European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 51, no. 281 350 monday january 25,1993 d 8693 delivery Aid Marine Lance Cpl. Ernie Obregon of Lake Elsinore calif., guides a Cii-53 helicopter carrying wheat into the Landing zone near the somalian Village of mint Nan. . Officials said that the joint task Force provide Relief is set to disband in the coming Days. See stories on Page 3. Iraq insists its cease fire still in Force Baghdad Iraq a Iraq denied sunday that its anti aircraft batteries fired again on . Warplanes and maintained that its cease fire remained in effect. It was the third such denial of hostile action in the no Fly zones in Northern and Southern Iraq in what appeared to be a test of the new Clinton administrations resolve in dealing with iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Iraq earlier denied there were similar incidents with . Forces thursday and Friday in the Northern no Fly zone. The iraqi statement suggested the West was fabricating its reports of attacks but did not say what the motive behind the reports was. Later sunday the official iraqi news Agency reported that Saddam had met with his air Force commander and other Security officers. No details were Given. Iraqis government controlled newspapers sunday invited president Clinton to Settle issues with Iraq through dialogue. The papers did not mention the latest clash with . Forces which occurred saturday night. An a-6 intruder attack bomber and two f/a-18 Hornet attack fighters were patrolling Over the Southern no Fly zone when the iraqis fired flares and anti aircraft artillery and directed tracking radar at the planes Pentagon officials said a defense department spokesman. Army maj. Michael Dolc said the a-6 dropped a 1,000-Pound laser guided bomb in response. There was no immediate assessment of damage. On sunday the iraqi news Agency quoted an unnamed foreign ministry spokesman As saying iraqi forces had not fired on the american planes or turned on tracking radar the spokesman said the incident a did not take place at  he also told the news Agency that iraqi forces were trying to find where the bomb dropped by the planes had landed. He added a Iraq is still bound by the cease-fire.�?�. Iraq last week had declared a ceasefire in the no Fly zones in Honor of the new . President. The Northern no Fly zone North of the 36th parallel was set up in april 1991 to protect kurdish rebels. The Southern nobly zone South of the 32nd parallel was set up in August 1992 to protect shiite muslims. Joint chiefs taking on they re ready to oppose lifting Gay ban by Melissa 1iealy los Angeles times. Washington a Only five shaky Days old the fledgling Clinton administration was to face head on what May Well become one of its most bitter and divisive issues. This morning six members of the joint chiefs of staff a the nations most senior military officers a were to March into the White House with a single Mission in mind to dissuade president Clinton from proceeding with a plan to lift the Long standing ban against homosexuals in the military services. At stake is not Only Clinton a Campaign Promise to put an end to what he has called unwarranted discrimination against the country a Gays and lesbians. The outcome May Well signal the Young presidents resolve to take on the nations most entrenched establishments and it could set the future course for his relationship with the military. Until recently none of the joint chiefs could have imagined that such a Challenge to tradition and their authority could have been possible. During 12 years of Republican administrations they had become accustomed to having their Way on matters of military management. And until three months ago a when Clinton was elected at least in part because his Promise to lift the ban a none would have dreamed that a War could be see chiefs on Page 2 questions about Gays in the military the nation s most senior military officers raised these questions in a meeting with defense Secretary Les Aspen to discuss lifting the ban on homosexuals in the military a wifi soldiers follow a Gay sergeant into danger without fear or doubt a will they Trust the judgment and impartiality of an officer they know is a homosexual m Wilt distraught parents react to the military a new order by talking their offspring out of a hitch id the service a f a will the sight of two male gis dancing together wreak havoc in an Neq club m will Gay or lesbian military couples be permitted to live in family quarters on Basea a will costly new educational programs have to be instituted to sensitize a and lesbian service member 1 s4s much ado about Little to. Do at Edzell a amps Susan Harris by mur1d1tii Winder . Bureau Raf Edzell Scotland a nestled in the lowlands of Scotland a Small Navy communications base lies in what some might consider an idyllic spot. Raf Edzell is surrounded by rustic Rural scenery Rushing Rivers and mountains. But for some of the 850 service members at Edzell there is trouble in Paradise. A a lot of our people get depressed for various reasons a said Dell Kim Metal one of three family members who act As ombudsmen or liaisons Between families and base officials. A they get Here and they Are in Shock because of the culture the Cost of living the housing they Are asked to live in and the base does t Pear to have that much to  Raf Edzell approximately 160 Miles Northeast of Edinburgh is part of the . Naval support group activity and a serves As a secure naval communications station. It is four Miles outside the town of Edzell which has a population of about 1,000, the secretive nature of work at the base its relatively Small size and the Remote location Are particularly hard on younger service members and families because it is a secure site service members often cannot discuss their work see Edzell on Pago 2