European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 07, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes world Friday january 7,1994 . Soldiers presence puzzling to colombians Juan Chaco Colombia a american soldiers hit the beaches of Colombia to the bewilderment of local Resi dents and swimsuit Clad vacationers in this rustic Pacific getaway. The growl of . Army heavy Machin Ery intruded on the Laid Back atmosphere of Juan Chaco s open air bars and restau rants wednesday As the vehicles rolled Down the Black Sand Beach. A Gaggle of tourists joined a few locals to watch the show leaning against canoes or taking shelter from the Sun in a Gazebo. About 135 american soldiers Are re building a Road and constructing a school and clinic in Juan Chaco. Most Are combat engineers from fort Rucker Ala. The restore stationed in Panama. The exercise has been criticized by colombian congressmen who say president Cesar Gaviria invited the gringos with out their authorization. Many suspect it actually aimed at pressuring drug Traffick ers and leftist rebels in the Region. Juan Chaco is 45 Miles West of Cali Home to the world s largest cocaine Cartel. I wonder Why we need the americans to do this. Aren t colombian soldiers Capa ble of building a Road school and clinic asked vacationer Edilberto Castillos pointing to colombian troops with As Sault rifles at the ready guarding the unarmed americans. The american soldiers weren t an swering when a reporter tried to inter View them he was met by Stony silence. One Soldier a woman dressed in tropical camouflage fatigues nodded when asked if the . Soldiers had been or dered not to talk to the press . Embassy officials in Bogota said they were try ing to give the Mission the first Effort of its kind by . Troops in Colombia a Low profile to avoid exposing themselves and Gaviria s administration to More criticism. Colombian defense ministry spokesman Jaime Vas Quez said tuesday the site was chosen because it is impoverished and that Security concerns were secondary. A . Soldier works on a Road As a colombian army Soldier and a youngster look on near Buenaventura Colombia. Although Juan Chaco is fairly poor with a collection of Motley shacks on its outskirts there Are colombian villages in much worse shape. Juan Chaco generates some tourist Revenue when people from the nearby port of Buenaventura Cali and other cities come to enjoy the Beach and eat seafood. The Only Way to get from population centers to Juan Chaco which fronts the Bay of Malaga and is sur rounded by water and Jungle is by boat or helicopter. The Only Road heading out of the City the one the americans Are repairing goes just a half mile to la drillers another coastal town. New russian missile system insane s Jou London a. Russia is developing a Mobile Ai defense system with 12 surface to air missiles to defend strategic targets such As airfields and command centers Jane s defence weekly reported wednesday. The system called the Pantzer so is mounted on across country truck and can engage air planes and Heli copters As Well As precision weapons such As missiles the Magazine said. Jane s published an artist s impression of the system which it believes is in the prototype stage. A Large Turret on the rear of the truck holds 12 sur face to air missiles and two 30 my cannons with 750 rounds of ammunition ready to be used the Magazine said. Mounted on top of the Turret is a surveillance radar that can be folded when travelling. It is claimed that the Pantzer so can engage two or three targets at once a unique capability. It is also claimed to be difficult to Jam the Magazine said. Jane s said the Pantzer so is similar in some respects to a mounted version of eur missile s Roland surface to air missile system but it said the russian system is a much More capable  in another article Jane s said Russia s latest Genera Tion of missile equipped fast attack Craft Are being offered for Export. Officials from the Almaz Central Marine design Bureau were quoted As saying three Tarantul 3 class mis Sile cutters Are under construction for an unidentified customer and will be delivered in 1995. The Tarantul 3 can carry four ss-n-22 sunburn anti ship missiles which until now have been exported Only to India the Magazine said. Iran also is believed to have imported the missile from Ukraine it said. The Sale reflects the government s willingness to allow Ilie Export of the country s Best weapon systems Jane a said. Israel Plo to resume peace Parley Jerusalem a Israel and the Plo agreed thursday to return to the negotiating table ending the most serious crisis to shake the peace process since the sept. 13 autonomy Accord was signed. Israel backed Down from its claim that the Palestine liberation organization had reneged on an agreement made in Cairo Egypt on a solution to key sticking Points while the Plo gave a written pledge that future agreements would not be subject to change. A joint communique suggested the negotiations would preserve the same approach that had been worked out in recent weeks to solving the key obstacles control of Bridges Border Crossings and the size of the autonomous enclave around Jericho in the West Bank. Israel however dropped its Contention that the Plo had already agreed to the Compromise. The communique said that talks would be based on understand Ings reached in Cairo. Standing on the Allenby Bridge linking the West Bank with Jordan israeli prime min ister Yitzhak Rabin said talks would resume next week. But he warned that if the palestinians backed off their promises we will not feel we Are  american troops in Pakistan for Mountain War games from wire reports Islamabad Pakistan . Troops arrived in Islamabad on thursday for an exercise with the  Gen. Joseph p. Hoar commander of the . Central come will oversee the exercise involving 150 . Troops. Hoar arrived in Islamabad earlier this week a spokesman for the . Embassy said the exercise will begin this week and will continue until the first week of february. . Troops Are scheduled to return to the United states on feb. 10.the exercise will be held in the Northwestern mountainous regions of Pakistan. The two groups will use each other s weapons an Exchange techniques on Mountain warfare. Son born without brain Monterrey Mexico a teen Ager whose husband works at an Industrial waste dump gave birth to a son without a brain a newspaper reporter wednesday. It was the seventh Case of Anen Cephal in Monterrey since 1992, the paper said the 14-year-old girl who Cave birth dec. 21,stored food and other household goods in containers that her husband brought Home from Rima the waste dump Al Norte reported. Farmers protest in France Rennes France More than 10,000 poultry Farmers marched in this City in Brittany angered by a new Cut in european Union subsidies. In Normandy pig Farmers in Samt-l6 invade two supermarkets running pigs inside an dumping about 650 pounds of Corn feed on the , manufacturers and other poultry Industry workers turned out wednesday for the protest in Rennes 190 Miles West of Paris. It was among the largest since last month s world Trad agreement that will Force new subsidy and production cuts by 2000 in the european Union formerly known As the european  Aid amounted to 32 cents per Pound in March 1992, but has fallen to 21 cents. Organizers promised new protests unless they Are satisfied by talks with the government Jan. 18.a boost in government Aid to help Farmers modernize or retire along with . Concessions inthe Trade talks allowing delays in subsidy cuts has muted Farmer opposition to the general agreement Oil tariffs and Trade. But falling prices foreign Competition and eur Aid cuts have continued to anger some farm groups. The eur changed its name when the maastricht treaty on european Unity took effect in november. Killing called unintentional Tbilisi Georgia a former Soldier admitted in court that he fired the shot that killed american Diplomat Fred Woodruff because the envoy s car had not stopped to help him. Anzor Sharma Idze 21, said the aug. 8 slaying was unintentional. Sharma Idze testified wednesday that his car had broken Down near Tbilisi and that he tried to Stop the car in which Woodruff was Riding. He said he fired one shot in anger. Woodruff 45, was hit in the head As he sat in the Back  went on trial for manslaughter last week before a panel of three High court judges. I convicted he faces up to 11 years in jail said Deputy prosecutor general Vakhtang varamia.. Newspapers had reported that Woodruff was a Cia agent in charge of training bodyguards for georgian Leader Eduard a. Shevardnadze. Man beheaded in revenge new Delhi India seeking revenge for the slaying of his brother a Young Man chopped off the head of another Young Man and presented it to the victim s family a news Agency said  Kafa 23, reportedly killed Manoj Mishra on wednesday in the Central City of Indore 400 Miles South of new  then took the head to Mishra s House and thrust it in the Mother s hands. She threw it away and fled the House with her husband press Trust of India said quoting police. The report did not say whether Mishra had killed Ala s brother or How he was involved in the killing last year. Kala was arrested said pit. It did not give Mishra s age