Israeli report puts Bush in loop
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON (AI») — A sorrel
Israeli government rofiorl says
thon-VIce Prosldont Hush was
clearly told In July 1S86 that arms
fur-hostages deals with Iran were a
joint U.S.-Israeli operation. according to an sinner writ
ing a book on the Iran-Contra scandal
Bush has always maintainor! that tho July 29. 1988,
brioflng only descrllxid an Israeli oporation
Tho March 11. 19H7 report first disclosed on
ABC's Nlghtllnr program Friday night details Israel's
delivery of IJ S. weapons to Iran in return for American
hostages and Includes an account of a July 29. 19M1,
briefing given to Bush when he visited Israel as vice
president
Bush later used an account of the meeting by Iris
chief of staff. Craig Fuller, to assert that the vice pros!
dent understood the man who briefed him, Israeli
counter-terrorism expert Amirnm Nlr, to be describing
an Israeli operation
Fuller's written report of the meeting refers repeated
ly to Nir dismissing the stops "we" took in delivering
weapons to Iran
“The word 'we' that appears in Craig's report
throughout refers to tho joint Israeli Americ an team,"
says the Israeli report, quoting Nir. Nir also "made
clear ut the outset lhal he was briefing Bush in the
narnn of the joint team and at the request of (White
House aide) Oliver North," the report added. Israeli
journulls! Kan Fdollst — tho author of a forthcoming
book on the affair rend excerpts of the report to The
Associated Pros*.
Nir said in his account in the Israeli government re
port that "it is dear to anyone reading” Fullers memo
that the briefing concerned both countries' roles
In a 198ft shouting match on national television with
CBS anchorman Dan Rather. Bush said hr- hadn’t
known the details of the Reagan White House's Iran ini
tiative. even after Nir had deserdted the operation
Bush's staled reason;
"I was told what they (the Israelis) were doing and
not what we were doing, and that’s the big difference.”
Bush addisi that "control” of the operation was "in lire
hands of n foreign power."
Nir. un aide lo Israel's prime minister, was killed in
November I’tftH in n plane crash in Mexic o.
The difference between Nir's recollection of the U S
role and Bush's is the latest puree of information sug
gesting Bush may have known more about Iran-Contra
than fie has acknowledged
In un article Sunday in The Washington /’os/. White
House counsel C. Boydon Gray labeled as "stale ho
kum" the suggestions by Richard Secord and Howard
Taic hor that Bush played an active role in the arms-for
hostagex deals with Iran.
And Cray said that Bush "does not recall" the strong
objections to the Iran arms deals by Defense Secretary
Caspar Weinberger and Secretary of State George
Shull/ In the past. Bush has flatly denied fieing told of
the protests by the two Cabinet secretaries
Missile restrictions
set after accident
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tho Navy said Satur
day night it is placing sovere restrictions on tho
NATO Sou Sparrow missilo system while investi
gators search for tho cause of a firing accident that
killed five Turkish sailors.
"Until further notice, communders have been
told to pluce their Soa Sparrow weapon systems
in a restricted level of readiness," a Navy state
ment said. "This action will Include removal
from the system of certain components needed for
missile firing. Operational commanders may elect
to keep systems operational on selected units if it
is deemed necessary for adequate self defense of
the ship."
The statement said Admiral Frank B. Kelso II.
chief of naval operations, has ordered a "top-to
bottom review of the entire Soa Sparrow system,
to include all hardware components, mainten
ance and operational procedures, and operator
training."
The Navy said tho Sea Sparrow has been in op
eration for 17 yoars without any incidents similar
to tho one Thursday in which two missiles wore
launched accidentally from the aircraft carrier
USS Saratoga in the Aegean Sea about 80 miles
off Turkey's western coast.
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