European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Vol. 51, no. 320 50c Theisman Friday March 5,1993 d 8693 a . Cargo planes Complete fourth bosnian Airdrop from staff and win reports four . Air Force 0130 cargo planes returned to Rhein main a Germany Early thursday after dropping food and Medicine Over Eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The fourth Airdrop in As Many Days went smoothly and no ground Are was detected said maj Doyle Walker who flew one of the planes. Also thursday three 0130$ delivered 66 tons of supplies and food to Sarajevo the battered capital of Bosnia. . Aircraft have airlifted More than 8,750 tons of supplies food and equipment to the bosnian City since the Relief see planes on Page 2 serb says terrorism could target Washington a Secretary of state Warren m. Christopher criticized bosnian serbian Leader Radovan Karadzic for saying the United states could be targeted by terrorists for intervening with Airdrop of food and Medicine to Eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Karadzic s Quot open letter to americans Quot appeared this week in the new York times and was carried Exton sea related stories on Page 4 Sicly by the yugoslav Media. Karadzic demanded the Airdrop be stopped. He said the operation could Quot cause the spreading of the. Local conflict into a Balkan or even another world Christopher also commented on a hand grenade attack on a car outside the . Embassy in Belgrade on wednesday that shattered windows but caused no injuries. A around the world we will not be deterred from doing what s necessary for the United states Quot Christopher said. On wednesday president Clinton announced the United states would keep air dropping Relief supplies to battered Eastern Bosnia despite reports the humanitarian operation has prompted serbian militia to attack civilians going after the food and Medicine. A we re continuing the Airlift plan Quot Clinton said at the White House tempering an impression left tuesday by defense Secretary Les Aspin that the flights be 0f it going Forward see serb on Page 2 could be suspended. A this phase o replay of Jonestown mass suicide feared. A a in Waco cult standoff from wire reports Washington Federal officials monitored the standoff near Waco Texas on thursday amid fears that the situation could end in a a Jonestown possibility like the mass suicide in Guyana 15 years ago. Agents remained in the standoff with members of the Branch Davidian sect for a fifth Day and brought in two portable of Jupi fice buildings for what Coula be a Long a old siege the women and children a Bentsyn said. A we were always concerned about a Jonestown possibility a in 1978, More than 900 followers of religious cultist Jim Jones died after abiding by his commandment to drink a deadly potion at the people s Temple in Jonestown Guyana. Bentsen a former Texas senator whose department oversees the Bureau of Alco said Treasury Secretary Lloyd n. Bentsen id in an interview that he and president see related Story on Page 3 Clinton discussed the standoff late sunday and agreed to proceed cautiously with Federal Law enforcement officials so As not to a a spooky the cult leaders or further endanger the lives of scores of members holed up in a compound near Waco. A we were sharing the concern that we be in the defensive Mode at that Point. We were concerned particularly about hoi tobacco and firearms praised at agents for their efforts. He said allegations that the agents had botched a sunday raid that left four agents and perhaps As Many As 11 group members dead would be reviewed when All this is through.�?�. Negotiations by Telephone went on sporadically wednesday night Between agents and those inside the fortified compound overseen by David Koresh. The 33-year-old Leader of the group got the Fri to put a rambling religious message on the radio tuesday but he reneged on a Promise to surrender saying he d received a message from god to see cult on Page 2 to Dallas morning news vap Washington a amps Brig Gen Henry a. Kievenaar jr., v corps chief of staff will replace the corps Deputy commander who was killed in a helicopter crash last week officials confirmed thursday. Kievenaar will turn Over his old Job to Brig. Gen. Montgomery c. Meigs commander of the 7th army training come they said. The generals Are being reassigned following the feb. 23 death of Mai. Gen. Jarrett j. Robertson. He was among four soldiers who died in the fiery crash of a see related Story on Page 2 Black Hawk helicopter at Wiesbaden a Germany. Army officials at the Pentagon said no Date has been set for Kievenaar and Meigs to assume their new duties with the corps based in Frankfurt Germany. Kievenaar 51, has served As the corps chief of staff since August. He returned to Germany after serving for slightly More than a year As the assistant commander of the 24th inf div Mech at fort Stewart a. An Armor officer Kievenaar held a number of positions in Europe Between 1985 and 1991, including commander of 1st brigade 3rd army div. He also served As an operations officer with Vii corps and Central army group Allied come Europe. Meigs has led 7th army training come since october 1991. He previously served As a brigade commander in Germany and in the persian Gulf War
