European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages 13-16 vol. 49, no. 123 wednesday August 15, 1990 a a t5< daily and sunday d 8693 squeeze tightening on Iraq by the associated press syrian troops arrived in saudi Arabia tuesday and a second iraqi ship was kept out of a Persi Arf Gulf port As iraqi president Saddam Hussein a adversaries tightened their economic and military Vise. King Hussein of Jordan who went to Iraq on monday for consultations with Saddam left for Washington tuesday and talks with president Bush Jordan a official news Agency Petra said. The jordanian Monarch has tried to mediate in the crisis created by Saddam a invasion and annexation of Kuwait two weeks ago. No details of his talks with Saddam were reported. I Washington president Bush said tuesday that the United states was a acting within its Legal rights in deciding to Block ships bound for Iraq and said the world wants to see sanctions against Iraq carried out. A at a news conference at the White House said Bush he did no to see any immediate Chance for a diplomatic solution to the crisis that was touched off when Iraq invaded Kuwait earlier this month. The president said he hoped such a solution could be found after the United nations sanctions against Iraq and Kuwait began to squeeze the iraqi Economy. Related stories pictures pages 3 and 6 in Egypt officials said ships bound to or from Iraq would be allowed to use the Suez canal. They said the 1888 constantinople convention permits denial of transit Only to ships of a nation at War with Egypt a mine Alert was posted for a Central Gulf Channel where an iraqi ship was seen monday but the Alert was cancelled later shipping sources reported. . Officials were watching a ship suspected of carrying polish made Small arms destined for Iraq according to reports in the Washington Post new York times and Abc news. Jane Gaffney a spokeswoman for the stale department Navy fighters line the flight deck of the aircraft Carrier Independence As it stands by in the Gulf of Oman. Said monday she knew nothing about the vessel. Diplomatic sources in Riyadh saudi Arabia said the first syrian units landed in the Early morning to join ., British egyptian and other forces protecting the arabian Peninsula and its vast Oil reserves. The sources had no details of numbers or areas where the soldiers would be deployed. President Hafez Assad of Syria is an old enemy of Saddam his main foe in Arab ranks and supported Iran in its eight year War with Iraq. Officials in Damascus the syrian capital have been reluctant to discuss participation in the multinational Force and would not confirm the saudi reports. John Kelly  Undersecretary of state for Middle East affairs met with Farouk Sharaa the syrian foreign min ister in Damascus tuesday. In a formal statement Kelly said icy discussed a the importance of the . Security councils resolutions Quot on an economic embargo of Iraq because of its see Iraq on Back Page k Mart helps army Stock up for desert Hinesville a. Apr the army went on a shopping spree at the Hinesville k Mart last week and got a Blue Light special on More than 24,000 items. K Mart manage1 Wesley Bennefield said officials at a Ort Stewart which began sending troops and equipment to saudi Arabia Over the weekend telephoned him Friday to order items essential for the desert 2,400 cans of Bug Spray 5,550 bottles of skin lotion 5,550 tubes of lip Balm 5,550 containers of foot powder and 5,550 bottles of suntan lotion. Quot this has been a real treat. In be spent three Days on the Telephone a said Bennefield who had most of the items shipped to the base sunday night from k Marls Atlanta warehouse. The a my also ordered an item the local k Mart does no to carry 174,000 Gallons of bottled water. Bennefield said he had rounded up 84,000 Gallons from bottled water companies by tuesday morning and was trying to find the rest. Fort stewarts Public affairs officer maj. Don Keeling said it Isnit unusual for the army to go to local stores for such items. A we have been going to various vendors to obtain whatever we think is necessary for the Protection of the welfare of our soldiers a Keeling said. K Mart gave the army a discount on the order but Bennefield said he Hasni to calculated the total Cost yet. He said his store is not making a profit from the Sale. A you might say we re waving the bag a he said. A a in a a patriotic gut a aircraft marines join defense Force Washington apr the Pentagon said tuesday that additional air Force aircraft and marines had arrived in saudi Arabia for the military buildup called desert shield. An announcement said an unspecified number of Kc-10 and Kc-135 Tanker aircraft and rc-135 reconnaissance aircraft As Well As Azacs radar planes had arrived for the saudi operation. In line with Pentagon practice during the buildup of forces in the saudi desert no details were provided on numbers of aircraft or troops arriving in the Gulf or on their exact locations. The announcement said Advance elements of the 1st Marine expeditionary Force from Camp Pendleton Calif and the 7th Marine expeditionary brigade from went sane palms., alii., had Arris de in saudi Arabia. Also other elements of the 1st Marine expeditionary Force have begun deployment to the Gulf area from California it said. The Marine group includes personnel from the 1st Marine div and the 1st Force service support group from amp Pendleton and the 3rd Marine aircraft Wing from Eltoro Calif. A Marine expeditionary Force usual totals about 50,000 people but the Pentagon has declined to specify the size of the unit being deploying to saudi Arabia. The Pentagon also said elements Oft he 4lh Marine expeditionary brigade with Headquarters at Norfolk va., Are going to saudi Arabia. The brigade includes units from the 2nd Marine div and the 2nd Force service support group of amp . N.c., and the 2nd Maime air att Wing at Cherry Pool and new Riser n.c., the announcement said