European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 22, 1994  stripes Page 5 i .ames7 wife gets 5 years 3 months Alexandria a. A the wife of Cia turn coat Aldrich Ames was sentenced to five years and three months in prison Friday after begging a Federal judge for mercy. The sentencing came after Rosario Ames read a statement admitting that she provided advice and sup poit for her husband s spying for the soviet Union and then Russia. But she sought leniency so she could take care of their 5-year-old son Paul now living with relatives in Bogota Colombia. I beg you your Honor. Paul needs me. Paul is inno cent. He did nothing wrong she told . District judge Claude Hilton in a quavering voice. I beg you to be merciful. Please understand that you Are not Only sentencing me but Paul too Aldrich Ames imprisoned for life without parole has admitted he was paid More than $2.5 million compromised dozens of Cia operations and exposed numerous foreigners who were spying for the Cia. The government says at least 10 were executed. Hilton sentenced the 41-year-old colombian born woman to the lowest term available under a plea bar gain she struck with prosecutors when she pleaded guilty april 28 to conspiring to commit espionage and evade taxes. The plea bargain called for a sentence of Between 63 and 72 months but Hilton was not required to accept it and could have even sentenced her to 15 years. Aldrich Ames separately had urged the judge to give his wife less than 63 months saying he committed the espionage and she helped Only to protect her family. Questioning of Aldrich Ames will continue at the . Penitentiary at Allenwood a. Earlier her attorney John Hume said the Pica bar gain Rosario Ames signed last Spring under advice of seven Hurt in explosion at mall in the Hague from the associated press the Hague Netherlands at least seven people were injured Friday by an explosion in a refuse barrel at a downtown shopping area. The explosion occurred at 2 30 . In the passage a historic covered Walkway lined with scores of shops across from the houses of parliament. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosion which occurred during one of the busiest shopping periods of the week said police spokeswoman Lineske Bennema. She said it had not yet been determined whether the blast was caused by a bomb. The condition of those injured was not immediately known but Bennema said they suffered injuries from flying Glass. Vandals hit cemeteries Berlin vandals damaged gravestones arid painted swastikas in the jewish cemetery in Nassau in Western Germany authorities said  the vandalism occurred sometime in the last 10 Days and was discovered by a passer by in Nassau about 15 Miles East Koblenz. Authorities announced a $3,400 Reward for information leading to the arrest of the criminals. In Eastern Germany police said vandals overturned gravestones in a cemetery for soviet soldiers who died in world War ii. The cemetery is in Lucke Walde about 30 Miles South of Berlin. Jewish display trashed t " Paris a French railway car housing a display recalling the deportation of jews to nazi. Death Camps has been vandalized police said thursday. ,. The commemorative Railroad car identical to the ones used during world War ii is at the Entrance to the Dancy Camp memorial about four Miles North of paris.1 police said one or several vandals broke into the car wednesday night and trashed photos a projector and various Memorabilia documenting life at Dancy. Rosario Ames Aldrich Ames her previous counsel was As draconian As i be seen in 24 years in the practice of criminal  Hume added she was a victim of the worst form of spousal  Rosario Ames told the judge that after she Learned of her husband s spying in 1992, Rick made me be Lieve that my life was constantly in danger. He would Tell me that the Kab had asked for pictures of me and  assistant United states attorney Mark Hulkower at tacked Rosario Ames for conducting what  As a Public relations Campaign to rewrite  there arc a lot of victims in this Hulkower said mentioning 10 foreigners who spied for the United states who the government believes were executed be cause of Aldrich Ames. But mrs. Ames is not one of them he said. Hulkower said Rosario Ames has portrayed her re action to her husband s spying As one of disgust but that in mid-1992 after learning the source of her Money she went with her husband to new York and happily spent $6,000 in Kab Money in one weekend. Is this How mrs. Ames expresses her revulsion Hulkower asked. Mrs. Ames greed was her motivation for her participation Hulkower said. He did not recommend a specific sentence other than to ask for a sentence Witlin the 63 to 72 months specified in the plea bargain. But Hulkower said if Rosario Ames wanted a lower sentence she should stand up in court and admit her guilt. And Stop complaining she did these crimes under  shortly thereafter Rosario Ames told the judge i have never denied that i provided advice and support for my husband s wretched and despicable espionage activities. That is Why i pleaded guilty in  after the court session Hume and Hulkower agreed that Rosario Ames would get credit for the eight months she has already served since she and her Hus band were arrested feb. 21. They said that Between that credit and time off she could earn for Good behaviour in prison she probably has 44 months left to serve. Hume said he would request that the Bureau of prisons House her in the Federal prison Camp in Danbury conn., which is near new York s Kennedy Airport so that it would be easier for her son to Fly from Colombia to see her. Specifically Hilton sentenced Rosario Ames to 63 months for conspiracy to commit espionage and 24 months for conspiracy to evade taxes. But he ordered that the sentences be served concurrently and noted that because the government has seized the assets of the couple a Fine was not appropriate. Us the Clinton going to damask in Effort to bolster peace talks 1ington a president Clinton said Fri on a related subject clinic Washingto presiden Day he would go to Damascus next week to meet with syrian president Hafez Assad and try to accelerate slow moving negotiations with Israel for a peace treaty. I want there to be More Progress Clinton said at a news conference. And i think the visit will further  he said a treaty was important in order to have comprehensive peace in the Region. What i Hope is to continue to further the peace process he said of what is shaping up As the most extensive trip by a president to the Region in 20 years. He said his main purpose in going to the Middle East was to stand with our  Clinton is also going to Israel Egypt Jordan saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Clinton said he considered the listing of Syria by the state department As a country that supports terrorism a important matter. But he said that could not stand in the Way of trying to promote a settlement. O Clinton said he ordered the Fri to redouble its scrutiny of activities by Hamas in the United states. The fundamentalist group has cur ried out a series of terrorist attacks against Israel. Negotiations Between Israel and Syria opened nearly three years ago. Secretary of state Warren Christopher has made five trips to the Region since May without producing an agreement. But Clinton insisted there has been Progress in the negotiations Between Israel and  and he said by meeting with Assad and talking with him and work ing with him we will continue to make some  referring to the terrorist attacks on Israel he told reporters it is even More important than it was a few Days ago that i go  in an apparent suicide attack wednesday by islamic militants a terrorist bomb in Tel Aviv killed 21 people. Sex Sfass spy quits legislative Post at left Wing party s i Bonn Germany a a leftist who was elected to parliament despite admitting that she was once an informer for East Germany s secret police resigned thursday when her party withdrew its support. Kerstin Kaiser Nicht a vice president of the party of democratic socialism or ads was asked to surrender the Job wednesday night by most of the 29 other new ads legislators. The ads was created in 1990 from the ashes of the East German communist party and is shunned by the Western political establishment., ads lawmakers did not want the situation aggravated by having a former East German spy among its ranks said ads spokesman Jirgen Reents. The new parliament holds its first meeting in Berlin on nov. 10. Reents said that while it did t appear that Kaiser Nicht s reports had harmed anyone Many of the Law makers were angry she had t admitted to her spying past until confronted with it. After her file from the Stasi state Security Agency was leaked during the Campaign Kaiser Nicht 34, admitted that she had reported on eight fellow students while studying in Leningrad now St. Petersburg from 1979 to 1984. At the time she said nearly All East germans who studied abroad were approached by the Stasi. She said the people on whom she spied did not suffer in their careers All urged her to continue her Campaign she said. Kaiser Nicht from Brandenburg state was one of the ads s most popular candidates. But former East. German writer Stefan Heym often harassed by the Stasi refused to sit in parliament with Kaiser Nicht. Heym 81, ran for the ads but is not a party member. Gerlinde Schneider a ads Leader in Brandenburg said she could understand Heym s reaction. But the resignation says much about the Lack of understanding in Western Germany of the Way of life forced on easterners during 40 years of communist dictatorship she said. No one in Bonn wants to listen to people like Kerstin. She would have been insulted reviled everything Short of beaten up Schneider said in a Tele phone interview from Potsdam. Ads Leader Gregor Gysi a lawyer was repeatedly accused of having reported to the Stasi on East Ger Man dissidents who were his clients in the 1970s and 80s. Gysi won lawsuits dismissing the claims