European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse 50 years of service vol. 51, no. 56 350 Friday june 12,1992 d 8693 . Weighs military role in Yugoslavia sources say fighting eases around Sarajevo Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr residents of Bosnia a capital poked from their shelters during a break in fighting thursday to seek food but the continued threat of violence stranded a . Relief Convoy. Near the local United nations Headquarters Selling onions and spinach see Sarajevo on Page 2 by Barton Gellman and Ann Devroy the Washington Post Washington a the Bush administration is considering options for the . Military to help Supply escort and protect humanitarian Relief efforts in Yugoslavia officials say. The prevailing View among president Bush Stop advisers is scepticism about the risks and prospects for Success of any direct military involvement and senior Pentagon officials Are nearly unanimously opposed. There also is consensus among senior policy makers that no outside Force is capable of imposing a stable peace in the wreckage of the former yugoslav federation. But some military and civilian officials Are now edging reluctantly toward the View that the United states a As part of an International coalition a should use the military to encourage and sustain a cease fire. No official is believed to be proposing a direct com see role on Page 2canadians May help at Airport by the stars and stripes Lahr Germany a if tensions ease in Sarajevo Canada plans to Honor a potential United nations request to reassign an army battalion from Croatia to the War torn City a Airport. The battalions 800 troops would be responsible for Airport Security and for guarding convoys travelling into Sarajevo to deliver humanitarian Aid according to a Canadian government news see canadians on Page 2 heavily pressured Bush refuses to give up fight against wildlife treaty Earth Summit Washington a president Bush declared thursday the United states is prepared to stand alone in opposing an Earth Summit treaty and will reject pressure for More spending on environmental projects. A the Day of the open Check Book is Over a Bush said As he departed for Panama and the environmental Summit in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. The president said he is a determined to protect the american a storm of anti-. Criticism has swirled for the last week among delegates at the 178-nation Earth Summit and Bush had hoped to offset the tense reception expected there with a Brief and hopefully happier Stopover in Panama on thursday morning. But on wednesday one . Soldier was killed and another wounded when three gunmen fired on an american military vehicle. Asked thursday morning about Panama Bush said he was a not worried at ally about going a a we la be received very Well Down there a he added. Bush has come under Strong criticism internationally for refusing to sign the Earth Summit biodiversity treaty aimed at preserving wildlife species. A if the United states has to be the Only nation to stand against the biodiversity treaty As now drawn a so be it a Bush said before boarding air Force one at Andrews fab outside Washington. A no other nation has done More More rapidly to clean up the water the air or preserve Public lands Quot Bush said. He added that a environmental Protection and a growing Economy Are Bush said that a Strong . Economy is important not just for americans but for the rest of the world. During a photo session before leaving the White House he was asked if he expected to be the Brunt of continued Eavy criticism from other countries at the Earth Summit. A does no to matter a Bush snapped. A we Are the United states. We re the Leader in the environment. We be got a Good record. I represent the people on this the United states is spending $130 billion annually or about 2 percent of its two panamanians on a bicycle look at a burned out car said to belong to an american. American Soldier killed fion. This statistic has been cited o 5en in by panamanian gunmen ten in recent Days by administration officials trying to paint the United states As Long on action and its critics As Long on talk. Bush was to arrive in Rio late thursday. Still Bush will find himself in the unusual position of being the Black sheep rather than the Leader of the pack at an International gathering. Bush Likely will try to repair some of the damage through one on one meetings with some of the world leaders gathering in Rio among them German Chancellor Helmut Kohl whose government has been highly critical of the United states for watering Down a treaty on global warming that will be signed at the Summit. Panama City Panama hours after gunmen killed one . Soldier and seriously wounded another protesters screaming a Bush Assassin a a rampaged though a downtown Park being readied for a speech by president Bush. Riot police used tear Gas to repel the demonstrators wednesday night after they set fire to red White and Blue Bunting around the flatbed trailer that was to serve As a platform for Bush a address thursday. The protesters angry with Bush for ordering the december 1989 invasion that ousted panamanian Leader Manuel Noriega also set garbage on fire kicked Over portable toilets and slashed tree branches. At least six people were arrested. Police beat one Man with a pistol and were seen dragging people from buildings. Earlier in the Day three men with assault rifles ambushed the american soldiers who were Riding in a humvee North of the capital civilian and police officials said. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack which also wounded a 12-year-old boy. There was no immediate identification of the Soldier slain wednesday or his companion pending notification of their see Soldier on Page 2
