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...sentences for those convicted have been light. As Judge Gerhard Gesell explained in putting North on probation, "You were a low-ranking subordinate working to carry out initiatives of a few cynical superiors." North had only three major bosses. Robert McFarlane, who preceded Poindexter as National Security Adviser, pleaded guilty to mere misdemeanors and was placed on probation. Whether Poindexter will be treated more severely is up to Judge Greene. That leaves Reagan, whose accountability now rests with historians rather than the courts...
Even North's conviction, Walsh's most spectacular, could conceivably be overturned. The retired Marine's attorneys were in a federal appeals court last week arguing that his trial was unfair, partly because Reagan did not testify. Judge Gerhard Gesell ruled that North failed to show how Reagan's testimony would be relevant...
...heels of Cheney's announcement, word reached Washington that West German Defense Minister Gerhard Stoltenberg has drawn plans for a 15% reduction in the Bundeswehr by 1991. Almost simultaneously, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, the West German Foreign Minister, arrived in Washington and let it be known that any U.S. plans to modernize short-range nuclear weapons in Europe are out of the question now that the two Germanys are groping toward reconciliation. "No German government will discuss any weapons system that might result in nuclear weapons being targeted at Dresden and Leipzig," said a Genscher aide...
Thus, rhetorically at least, the opposition no longer gets an argument from the government. Gerhard Herder, East German Ambassador to the U.S., pledged reforms that "will radically change the structure and the way the G.D.R. will be governed. This development is irreversible. If there are still people alleging that all these changes are simply cosmetic, to grant the survival of the party, then let me say they are wrong...
Federal Judge Gerhard Gesell killed North's subpoenas for Reagan and Bush, partly because North rarely met with either the President or the Vice President. But Poindexter saw Reagan almost daily, and he dealt regularly with Bush. The decision on who must testify in Poindexter's trial will be made by Federal Judge Harold Greene, who reminded Robinson that "so far, ((Reagan)) has not been required to appear at trial." Replied Poindexter's lawyer: "No, but we're looking forward to it, your honor...