Word: worner
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From the moment West German Defense Minister Manfred Worner an nounced earlier this month that he had fired Four-Star General and Deputy Commander of NATO Günter Kiessling on charges of homosexuality, the issue has been troubling. Last week the case against the general was weakened considerably...
...Worner had reported that eyewitness accounts obtained in a special investigation by German army intelligence agents proved that Kiessling, a bachelor, had long frequented gay bars in Cologne. Un der German law, however, homosexuality is not sufficient cause for dismissing officers. Worner justified his action by arguing that Kiessling had denied his homosexual tendencies; if Kiessling was homosexual and sought to conceal the fact, he would be liable to blackmail...
...NATO should rely less on nuclear arms and more on conventional weapons is not new. NATO Commander Bernard W. Rogers has been conducting a virtual one-man crusade to encourage alliance members to strengthen their conventional forces. Among prominent Europeans who agree with Rogers: West German Defense Minister Manfred Worner. Last week U.S. Under Secretary of Defense Richard DeLauer gave the Reagan Administration's stamp of approval to the European Security Study's report. Said he: "We support...
...deploy a smaller number of cruises and Pershing Us in exchange for a reduction in the number of SS-20s to the same level. This idea had begun to germinate in Western Europe when it became apparent that the Geneva talks were getting nowhere. West German Defense Minister Manfred Worner first mentioned an "interim solution" at a December 1982 NATO meeting. About the same tune, it was echoed by Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher. But if the interim solution fails to produce an agreement in Geneva this year, Washington may again be criticized for yet another European proposal whose time...
...flurry of hints was enough to prompt cautious relief in Bonn, the first, and easily most crucial, stop on Bush's trip. "The West's policy was never all or nothing," noted West German Defense Minister Worner. "The allies should resist all divisive tactics." During his three-day stay in West Germany, Bush is to deliver a major address at a West Berlin dinner at which Mayor Richard von Weizsacker will be host, as well as meet with government and opposition leaders in Bonn. One problem the Vice President faces is avoiding the appearance of attempting to influence...