European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday february 8, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 where they stand some views on airstrikes against serbian positions around Sarajevo United nations Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali has asked nato to give him the authority to order airstrikes. But giving him the authority does not necessarily mean airstrikes Wili follow. United states president Clinton has played Down retaliation for saturday s massacre emphasizing instead the need for a negotiated settlement. Britain Canada have been reluctant to Call in strikes for fear of spreading the War arid of reprisals against their soldiers serving in Bosnia. European Union envoy David Owen has warned strikes would Quot intensify the Belgium France Italy Turkey have urged that airstrikes be. Considered. Similarly the 51-member organization of islamic conference representing the world s Muslim nations has demanded action. A amp options from Page 1 in Brussels Belgium on monday foreign ministers of the european Union a formerly the european Community a called for an end to the siege of the bosnian capital but they set no dead line for bosnian serbs to withdraw their artillery or face Western military action. Boutros Ghali urged the North Atlantic Council on sunday to approve airstrikes for an attack on a Sarajevo Market saturday that left 68 people dead and More than 200 we will respond to the specific rather narrow request of Boutros Ghali which we think is appropriate and will support but we Wilt not be limited to that a Christopher said. Speaking in Texas on monday president Clinton said the United states Wel corned Boutros Ghalie Scall. A i Hope very much that the horror of All these innocent people dying will sober All those people responsible a Clinton said. A sooner or later they be got to do cide its in their interest to let their children grow he said Washington is talking with its allies about a whether there is something More we can Christopher and Clinton did not explain what other actions might be taken. But they said that apart from the attack saturday for which there was Only a Strong presumption that bosnian serbs were responsible the serbs had carried out a series of assaults on civilians. Boutros Ghalie a proposal is designed to Deal with future attacks Christopher said. A we Are not limited by it a he added. Rep. Lee h. Hamilton d-ind., and sen. Richard g. Lugar r-ind., agreed during a joint appearance on television monday morning that it was time to use air Power but they parted on How Broad the military response should be. Hamilton said airstrikes were a in order for fairly limited he defined that As a to prevent the siege of Sarajevo to Stop that shelling. And also its necessary to help move the humanitarian Aid Forward Ana protect the . Lugar said it was time to a carry the War where it Long an advocate of lifting the arms pm Bargo against the bosnian muslims Lugar said. . Leadership was needed to override divisions among Western nations. Hamilton said there was no support in Congress or in the country at Large for using ground troops to end the fighting. A i do not think you will find support among our allies for a very broadened extended air War a he said. A what you re now seeing discussed and discussed very urgently Are much More limited uses of air Power which i would support. I done to think we want to broaden this War. I done to think we want to make it a . after six hours of talks monday the european Union foreign ministers issued a Brief statement expressing a a revulsion at saturdays shelling. They called for an Early meeting of nato to consider Boutros Ghalie a request. A the should be to bring about the immediate lifting of the siege of Sarajevo using All the Means necessary including the us of air Power a it said. Belgian foreign minister Willy Claes expressed disappointment that the dozen eur nations did not support a French Call for an ultimatum to get the bosnian serbs to withdraw their artillery from the Hills pm Crook ing Sarajevo. A i had hoped for a More forceful attitude a he said. A this wont do our image any but Hurd said the ministers statement a docs bring nearer in one Way or another a decision to use the shelling of the Sarajevo marketplace he said marked Quot a turning a there is an overwhelming feeling now that the lifting of the siege of Sarajevo a has to be attempted a Hurd said. Still he told reporters that nato must decide whether airstrikes on serbian positions a would do More Good than harm. That is the test nato must from Page 1 three c-130s from Rhein main a were expected to deliver a minimum of 36 wounded and an additional 100 family members monday Between 6 and 7 30 . Medical officials at the Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center did not know How Many of sundays 50 evacuees whose Ages Range from 4 to 70, were injured in the weekend attack but acknowledged that Many of the injured were being treated for wounds suffered weeks a and in some cases months a ago. Col. David Layland commander of the Lan Stuhl Fatih to also acknowledged that one or possibly two of the injured were bosnian soldiers. The cause and nature of the injuries sustained by the soldiers were not disclosed. Thirty five of the injured Are being treated As inpatients at Lan Stuhl while 15 Are listed As outpatients at the Lan Stuhl gymnasium where they and evacuated family members Are being housed. Nineteen inpatients were scheduled for surgical cleansing of their wounds according to Layland. On sunday Michaud said that the medical team was a fortunate that patients were very stable when it landed at Sarajevo. Medical care was generally limited to providing medication managing fluids and making patients comfortable he said. A other doctors had to do some Steps to combat Shock during the two hour flight from Sarajevo he said. In preparation for the Airlift a c-130 carrying an eight member medical assessment team took off at 6 . Sunday from Ramst Einab. That team landed in Sarajevo and went into the City. The aircraft flew to split Croatia where it waited for the Call to return to Sarajevo to pick up patients for delivery to. A a. A. A. A a is amps Ken Georgl a wounded Sarajevo woman Peers from a . Air Force bus at the Lan Stuhl army regional medical Cenich in Germany As she Waits to be carried into the Hospital for treatment after evacuation from the bosnian capital sunday. Ramstein. The planes carrying patients and family members began arriving at Ramstein a about 7 45 . A group of support people mostly volunteers a ranging from Security police to hundreds of others who carried jitters opened doors and filled other needs a met the planes at the Ramstein flight line. While the wounded continued to be unloaded at Ramstein a flurry of activity was under Way at Lan Stuhl a Short drive away. The Hospital staff had been _ _ for the wounded since 6 30 . The weekend Skeleton Crew of about 200 staffed the Hospital officials said. About 74 family members 15 of whom Are ambulatory patients were being housed in the installation gym. Air Force it. Col. Calvin Williams assistant chief nurse said the patients from Bosnia and Herzegovina were intermingled with american patients throughout the Hospital. He sought food but nearly found by Steve scholar Kaiserslautern Bureau Lan Stuhl Germany a Rifat Begicevic went to Sarajevo Smarkala Market on saturday to scour the stalls for scraps of vegetables and fruit for his wife and two daughters. But before he could find food for his family an incoming 120 my mortar round knocked him to the ground and sent High Speed fragments of Metal into and through his legs. Begicevic was one of those evacuated to Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center near Kaiserslautern Germany on sunday after being wounded in the a amps John Bomor weekends bloody Market attack. Two Edina Begicevic describes seeing her a . C-130s and one ukrainian Il-76 ther wounded on Sarajevo television after carrying the injured arrived at Ramstein a mortar attack on the bosnian capital. A about 8 . Sunday. Begicevic and the 49 others have sustained injuries requiring medical attn Tion not available in Sarajevo. On monday Begicevic a 21-Ycar-old daughter Edina who accompanied her father to Lan Stuhl still seemed shaken by the weekends events. A my father left our House and walked 30 minutes to the Market looking for food. We had Little Money but we needed something to eat a she said As she sat in the Lan Stuhl gymnasium. A i was with my Mother at Home listening to the radio. When we heard what was Hap ening my Mother started to cry. I tried to Elp her not panic but she was Edina Begicevic said she turned on the television and saw her father at the Hospital. A we were relieved because we heard i there were Many dead a she said. The Mother and daughter went to the Hospital in Sarajevo and Learned that the lower portion of one of Begicevic a legs had been amputated. He underwent surgery monday afternoon As Lan Stuhl doctors fought to save his other leg. Edina Begicevic a temporary Home at the Lan Stuhl gym features 200 cots arranged in neat rows in the open gym. Each cot has a Pillow and a Small package of personal Hygiene items. In the Center of the gym a Small Section has been set aside As a play area for children. A at least its Safe Here a she said. Lan Stuhl officials did no to know How Long the patients and their family members will remain at Lan Stuhl
