European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 02, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes at a glance a Follower of grand rabbi menace hem Mendel scan Corson awaits the religion Leader s appearance at the Headquarters of the Zubavitch sect of hasidic jews in Brooklyn . The followers were expecting him to reveal that he is the Messiah but they were in for a disappointment see Story on Page 5. Americans divided new Potts indicate that americans Are deeply divided Over president Clinton s Job performance so far. Page 4 Sisters killed two teens allegedly abducted a family from a Florida shopping Cen Ter parking lot then killed the two girls and raped and shot their Mother. Page 7 Iran seeks Goodwill iranian president Hashemi Rassan Jani said the West especially the United states will have to show Goodwill if it wants to improve relations. Page 9 mercenary goes Home Bob Denard who for 30 years led mercenaries in Battles and coups across Africa and the Middle East has returned to France and submitted to a prearranged arrest. Page 10 l Index Abby Ann Landers. 21 classifieds. 25-28comics 21-23 commentary 15 computers 2 crossword 21 faces n places 24 focus 17 20 Horoscope 27jumble 27 utters 14 Money matters 16sports 29-36 to listings 35 weather 13 Clinton from Page 1 Boomer commander in chief and raised questions about his a hit to get along with them in the future. Look at the menu of things that Clinton is going to have Todeal with that conceivably could create even More tension said Martin Binkin a military policy expert at the Broo kegs institution. Clinton could face the possibility that three month Down the Road he May be in the position of having to ask the military to go into Bosnia. He s painted himself into a very difficult Corner with the Mili tary by making this Issue so prominent and this in fact May have had Little say in the timing of the Gays in uniform debate which was triggered in part by a groundswell of opposition in the Senate led by Clinton s erstwhile political ally armed services committee chairman Sam Nunn a a. ,.�on Friday Clinton announced a Compromise Deal with Nunn that defers final action for six months while suspending Auto Matic dismissals for Gay service personnel. However homosexuals still could be removed from Active duty stripped of pay and benefits and placed in an. Ambiguous standby Reserve status until the matter finally is resolved. The spectacle of a military establishment chafing under the Yoke of civilian leadership is not without precedent. Military leaders staged a similar ruckus when president Harry s. Truman ordered the integration of the armed forces in 1948.that occurred about the same time As the revolt of the admirals a Public Campaign by senior Navy officers to head of budget cuts and a reduction in the Navy s Long Range bombing role. And Vietnam Era military commanders bridled at presi Dent Lyndon b. Johnson s efforts to micromanage that conflict to the Point of picking bombing Clinton took office at an especially chaotic juncture with tuesday february 2,1993 military leaders feeling besieged by intense budgetary and social said Clinton s relative youth and Lack of military experience May Rob him of leverage Over his uniformed Fead a snip raising questions about whether he will continue to Frea Dhuy or perhaps adopt a tougher line that May include a firing or two. It s really rare to see such organized and overt opposition to the wishes of civilian leadership said Loren b. Thompson director of National Security studies at Georgetown University re Taring to opposition by the joint chiefs of staff to Clinton on lifting the Gay ban and on the roles and missions question. Senior military leaders led by . Army Gen. Colin l. Pow Ell chairman of the joint chiefs have waged a vociferous pub Lic Campaign against Clinton s plan to lift the Gay ban. As recently As Jan. 12, Powell told an audience of Nava Academy midshipmen that if they found the plan completely unacceptable and it strikes to the heart of your moral beliefs then i think you have to Powell s spokesman col. F. William smile nah denied that the chairman or service chiefs had challenged Clinton s author m bothered by the notion that there Are legitimate differences Between the chairman and the president which Are characterized As insubordination Smullen said. The chair Man As the principal military adviser to the president., has not Only a duty but a right and responsibility to express his views and but Powell in his comments on the president s Compromise plan Friday stopped Well Short of saying he would drop his opposition to lifting the ban. And the impression of a military leadership closing ranks against its civilian commander was heightened by news reports that Powell had rejected Clinton s Call to save billions of Dol Lars by eliminating redundant military capabilities such As multiple air forces and space commands. Dod from Page 1 Susan Hansen said last is decided a woman would have to pay for the abortion herself. Fed eral funding of abortions is barred by . Law except in cases where the life of the woman is endangered. A reversal of that ban would take con Gressional doctors Don t have a lot of re cent experience with abortion and Bishop of the Navy s Bureau of Medicine said some physicians May have to go through extra training to perform depends on their skill level and Cre dentialing.," one knows How Many women might seek abortions at military hospitals once abortions arc made available. Estimates of the number of military abortions performed shortly before the ban went into effect in 1987-1988 Range from 12 to 15 a year to about so or More. About 1.6 million abortions Are per formed annually in the United states. There was t much of a demand but what my staff and i discovered was that there were women having to resort Toback Alley abortions in countries where abortion was illegal said former Aucoin d-ore., who for three years tried to do legislatively what Clinton did by executive order. We ran into instances where those abortions were botched and then the women victims would then come to the military hospitals and be treated for the damage caused by the butchers in Theallen he said. In some cases Aucoin said the woman was returned to the United states at government expense to have an Abor Tion. He said that involves taxpayer Money aiding and abetting abortion Kate Michelman president of the National abortion rights action league said Clinton s action ends discrimination against military dependents and women in the cited a Case last year in which the league helped a Navy wife in Virginia obtain an abortion after she was diag Absed with a malignant brain doctors prescribed radiation and chemotherapy but would t administer i because she was pregnant Michelman the doctors were barred from per forming an abortion in a military Hospi Tal and the outside clinic they sent her to refused to perform one because of he medical condition. Here s a woman whose life and health were in danger and they could not gel an abortion Michelman said. This is Douglas Johnson legislative director of the National right to life committee an anti abortion organization said Clin ton s order forces military hospitals to serve As abortion Mills and there will Johnson said there was some confusion about the relevant defense depart ment policies arid procedures referred to in the order. ,._ the services in the 70s Only allowed third trimester abortions in fairly Well defined circumstances he said and it was not Clear whether that policy would be re instituted. Johnson also cited past conscience clauses that said doctors and nurses did not have to perform abortions if they did not want to. We Hope that those will be he said. Croats from Page 1 that killed at least 10,000 people. The re Public had been relatively peaceful for a year until croatian troops launched an offensive Jan. 22 to Clear an important Highway in Southern Croatia. In Bosnia Tan Jug reported that hundreds of Muslim women and children had taken up a serbian offer of Safe passage from Czerska surrounded for nine months by serbian rebels. It said they were going to nearby Kalesita a town held by troops Loyal to Bosnia s Muslim led government. More than 18,000 people have died in10 months of warfare in Bosnia. In related news f t Dame Anne Warburton who headed european Community investigation into mass rapes in Bosnia was to Brief ministers late monday. Her Mission found evidence that thousands of Muslim women have been raped in Bosnia As Parton deliberate strategy to Force muslims from their Home regions. Bosnia s president Alija ize Begovic said sunday that he had no illusions the United states would intervene on behalf of Bosnia. Why should american men come to Bosnia to fight for Freedom when our men Are ready to fight but we need the French defense ministry said the aircraft Carrier Clemenceau with 30 fighter planes and seven other warships entered the Adriatic sea on sunday to prepare for any eventuality and in particular assure Security for French peace keepers in Croatia and Bosnia. Marines from Page 1 the Case would be turned Over to the f131because it involved a hate crime. Pridgen apparently was dragged out of Public affairs office. The Mickey Ratz bar. Woods said there was no evidence the attack was provoked and that the marines were most definitely Wilmington authorities could decide to give the Case to military authorities said capt. Cathy close of the Camp Lejeune if convicted by the military their punishment could Range from administrative action to court martial she said. "it7 unbelievably unfortunate close said. It s certainly an isolated incident. Part of being in the military is protecting the rights of
