European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse 1942-1992 vol. 51, no. 256 35$ wednesday december 30,1992 50 years of service Quot b d 8693 arms agreement reachedu.s., russian negotiators of cuts in nuclear missiles russian foreign minister Andrei v. Kozarev left and Secretary of state Lawrence s. Eagleburger celebrate tuesday after reaching an arms agreement in Geneva. Geneva apr Secretary of state Lawrence s. Eagleburger on tuesday announced agreement with Russia on a treaty to sharply reduce nuclear missiles maintained by the two countries. Under the Start 11 Accord hundreds of the worlds deadliest nuclear weapons a Long Range land based missiles with multiple warheads a would be removed including the 154 russian ss-18 missiles the 1991 strategic arms reduction treaty did not ban. Also stockpiles of . And russian strategic warheads would be pared to about one third of current Levels. It would be president Bush a third major arms control agreement. In 1990, he signed an East West agreement to Cut troops and tanks in Europe. Last year he signed a treaty with Russia to Cut strategic nuclear weapons by about one third. Eagleburger made the announcement following a 90-Minule meeting with russian foreign minister Andrei v. Kozarev a we have made very Good Progress. We now have a text we can put to the two presidents a Eagleburger said As he prepared to Fly Back to Washington. The White House said that Bush and russian president Boris n. Yeltsin were expected to sign the agreement this weekend in Russia. Bush would Fly to the Black sea resort of Sochi from Somalia where he will make a new a cars a visit to . Troops. In Washington Early reaction was positive. Indiana democratic rep. Lee h. Hamilton incoming chairman of the House foreign affairs committee called the agreement a a great gift to the nation see arms on Page 2 clan Bloodbath preceded troops arrival reports say Mogadishu Somalia a diplomats and Relief workers said tuesday that a powerful warlord ordered a systematic door to door killing of rival clansmen in the Southern port of Kismay before . And belgian troops arrived dec. 20. The sources some speaking on condition of anonymity said the a clan cleansing of Kismay was carried out by militia members Loyal to col. Omar Jess a warlord Allied to Gen. Mohamed Farrah aided the strongman who controls the Southern half of Mogadishu. The estimates of those killed went from 50 to As High As 200. They included religious leaders business people at least two doctors and other members of the Kismay elite who belonged to the Harti clan. A there Are still slayings every Day Quot said or. Reginald Moreels president of Medici is sans frontiers doctors without Borders. A people Are still being killed off before they can even reach the Moreels who arrived in Kismay on dec. 12, said in an interview in Brussels Belgium that beginning dec. 8, rival clans a tried As much As possible to Settle old scores before the arrival of the . Troops of the 10th Mountain div Light from fort drum n.y., and belgian paratroopers began patrolling the town of some 150,000 residents and refugees monday. Previously they had confined themselves to securing Kis Mayus sport and Airport leaving the town itself m the bands of Jess. . Embassy spokesman Frank Strovas confirmed the killings which were reported tuesday in the new York times but would give no other details. However col. Fred Peck a Marine spokesman was sceptical of the report and said a team was sent in to investigate the matter. A people took us out to Sites where they alleged see related stories on Page 9 either killings had taken place or people were buried and we could uncover no physical evidence of any Large scale killing there or no mass Graves a he said. A a they found a great Deal of inconsistencies in the versions of the tales people were telling us and inconsistencies Between the first telling of it by one individual and the second or third or fourth time Quot Peck said. From his arrival in Kismay on dec. 12 until his departure 10 Days later Moreels said a i did nothing but operate on the wounded.�?�. Holds fire As iraqis return to no Fly zone from stuff and wire reports iraqi warplanes have made fresh incursions into the air exclusion zone in Southern Iraq but no shots were fired at them a . Military spokesman said tuesday meanwhile the state department said that . Installations overseas have been instructed to take precautions against any possible iraqi retaliation for sundays Downing of an iraqi Jet fighter. The iraqi air Force made a additional sorties across the 32nd parallel monday to a maximum incursion of 20 Miles within the no Fly zone said it. Col. Howard Carter who is based in Riyadh saudi Arabia. Also tuesday officials in the Pentagon said they expected the . Aircraft Carrier Kitty Hawk which had been sailing off Somalia to move within see iraqi on Page 2 the stars and stripes takes another look at 1992 in Friday s Holiday edition. A 36-Page insert will feature a month by month Recap of the year s top news sports and entertainment events an eight Page Section of the Best photographs by stars and stripes staff members and More. Budget tight nato pondering ways to fund its new Structure by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a As natos Post cold War Structure begins to take shape Alliance officials worry that member nations faced with deep defense budget cuts wont be Able to fund projects needed to support the new smaller highly Mobile Force. While the alliances new strategy eliminates the need to build bunkers for its troops to counter a Warsaw pact onslaught it does require infrastructure investment for such items As High tech command and control networks needed to coordinate troops deployed rapidly Over great distances. A there Are serious doubts that there will be enough authorization Money in the Kitty to meet those obligations for the necessary new Start projects a said a senior nato official. The . Congress recently dealt a blow to the Alliance when it approved just $61 million of a $221 million Bush administration request for the nato infrastructure spending pot for the current fiscal year. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said he expected the United states will manage to meet nato spending commitments this fiscal year but would be unable to fund any new projects during the year. A the infrastructure shortfall is a serious one. Its a see nato on Page 2
