European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8, the stars and stripes . Thursday november 18,1993 Bill protecting abortion clinics of d by new Day Washington a Bill outlawing blockades and violence at abortion clinics was parsed by the Senate on tuesday night and could be in place in time for an expected round of Christmas protests. The legislation approved 69-30, would make it a violation of Federal Law to use Force against or to intimidate women from seeking abortions or medical work ers from providing abortions. We must act before More doctors Are killed and More clinics arc burned to the ground sen.  m. Kennedy d Mas s., sponsor of the Bill urged his col leagues. But the mostly Republican opponents said the Bill is an unconstitutional Viola Tion of the rights of free speech and As Sembly and asserted that it would make felons of the likes of Martin Luther King or. And Mohandas k. Gandhi. This Bill will suppress nonviolent political demonstrations said sen. Strom Thurmond r-c. But while the Senate is closely divided on abortion generally the legislation at traded support from some abortion opponents reacting to a wave of violence particularly the murder of or. David Gwinn outside an abortion clinic in Pensa cola fla., in March. There is no question that my position on abortion is pro life said sen. Harry Reid dnev., but there is no justification for the kind of senseless killing that took place in  the House is expected to approve Sim Ilar legislation today and some support ers said they hoped it could be sent to president Clinton who supports it be fore the Holiday recess next week. The Bill allows the Fri and other fed eral Law enforcement agencies to get involved in preventing or prosecuting crimes that violate state Laws and that normally fall under the jurisdiction of local police. But Kennedy said local Law enforce ment is often overwhelmed by Large scale protests run by groups such As operation Rescue and sometimes is disinclined to step in for political reasons. The supreme court ruled last january that a civil rights Law from the Post civil War Era could no longer be applied to protect abortion clinics making new legis Muslim cleric denies plotting wave of terror to overthrow . Leaders by newday new York the Muslim cleric indicted on charges of conspiring to Over throw the . Government has denied the allegation for the first time. The disavowal by Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman spiritual Leader of suspects in the alleged plot and the world Trade Center bombing contradicted a secret Fri transcript. That document quotes him As suggesting an unspecific plan to harm the military the american Mili  Abdul Rahman questioned tuesday through an interpreter in his first inter views since his indictment called the aids turned informant who keyed his arrest in  he also denied any knowledge about a Brooklyn slaying that has been re examined by Federal investigators in the two cases. Asked whether he Ever approved an attack against the . Government or its armed forces Abdul Rahman said i did not say any such thing and i did not preach terrorism. What i m Here for is to serve my cause added Abdel Rahman 55, and you All know where my cause is. It in  the Blind self exiled egyptian is an outspoken critic of the government of egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Defense attorney Ron Kuby monitored the interviews at the metropolitan correctional Center in new York. Kuby would not allow questions about prosecution evidence including Fri surveillance tapes made by the informant Emad Salem. The tapes form the heart of the government Case against Abdel Rahman and Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman left and defense attorney Ron Kuby meet with reporters in a new York City jail on tuesday. I did not preach terrorism the Sheik says. 14 Muslim co defendants charged in the alleged conspiracy to wage a War of Urban terrorism against the United states. According to a Federal indict ment the conspiracy included the feb. 26 bombing of the world Trade Center which killed six people and injured 1,000, and a plot to blow up new York City landmarks and assassinate Public officials. Says Abdel Rahman who with his co defendants has pleaded innocent said the alleged plot was concocted by Federal investigators and instigated by the informant. Abdel Rahman was often assisted by Salem before the former egyptian army officer secret role became Public. The. Sheik said Salem was a double agent for the Fri and the Mukha Barat the egyptian secret intelligence Agency. Witness in Brothers trial changes Story lation a priority for supporters of abortion rights. But abortion rights backers have no been Able to Garner sufficient support for their top legislative priority legislation to reinforce the constitutional right to an abortion by Federal Law. Supporters of the Bill approved tuesday picked up votes on the floor of the Senate by agreeing to reduce its penalties to a maximum of six months in jail and a $10,000 Fine for a first offence and up to 18 month Sand $25,000 for repeated offences. In addition the Bill allows the attorney general As Well As doctors and patients who Are targets of unlawful protests to obtain injunctions in Federal court and to seek punitive damages from those who break the Law. Los Angeles a the woman who broke the Menendez murder Case was accused in court tuesday of lying to spite her former Lover and prosecutors who refused to charge him with rape. Prosecutors attacked the testimony of Juvalon Smyth who was called by the de sense to discredit the testimony of her former Lover therapist l. Jerome oziel. Smyth admits telling authorities in 1990 that she overheard Brothers Erik and Lyle my Nenycz confess to oziel that they killed their parents and heard them threaten the therapist life. Out she Testi fied tuesday that she overheard Only bits and pieces of the Brothers conversation and never heard the Brothers threaten oziel. I was brainwashed she testified. I was told Over and Over Juvalon this is what you heard " Smyth statement to police triggered the Brothers arrest and focused the spot Light on oziel who became the prosecution Star witness. Oziel was released from abiding by therapist patient confidentiality because of the threat allegedly made against him by the Brothers. Miss Smyth you want to discredit or. Oziel Don t you asked Deputy District attorney Pamela Bozanich. I Don t need to discredit or. Oziel snapped Smyth. Or. Oziel is a discredit. It is my desire to set the record straight and Tell the  Erik Menendez 22, and his brother 25-year-old Lyle Are charged in the aug. 20, 1989, Shotgun slayings of Jose and Kitty Menendez. The Brothers say years of sexual and psychological abuse at the hands of their parents drove them to commit the kill Ings. The prosecution says they killed out . Oziel testified earlier that the Brothers hated their father but did not cite abuse As the reason for the slayings when they confessed to him. Smyth accused officials with the District attorney office of abandoning her after she accused oziel of raping and drugging her because they wanted him As a  the prosecutor suggested that Smyth was a spurned woman who wanted to marry oziel and have his children. Aspin hails nominee Halperin Washington a de sense Secretary Les Aspin lauded Morton h. Halperin on tuesday As an individual of the highest qualifications and integrity offering a boost to the nominee before his confirmation hearing. The Senate armed services committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Friday on Halperin stalled nomination As assistant de sense Secretary for democracy and peacekeeping. In a letter to the committee chairman. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., released at the Pentagon Aspin wrote of his Strong and unambiguous support for the nominee As Well As president Clinton Confidence. In Mort  Clinton announced his intention in March to name Halperin to the defense Post but the nomination was not forwarded to the Senate until August. Conservative members of con Gress have expressed opposition to Halperin nomination contending that his concern for individual lib erties could conflict with National Security interests. In his letter Aspin said Halperin has attempted to reconcile the need for intelligence gathering and counterintelligence efforts with individual civil  Halperin was Washington director of the american civil liberties Union. He was a member of the National Security Council staff under president Nixon before quit Ting in disagreement Over Vietnam War policy. Mother says she let evil child starve Bangor Maine a a woman accused of starving her 5-year-old Daugh Ter to death said tuesday that she did not kill the child but let it  Tonia Kigas 28, told police that Tavielle Kigas was evil Ana that she began withholding food about a month ago according to court documents. The woman entered no plea at her court appearance. Tavielle was in kindergarten at the downcast school until a few weeks ago when her Mother removed her saying the family was moving