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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 53, no. 174 500mmsaammm saturday october 8, 1994 d 8693 a Linton warns . Aircraft Carrier troops move in response to buildup Washington apr president Clinton dispatched an aircraft Carrier to the persian Gulf Region and put . Army troops on Alert in response to iraqi troop movements near the Kuwait Border a senior Pentagon official said Friday. In an Effort to deter iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein from taking any a provocative action a Clinton also ordered the 2,000 marines currently in the Southern persian Gulf to head North toward Kuwait the Pentagon official said. The official speaking on condition of anonymity said Clinton also a sent army ships loaded with heavy Swiss police Issue warrants for arrest of 2 cult leaders Granges sur Salvan Switzerland apr a doomsday cult Leader was at his chalet hours before some of his Fol. Lowers died there and investigators Friday issued a warrant for his arrest in what they now say May have been murder not mass suicide. The warrants for arson and murder issued in Switzerland against Luc Jouret and another Fult Leader were the first indication that investigators believe Jouret May be alive. They also raised questions about the role of the other Man identified As Joseph Dimambro a 70-year-old French Canadian said to be the Mastermind in the order of the solar tradition. Dimambro known As the a a dictator to his followers was last seen with Jouret on tuesday trying to get into a chalet Jouret rented in Granges sur Salvan a Village in southwestern Switzerland. They had to get a Locksmith to let them into Jouret a chalet an investigating judge said Friday. The same Day Jouret bought garbage bags from a nearby grocery store the stores owner said Friday. Lydie Revaz said Jouret purchased at least 50 bags in two packets. A the really had an armful a she said. A the seemed a bit  Early the next morning the chalet and three other buildings went up in flames. Forty eight cult members were found dead in the rubble some with their hands bound and plastic bags tied around their Heads. In a House in Canada owned jointly by Jouret and Dimambro three More bodies including that of a baby lying behind a water Heater with a plastic bag Over his head were discovered thursday. Two charred bodies had been found earlier at the House North of Montreal after it was destroyed in a fire tuesday. The fire was set by Remote control in the same manner As the fires that razed three chalets in Granges sur Salvan and a farmhouse 45 Miles away in cheery police said they suspect the first two see cult on Page 2 weaponry toward the Gulf that Are normally based on the Indian Ocean Island of Diego Garcia. A increased air reconnaissance of the Region. A put some army units in the United states on Alert to go to the Region. The official declined to identify which units had been alerted. At the White House Clinton said he would not permit Baghdad to intimidate the United nations into lifting economic sanctions. A it would be  mistake of sad dam Hussein to believe that the United states would weaken its resolve Quot Clinton told reporters at a news conference in the East room. Earlier the state department verified the buildup of iraqi troops and defense Secretary William Perry said their movements a Are extensive enough to cause me  Clinton said he could not disclose the Steps he had taken a was a precaution to Deal with this  he described the . Moves As a appropriate and necessary and considered the situation to be a serious one. R Saddam Hussein should be under no illusions. The United states is not otherwise occupied with other foreign policy problems Clinton contended. Iraq can get the sanctions eased Only by complying with . Resolutions and not by moving troops to the Border Clinton  department officials confirmed reports that the iraqi president had mobilized troops along the Border. A senior official said the massing included mechanized units and was significant but not see Iraq on Page 2 Airlift in jeopardy a a . C-130 transport lands in Sarajevo Bosnia and Herze Govi Szoit. Later gunfire hit two . Planes jeopardizing the Airlift a on Friday As Aid deliveries resumed alter a two week suspend Sec related Story on Page 2. . In Haiti Washington apr . Military forces in Haiti already Are being withdrawn and a . Peacekeeping Force should be ready to take Over in four to six months the Clinton administration told Congress on Friday. Testifying Only hours after Congress called for withdrawal As soon As possible Pentagon and state department officials sought to reassure the House armed services committee that the reduction was on target and that . Officials Svere determined not to be a sucked into deeper involvement. On thursday both the Senate and the House approved nonbinding resolutions in on Haiti that also criticized president Clinton for not seeking congressional approval before committing . Forces. The resolutions also required a statement from the president within seven Days on his National Security objectives in Haiti. At the White House press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said Clinton a is gratified no withdrawal Date was included in the congressional legislation and he still intends a to withdraw troops As quickly As  on capital Hill undersecretary of defense Walter Slocombe testified that see Haiti on Page 2 More on Haiti h parliament nears amnesty Deal for coup leaders h Cia chief denies report of help to thugs Fol suicides not unusual pod says  
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