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US officials are denying any official American connection with a plane Nicaragua says it shot down over the weekend. The Sandinista government says three Americans were killed and a fourth, identified as Eugene Hanfus of Marinette, Wisconsin, was captured. Nicaragua says Hanfus identified himlf as a US military advisor. But Secretary of State George Shultz said the transport which allegedly was carrying weapons to contra rebels was sponsored by a private American group, and that none of the people on board the plane were with US military intelligence operations.
A spokesman for Austrian President Kurt Waldheim says Waldheim now says he was in Cozara, Yugoslavia during the 1942 Nazi massacre. But this does not in any way make him a war criminal. Gerald Christian was responding to a story in the Washington Post today in which he was quoted as saying that after additional rearch, Waldheim had determined that he rved as a supply officer in Coraza. Christian says that Waldheim was not a combatant in the pacification campaign, which resulted in the death of thousands of people.
Reacting to the latest disclosure, Attorney General Edward Mee said this will be additional information that we will consider in making a decision on whether to bar Waldheim from the United States.
South Africa reacted today to allegations that it is to blame for the plane crash that killed Mozambique President, Samora Machel. Defen Minister, Magnis Balong said South Africa is not involved in the accident in any way. He said African leaders like Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda, are spreading propaganda, and Balong warned that they are playing what he called "a dangerous game".
肾虚喝什么汤Not our plane, not our advisor. Denials in Washington today about an American and his aircraft shot down this weekend in Ni海洋鱼类大全caragua. The Sandinistas said yesterday their government troops shot down a transport plane, killing three Americans and capturing a fourth. The Nicaraguans charge that the plane was on CIA mission. They say the aircraft was to ferry supplies to US-backed contra rebels in southern Nicaragua. Today, Reagan Administration officials denied the plane was an American military aircraft, or that the survivor was a US military advisor. NPR's Richard Gonzalez reports.
The Nicaraguan government identified the surviving crew member as Eugene Hanfus, and said the man had identified himlf as a US military advisor in nearby El Salvador. But relatives in Wisconsin said the man's name is Eugene Hanfus, and that he is an ex-marine who had been working for a Florida air freight company since this summer.
Hanfus' wife, Sally, was contacted, but she declined to say whether she had been notified by US officials and would not say anything more about her husband's activities.
Secretary of State George Shultz said today the plane had been hired by private citizens who had no connection to the US government. 息讼>扇风
"The people involved were not from our military, not from any US government agency, and CIA included. So it's ... the are private citizens, and it's not a governmental operation."
Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, there were cautious reactions to the reports of the downed aircraft. Republican Senator David Durenberger of Minnesota, Chairman of the Senate In
telligence Committee, said the CIA had assured him that the plane, its pilots and cargo had no connection to US government efforts to support the contras. But Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont said he doubts the administration is telling everything it knows about the plane.
装饰绘画"If Americans are down there, it stretches credulity for anybody to think that they could be operating out of either Costa Rica or Honduras without the knowledge of US authorities."
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There are veral private groups who have raid funds to nd supplies and military trainers to the contras. One of the most active groups, Civilian Material Assistance, which has been involved in supply flights to the contras in the past, denied any connection to this latest incident.
Another group, the US Council for World Freedom led by retired General John Singlaub has nt the contras boats, clothing and weapons. Singlaub could not be reached for comment today. US citizens working with the contras commonly refer to themlves as US advisors.
Congress has approved $100,000,000 in military and non-lethal aid to the contras, but barred direct US military support, including the prence of US advisors on Nicaragua soil. Here in Washington, a spokesman for the Nicaraguan Embassy, Francisco Cambbe, said his government es no difference between congressionally approved aid to the contras and privately funded assistance.
"The administration of the United States is actively involved in promoting and encouraging North American citizens to become involved in this dirty war against Nicaragua. This past Sunday General Singlaub on '60 Minutes' stated clearly that his so-called private operation was being carried out with the support and encouragement of the White Hou. So, therefore, there is no distinction whatsoever."
