European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 29,1992 . The stars and stripes b Page 5senator assails Iraq deals probe Iraq had . Weapons documents show Washington apr president Bush says no . Weapons were found in iraqi hands during the persian Gulf War. But . Military intelligence suggests he May be wrong. Two newly declassified reports show that Iraq had some . Weapons in its Arsenal mostly land mines and mortars during the War. And a military official said tuesday that the mines could have caused some of the dozens of casualties suffered by american troops when a .-led coalition ousted iraqi forces from Kuwait last year. The reports were prepared by . Army intelligence officials in november 1990. The documents were designed to familiarize american military planners with the enemy a capability. The partially declassified and heavily censored reports were obtained by William Arkin director of military research for Greenpeace an activist environmental group under the Freedom of information act. The reports done to say How the iraqis obtained the weapons. But a Pentagon official said they were obtained in one of four ways a bought from . Allies who either purchased them from the United states or were licensed to manufacture them. A captured from current or former . Allies such As Kuwait or Iran. A received from . Allies such As Jordan or Pakistan. A bought on the International Black Market. The reports contain no evidence that . Manufacturers sold weapons directly to Iraq. But they Point to a How porous the arms Market is a said Arkin. Washington apr the chairman of the Senate banking committee accused the Bush administration tuesday of a putting out false information on . Export of advanced technology to Iraq before the persian Gulf War. At a rare hearing during the congressional recess sen. Donald w. Riegle jr., d-mich., also criticized the Justice department for what he called a delay in investigating possible criminal wrongdoing by administration officials. A it appears on the face of it that Laws were broken the people that did it have to be identified a said Riegle who was the Only committee member present. A the delay cannot go on indefinitely Here. If this Justice department and attorney general done to do it then another one  before they were submitted to Congress documents pertaining to Export licenses for Iraq were improperly altered by Commerce department employees to disguise their military potential the departments inspector general has found. Rep. Henry b. Gonzalez a Texas the House banking committee chairman what has investigated .-Iraq ties for two years testified tuesday that the Bush administration helped the iraqis build a nuclear a super gun a by approving Export licenses in 1989 for related technology. Gonzalez said the Commerce department granted an Export License in 1989 to space research corp. Of Maryland for a computer used to design a projectile for the Long Range howitzer designed to deliver nuclear arms. At the time Gonzalez said the state department knew space research was engaged in numerous military projects in Iraq. A not surprisingly the state department misled the Public about Export licenses approved for space research corp.,�?� Gonzalez said. Riegle was bolstered in his assertions by testimony from nuclear technology experts who disputed recent statements by president Bush and top administration officials that . Technology was not used in iraqis nuclear weapons program. Also at the hearing Gonzalez released a letter that he had sent agriculture Secretary Edward Madigan seeking information on alleged recent shredding of documents about Usdan Sloan guarantees for Iraq. Citing Gonzalez questions democratic vice presidential candidate a1 Gore campaigning in Wisconsin on tuesday called on Bush to order Cabinet secretaries and Agency chiefs to ban destruction of any documents related to . Dealings with Iraq. Us a spokesman Roger Runningen said the relevant office last week shredded Only personal expense accounts and commodity reports on Rice and  the stars and stripes10 year Sago oct. 29,1982 a defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger said soviet president Leonid i. Brezhnev a vow to counter the . Arms buildup requires that the West a stay on the course of american rearmament.20 years ago oct. 29,1972 a sen. George s. Mcgovern predicted he would win the presidency despite pollsters surveys adding that if he loses he could not ask the american people to rally behind Richard m. Nixon.30 years ago oct. 29,1962 a soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev ordered the dismantling of soviet missile bases in Cuba and the return of military equipment to his nation.40 years ago oct. 29,1952 a president Truman accused Dwight d. Eisenhower the gop presidential candidate of being a thoroughly dishonest about Korea. World War ii 50 years ago today oct. 291 a 9 a 4 �2 the afrika Korps fails Quot in another attack on the Northern part of Britain s 8th army in Western Egypt and the British detect that the Southern part of the Axis line has been weakened. In the Pacific australian soldiers drive the japanese from Eora on new Guinea s Kokorda Trail. On Guadalcanal the . Marines prepare to follow the retreating japanese. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book of world War ii Boson books corp., 1981 a Canoe Crew astronauts talk Cape canaveral Fla. Up taking time out from their Orbital research astronauts aboard the shuttle Columbia chatted with Crew members of a 65-foot polynesian Canoe and answered questions from hawaiian pupils wednesday. The Day after Columbia blasted into space last thursday the Canoe set sail on a 30-Day voyage from the Cook islands to Hawaii. The 65-foot-Long, double hulled vessel is similar to those used by the polynesians 3,000 years ago. The Crews exchanged information about their respective journeys. The Crews then answered questions about the two missions from hawaiian children who Are monitoring the voyage of the Canoe. The pupils asked the shuttle astronauts about their research and motion sickness. Sen. Sam Nunn. A a secret for 54 years.yep, senator admits he s from space Savannah a. A sen. Sam Nunn says those tabloid reports Are True a he is a space alien. A i confess a the Georgia Democrat quipped during an appearance monday. A a it a amazing in be been Able to keep it a secret for 54  weekly world news reported last week that Nunn and four other senators a republicans Orrin g. Hatch of Utah Nancy Landon Kassebaum of Kansas and Alan k. Simpson of Wyoming and Democrat John Glenn of Ohio a Are aliens. Nunn joked that he is from Krypton Superman a fictional Birthplace. Rules eased on air Accident data Byra Crowden Washington Bureau Washington a Pentagon officials could be forced to Tell the Public the cause of future aircraft accidents under a provision of the fiscal 1993 defense authorization act signed by president Bush recently. The services have until late april of next year to put new regulations into effect under the terms drafted by rep. Frank Mccroskey d-ind., a member of both the defense policy panel and the investigations panel of the House armed services committee. The new regulations state that upon request officials must release information regarding aircraft accidents. A the final report of the Accident investigation shall set Forth the opinion or opinions of the investigators As to the cause or causes of the Accident a the legislation states. If the evidence does not allow investigators to form opinions on the accidents cause they must list factors that substantially contributed to the Accident. Air Force army and Navy spokesmen said their services will comply with the new regulations. It the supreme court previously supported the air forces position that the service was permitted to withhold investigation results on the causes of accidents. A basically they the supreme court justices said it Wasny to the Law so we did no to have to disclose the cause of an Accident a said capt. Bryan Holt an air Force spokesman. He added a this is a new Law that Mccroskey drafted. Mccroskey drafted the disclosure rules following the feb. 6 crash of a Kentucky air National guard c-130 transport plane that struck a hotel and restaurant in Evansville ind. The Accident claimed the lives of five Crew members and 11 people on the ground. The air Force has never announced the cause of the tragedy. Newspaper reports said human error caused the crash and they cited conversations in the cockpit that indicated the co Pilot stepped on the wrong rudder pedal at a crucial Point in the flight. A if it weren to for reports leaked to the press people who lost family in that crash would never know Why it Hap evened a said Paul Weber a senior Mem or of Mccloskeyy a Washington staff. Currently the military does two reports on the investigation of an air crash. One report is aimed at determining the cause of the crash and ensuring the safety of related planes and aircrews. The services do not release this report to the Public. The second report which details events surrounding a crash focuses on responsibility for the crash and can result in Legal charges. Results of this investigation Are released at the request of the Public press or other interested parties. Under the new rules the military must also release unclassified facts about the crash upon request. Officials can no longer withhold unclassified information while an investigation is ongoing unless its release would prevent the completion of the investigation. The Law also says that investigators opinions released after a crash cannot be used in civil suits or criminal proceedings resulting from the crash