European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Special edition crisis in the pages 2, 3, 13-17 Qadhafi condemns Iraq on hostages a Back Page the  authorized unofficial publication for. The . Armed forces 3fl vol.49, no. 130 wednesday August 22, 1990 of daily Ami  d 8693 a until its Falmouth Maine apr the White House said tuesday that the United states has no interest in negotiating with president Saddam Hussein while Iraq remains in Kuwait. President Bush meanwhile awaited paperwork from the Pentagon to activate . Military reserves. Saddam a latest message directed to Bush and read Over iraqi television was described by presidential press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater As a much of the same rhetoric that we be heard before. Same old Litany from  a at this Point we Sec very Little to talk about when All we get Are negative responses a Fitzwater told reporters accompanying Bush to a political fundraising Golf tournament. Fitzwater also said there would be no announcement tuesday on the pending Call up of military reserves. White House officials said earlier in the Day the executive order for Bush to sign was making its Way through the Pentagon. The Call up which would primarily help fill the ranks of military doctors cargo handlers and other specialists could come today after Bush meets with defense advisers. Asked about iraqis suggestion for talks Fitzwater said that Many nations of the world a Are wilting to talk with Iraq but Only in the context of compliance with the . Resolutions a which demand a full pullout of iraqi forces from Kuwait. In Amman Jordan iraqi foreign see Iraq on Back Page 4 bases in Europe port of Lorgest . Zirli by deeded Arrington poke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a. West Germany a four . Air bases in Europe arc being used to funnel troops and supplies to saudi Arabia in what a Pentagon official says is the largest Day to Day . Airlift in history. Gen. Hansford t. Johnson chief of the defense departments transportation come said in Washington on tuesday that the command has a billion pounds of Materiel either in route to or already in the Middle East. In terms of daily movement he said the Airlift is the largest in . History surpassing the largest Airlift Ever made during the Vietnam War. Rhein main a in West Germany and Torrejon and Zaragoza air bases in Spain Are being used As stopovers for military shipments from the United states in support of desert shield the code name for sea Airlift on Back Page Cheney seeks Quick Sale of f-15s, tanks to saudis Gairo Egypt apr defense Secretary Dick Cheney intends to a move quickly to help saudi Arabia bolster its Arsenal of f-15 tighter jets and heavy tanks a senior Pentagon official said tuesday. No specific agreements were reached tuesday during Cheney a visit with King fahd and defense minister Prince Sultan at the end of his tour Day Lour of live persian Gulf states said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Hut the iraqi threat to the Oil Rich desert kingdom and the need to upgrade the saudi Arsenal in the lace o. Iraqi president Saddam Hussein sarm purported to number a million troops Means the hush  con Sider Selling the saudis High powered f-15c and f-15d Jet fighters As Well As heavy tanks the official said. The source refused to confirm or deny a report that the vastly More sophisticated version of the lighter the f-15e, was also on the saudis a wish  in order to bolster the Arab nations defences quickly such weaponry would Hae to be purchased from the Pentagon a present Stock. The saudis already have agreed to Purchase $3 billion Worth of the Pentagon a most lethal tank the m1a2, but they Are not scheduled for Dezeery unlit the mid Ulph s. In the interim possible see Cheney on Back Page a big Job dwarfed by the towering Tail Section of Ait Galaxy transport Jet three Crew members perform maintenance work on the huge aircraft at Rhein main a w est Germany on tuesday. I he four engine Galaxy is As High As a six Story building and almost As Long As a football Field