European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page i the stars Ano stripes sunday. My 3.1998war was punishment afghan says new Leader urges amnesty for Najibullah Kabul. Afghanistan apr adj Taa Staa s new prs Deal Friday urged in Eric for his deposed predecessor and offered a go Muse of the Hamic govern neat s views saying a a mama should not Lead the country. President Sih Ghetubah Mojaddidi a his do Puhac pea race a the capital Siace ending his 20-year exile monday. Aho urged rival guerrilla factions to Slop fight Mulier crowded Ialo Aow pcs Friday the first mus Hia Sabbath Siace Mojaddidi Aad a 50 Neaffer interim courted replaced the remnants of the communist government they battled for 14 years. Hundreds of bearded Ata a Loag Robes rented verses bom the Korea under a snaring foe domed ceding at Kabul s Central Pum Chishti mosque. And he Sheds More crowded outside to get a a Maple of their cur Leader. Quot god almighty has fut fund his Promise Quot Mojaddidi said his voice echoing in the huge chamber. Donees of guerrilla bodyguards with assault rifles stood among 65-year-old theology professor of moderate course Tor the world s the worshippers. Mojaddidi a 65-Ye firmed a comparatively newest Isla Anc state. Even so. He suggested the civil War had been a divine punishment on afghans for failing to obey strict islamic Law. Marbab said that they should be punished so he let the worst country in the world the soviet Union invade oar Coa atry Quot Mojaddidi said. The eventual rebel Victory he said Quot proved that there is Only one superpower in the worhol Quot tanking earlier at a government mosque. Mojaddidi said there would be to Benefit to putting ousted presi est cd that deat Naab Ulab of trial Aad suggested that the former Leader should be granted amnesty along with others who worked a or cooperated with Najibullah s government. Quot if Najibullah wig be punished if Najibullah will be killed what with we get bom this Quot Mojaddidi said. Quot but if we give Ham amnesty and he returns to god. To leh Jhm to repeat maybe he can serve in the Field Najibullah who formerly headed the feared secret police is believed to be hiding in Kabul. Guerrilla groups have been split on whether to allow him to leave. After two months Mojaddidi is to hand Over Power to Burhanuddin Rabbani a Leader of the relatively moderate Mamaat Tadami party after six months a new governing Council will take Over until elections Are held within two years Mojaddidi urged afghans to select a Leader care Tull a and avoid choosing a woman. Quot the weakest nations in the world Are those that had a woman As a Leader he said. Nonetheless he added t Hope there will be to misunderstanding men and women have the same Afghanistan s Economy and infrastructure have been devastated by the Long War. At the United nations officials said Friday that the world body s representative for Afghanistan Benon Sevan is preparing a plan for emergency assistance and repatriation of about 5 million return go s Booty to Germany Berlin api texan Joe Meador was a Soldier who Kab Germany with More than memories after world War ii. His souvenir a priceless medieval treasure and. Some say a Loch if the Virgin Mary s hair. After two years of Legal wrangling Aad a Hearty s3 Milbria pay acut to Meador s heirs Germany last week welcomed Home the jewel encrusted i Clorious relics of its Royal past. Quot these Are among the most important relics of German said Klaus Maurice of the Gemma Odtus ral foundation. The nine items arrived from Dallas on wednesday Aad were put on display in Glass cases at berth Art history museum on thursday. They Rachide a Rock Crystal reliquary shaped like a fish that some Kisky Rivas Ria aged holds a lock of hair from the a bpm Mary. It also includes a 9th or 10th Century reliquary made of Saver. Gold Ivory and precious jewels with the image of Henry i of Saxony who was elected Ling of Germany in 919. Henry s jewelled Wory and Gold comb believed to have been used to comb out sin during religious ceremonies is Ako in the cml Cioa. Other items include two rare Jemel inlaid mar Cripta the items Range in origin from the 9th to the 16th centuries and we were crafted under the rules of Charlemagne 16&-3i4 and Otto i .-973. A Jan nabs Tau mines a a mask w mrs Knpp Mil Focco in trims. They had been stored at the lutheran Church a que Edinburg for centuries until 115, when . Forces occupied the East German City 120 Miles Southwest of Berlin. Meador was a . Army lieutenant guarding a mine Shaft where the goods were hidden and apparently took a chunk of the Booty Back to White Wright Texas. The East German communist regime that followed the division of Germany had Little interest in tracking it Down. Bui after the communists fell in 1989, the two Gemm nys teamed to Hunt the que Edinburg treasure Aad countless other items that vanished in High h a a Mhz High Gamma me wac weird War ii Nad sir the Wake of the War. Two years ago the Berlin cultural foundation quietly purchased a 9th Century died Linburg manuscript from a third unidentified parly. That transaction led Art investigators to the test of the collection which had been left to Meador s brother and sister Ltd Texas after he died in 1980. The que Edinbur Church sued for their return la february the Meador siblings agreed to relinquish the goods for nearly a3 million. Thev also agreed to cooperate with the Hunt for pieces still Misiag what is believed to be roughly half of the que Edinburg collection. The hems wih be on Dis Dav in Berlin until october when Thev finally return to que Edinburg. Junta lets spouse visit regime foe Rangoon Burma a the husband of death my burmese opposition Leader Aung Saa Suu Kyi visited her on saturday for the first time in More than two years. Burma a military Junta lifted its ban on visits last month. Michael Aris arrived at Rangoon Airport then was driven directly to the guarded House of akan of a Caus where Suu Kyi is being held. Suu Kyi won last years Nobel peace prize for non violent resistance to Burma s military government. Her husband a British professor at Oxford University was accompanied by the couple s two teen age sons. They flew in bom Bangkok japanese journalists who fused comment of his visit. The Junta permitted the visit As part of its measures since Gen. Saw mating retired april 23 As Jania chief reportedly because of illness. He was replaced by his Deputy army commander Gen. Than shwe. Suu Kyi who tuns 47 next month has been under strict House arrest since july 1989. 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