European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 51. No. 270 35c thursday january 14,1993 d 8693 . Forces poised Bush agrees in principle to iraqi raid aide says Washington a president Bush has decided to take military action against Iraq because of threatening moves by Saddam Hussein an administration official says. The Secretary of state consulting with allies in Europe added Quot the United states is  there was an air of expectation that action could come soon. Secretary of state Lawrence s. Eagle Burger would t discuss the timetable but time is running out for the Bush administration which will leave office wednesday. The other official speaking on condition of anonymity in Washington late tuesday said the president has agreed a in principles to strike. The official gave no indication of the precise timing or scale of the attack. Eagleburger in separate comments to reporters in Paris on wednesday said Quot i think its a Correct Assumption to say the United states is  asked about military plans against Iraq Eagleburger said a that s in the hands of the president. I would suggest you All keep an Eye on things and see what  Eagleburger said later As he made the rounds of morning talk shows Quot Saddam Hussein is acting in an insane manner Marine i n Soma i a slain sniper hits Navy corpsman and has been for some weeks and i would therefore say that it is quite possible that he will be the object of our affections but i a amp not Tell you when or How or if. That will depend on the  he said the iraqis arc still not in compliance with . Demands. A they Are playing a game they be been playing a game for weeks and they re still. Playing games a Eagleburger said while see forces on Page 2 inside. Today . Marine Chi. Quanta Perry 23, of Augusta Gay a mourns a Friend and Comrade at his base Camp in Mogadishu on wednesday. A Marine was killed during a firelight with somalian gunmen tuesday. Mogadishu Somalia a sniper fire wounded a . Navy corpsman wednesday As marines jolted by the death of a Comrade the Day before tightened Security and showed More aggression at checkpoints. The first american Serviceman killed in operation restore Hope was shot tuesday near the Mogadishu Airport following the . Forces most ambitious Effort to Date to disarm somalis in the capital. Since sunday marines had rounded up weapons and ammunition gathering 16 truckloads in sweeps of gun markets and storehouses. The take included 265 rifles and 55 machine guns.  troops at the Entrance to the port and at the Gate to Mogadishu University also came under fire tuesday night from gunmen in speeding cars. At least a dozen shots were fired at the troops in both locations but there were no casualties air Force capt. Joe Davis said wednesday. Davis said military officials did not know which faction or factions were responsible for the shootings. See related stories on Page 10 was in wednesday mornings incident the Navy corpsman is shot in the left shoulder at a Mogadishu stadium see Somalia on Page 2 _ r a. V1 in. We v takes off $ a t v a a Honecker freed from prison St to pages Gay rights backers insist on order from Clinton by the new York times Washington a Gay rights advocates have reacted with outrage to a plan floated by aides to president elect Clinton that he lift the ban on homosexuals in the armed services indirectly without a presidential order. A this Issue must be dealt with swiftly decisively and at the highest level a said Thomas b. Stoddard a Gay civil rights lawyer in Manhattan and former executive director of the Lambda Legal defense and education fund which promotes Gay rights. A any instruments that defer or Delegate this Issue to the military Are inherently  under the proposal Clinton would Issue a memorandum of instruction to his Choice for defense Secretary Les Aspin directing him to remove the ban and drop any current cases against suspected homosexuals in the military. Recruits would no longer be asked about their sexual orientation. It is not Clear what practical difference it would make to have the directive issued by the defense Secretary instead of Clinton who is under pressure from the military to Back off his commitment to lift the ban. But the Gay rights advocates contend the proposal would weaken the pledge Clinton repeated throughout his Campaign in contrast to president Bush who said he would not lift the ban. They said that Only an executive order Akin to president Harry Truman a order in 1948 that integrated the military can Send the Stern message needed to convince the military of Clinton a resolve. Advisers to Clinton said they be been stunned by the ferocity of the response from Gay rights advocates and emphasize that no final decision has been made. Gay organizations remain cautiously optimistic that Clinton will stick to his word. A we expect the president elect to fulfil his Campaign Promise to sign an executive order said Tanya Domi a spokeswoman for the National Gay and lesbian task Force in Washington. The new administration is caught Between trying to satisfy two powerful competing constituencies. Senior military officials have increasingly pressured Clinton advisers to ease their commitment and some Clinton aides Are trying to take the political heat off Clinton by focusing attention on How Aspin is Deal see backers on Page 2