European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes wednesday August 15,1990praying for peace a . Sailors from the combat store ship Concord gather at Jerusalem s wailing Wall to Pray for peace in the persian Gulf and the Safe return of fellow service members on duty in the Mideast. In foreground from left Are . Leverett or Seattle Ramone Crowejr. Of Knoxville tenn., and Francisco Torres from puerto Rico. Iraq from Page 1. Invasion of Kuwait on aug. 2. A japanese foreign ministry official said Bush asked prime minister Toshiko Kaifu for More japanese financial Aid to Middle East nations affected by the  decided to Send two frigates to the Eastern Mediterranean to replace . Navy warships shifted to the persian Gulf and for possible duty in the Gulf itself. The government left a final decision on a Gulf Mission to a meeting of nato members in Paris next week. West Germany also might participate in the multinational naval operation in the Gulf if agreement is reached in Paris said italian foreign minister Gianni de Michelis reporting on a Telephone conversation Between Premier Giulio Andreolli and Helmut Kohl the West German Chancellor. West German minesweepers have been sent to the Mediterranean but no farther. An iraqi opposition Leader based in Iran claimed be could mobilize 100,000 expatriates to fight Saddam Iran a official islamic Republic nows Agency reported. It quoted Mohammad Bayer Hakim head of the supreme Assembly of the islamic revolution of raq. Authorities in the United Arab emirates slopped the iraqi freighter Al Abid from entering the port of Dubai tuesday shipping sources said. Radio monitors in the persian Gulf overheard the Al Abid calling every 10 minutes for permission to enter the Harbor and Load cargo for Iraq. Diplomatic sources in the emirate said the country s ports had quietly stopped accepting iraqi tankers or freight ers but the government has made no announcement. Shipping sources said another iraqi freighter Al Baya had been waiting off Dubai for two Days. American soldiers arriving in saudi Arabia have been told to prepare for a Long stay. Bush said the Navy would halt iraqi tankers to a Stop the Oil from coming  Britain and Australia also said their vessels would help interdict iraqi ships. The Washington Post quoted . Sources it did not identify As saying the soviet Union France Canada and Malaysia a sharply criticized the . Decision to proceed unilaterally with the naval quarantine of Iraq and Kuwait. It said the criticism came monday at an informal private meeting of the Security Council. A world embargo was placed on Iraq after it invaded Kuwait and announced the annexation of its Small neighbor. Iraq massed troops near saudi Arabia ringing alarm Bells off throughout the Middle East. The saudis have the worlds largest Oil reserves. Shipping executives said they were told by . Navy officials that an iraqi vessel was spotted dropping mines in the Shah Olam Shoals 80 Miles Northeast of the Qatar Peninsula. The Channel is used by tankers heading for saudi Oil terminals. In London Lloyd a shipping intelligence confirmed that the Middle East navigation aids service issued a navigation warning monday Quot after the . Navy observed an iraqi freighter engaging in a suspicious act South of Shah Allum  a . Military source in Dubai said a helicopter Crew spotted a merchant ship saturday near Shah Allum but on closer investigation found it was not laying mines. A the notice has since been rescinded and As of now there is no specific concern about mines in the Gulf a the source said on condition of anonymity. News briefs rebel Leader in Liberia laughs at claims he a dead Harbel Liberia a p a rebel Leader Prince Johnson met with reporters tuesday afternoon and laughed off claims by rival rebels that he had been killed in an ambush. Charles Taylor Johnson a rival in the yearlong Battle to oust president Samuel Doc claimed tuesday morning that his fighters had killed Johnson when he was surprised at a rubber Plantation outside the capital City Monrovia. A Man identifying himself As Johnson earlier had called the British broadcasting corp. In London on a radiotelephone to deny he was dead shouting into the phone a a Taylor a a liar i am alive a in Washington the state department said a a very reliable source saw Johnson alive. The rebels hours earlier failed to show journalists Johnson a body As had been  leaves democrats hints at Independent bid Washington apr mayor Marion Barry dropped his democratic affiliation and declared himself an Independent monday saying he wants to keep his a options open for a possible political comeback. Barrys political advisers have said the mayor who was convicted Friday of a Misdemeanour cocaine Possession charge and acquitted of another intends to run for a City Council seat. But Barry refused to Rule out anything including another bid for mayor. His trial jury was unable to reach a verdict on 12 charges including three felony perjury counts. The . Attorney has said he will decide within the next month whether to retry  leaves 1 dead in southwestern France Paris up a a storm bringing torrential Rains Strong winds and hailstones hit Large parts of southwestern France on monday causing one death and extensive damage. A a mini Tomado struck the town of agon and surrounding areas monday afternoon leaving two persons injured and destroying Homes vineyards Orchards and crops in its path officials said. In montauban a worker was killed by lightning while doing maintenance on Tennis courts police , lumber workers stage protest in Berlin Berlin apr East German workers drove tractors combines and lumber trucks into West Berlin on tuesday demanding help from the East and West German governments for their struggling farms and Forest Industry. Farmers and lumber workers have been among the hardest hit by the massive changes sweeping East Germany. They re seeking higher wages and Job Security. Imported products from the West have Cut demand for East German items. Inefficiency is another Bone of  Hasni to caused a flood of enlistments Washington it apr Young arabs May be lining up to do Battle for or against iraqis Saddam Hussein but americans youth so far have not responded to the Call to arms military recruiters said tuesday. A no More than usual a said an army recruiting officer in Durham n.c., when asked if the Middle East crisis had inspired More enlistments. A about the same a said a Recruiter in Atlanta. Quot there a been no unusual fluctuation in enlistment Quot said Mary Auer of the recruiting battalion in the Cincinnati area. She said Quot a very few people who were in the military before inquired about returning but there had been no surge in new recruits. Maj. Doug Hart Public affairs officer at the Pentagon said that enlistment figures Are compiled quarterly and that it was too Early to Tell whether the Middle Eastern crisis would increase the number of volunteers. A but if Panama and Grenada Are guidelines there will be no significant difference in enlistments Hart said. He was referring to previous . Military actions. He also cautioned that increased interest in military service would not necessarily mean More enlistments. Hail added Quot a re still in a draw Down period mandated by Congress to make the army  he said the armed services recruited 128,300 people in the first half of fiscal 1990. That began oct. 1, 1989. In fiscal 1989, the figure was 293,900. Recruiters said the number of volunteers might increase it fighting Breaks out Between the United states and Iraq. A a it a kind of quiet Here now a said a Navy recruiting officer in Washington. A a maybe if the crisis goes further we might get sonic More patriotic responses. Quot but right nov its business As  a