European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes . Friday january 29,1993 changes at Pentagon to broaden policy role by r. Jeffrey Smith the Washington Post Washington defense Secretary Les Aspin Wilt restructure the Pentagon s policy making apparatus to direct More attention to such new National Secu it Rity concerns As promoting democracy overseas and economic renewal at Home officials say. 7 Aspinw a blueprint represents the most dramatic redefinition of top Pentagon positions in More than 15 years and appears Likely to give the defense department a broader a or even a leading a role in matters that have Long been the province of the state department. Officials said the aim of the restructuring is partly to streamline the Pentagon s top ranks. But it also is designed to provide the department with a forceful voice in what Aspin and his aides have termed Quot the Security problems of the 1990s.�?� those problems include nude a Security and counter proliferation economic and environmental Security democracy and human rights and regional Security matters. Aspinw a decision to give added bureaucratic weight to such issues at the expense of some top positions that oversee More traditional concerns such As military reserves and health affairs is a Strong indication that he intends to play an Active role in foreign policy formula lion. The extent to which Aspin s plans were coordinated with Secretary of state Warren m. Christopher was unclear. But sources said that during the transition period Aspin briefed Samuel r. Berger who was a Deputy to the Thyri transition director Christopher. Berger is now Deputy National Security adviser to president Clinton. No congressional approval is required for the restructuring although the Senate must confirm Aspin s appointees to the new jobs. Aspin briefed members of Congress on the restructuring this week. Aspin s blueprint was created a from scratch in lengthy staff meetings at his former quarters on Capitol Hill officials said. Under the plan Only four top officials besides Deputy Secretary designate William j. Perry will report directly to Aspin. More than two dozen such officials reported to Aspinw a predecessor Dick Cheney. The top four officials will be responsible for handling the department s acquisition of military equipment personnel and military readiness budgeting a All of which will be reorganized a As Well As National Security policy making. The designated undersecretary of defense for policy is Trank g. Wisner who was an undersecretary 01 state during the Bush administration. Aspinw a principal innovation will be to replace the Pentagon s offices of International Security affairs and Security policy with five offices responsible for handling Quot new military concerns including some matters that go Well beyond the traditional Pentagon focus on planning for military intervention. Among the experts picked by Aspin to fill the Aspin positions is Morton h. Halperin a defense scholar and former Washington director of the american civil liberties Union. If confirmed by the Senate for the Job of assistant Secretary dealing with democracy Ana human rights Halperin would handle such questions As How and when the administration should employ military Force to promote democratic or humanitarian Aims. A we have nothing like this now at a senior level said a source at the department who explained that the crises in Somalia and Bosnia and Herzegovina demanded urgent re examination by the Pentagon of the precepts for . Military action. Officials said Harvard physicist and professor of Public policy Ashton b. Carter a former Pentagon operations research analyst has been tapped by Aspin for the new position or assistant Secretary of defense for nuclear Security and counter proliferation. His assignment would be to keep nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of . Adversaries and to help plan potential military strikes if arms control and Trade limits fail to do the Job. No selection has been made for the economic and environmental Security Job Blit Aspin is considering such scholars and experts on defense conversion and Trade matters As Ellen Frost Sidney Harmon and Josh got Baum. The civilian Pentagon bureaucracy last underwent such fundamental change at the beginning of the Carter administration in 1977, when then Secretary Harold Brown appointed an undersecretary of defense for policy who was largely responsible for overseeing .-soviet arms control matters and negotiations on . Bases overseas. Patriot s Gulf War role played Down Washington up a the Patriot missile system apparently played a relatively Small role in protecting Israel from iraqi scud missiles during the persian Gulf War researchers said wednesday. The Low number of israeli deaths was Likely caused by other factors Steve Fetter of the University of Maryland in College Park md., and colleagues concluded in the British journal nature. A the Lack of casualties in the Gulf War has been used to claim the Success of Patriot. We think that is totally unjustified a Fetter said. Quot looking at the casualty and damage data there is no evidence for the Hylt Poth Esis that the Patriot limited damage a he said Iraq launched about 38 scuds at Israel about 10 of which hit cities causing two deaths 10 serious injuries and 220 minor injuries. In comparison the average v-2 rocket killed about five people in London during world War ii and the average scud killed Between 10 and 15 people in Tehran during the Iran Iraq War the policy analyst said Quot if you look at this in More detail you can explain the Low casualty rate in Israel without Ever mentioning the word a Patriot a a Tetter said. He said the Low casualty rate was More the consequence of a the scuds inaccuracy. A blast resistant reinforced Concrete israeli shelters. A and Early warnings that allowed israelis to take cover. The death rate was probably Cut in half because the attacks occurred at night when people tended to be inside Tetter said. The Tehran death rate was probably so much higher because that City is much larger and More densely populated Titan Tel Aviv the attacks occurred during the if i he Lack of casualties in the Gulf War has been used to claim the Success of Patriot. We think that is totally unjustified. 7 a Steve Fetter of the University of Maryland Day without warning and iranian buildings Arentt As Well built he said. In addition . Air strikes during the Gulf War probably forced the iraqis to fire the scuds More hurriedly preventing them from aiming the missiles As accurately he said. The Pentagon claims to have intercepted 40 percent of the 27 missiles launched at Israel after Patriot missile systems were deployed a meaning 11 scuds would have been intercepted. But the military claims High certainty for Only 40 percent a or four a of those scuds Fetter said. A there also is some evidence that the patriots themselves May have caused some damage because of falling debris he said. Quot when it was thought the performance of Patriot was very Good this was used to justify very Large expenditures a Tetter said. Quot we done to think that was a Good patriots May have provided a psychological Benefit to the israelis that kept the country from escalating the War. But Quot if it is True that the Patriot did no to per form very Well you can to count on a psychological effect the next time a Tetter said a defense critic selected to from wire reports Washington a rep. Ronald v. Dellums d-calif., a longtime proponent of smaller defense budgets was named chairman of the powerful House armed services committee on wednesday. On a vote of 198-10, the House democratic caucus approved Dellums to succeed Les Aspin the Wisconsin Democrat who resigned from the House to become president Clinton s Secretary of defense. Dellums 57, said his election was a Quot magnificent statement that his colleagues respected his views often that of a dissenter. A a in a very honoured that my colleagues through All of this have seen the Point that i be been tiring to make that on the one hand you can maintain the integrity of your political views and faithfully represent your constituency and on the other hand you can maintain the integrity of the process a he said. For years the congressman has worked in committee to assure passage of a defense budget Only to vote against final approval because he believes in spending far less on loses in porn Case san Angelo Texas a a court martial wednesday ordered a former commander of Goodfellow fab Texas discharged from the service with loss of military benefits after he was convicted of charges linked to pornography. A base spokesman said the sentence against col. James a. Maxwell or. Was the equivalent of a a discharge under other than honorable his defense attorneys said the conviction would be appealed. 7 Quot the military court composed of three men and one woman All with the rank of colonel found Maxwell guilty monday of two counts of transmitting child pornography and other obscene Materia on his computer. The jurors also convicted the 26-year air Force Veteran of transmitting indecent language. Maxwell 48, was relieved of command at Goodfellow in s action upheld Charleston . A a Federal judge refused wednesday to order the Citadel to reopen its veterans program which was abolished to keep women out of the All male military College. Two male veterans sued the school when the program was abolished claiming their civil rights were violated. . District judge c. Weston Houck dented a request for a preliminary injunction to reopen the program and allow the two to attend classes. The military school dropped the program last year after three female veterans sued to attend Day classes with cadets. Instead of permitting women in the All male classes the College chose to keep All veterans put. Ted Blumstein and Wesley Waters sued to remain in the program and sought unspecified damages. Bot now attend evening engineering classes at the midshipman in trouble Annapolis my a the . Naval Academy has brought a midshipman up on charges that he climbed into the bed of a sleeping student and tried to kiss her. The woman awoke Jan. 17 the uninvited classmate in her bed Academy officials said in thursdays Issue of the Sun of Baltimore. The Man returned to his room after she resisted his advances 1 he Sun said quoting an unidentified source. Of i administrative charge of indecent assault was tiled tuesday said cmdr. Mike John Academy spokesman. John would not identify the midshipman who could be expelled if found guilty. R determine whether the woman was fondled will be held next week. A a right now there seems to be insufficient evidence for a criminal charge a the spokesman the Man apparently was not dating the woman John said. A
