European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 18, 1993 . The stars and stripes a Page 5 Book links i a n to suspect in Giaki 11 i nos by the Washington Post Washington the suspect in the january kill Ings outside Cia Headquarters was trained by iranian intelligence sent to the Washington area and then activated to carry out the slayings a congressional offi Cial says. The official also says the suspect Mir animal Kanji was acting As part of a coordinated iranian attack on the United states that resulted in the bombing of the world Trade Center in new York a month later. The assertions Are made by Losseff Bodansky who Heads the staff of the House Republican task Force on terrorism and unconventional warfare in a hew Book titled terrorist. His assertions Are one of several that have been offered to try to explain the two attacks which Law enforcement authorities have maintained Are neither linked to nor the work of a terrorist organization. Frank Scafidi a spokesman for the Fri s washing ton Field office said saturday that the investigation into the Cia. Killings has not yielded any information to sup port Bodansky s assertions. That s not to say something May not develop Down the Road but As of today we have no evidence that there was any state sponsored terrorism at work in this particular situation Scafidi said. A spokesman for the Cia Peter Earnest would not comment saying the Agency docs not comment on Active investigations or on books and films. Kanji identified As the suspect in the Jan. 25 shoot Ings that left two people dead and three wounded is believed to be hiding in Pakistan authorities say. The world Trade Center bombing on feb. 26 has resulted in the. Arrests of several muslims All with tic sub a Spiri Tual Leader whose base was a storefront mosque in Jer sey City. V v " "  the parallels Between the two cases have produced several theories. Bodansky argues that Kanji s Mission was a test run that led to the new York bombing which he said was the beginning of Iran s islamic jihad or holy War against the United states. Others have argued differently. Steven Emerson co author of terrorist and a Middle East specialist said in an april opinion piece in the new York times that both attacks pointed to Loose networks of terrorists who answer to no one but  Independent and part time operatives Emer son said Are harder to track and More dangerous than better organized terrorists because the part Turners arc not hit men sent by another country. Kanji himself told people before the Cia killing that he was angry Over the killing of bosnian muslims and that he wanted to make a big statement sources have said. A group that called itself the liberation army fifth battalion said in a letter to the new York times that the Trade Center bombing was in response to . Sup port for Israel and other dictator countries.  Mccollum r-fla., is chairman of the task Force directed by Bordansky. In 1989, Mccollum criticized the Cia s performance in backing the Pakistan based islamic guerrillas who were fighting the communist government in Afghanistan. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago May 18,1983 Israel and Leb anon signed a .-mediated troop withdrawal agreement in a ceremony on their common Border. Syria responded by blocking Lebanon s roads to the rest of the Arab world. 20 years ago May 18,1973 the Senate watergate committee with chairman Sam j. Ervin d-n.c., vowing to spare no one in its investigation opened Public hearings. 30 years ago May 18,1963 astronaut Gor Don Cooper Back on Earth from a magnificent space flight under went intensive medical tests and questioning aboard an aircraft car Rier in the Pacific. 40 years ago May 18,1953 William a Oatis just released from a czechoslovak prison said that the communists gave him psychological treatment in his trial that resulted in a 10-year sentence for  50 years ago May 18,1943 -. Heavy bombers twice struck nazi targets in the Daylight hours after Raf Lan casters bombed two vast Reservoir dams in Germany sending torrents of water Down the Industrial Ruhr and Eder River valleys. World War ii 50 years ago today May 18 1 9 4 3 american soldiers moving from the South and North of Attu Island in Alaska s Aleutian Chain link up and begin preparing to attack the japanese at Chicago Harbor. In the Mediterranean the allies intensify their bombardment of Pantelleria Midway Between Tunisia and Sicily virtually cutting off the italian Island s defenders. Source 219-4 Days of War w. H. Smitn publishers inc. World almanac Book of world War ii  books corp., 1981 a Ignatio of. Base Tion tossup other Nis changes in Energy tax May boost chances of budget plan Bentsen says by the los Angeles times in accommodating r i cautiously calling for Clinton to Moun Washington Treasury Secre some of their con cd vigorous lobbying Campaign. A -5\ Tow to i � Treasur Secre tary Lloyd Bentsen said sunday that be Hind the scenes changes in president Clinton s proposed Energy tax May have made it possible to move his massive package of Revenue increases through the Senate virtually  other top democrats also sounded notes of optimism after the House ways and Means committee handed Clinton s economic program a significant Victory last week and the Senate began preparing to consider the tax package. Bentsen did not specify what changes have been made in the Energy tax but expressed Hope that they would be supported by three Oil state democrats who Nave resisted it. The Broad based Levy is intended to encourage Energy conservation As Well As to raise Money to reduce the Federal Defi  three democrats Sens. David l. Boren of Oklahoma John b. Breaux of Louisiana and Kent Conrad of North Dakota sit on the tax writing Senate finance committee. They have the Power to join the panel s  to scuttle or severely dilute the Energy tax. However Bentsen who until Decem Ber was the chairman of the committee said on Abc s meet the press on sunday i think you re seeing some changes inthe Energy tax that May be of some help som Cerns. We be made some of them Al  he added i look Forward to it the tax package moving through the Senate and moving through it virtually intact without an great major changes in  budget director Bentse Leon e. Panetta and Senate majority Leader George j. Mitchell a Mainc also were optimistic that Clinton s Defi Cit reduction plan would Clear the demo crat controlled House and Senate. The House ways and Means commit tee gave the package a major boost last week approving $246 billion in tax in creases $54 billion in spending cuts and $80 billion in tax Breaks Over the next five years. We think that we have a very Good Chance of not Only passing the House floor but doing the same thing in the sen ate Panetta said on lbs s face the nation. I think Well do Well by the president s program Mitchell told Cable news net work. House ways and Means chairman Dan Rostenkowski d-i1i., spoke More cautiously Callin mount a vigorous i think the president s going to have to participate on a personal basis because it s not going to be easy he said on face the nation. Panetta boasted that the package takes on every sacred cow cutting farm so Cial Security and medicare and  in addition to raising taxes. If you re serious about doing deficit reduction those arc the issues you have to take on he said. However Republican political Strate Gist William Kristol said it was really laughable for the administration to claim it was taking on sacred cows. The Clinton budget is like a giant Pas Ture full of sacred cows cheerfully moving and contentedly munching at the Federal taxpayers expense he contended on face the nation. On another matter Bentsen and pan Cotta said signs of rising prices Are not Strong enough to boost interest rates. I think it s a serious mistake to say you determine something by a month to month inflation rate Bentsen said. Wholesale prices Rose 0.0 percent in april the biggest increase in 2l/2 years  consumer prices went up 0.4 per cent raising speculation that the Federal Reserve might consider raising interest rates to Case inflationary pressures. Florida county s leaders Likely to end English Only Rule for official business Miami Dpi the Dade county commission reflecting changing Comour nity attitudes since the 1980 Mariel boat lift dumped tens of thousands of cuban refugees on South Florida is expected to shortly repeal an ordinance requiring All official business be conducted in the English language. At least eight of the 13 county commissioners have indicated they will vote to repeal the ordinance that was enacted through the efforts of a group known As citizens of Dade United. English is the language of our Constitution said Enos Schera vice president of the group. We cannot let the Tower of Babel be operated by our  but Spanish speakers in the Community considered the Law a slap in the face. The fact that this is a bilingual Community should be considered an advantage not a hindrance said Osvaldo Soto president of the Spanish american league against discrimination. Spanish speakers Are not the Only Vic Tims of the Law. The haitians Are also suf Fering because of it he said. A repeal would reflect the change in the county since 1980 when the boat lift from Mariel Cuba brought 120,000 cubans Many of them criminals and other misfits unwanted by cuban presi Dent Fidel Castro to the United states. At that time non hispanic Whites made up 48 percent of the population hispanics 35 percent and Blacks were 17 percent. Now after a continuing influx from All of latin America the county is half his panic 30 percent non hispanic White and 20 percent Black. A Federal court order re distracted the old county commission earlier this year. It had been dominated by Whites but now there Are six hispanic members five non hispanic Whites and three Blacks. The Law requires officials to conduct All county business in English. The exceptions include 911 emergency Calls and instructions in voting Booths. County officials say repeal of the Law. Would result in printing More documents in Spanish but they do not expect the change to be costly. If the ordinance is repealed the county would no longer be prohibited from putting Only materials into other languages said Paula Musto county director of communications. The Dollar figure is fairly negligible for the Cost of translators and extra paper. We already have translators on