European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 08, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the of ars and stripes world \ monday. February 8,1993 Kohl to order Large cuts in Germany s military by the Washington Post Berlin to help defend Germany s embattled Economy Chancellor Helmut Kohl announced sat urday that he will order a Sharp reduction in Ger Many s armed forces Europe s largest. Kohl did not use specific numbers but German de sense officials and news reports indicate that the Chancellor plans to Cut military manpower from its cold War level of a half million to about 300,000 by1996.- Kohl s announcement that the military must shrink even As it expands its Mission reaching out beyond nato territory to take part in . Peacekeeping actions if Kohl has his Way is expected to spark opposition both within the armed forces and among Ger Many s nato allies. Speaking at an annual International Security Confer ence in Munich Kohl said the new German military will be a flexible Mobile Force designed to help manage political crises. Moreover he promised an audience of politicians and defense officials including . De sense Secretary Les Aspin that Germany will resolve its Long standing constitutional stalemate and give its military the Green Light to participate in such . Operations As those in Somalia and the Balkans. Kohl s statements follow defense minister Volker Rune s announcement last week that the military Bud get will be Cut by nearly $600 million this year with All plans for new armaments to be Frozen. And the Ger Man newspaper die Welt reported last week that de sense planners in Bonn believe the government will move to slash the Overall Force level to 200,000 in com ing years. Some Western defense officials expressed annoyance that Kohl announced cuts in his military even As he used the conference to argue that a Large contingent of .forces must remain stationed in Germany. Kohl and other German officials want the United states to keep at least 100,000 troops in Germany to Demon Strate that Washington still considers its forces Essen tial to Europe s defense. It cannot be stressed often enough that. A sub Stantial . Military presence should remain in Europe in order to meet the Alliance s tasks now and in the future Kohl told the conference. I realize the voters May not understand this but the essence of poli. Tics is to carry out things the electorate might not immediately  Kohl who is in trouble with his own electorate is under pressure from the German Central Bank and leading industrialists to make huge cuts in the Federal budget. At the same time Germany is sliding into re cession is saddled with its highest unemployment rate in decades and is committed to continuing massive Transfer payments to the newly incorporated East Ger Man Region through the end of the Century. Pope John Paul ii prays at the martyrs shrine of Namu Kongo outside Kampala Uganda on sunday. The Pope told an audience of ugandan Young people that chastity is the Only proper Way to Stop the spread of the disease. Aids visiting shrine in Uganda has devastated Uganda the nation worst hit by the disease in Africa and has even wiped out some villages. The Pope plans to return to Rome on wednesday alter an eight Day african trip. Somalian clans Battle in Mogadishu Mogadishu Somalia a somalian clans clashed along the line dividing Mogadishu into rival warlord s territories and . Marines positioned themselves nearby but held their fire. Several Hundred somalis from two factions armed with rifles grenades Sticks and stones clashed saturday. More than 100 . Marines positioned themselves directly Between several Hundred Rock throwing shout ing somalis from the groups. None of the attacks was directed at the marines and they held their fire. The Only thing we re trying to do Here is keep them from killing each other said the Marine commander on the scene it. Col. De Lesnowicz. So far we be been Able to keep the groups out of a major  Lesnowicz reported the marines evacuated eight so Malis to hospitals with gunshot and grenade wounds. They included a mortally wounded 13-year-old boy who was dumped on the Marine lines after grenade frag ments ripped through his head. In another incident saturday somalian gunmen armed with ak-47 rifles fired on marines and army troopers at two positions in Mogadishu said the chief military spokesman Marine col. Fred Peck. The marines intercepted the somalis who had a rocket propelled grenade launcher and two ak-47 rifles Peck said. There were no . Casualties. Another group of marines uncovered a weapons Cache of 2?7 2.75-Inch  near the former .embassy, Peck said. Vietnam returning remains of 7 believed to be gis from wire reports Bangkok Thailand the remains of seven people believed to be americans killed in the Vietnam War will be flown to the United states today a . Military spokesman said the remains were among 24 examined by american and vietnamese experts at a Hospital in the vietnamese capital of Hanoi it. Col. Davi Fredrikson said sunday. After a ceremony at Hanoi s Noi Bai Airport the remains will be flown to a military Laboratory in Honolulu for further tests and investigation. . Officials from the Pentagon s joint task Force full accounting unit met with vietnamese counterparts last week. Fredrikson the unit s spokesman said the two sides agreed to begin a monthlong joint Mia search feb. 25. 6 die in s. Africa raid Johannesburg South Africa gunmen. With ak-47 assault rifles opened fire on residents of a Black squatter Camp East of Johannesburg killing six and wounding Lima predawn attack sunday police said. Police spokesman it. Wikus Webber said the attackers had not been identified in the Slaughter in the Dave ton township about 12 Miles cast of Johannesburg. The motive was not known. But the area has been the scene of frequent. Clashes Between the african National Congress and the inkatha Freedom party the country s two leading Black groups who Are locked in a Power struggle. The victims lived in an Anc stronghold known As the Chris Hani squatter Camp a tin snack Community named for an Anc Leader who also Heads the South african communist party. Bangladeshi students riot Dhaka Bangladesh University students belonging to opposing political groups fought with guns bombs and bows and arrows saturday leaving at least three people dead and about 300 injured officials said. United news of Bangladesh an Independent news Agency said seven people May have been killed and about 500 injured. The clashes turned the Rajshahi University Campus 120 Miles Northwest of Dhaka into a virtual Battleground for six hours. A local official said paramilitary police took Over the Campus quelled the noting Ana recovered the bodies of three students. Rightist attacks decline Bonn Germany the number of violent attacks carried out by suspected Radical rightists in Germany has dropped noticeably but still averages More than two a Day the government said saturday. There Are no reasons to drop our guard. Each such criminal act is one too Many Interior minister Rudolf Seiters said in his ministry s report. The report noted a noticeable decrease in anti foreign criminal acts since november 1992. It said 70 violent acts were carried out by extreme rightists in january for an average of 2.3 attacks a Day. It said 2,285 violent attacks were proven or believed to have been carried out by Neo nazis and other Radical rightists in 1992, resulting in 17 deaths that averaged 6.3 attacks daily and was an increase of 54 percent Over the number of such attacks in 1991, the report said. Most attacks involved arson or Rock throwing incidents at refugee Homes. Others involved desecration of jewish memorials and beatings of homeless germans. Danes favor Unity poll says Copenhagen Denmark two thirds Ouanes favor the treaty on a closer european Union with the special provisions for Denmark a pol published saturday showed. Danes stalled the european Community s move toward political defense and economic Union by narrowly rejecting the treaty in june. The treaty must be ratified by All 12 dec members to take effect. The pact with special provisions for Denmark will be submitted again to voters May 18. The special clauses include opting out of a joint european defense a single currency and an Etc ventral Bank