European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 02, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday december 2,1994 at a glance Irmgard Moller the German terrorist who blew up three american soldiers cries out in Joy thursday after she was released from  Story on Page 8. Russia protests Russia is upset with nato s plan for expanding its membership to for Mer Warsaw pact foes. Page4 Dahmer investigation. Authorities Are investigating whether More than one inmate was involved in the bludgeoning death of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer a news paper reports. L. Pages Severance pay rejected House republicans have rejected requests by lame Duck democrats to provide Farewell pay to their soon to be unemployed committee staffers.  a page6 lesbian endorsed co workers say a Navy reservist facing discharge because she add rutted be ing a lesbian is a Good worker. " " a. / 1  "-page7 haitian reforms haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide plans to Cut out the cancer in the country s army. " --page11 China full of surprises foreign companies that invest in China should expect to encounter unpleasant often costly surprises. Index Abby Ann Landers. 25 classifieds .7vt- 28-32 comics. 25-27 commentary. V 17 crossword. 25 faces n1 places. .14 entertainment. 19-24 Horoscope. 29 Jumble. .7 29 letters. 16 Money matters.  18 sports. 33-40 to listings. 39 weather. 15 serbs take More . Troops keep tight squeeze on Bihac Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina a serbian fighters kidnapped More . Peacekeepers and pressed the stranglehold on the Safe area of Bihac on thursday underscoring their con tempt for . Authority in Bosnia the bosnian serbs however did agree to meet with Yasushi Akashi the top /envoy, today in Pale their Strong hold East of Sarajevo they had refused to meet . Secretary general Boutro Boutros Ghali on wednesday because he insisted talks be held in Sarajevo capital of the internationally recognized govern ment of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They agreed to the Akashi meeting after British it. Gen. Michael Rose the . Commander in Bosnia travelled to Pale for talks with Radovan Karadzic and other bosnian serbian leaders. In addition to trying to Calm the Bihac front Rose also is concerned about the Fate of More than 400 of his soldiers being held hostage by the serbs As insurance against further nato airstrikes. Alexander Ivanko a . Spokesman said the latest kidnappings occurred tuesday when bosnian serbian units crossed the Border into Croatia and seized seven ukrainian peacekeepers. They took the soldiers and a . A Mored Carrier into bosnian serbian held territory and the United nations has not heard from its troops since. The ukrainians observation Point is now occupied by the serbs allowing for the unimpeded movement into Bosnia of equipment and personnel from a Serbi an held Region in Croatia serbian fight ers from the two countries have joined forces in the Bihac offensive. Rose s talks in Pale were to have focused on Bihac and its demilitarization. But there appeared to be no narrowing of differences that could end the siege. Momcilo Krajisnik Leader of the so called bosnian serbian Assembly again rejected 3. Three month cease fire which the bosnian government wants saying serbs would accept Only a permanent cease fire leading to a formal end of War. The Sarajevo government fears any permanent cease fire agreement would Cement serbian territorial gains of 70 percent. An International peace plan which the bosnian have accepted and the serbs rejected would Force serbs to Settle for 49 percent of the country. With new . Support for Europe position that diplomacy not further nato airstrikes is the Best Way to Deal with the bosnian War French foreign minister Alain Juppe and his British counterpart Douglas Hurd planned to meet serbian president Slobodan Milo Sevic in Belgrade on sunday. Milosevic is considered responsible forthe violent breakup of Yugoslavia. But he continues to Wield the Power including with the bosnian serbs with whom he allegedly broke ties last summer after they again rejected the International peace plan. Senior Western officials now talk of altering that plan to allow the bosnian serbs co Federal links with Yugoslavia a right the plan already go Vel Bosnia croats with Croatia. Critics say that is appeasement and a step toward creation of serbian nationalists goal a greater Serbia. From Page 1 i _ a of any contingency Piari defense Secretary Withiam Perry said. But White House officials said that top presidential advisers have agreed in principle with president Clinton s informal concurrence that the United states would participate in a Multi National Effort to evacuate. Although tis. Officials said no details Are yet available outside military analysts speculated that the operation could require 4,000 . Ground troops and dozens of nato warplanes to pro vide air cover. It was not immediately Clear whether such an operation would include about 2,000 marines now aboard a Navy Heli copter Carrier in the Adriatic sea off Bosnia and Herzegovina. The warship was sent to the Region Over the weekend to Rescue nato pilots or . Forces i they got into trouble. The decision to assure nato in and Vance that . Forces would help in any evacuation was intended to assuage the allies who have been critical of . Policy particularly after Clinton announced that . Forces no longer would enforce an arms ban against bos Nian muslims. The administration promised the United nations and the allies months ago that it would consider any formal request to. Help in extracting . Peacekeeping forces but has not yet indicated officially that it is willing to do i of. The move which would Mark the _ first time . Ground troops would set foot in Bosnia could prove controversial at Home. Congressional republicans have warned that they will push to Block any attempt to use . Ground troops in Bosnia. Military experts said that the Job of evacuating . Peacekeeping forces from Bosnia could be difficult and potentially risky depending on conditions a posed by the combatants the serbian nationalist forces and the largely mus Lim bosnian government. . Officials said that they would Hope to negotiate a so called Permis Sive withdrawal under which the . A braces would be allowed to travel Una passed to air planes and to seaports. . Forces would provide Security and sea and air transportation. Raises from Page 1 r spending plans but too deeply to provide a Force Structure capable of accommodating two. Major regional contingencies nearly simultaneously. Many lawmakers have raised this complaint. 7 " he said his plan does not represent a major shift in defense spending priorities and instead put the blame for shortfalls in near term readiness funding on the contingency operations in Kuwait Haiti Bosnia and Herzegovina Aad other locations around the world. " " Clinton said he is committed to keep ing the . Military the Best trained Best equipped and Best prepared fighting Force on Earth the new funding would also cover the " co Zofja new. $2,2. Billion Quality of life initiative which Clinton said he fully sup ports that was announced last month by defense Secretary William Perry. We will Pend whatever is required to ensure that our military personnel live in adequate housing Are provided the Nec Essary child care and receive the support they and their families need to serve our nation he said. Deputy defense Secretary John Deutch said the Money to pay for that initiative will come from near term weapons modernization funds. Deutch Perry and other Pentagon officials Are mulling Over cuts in a variety of weapons pro Grams and should announce within the next few weeks which ones will be trimmed or terminated. Part of Clinton s six year plan Calls for putting 60 percent of the $25 billion in new Money into the last two years of the six year defense program fiscal 2000 and 2001, to compensate for the imminent reductions in weapons modernization. The emergency supplemental spending request that will go to Congress next year will give the services operations an maintenance budgets sorely needed Relief from the Strain of funding contingency missions around the world. The army recently acknowledged that some of its front line units Are not at Peak wartime readiness Levels. All the services had to curtail training in septem Ber As operations and maintenance funds for fiscal 1994 ran out before the fiscal year ended sept. 30. Deutch said most Jpn the new supple mental funding would cover the unbudgeted costs of recent operations in Haiti Kuwait and Bosnia As Well As the costs of dealing with the cuban refugees. Because the services Are continuing to spend funds on such operations Deutch said the supplemental request must be approved quickly by Congress in order for units to restore their readiness Levels and avoid a repeat of september s  big question about Clinton s plans is How the administration will accommodate the additional $25 billion in defens spending within the Federal budget. At his briefing Clinton specified no cuts  programs. The costs May Well be borne simply by adding them to the deficit. Deutch said that would be the Case with the $2 billion supplemental appropriation request if it is approved by Congress. Pentagon officials heartily welcomed Clinton s announcement. It shows that the administration is finally recognizing what the military has been enduring lately said one official who asked not to be identified. There s no Way he Clinton wants to be the com a Sanderin chief who let the forces go hol Low  Clinton a announcement is Likely to play Well on Capitol Hill where Republican  have recently stepped up their criticism of the administration s de sense spending plans. -. In _ for a months rep. A Lpyd Spence the South Carolina Republican who will shortly take Over As chairman of the House armed services committee has highlighted various signs of erosion in military readiness and said such Indica tors Are worsening. -. Spence wrote a harsh letter to Deutch two weeks ago questioning recent assertions by the Pentagon Deputy that Mili tary readiness is As High As it was just be fore the 1991 persian Gulf War. The volume of evidence from the Field is As Clear As it is unavoidable Spence wrote. ". Military units Are caught in the Early stages of a downward readiness spiral that shows no Prospect of easing in the foreseeable