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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, January 12, 1993

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 12,1993 in. By de Reavis a aft writer. Bonn Germany a the United nations should react sternly to iraqis recent incursions into Kuwait , Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali said monday. Iraqis crossed the Border into Kuwait on monday for the second time in As Many Days and began dismantling warehouses at a disputed naval base in violation of Gulf War cease fire accords . Officials said. A we cannot allow such treatment to a member state a said Boutros Ghali adding that he passed along his recommendation for a a very stiff answer on the Issue to the . Security Council. Boutros Ghali is making a three Day. Trip through Germany urging National officials to take a greater role in world affairs. A the United nations and the world peace Effort needs a Germany that will play a full fledged role in world politics a Boutros Ghali said. He said it was a fallacy that the German military May not operate outside the nato area. The country a Constitution is interpreted As barring such deployments. The stars and stripes 8 Pape 3 Quot there Are 179 countries in the world a he said. A we Are fully aware that Germany cannot participate in actions in several because of the legacy of world War ii. For example in Yugoslavia. But there Are Many others such As Zambia Cambodia and Somalia where it can participate in the peacekeeping and peacemaking process. A this is not Only my opinion but the opinion of the International  Germany has promised to Send troops to Somalia when the violence there has been quelled. However the government has not Given a time and it faces a potential court Challenge to the Mission from the opposition Socia democrats. German foreign minister Klaus Kin Kel who attended the news conference said he believes German political parties will reach a consensus next week concerning participation in peacekeeping and peacemaking forces. A during the cold War the United nations suffered from not enough credibility a Boutros Ghali said a now we have the problem of expectations being too High. We need full fledged participation by All the members to approach effectiveness. . Secret any general Boutros Boutros Ghali left and German foreign minister Klaus Kink cd Chat monday before their talks in Bonn. A if Germany the third largest Power peace talks should continue regardless of in the world refuses the role it should possible actions taken to ensure delivery play diplomatically and politically the of humanitarian Aid. United nations cannot fulfil its Obliga the . Chief plans to spend today  and wednesday in Germany before flying on Yugoslavia Boutros Ghali said to Paris. Kaiserslautern Germany a amps a a third Soldier has been implicated in the Christmas eve shooting of a German in Kaiserslautern an army spokeswoman said monday. Meanwhile military officials expect to file charges this week against at least one of the soldiers suspected in the shooting. Officials expect charges to be filed against spec. Noel a. Baham said maj. Cindy Sito a spokeswoman for the 21st theater army area come. According to German police the inclusion of the third Soldier surfaced during interviews with Baham and a 33-year-old Soldier who police say drove a car away from the scene of the shooting. The third Soldier was Riding in the Back seat White Baham Rode in the front passenger seat during the incident Sito said. Baham of he det 9th finance group in Kaiserslautern is the Only one of the three in jail. He fired a pistol wounding a German in the it dec 24 shooting police said Baham is being held at the . Army confinement facility in Mannheim. The soldiers apparently got into an argument with five germans outside a downtown Kaiserslautern pub about 1 . On dec. 24, according to German police. Police Are unclear who started the argument. The five germans told police they fled on foot when the soldiers brandished a knife and a razor Blade police said. German police said the soldiers tracked the germans in a car and shot at them wounding one Man in both legs and then shot at a plainclothes German policeman who tried to arrest them. German police apprehended Baham and the cards Driver at their Homes. Quot German and military authorities will resolve jurisdiction of the Case once the army files charges Sito said. A group from . Visits Germany to study Neo nazism and racism by de Reavis staff writer Bonn Germany a thirty members of the .-based anti defamation league arrived in Germany on monday to gather information on the strength of Neo nazism in the country and propose ways to combat racism. A a let a make one thing Clear a said Abraham Foxman the organizations National director. A if there were no jews in this country we would be Here. That a our Job a to combat intolerance. As jews we have a heightened sensibility about these  Germany is not alone in experiencing a wave of anti semitism and racist attacks Foxman said but Germany a nazi past makes it a special Case. A a in a not talking about guilt or responsibility but about understanding a he said. A we believe if people understand what makes other people different we re headed for More  league delegates will travel in Germany through thursday said Melvin Sal Berg National chairman of the organization. They will propose a program for schools similar to an Effort in the United states that provides sensitivity training for students and teachers. They want the Effort eventually expanded to include labor unions and police forces. A we Hope to Start a Pilot project in the sister cities of Bremen and Rostock a he said. A we chose Rostock for its symbolic  Rostock in the former East Germany was the site last year of attacks on refugees and on jews who came to the refugees defense. League members will meet with City officials and parliamentary representatives to propose the program. They also will meet with German foundations to seek Money. League members recognize the United states has problems similar to what is happening in Germany Foxman said. In fact there Are 150,000 teachers involved in the sensitivity program in the United states. A we have a growing problem of racism and anti semitism at Home also a he said. A a that a Why its necessary to reach the children the workers and the police a All sectors of  Money for the program in Germany is not the main hurdle Foxman said but recognition of the need for the Effort might be. A what the German education system has done so far has not amounted to much a he said. A i admit its difficult but there a no future without owning up to the  the league does not want to create the impression it is forcing anything on the germans Foxman said but rather is making something available to them to help them fight racism. . Diver s heroics in Adriatic cited a by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy a coast guard it. Steven Banks Wasny to sure what head find when he entered the Black dangerous Waters of the Adriatic sea the night of dec. 15. A a in be never been More scared a Banks said recalling his plunge into the sea in a vain attempt to Rescue an italian Navy diver. The diver was trapped beneath the italian destroyer Audace and Banks 26, was the Only one aboard who could attempt a Rescue. Although unsuccessful Bank s nighttime efforts last month were remembered monday when he was awarded the joint service commendation medal. Adm. Mike Boorda commander of Allied forces Southern Europe presented Banks the award. Banks an adviser to the commander of the nato flotilla enforcing the unsupported embargo against Yugoslavia was aboard the Audace when two divers went below the ship to Clear debris from an intake vent. Minutes later one of the italian divers surfaced screaming something that Banks who does not speak italian knew meant trouble. Thinking the other diver was drowning Banks volunteered to make a Rescue dive. A visibility was 6 feet with a flashlight a said Banks a native of new Preston Conn. A i did t know what was in the water and 1 did t know what the Guy would look . Banks previous dives were recreational and All of those had been done in Daylight. He last Dove in 1988 the year he was certified As a diver. After his Rescue attempt Banks Learned that the lost diver was sucked partly in the intake vent. The victims italian diving colleague tried to free him but accidentally disconnected the trapped divers safety line. He was Yelling to shipmates to turn the intake off when Banks first saw him. Returning to the trapped diver and seeing that the intake was still on the surviving italian diver became so unset that he  submerge again Banks said. The intake was turned off when Banks found it but the trapped diver who wore two weight belts As part of his equipment was gone. The divers body was never recovered despite a two week search by italian naval vessels including the Audace. The Audace serves As the flagship for the task Force of nato and Western european Union ships involved in maritime guard an operation intended to ensure that merchant ships headed for either Serbia or Montenegro carry Only food and Medicine. Banks on temporary duty from the coast guards 7th District tactical Law enforcement team in Opad aka fla., has been the task1 Force commanders boarding adviser since thanksgiving. Banks expects to remain with the task Force until sometime next month  
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