European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday december 5,1993 gis As time abates from Page 1 clan on clan fighting. Occasionally wet have clan on clan incidents outside the Gate. But once the Armor pulls up everything  an american official said the troubled City of Mogadishu has been Quot strangely quiet Quot since the . Armoured task Force arrived in Masse from port Stewart can a to an austere Encampment called Vic tory base Well outside Mogadishu. The task forces mid october arrival coincided with the United nations relaxing its manhunt for Mogadishu strongman Mohamed Farrah aided who was officially removed from the . Wanted list a week before thanksgiving. It. Col Bob Clark who commands the 1st in 64lh army regt hesitates to take credit for the relative Calm explaining Quot who am i to say wed like to think that we re contributing to the peace that exists around Mogadishu just by our Mere presence a the Calm will probably continue. Plans to Send american tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles onto the streets of Mogadishu were put on hold indefinitely late last month As the United states sought to keep a Low profile. V the presidents Secord order to the task Force a after defending americans in Somalia a was to Quot keep open and secure the key roads and lines of communication Quot in Somalia. American commanders took this to mean opening a symbolic Highway called 21 october Road that runs across the Nort Wesl Side of the City. The Road named for the a Teyf ousted dictator Mohammed Siad barrels 1969 military coup in Somalia has been the site of numerous ambushes and Bre fights Between . Troops and gunmen Loyal to somalian faction Leader Aiji id it is the most direct route for convoys heading North out of Mogadishu at least two Strekel barricades erected by aided a a militia remained in place on 21 october Road last month despite a proposal by maj. Gen. Carl f. Ernst to remove them the Washington Post reported. Ernst commands the american Armor task Force which docs not report Aire cily to the United nations. His recommendations i of reopen the Road were rebuffed by turkish log a Cevik Bir the United nations military commander in Somalia two american officials told the Washington Post. The decision not to open the Road was supported by . Officers on Birls staff and by the  Central come which oversees american forces in so Kealia the officials said. An american officer  the proposal to. The stars and stripes called 21 october Road a Quot litmus test Quot of american presence in Mogadishu "21 a a october is clearly a Symbol Quot the officer said. N an interview with the stars and stripes following the decision to Lay Low on opening the Road Ernst played Down the plan but said he would not Rule out the use of Force in following his orders to open roads. Quot the Ideal is we done to Nave to open the Road. The Ideal is the people of Mogadishu open the Road Quot Ernst said in his windowless office inside the . Compound. On the other hand he said his tanks and Bradley stand ready to assist the United nations in opening the 54 s Vinca Craw toy. Maj. Gen. Cart f. Ernst. ,. Sought removal of barricades Convoy route if called upon. Quot our number one Mission is to protect . Forces and also to keep the lines of communication open Quot Ernst said. Quot the amount of Force needed is the amount of Force required and that could mean anything from a Small amount to everything we have. Which is a  he said the american tanks parked outside Mogadishu Are partly responsible for the City a recent Calm. Quot you can drive in parts of the City today that three or four weeks ago you did no to even think about flying Over Quot Ernst said a so i think we be already had some effect in tempering what has been a violent City a less visible than tanks Are the behind the scenes negotiations to form a new somalian government. Quot we provide the military backup to that dialogue a Ernst said. �?o1 done to think there a anybody in Mogadishu and most of Somalia that does t know we re Here and that we re powerful. There s no question in anybody a mind that we re  Clark the armoured battalion commander agreed. A when we travel roads the local folks see us and they understand the tank and the Bradley and 1 think they respect the tank and the Bradley for what it can do Clark said. He defined Success in Somalia As keeping the Supply routes open Quot without firing one main gun  however the combat troops continue to train for City fighting a just in Case a and Many say they Are restless about their Low profile role. Quot we know were Here As a show of Force Quot said staff sgt. William Hemmenway an infantry squad Leader. A Well we showed Force. So Why Are we still Here Quot pfc Chris Donahue an infantryman from Phoenix Isnit convinced that he wont be sent into Mogadishu to fight."1 think eventually we will go into the City Quot said Donahue 21. Quot it just takes a Long process. To Nail a the military . Neo nazi hit list allegedly on computer Hamburg Germany apr Neo nazis Are infiltrating left Wing groups and storing their enemies names on computer disks under listings such As Quot shoot on sight a according to a Magazine report saturday. Der Spiegell a account followed news last week that far right militants had published a hit list Booklet available for about $6, with the names of defectors from the Neo nazi cause journalists writers business people politicians and others. Spiegel said computer disks confiscated from a Leader of a Neo nazi group the National alternative gave Telephone numbers addresses and physical descriptions under categories ranging from Quot political opponent Quot to Quot people to shoot on  the report also quoted Norbert Weidner a Leader of the far right free German workers party As saying his group had planted spies in the left Wing anti a movement mainly women Quot because men open up to them More . Anti a militants physically attack Neo nazis and have set up emergency phones so foreigners can Call in anti fascist Shock troops when threatened by skinheads. Anti a claims its vigilante action is justified by inadequate police response to right Wing violence. In Dortmund police arrested 63 people and seized knives clubs and military helmets Friday night As Thev stepped in to prevent leftists from attacking a group of right wingers trying to hold a rally r the right Radical groups which intelligence officials say have a total of about 43,000 members increasingly Are coordinating their activities communicating through car phones and computer modems police said. The intelligence services have tripled the number of spies watching Over the far right but aside from increased vigilance few Legal Steps have been taken to counter the extremists. Washington a one of the Pentagon s top stars from the persian Gulf War has been reprimanded for improperly trying to Block the promotion of i lower ranking general. Air Force Secretary Sheila e. Widnall issued what h known As a formal letter of admonishment Friday to it Gen. Buster c. Glosson. A Glosson attempted to improperly influence Oft Cen who were selected to serve on a promotion Board a said a statement issued late Friday by the air Force. The finding is considered a serious breach of ethics by the military and such a Public rebuke is usually a Ca it reer ending blow. The general had no immediate comment. Glosson holds one of the services top positions As the Deputy chief of staff for plans and operations. He had been considered a rising Star in the air Force and a sure candidate for advancement to the highest ranks of the Pentagon. Glosson was the primary architect of the Gulf wars bombing Campaign. The air Force said Glosson had communicated improperly with three members of a major general promotion Board. Quot this communication called into question the integrity of a promotion candidate a the statement said. The air Force did not identify the candidate. The three generals on the Board told higher up about the Contact with Glosson and they were excused from participating. Outside Contact with promotion Board members is strictly prohibited because they Are supposed to make decisions solely on the military records before them. Military sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said Glosson had told the three generals that the air Force chief of staff Gen. Merrill a. Mcpeak did not want a certain officer promoted. However investigators found that Mcpeak made no such statement the sources said. Mcpeak would not discuss the specific Case but said the services promotion system must remain  in issuing a letter of admonishment Widnall decided against harsher action that could have demoted the general or forced his retirement. However an officer at such a High rank serves at the pleasure of the president and must have the approval of Congress to retire at that rank. In 1991, Congress harshly criticized the air Force for irregularities in promotion boards and demanded that the service change its ways in her statement Widnall indicated that such changes had uncovered Glosson a actions. A the safeguards built into the promotion process in i 1991 and 1992 worked exactly As envisioned and the promotion process was in fact not compromised Quot Thyl Secretary said. The investigation of Glosson was conducted by the air Force s inspector general and the Pentagon a inspector general. Italy Pov pickup the following is a list of privately owned vehicles available for pickup at the 1321st medium port Comdr a vehicle processing Center at Camp Darby army depot in Italy. The numbers Are the final four of the person s social Security number. For More information Call or. Casalini at Dan 633-7059 or civilian 0039-50-547059. 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