European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Imsand stripes vol. 52, no. 253 500 monday december 27,1993 d 8693 a Sites a in blasted after Muslim threat Mogadishu Somalia a a Muslim group s threat to shoot anyone trying to spread christianity was followed by grenade attacks at the offices of West charities during the Christmas Holt Day weekend a . Official said sunday two somalian guards were injured when attackers threw grenades into Catholic Relief services buildings in the Southern City of Bairoa on Christmas eve. . Officials did no to know How serious the injuries were. Nobody was injured in a similar Christmas eve incident at the Bairoa offices of the Irish Aid organization goal Ireland. A the indications Are that it May have been a protest of the Christian celebrations at Christmas a said maj. Tim Mcdavitt the . Military spokesman. Virtually Alt somalis Are muslims. The attacks came after an Anonymous group claiming to represent a muslims who Are ready to die for the Sake of islam issued a written warning to the United nations and private Christian voluntary organizations. A we know Christmas is a Holiday for christians but we let you have it in your Camps and avoid provocations a said the document which was handed to journalists at a Mogadishu hotel. The group accused . Workers and Aid groups of passing out bibles in the somalian language and distributing items prohibited by islam including pornography alcohol pork and hashish. Anybody who tries to distribute anything concerning christianity will be shot Quot said the warning. The group also vowed to destroy any vehicles or shoot Down any aircraft found distributing documents about christianity. Few muslims in the capital appear to subscribe to such views and violent religious extremists done to appear to present a major threat., in an apparently unrelated incident sunday morning . Troops at the Mogadishu port opened fire on three somalis Riding in a pickup armed with a Light machine gun said the . Military spokesman col. Steve Rausch. Rausch said one somali is believed to have been killed and another wounded. The somalis did t fire on the . Soldiers but Rausch said that under . Rules the troops Are permitted to shoot first when they encounter somalis armed with such weaponry. Despite the attack american troops Are keeping a Low profile As they carry out president Clinton a decision to withdraw All . Combat troops by March 31. A Happy Holiday Yechia Warren 4, got what she wanted for Christmas this year a her dad Safe and sound and Back at Home for the holidays. Chit Warren arrived saturday with about 185 other members of the 40th trans co at the army s fort Lewis near Tacoma wash., after serving in Somalia since sept 3, bad weather on the journey Home delayed the reunion longer than expected. See Story on Page 3. Israel May offer Plo More land Cairo a t tutors a Egypt a have a a new palestinian and israeli Mcgoy Nave a new proposal to consider today when they begin their third attempt to smooth Over the differences that have delayed implementation of their peace treaty. In Jerusalem israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin told his Cabinet that Israel was ready to double the amount of land it would cede to palestinian control around the West Bank town of Jericho israeli radio said. The two sides Hope to pave inc Way for a Summit of Rabin and Plo chairman Yasser Arafat and the Start of israeli withdrawal from Jericho and the Gaza strip. Arafat was meeting with president i Losnie Mubarak on sunday. A dec. 13.deadline for starting withdrawal of israeli forces from Gaza and Jericho was missed because of disagreement Over who should control the Borders with Egypt and Jordan. Other sticking Points include the Sie of the Jericho autonomous zone and How to protect jewish settlements in the occupied lands. Palestinian sources said some Progress was made on these issues at talks in Paris and Oslo Norway last week. Palestinian negotiators and israeli officials expressed optimism that an end to the delays is in sight. A i think the Cairo round Wilt be the last round in see Israel on Page 2 whistle blowers new study says by Cindy Killion Washington Bureau Washington a government workers who report fraud waste or abuse arc not being shielded from act Alillion according to a new general accounting office report. Officials from the office of the special counsel which is charged with giving a whistle Blower Protection agreed with some of the Gao s findings but said employees May be expecting too much from the counsels limited jurisdiction. The Gao a findings were based on 662 responses to a Survey sent to 945 government employees who have filed a reprisal complaint with the Osc since the whistle Blower Protection act of 1989 was enacted by con the Gao report released last tuesday is the fourth on the subject. Previous studies All found that despite see study on Page 2 time Magazine acknowledges those who worked for peace in 1993 a see Page 4 inside today Mogadishu death Rescue and memories r seepage 1517