse International support sought by Bush to punish libyans the flight plan of pan am 103 Washington a president Bush on a collision course with Libya is trying to assemble an International Arsenal of economic sanctions diplomatic pressure and perhaps military Force to punish moan car Qadhafi and smash his reputed network of terrorists. The administration put Qadhafi on notice thursday that Bush is talking with allies about a coordinated International response against Libya Over the destruction of a new York bound Airliner three years ago. . And scottish officials thursday announced indictments accusing two libyan intelligence officers of planting the bomb that blew up pan am blight 103 on dec. 21. 1988, Over Lockerbie Scotland killing 270 people. Libya denied the allegations Friday and called for the ease to be turned Over to a Neutral investigating committee. International committees of inquiry or the. International court of Justice in the Hague Netherlands should handle the ease. Libya s foreign ministry said in a dispatch from the official news age Nev Jana. Separately the libyan Mission to the United nations issued a statement saying that Quot if the unsubstantiated accusations a Are a pretext to military aggression against Libya the libyan government Quot reserves its right to defend Saleeb Hujbar Libya s ambassador to France said. Quot the Only one who has been investigating this ease is the Cia. They took so Long to make up their minds Quot on whom to blame. Hujbar spoke on Nik Quot a 7 Odu show. The administration said responsibility Lor the attack reached deep into the gov eminent of Qadhafi who Long has been branded a terrorist by the United slates. Quot this was a libyan government operation from Start to finish Quot said stale department spokesman Richard Boucher. A we hold the libyan government responsible for the murder of 270 a the International Community must protect itself from this uncivilized terrorism a said while House press Secretary Marlin fit water. A we Don t Rule out any options a he added specifically refusing to exclude the use of military Force. President Bush said thursday night he see libyans on Page 2 Pilot lauded for flying feat Manama Bahrain apr the Pilot of a . Navy fighter Jet managed to land on an aircraft Carrier in the persian Gulf after a Section of his plane snapped off while he was lying at 27.500 feet officials said Friday. Quot it is the most extraordinary flying feat i have seen in peace or War in my lifetime Quot said Cape. Jim Sherlock air Wing commander aboard the Carrier Dwight d. Eisenhower. It. Cmdr. Joe f. Edwards 33, of Roanoke ala., broke his right shoulder and injured his right Eye during the ordeal Sherlock said the f-14 tomcats radar intercept officer. It. Cmdr. Scott Grundmeier was not injured. The tomcat was flying Over Gulf Waters on a routine Mission wednesday afternoon when its radar dome located on the plane s nose broke Olf and smashed the cockpit canopy said Navy spokesman it. Cmdr. Tim of Leary. He said the cause of the Accident was not immediately known and was being investigated. Because the Jet lost its communications equipment. Edwards swooped Down to 500 feel to Alert the Carrier of the Accident o Leary said. He made two More passes Over the Carrier while its Crew prepared for an emergency Landing. Of Leary said Edwards managed to land the plane despite loss of vision in his right Eye and severe pain in his shoulder. A the aviators on this ship. Cannot believe , cmdr. Edwards landed thut air plane Quot said Sherlock. Edwards was flown to a Hospital in 11 tomcat Wing Span 38 feet 3 inches tailplane Span wheel base Max cargo Load Max Takeoff weight Max cruising Speed Range with Max cargo Load 62 Teot 8 inches height 16 feet 32 feet 8 inches 72 Teet. 11 inches 261.000 la. 74,349 to. 460-633 Mph 2.000 Miles source s Jenna s All it to world s am met ass nato Southern Region forces wage military s largest computer exercise Sas Gary Miller col. John Coughlin by j. King Cruger Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy a few know that a fierce conflict involving vast armies and hundreds of planes and warships raged this week in natos Southern Region. The conflict pitted the evil Torees of a mgr ulandia Quot against the Blue forces of ii nato nations. Public opinion solidly coalesced behind the Allied cause when Early in the struggle Gruy landia Sank the . Navy s Hospital ship mercy. The combat took place during dynamic future 91, the largest and most Complex computer War exercise Ever conducted by the military. Dynamic future involved 3,000 Allied Warg umers working at and interlinked by extremely sophisticated communications systems at a dozen widely dispersed command locations. Six Sites in Italy one of we truly had to think joint. There was no decision that did not involve army Navy air forces and adm. Jonathan t. Howe them the huh fleets flagship the Belkna five in Turkey and one in Germany were linked together by satellite. The network allowed adm. Jonathan t. Howe commander o Allied forces Southern Europe to direct the exercise from his Headquarters in Naples and to hold television conferences with his subordinate commanders. A the Cine Lloyc wants to talk face to face Wilh All subordinates and to get their feedback a turkish army it. Col. I linger Taksil the exercises project Wolfi Eer said earlier this week. Quot he is very Happy with this the communications setups far As 1 know Taksil said. Quot we truly had to think joint a Lowe said Friday. Quot there was no decision that did not involve army Navy air forces and marines. There was no decision that did not involve every pc principal subordinate command a that is irom i m key to Italy to our reinforcing nations. In the whole theater each significant Pioh see nato on Page 2
