Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 3, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 44 free March 1s81 Thatcher deflects criticism of military role in persian Gulf London Retief Priche minister Margafet Thatcher defended herself yesterday against allegations of demagogy during her visit to the de telling parliament there was nothing in her support for British action to defend the persian Gulf against any soviet Thatcher said in Washington on the weekend that Britain was prepared to join a multinational Force to protect the which supplies 70 per cent of the wests labor party Leader Michael foot said Thatcher had indulged in Bellicose demagogy which May damage de me said one of the greatest dangers posed by a rapid v deployment Force would Ite intervention at the wrong in the wrong place and on the wrong that is the lesson of a photo would which you do not seem to have he told his former defence minister Denis declared the prime ministers rhetoric was the usual anticommunist demagogy full of the phoney Hollywood machismo which goes Down so Well with the right Wing persian Gulf newspapers have accused Britain of seeking to revive its colonial interests in the Liberal party Leader David steel said he had been disturbed by aspects of thatchers apparent Accord with presi Dent particularly by a hint of a return to the role of uninvited world retorted that either the liberals were suggesting that Britain should Retreat from the Western a Liance or that it just does not have the guts to devote the resources to she said the idea of Britain being Able to operate militarily outside the nato area had been foreshadowed by a defence policy document published by her government Early last foreign Secretary lord Garrin Tott told the House of lords the idea of a rapid deployment was conceived by the Carter administration and had been a matter of Allied discussion for some i dont believe our neighbors and friends in the Gulf need have any fear that it will be directed at or any action will be taken in their de Fence for which they dont he and Waymone begin his reflection Campaign French president opens Campaign with gloves off by Ronald Koven the Washington Post Paris French president Valery Giscard Destain formally launched his reelection Campaign yesterday with a gloves off speech warning that the election of his main socialist Francois would create a serious crisis for the the presidents approach was apparently intended to recall former pres ident Charles de Gaul Les traditional Campaign theme that the Choice for France could be summed up As me or Giscard dest Aings combative style contrasted radically with his state ments during the Campaign in 1974 for his first seven year term that France needed to get away from turning poli tics into a kind of civil War conducted by other the difference is clearly a reflection of the judgment at the Elysee Palace that Giscard dest Aings reelection is by no Means assured in the two round election april 26 and May i Welcome this Campaign not As a but As a Giscard Destain for seven years Rea sons of state and the Reserve imposed by my position forbade me to express myself with total finally i will be Able to open my mind and my heart to you As Man to the first round of voting is often described As the French equivalent of an primary in which challengers to the front runners inside the two main Camps Are the top two vote getters then compete in a Runoff two weeks Giscard Destain dismissed his major rival in the governing gaullist candidate Jacques with a turn of phrase All the indications show with certainty that no other candidate but the president himself has any Chance to defeat the oppose this offhand dismissal of the gaullist Leader was an evident attempt to Cut Chirac Down just As including key have been expressing their Surprise about what an effective campaigner the gaullist has turned attacking the president with deliberately Ronald Reagan like themes such As the need to get the econ omy going again by dramatically reducing the tax by concentrating his fire from the Start on Mitterrand As a danger to Public Giscard Destain apparently intends to try to rally the Many gaullist who May be tempted to vote for the in a biography distributed yesterday and containing previously unpublished interviews purportedly dating As far Back As the president is quoted As recalling How much de Gaulle always distrusted Mit relentless struggle the Giscard Destain said remains what it has always been with the same leaders relentless in their struggle since 1958 against the fifth de Gaulle founded the fifth Republic in 1958 in what amounted to a Legal overthrow of a government which could no longer Cope with the algerian As the disc artists never of Mitterrand denounced the gaullist take Over in a Book entitled the permanent coup de Tat and went on to run against the general in forcing him into a Runoff election when it was assumed that de Gaulle would win on the first in his opening Campaign Giscard struck a number of other traditional gaullist a Mitterrand he would mean Farewell to nuclear ind Epen military exercises expected in Poland Warsaw up Western observers yesterday denied rumours in Western Europe that soviet polish military manoeuvres were under Way in but said such exercises May begin within a few rumours arise frequently because of fears of soviet intervention to Block to lands new Independent Trade the latest rumours said As Many As Eastern bloc most from polish and soviet military units stationed in would participate in exercises lasting seven to 10 the defence ministry said the reports were untrue and declined further com diplomatic sources in Austria said the joint codenamed shield were to Start this at nato Headquarters in a military source said the manoeuvres had not begun and there were no unusual troop movements in he said there were indications some units were preparing for exercises expected to Start late in the Possi Bly the week of March he added it was known that such manoeuvres had been planned for at least a under East West nato and the soviet led Warsaw pact Alli Ance advise each other in Advance of major the nato source said the command has not received official notification of manoeuvres in but he believed it would be a major exercise involving least 000 Dence and to the rank of France in the Mitterrand would have no he but to govern with the communists or to betray their voters after having profited from their vote which would not take place without grave that was a barely veiled reference to the Giscard St View that the communists would Start a prolonged strike wave to Force their will on a socialist communist candidate Georges mar chats seems to be going out of his Way to make that Giscard St theme As Credi ble As possible by insisting at every Opportunity that his party would de Mand communist ministers in any cab inet that Mitterrand May this new communist demand followed a period of several years in which mar Chais was accusing Mitterrand of hav ing turned himself into the secret ally of Giscard Destain or the incumbent showed that he recognized that the biggest single danger to his reelection is High unemployment among half of Frances Stead ily mounting Pool of More than lion unemployed consists of Young peo ple under 25 who were not of voting age in when Giscard Destain Defeated Mitterrand by Only votes in the Runoff out of a total of 26million ballots cast in Mainland Giscard Destain is responsible for lowering the voting age to 18 from with the result that there Are eight Mil lion Young people eligible who were under voting age in both the socialists and gaullist have been hammering away at the unemployment Issue and offering Job Crea Tion programs which Are strikingly despite rhetoric the sounds radically pm kept out Giscard Destain has been hampered in the search for solutions by the insistence of prime minister Raymond Barre that priority must be Given to the fight against but Barre is being kept out of Giscard dest Aings which has been largely entrusted to administrative Reform min ister Jeanfrancois who is Al ready openly touted by the disc artists As Barres successor if Giscard Desta ing the president said the Central commitment of his Campaign will be the solutions he offers for youth a employ he indicated he would spend the better part of this month campaigning primarily through the in the last month before the first he has an elaborately planned program of 12 mass rallies All Over the starting March 28 in the slow Start and gradual Giscard Destain strategists reflect a recognition that overexposure for a Man who has been president for seven years is one of Giscard Desta Ings worst u is a concern that he shares with old political warhorse Mit who put off the Start of his Campaign with a recent Long visit to Sears the value store pants that fit now for very comfortable 4 Days Only Only at Sears polyester double knit Pant with smooth fitting rave resistant Pullon Waistband stay neat 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