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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 28, 1992 world the stars and stripes a Page 9 Kohl makes pitch for maastricht unify needed to counter nationalism he says Dusseldorf Germany a Chancellor Hel Mut Kohl warned tuesday that other nations mistrust of German Power could Lead to a new nationalism that would drive european countries further apart. Speaking to the annual convention of his Christian democratic Union Kohl also said it would be danger Ous for european relations if other countries formed alliances to try to keep German Power in Check. We Are in the year 1992, and not 1902," said Kohl referring to the pre world War i Era when opposing pacts and alliances were being formed. In the most impassioned Appeal Kohl has made forgoing ahead with the maastricht treaty on european Union the Chancellor said integration was needed to keep nationalism at Bay. I doubt that the evil nationalistic spirits of the past which have already delivered horrible suffering to us europeans in this Century Are exorcised for All time Kohl said. No one should believe that nationalism s ghost i Europe is forever dead or alive Only in former Yugo Slavia and parts of the now defunct soviet bloc Kohl said. In an apparent reference to rising right Wing extremism at Home Kohl said no one in Germany. Should pompously say that we Are completely free of nationalistic thought. Kohl said that for All these reasons the 12-Nationeuropean Community must go Forward with the maastricht treaty which would integrate the dec nations economies and More closely tie their policies. Kohl addressed claims by politicians in Britain another countries that Germany has become too Domi Neering in european politics. It is dangerous if propaganda is made with the argument that Germany has become too big and too pow Erful and that one must therefore consider coalitions among other nations Kohl said. _ Kohl also said no one should fear that Germany wants to exclude from the process of european integration countries such As Britain that Are reluctant to be full partners in a european Union. My politics will never be to exclude individual part ners or push them to the Edge. We Don t want a Europe of two or three speeds Kohl said. But i add just As clearly we Don t want a Europe that is oriented toward the slowest ship in the  the German parliament is expected to ratify the maastricht treaty this year. But the treaty s Fate in Britain and Denmark remains unclear. Rockets blast israeli town As fighting intensifies Jerusalem a Katusha Rock ets slammed into the Northern israeli town of Kiryati Shmouneh shortly before Dawn tuesday killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring five other people the army said. Artillery and rocket duels raged in Southern Lebanon for a second Day Fol lowing a Roadside bombing that killed five israeli soldiers. On monday the israelis mounted air sea and artillery attacks on guerrilla tar gets and sent artillery guns and heavily equipped armoured personnel carriers into its self designated Security zone in Southern Lebanon. Israel radio said tuesday that israeli tanks also had moved into the Security zone. However Security sources in Southern Lebanon said they had no reports of tank movements. Responsibility for sunday s Roadside bombing was claimed by the fundamentalist shiite Muslim Hezbollah which has vowed to wreck the ongoing Arab israeli peace talks. Tuesday s rocket attack brought a Strong response from prime minister Yitzhak Rabin who held urgent consultations with parliament s foreign affairs and defense committee. Our intention is to bring about Calm As much As is possible Rabin said after the meeting. He added but we must be ready and deployed to respond in the necessary manner if Hezbollah continues in its at tempts to  the boy who died tuesday morning in the israeli town of Kiryati Shmouneh was sleeping on an apartment building Balcony when the rocket hit officials said. The voice of Lebanon radio station said an israeli air raid tuesday targeted a base of the Radical democratic front for the liberation of Palestine in the syrian controlled Bekaan Valley wounding one a three Story building in Abra Lebanon housing Muslim fundamentalists was reduced to rubble during an israeli air raid monday. Guerrilla. It said a second strike was against a unidentified position. A statement from the israeli armed forces said air Force fighter bombers at tacked terrorist targets iru4he Bekaan and the targets were hit. All aircraft re turned safely to  at least 12 people have been killed and 30 wounded in three Days of violence that began when the Roadside bomb killed five soldiers in the israeli Security zone. Timur Goksel spokesman for the  Force in Lebanon said the israe Lis fired 700 howitzer and tank rounds on lebanese targets in 17 hours of shelling that ebbed at 4 . Tuesday. He said Hezbollah retaliated by firing20 Kat Yushas tube fired rockets on is Rael s Northern Galilee Panhandle and on the israeli Security zone. Security sources in Southern Lebanon said about 150 Hezbollah fighters in civil Ian cars and an ambulance tried to breakthrough . Checkpoints but were turned Back by peacekeeping troops from Nepal. The guerrillas went to the nearby Vil Lage of Sidi Quine where they unloaded the rockets from the ambulance place them on mules and spread out in Olive Groves said the sources speaking on condition of anonymity. Israel s air attacks on monday targeted Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon and israeli boats fired on a base of the Funda mentalist islamic jihad in Palestine in the Northern refugee Camp of Nahr Al bared. . Soldier in Cambodia loses leg to mine phenom penh Cambodia a French . Peacekeeper lost a leg after stepping on an anti personnel mine tues Day in Northwestern Cambodia a . Spokesman  French Soldier working alongside the first in the . Peace keeping operation s French mine Clear ing training program was wounded by shrapnel in the shoulder and  spokesman Eric fait said. Fait said it was the first serious mine injury involving the 22,000 . Peace keepers since their Mission began in  other members of the operation assigned to guide Cambodia to election by May had been injured earlier in less serious accidents he  would not identify the injured sol Diers saying it was the . Operation policy to withhold the names of injured personnel. After two decades of conflict cambo Dia is littered with millions of mines that regularly kill or maim cambodians. The mine Clearing training program is designed to teach cambodians to rid their country of mines. The two French soldiers were in the final stage of the lessons which involve Clearing minefields in Bantay Meadrith about 223 Miles Northwest of phenom penh fait said. They were being treated by doctors of the private organization Medici is sans frontiers in mongol Borei just South of Sis Phon about 190 Miles Northwest of phenom penh he said. He had no details. About a dozen . Troops have died in other accidents since the peacekeeping Mission began  
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