European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes world wednesday april 20,1994 Maonia May Cloud u . Visit by Nikos Konsta Sparas the associated press v Athens Greece Premier Andreas Papandreou snubbed by two Republican . Presidents has adopted a pro american stance and finally gets to pay his first official visit to Washington this week put now his problem is Macedonia. The socialist Papandreou is to meet president Clin ton on Friday. An economic embargo Greece has slapped on Macedonia a policy that has angered the United states and european countries is certain to be High on the Agenda. On monday the United states flew in another uni of  soldiers to the former yugoslav Republic of Macedonia bringing to about 500 the number of . Troops keeping watch there. The soldiers serve in a . Force aimed at prevent ing a spread of Balkan bloodshed into Macedonia. Washington says the greek embargo undermines the Region. I. If " Macedonia also Borders Greece which wants it to change its name and Jettison other symbols that the hellenic state believes imply designs on greek territory. A Northern greek province also is named Macedo Nia. In Greece the embargo is hugely popular. Israelis round up activists in Masse Jerusalem a israeli soldiers and under cover agents arrested up to 500 islamic activists linked to the armed organizations that have killed 13 israelis in suicide attacks the army reported tuesday. Scores of senior leaders and younger members were rounded up overnight throughout the occupied Territo Ries with More than 200 taken in the Gaza strip and 200-plus from the West Bank an army spokesman said. The aim was a severe blow at the operational Struc Ture of Hamas to disrupt their operations said col. Re Naan Gissin an army spokesman. The concentrated Effort last night was to Send a Clear message to Hamas that we will not let go of then and won t Toler ate such  he said those arrested were from every level of the islamic resistance movement or Hamas its armed underground cells called the Izzedin Al Assam Bri Gades and the islamic jihad organization the groups oppose the israeli Plo plan for palestinian , the groups seek All the land of Israel. It was the biggest crackdown against islamic activist since Israel deported More than 400 of them to the Bor Der with Lebanon for up to a year starting in december1992. That sparked an International outcry. The bulk of those arrested overnight were men i their late teens or 20s who might be attracted to the Muslim belief that anyone who Dies in a religious holy War goes straight to Paradise Israel was seeking to interrupt both the mosque ser Mons that encourage suicide attacks and the Money pipeline from overseas that pays for terrorism. The detained add to about 70 arrested last week after the at tacks the army said. Hamas has vowed to carry out a total of five attack son buses to revenge the feb. 25 Hebron mosque Mas Sacre in which a jewish settler fatally shot up to 30muslim worshippers. I will give a great Battle on our matters of National interest a Friendly Battle of course because the Cli mate will be Good we will also make every Effort to improve greek american relations Papandreou said sunday.   Papandreou has repeatedly chosen to heed greek Public opinion on Macedonia in the face of Greece s isolation abroad. Clinton and Papandreou Are also expected to discuss the War in former Yugoslavia Greece s strained relations with nato ally Turkey the continuing turkish occupation of Northern Cyprus greek-. Relations and  \ ,. V / during his 1981-89 administration Papandreou repeatedly irritated Greece s Western allies with statements and actions favouring what was then the so Viet Union and such Arab leaders As Libya s Moa mar Qadhafi. He also supported Palestine liberation organization Leader Yasser Arafat before it was fashionable. -.  a a. Papandreou i 75, was not officially invited to Washington during the 1980s, a reflection of the tension with the Reagan and Bush administrations. He has adopted a pro american position since re turning to Power last october. Barcelona terror a smoke Blacken the streets of Barcelona Spain on Mon Day after explosives were fired from a grenade launcher at the military governor s office. The blasts killed one person and injured eight other people. The attack appeared to have been carried out by the Eta a terror group seeking Independence for the Basque Region i Northern Spain. The group has killed More than 700 peo ple in us 24-year Campaign for Independence. Prison labor Legal Taiwan says Taipei Taiwan a the government tuesday defended Taiwan s use of prison labor after a 10-year old american boy found a plea for help from a Taiwan Ese prisoner tucked inside his toy air plane. Eddie Tucker of grand Junction colo., found a poorly worded note from prisoner Liu Xin Ping urging the recipient to investigate Lawai . Disobey International human right Taw. Tank  it asked that the note be sent to human right Box the White  news of the note was carried to Taiwan in an associated press Story and made headlines on crime pages in taiwanese newspapers tuesday. Lawmakers then pressed the government about the allegations that prisoners human rights were being Vio lated. It is absolutely Legal to have prisoners work when they Are serving their terms Justice minister Maying Jeou told the lawmakers. Sometimes they even get higher pay than other fac tory workers so we Are not abusing  Liu 40, was sentenced to 12 years and nine months in Taichung prison Central Taiwan in 1991 on robbery rape and theft charges officials said. Taiwanese Law requires prisoners to work six to eight hours a Day. Vice Justice minister Lin Shyi Hwu said prison labor taught convicts working skills. Hong Kong teen awaits verdict in Singapore Case from wire reports Singapore the verdict in the trial of a Hong Kong teen Ager who faces the lash for vandalizing cars will be Given thursday. District judge . Remedies heard final statements tuesday from prosecution and defense attorneys in the Case of Shiu Chi to. Meanwhile a lawyer acting for an american youth who pleaded guilty in  Case said his Appeal for a presidential Pardon would be submitted today the deadline to file. Shiu 16, pleaded innocent to four vandalism charges. Each carries a mandatory three lashes of Rattan Cane on the Bare buttocks upon conviction. Shiu is among a group of foreign teens accused of spraying paint on cars and carrying out other mischief last year and the third to be tried in separate prosecutions. Like american Michael p. Fay Shiu said he was bullied by police into signing a confession. Police denied the accusation and the statement that Shi signed was admitted As evidence Canadian woman resigns Ottawa Audrey Mclaug Liri the first woman to head a National political party in Canada resigned monday after leading her new democratic party to disaster in National elections six months ago.  a ,.  new democrats Canada s socialists Long were the third Force in Canadian politics. Before october s elections the party had 43 seats in the 295-seat House of commons representing about 20percent of the vote. But the party was battered in the election los Ingall but nine of its seats and falling below the 12-seat minimum necessary to be considered an official party in parliament. Any Leader is responsible for the results of an election Mclaughlin told reporters after meeting of her party s executive committee. Of course i assume responsibility for our electoral  in resigning she followed the example Ocanada s second female party Leader Kim Campbell who led the progressive conservatives to their worst election defeat in history dropping from155 seats to two. Prison cannibalism alleged Almaty Kazakhstan five inmates at kazakh prison labor Camp killed a fellow convict Cut up his body and ate the remains after boiling them in a Kettle a news service reported tuesday. The attack at the Semipalatinsk corrective labor Colony came amid increasing reports that thousands of inmates Are ill and underfed As a result of prison budget shortages. " Many Are on the verge of starvation itar Tass reported. Soldier sought in 3 deaths Helsinki Finland police on tuesday were tracking a Soldier who they said had killed three people with a crossbow and an assault Rifle after deserting his Barracks in Southern Finland. Police said Mika Muranen 22, used the crossbow to kill a Man and a woman at a housing project near Kotka 83 Miles West of Helsinki Early tuesday. Later he killed a 45-year-old Man with an assault Rifle said police inspector Arto Makela. The officer refused to identify the victims. He fired some shots at the police but no one was hit Makela said. We shot his dog a German  car bomb rips Tehran Nicosia Cyprus a bomb exploded in one of Tehran s busiest streets tuesday wounding 13 people including a 2-year-old, the islamic Republic news Agency reported. Tehran radio monitored in Cyprus blamed the bombing on iraqi  the bomb was placed in a car parked under a overpass in downtown Tehran on Saadi Avenue. It went off around noon shattering windows in nearby shops and houses and wrecking several cars irn Asaid. The Brief report quoted witnesses As saying two women were seen Rushing from the scene with wounded children in their arms