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...Rome, Italian Prime Minister Craxi reacted to news that the hijacking had ended by exclaiming, "Thanks be to God, it's over!" Only ten minutes later, in a telephone call to the captain of the Achille Lauro, did Craxi learn that an American hostage had been killed. His government responded by declaring that it would seek extradition of the hijackers for prosecution in Italy...
...aides made no changes in his public schedule. Thursday morning the President traveled to Chicago to continue his uphill battle for tax reform. On the way to Andrews Air Force Base, he told a staffer that the U.S. had been prepared to launch a military raid on the Achille Lauro to rescue the hostages. The President seemed personally chagrined that the hijackers had been whisked off the ship, foreclosing the rescue mission...
...Land forces), was not ready to carry out the operation on Tuesday, but was able to launch an attack by Wednesday night. The U.S. plan called for the SEALs, who had been practicing their assault at Akrotiri, Cyprus, to glide from the air ^ onto the Achille Lauro. After the initial assault, Navy helicopters would have brought in more Delta teams. The U.S. apparently knew in advance exactly how many terrorists there were on board, and where they were. "It should have been a piece of cake," said an intelligence official. "We anticipated a few casualties on our side, but something...
...paradoxically enough, may be tighter security by Western governments and officials. U.S. Army and Air Force bases that were once lightly guarded are now fortified camps. Embassies in many capitals look like urban redoubts. As a result, terrorists are looking elsewhere for targets. In the case of the Achille Lauro, for example, it appears that the hijackers chose the cruise liner because the usual avenues of access to Israel--by land and air--have been blocked by Israeli security measures. There is also what Brian Jenkins, a Rand Corp. terrorist expert, describes as a kind of novelty factor. Says Jenkins...
...time the Italian liner Achille Lauro had reached Alexandria, on the fifth day of a Mediterranean cruise, its 755 passengers had settled into the pleasant routine of shipboard life. There were Ping Pong tournaments, shuffleboard games and lazy afternoons around the pool. In the evening there were dinner and dancing followed by midnight buffets, and every night a troupe of Polish dancers put on a ballet performance...