Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 10, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada world Winnipeg Pree july 1997 at3 nato expansion Bill causes friction by Robert Rankin newspapers Spain the leaders of prance and Germany raised eone erns yesterday about helping foot the Bill for natos expand undermining the Clinton is rations plan for limiting costs for French president Jacques Chirac said prance will not pay any extra dues to help nato and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl dismissed Cost estimates As absurd because they Are unrealistically their posture threatens to raise costs for the nato expansion and ele Vates an Issue that is bound to be Trover Sial in the even if expenses Are kept to a one Day after natos historic Deci Sion in Madrid to invite three former communist countries Hun Gary and the czech Republic to join the Western military Alliance by Chirac said that any hew nato Mem Bers must pay their own we took a very simple position that enlarge ment should be done at Zero today in reality nato is a peace keeping a system for managing crises with much More limited in terms of equipment than in the cold War i do not see Why that should Cost Chirac the Clinton administration estimates that natos planned expansion would a photo Jean Helmut Kohl Point at each other at nato Cost up to billion Over 13 the Money would pay to upgrade the new nations Milit Aries to nato Stan Dards and to build infrastructure to integrate under Washington formula for paying that taxpayers would pay no More than million a natos existing european including would pay on third to on half of the total and natos new members would pay one third but natos 16member govern ments have not yet accepted that for or any Germany normally a staunch Cli Hien Alief suggested the most estimates Are inflated to Reward the full Lutar Complex with weapons sales to new nato it is completely absurd to link nato enlargement with East As if the aim was to rearm Large areas of Europe to the Kohl told Clinton was asked about Chirac comments and their implications for cos sharing at a news conference in but largely ducked the he said this weeks Summit taught him that there had not been a great Deal of work done in Many coun tries about what the costs 1 do believe that the nations involved should pay most of the costs he addressing the general question of Clinton said nato enlargement will not be Costor no important decision Ever but for the american clearly the Cost will be far less in lives and Money to expand the Bounds of democracy and Security than it would be if we had to involve our people in another War in Clinton insists that extending natos Security zone into Central Europe will help stabilize the Region and help fledgling democracies there integrate As partners with allies in Western thus reducing chances of another War in the 21st Century like the two great ones of this King size cigarette smuggling associated press How can you do it without some people intentionally closing their eyes visitors to a us fishing Lodge in a Remote Corner of British Columbia must arrive by plane or boat to bypass Campbell that proved no problem last summer for Larry according to Canadian of flew in with friends aboard his million Learjet for a High priced fishing Derby at Sonora Island police prosecutors say Miller was one of three Kingpins in a smuggling ring that moved Mil lion Worth of contraband cigarettes and liquor through Akwesasne Indian reservation in Northern new York from 1992 through who picked up the per person Tab for Miller and his friends to enter the fishing tournament that Day last summer police say it was Rwjr Macdonald maker of Export one Brand of cigarette the smuggling ring is accused of moving illegally through the Miller surrendered in District court in Syra Cuse on three weeks after he was indicted on charges of defrauding the and Canadian governments through smuggling and laundering profits from the he pleaded not Twenty others also were charged in the smuggling All but two have been the details of the fishing the smuggling operation and Millers lavish lifestyle Are spelled out in a 140page affidavit filed last year by the ramp in a Hamilton the affidavit also gives a glimpse of Millers association with tobacco Compa Nies whose products Hes accused of smug a Rmacdonald is affiliated with re which makes Camel cigarettes in the United the company also has invested Money in the according to the Canadian police Are investigating re Macdon ads connection to Miller and his smuggling said Gilles Duguay of the ramps anti smug gling task Force in another cigarette Imperial tobacco also is being investigated for its ties to Millers alleged smuggling outfit and the fishing Duguay told the Syracuse Imperial tobacco makes Dumaurier and players which also were among the smuggled authorities no one from the cigarette makers has been accused of knowingly helping the but the police affidavit raises questions about the Asso How can you do it without some people intentionally closing their eyes Duguay Imperial tobacco made suspicious deposits of Cash to the Lodge that Drew the attention of the Hong Kong Bank of the police affidavit the company transferred to the Lodge in May with the Only explanation from the Lodge that it was for a customer when another arrived at the Lodge a month the Bank asked Lodge officials to Stop receiving such Large Cash transactions without bet Ter the affidavit officials at a Rmacdonald in Toronto and re Reynolds in said they were unaware of the Canadian investigation or the affidavit and would not Imperial tobacco officials could not be reached for the Central character in the smuggling investigation is the affidavit portrays As a High roller with connections that Span the from to Las vegas to where he is partners in a new Casino with hol Lywood action film Star Chuck Miller was released on on his Victoria and her Timothy also pleaded not guilty and were released the filed in connection with smuggling charges that Canadian authorities filed against Miller and is based on information obtained from an ramp officer who infiltrated the smug gling ring for several months last y i lagging Tiv 83 of Ujj Ethrem has of Tild Toi witty make unguarded Emett Fenora m Silt the prime minister did exam that Eritee inf nature m an teas politics while Chat tag with his belgian Jean Lue before an open in your1 country and my coun try All the politicians would be in he told a laughing Dehaenen talking about the quid pro quo demands of american because they sell their they sell their you want me to vote on nato then you have to vote to build me a Bridge in my that whats the in took place while the nato Heads of state were waiting impatiently for president Bill who was a half hour late for a Cere Mony at which a nato Accord with Ukraine was starts july 11th until july 13th limited quantities subject to prior sales personal shopping Only no rain checks choose from a wide selection of discontinued floor 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