European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday August 22,1990gadhafi condemns Iraq on hostages by the new York times Tripoli Libya a libyan Leader col Muammar Qadhafi condemning Iraq s decision to make hostages of westerners in Iraq and Kuwait said he would dispatch libyan troops to the persian Gulf if the , requested them As part of a blockade against Iraq. Quot i am against bargaining using civilians workers or hostages this is a fixed position a Qadhafi told reporters gathered under a marquee monday at a military Barracks in Tripoli. The reporters were brought Here for the Day aboard libyan planes dispatched by Qadhafi to several Points in the Middle East and Europe. The Media Blitz suggests that the 47-Ycar-old libyan Leader has been frus a rated in not being Able to make his voice heard in the crisis Over iraqis occupation of Kuwait. About 70 reporters flew in from Paris Cairo Malta and Tunis and were taken by bus to the Bab Al Azzizia Barracks. The Complex was attacked by . Warplanes on april 15, 1986, during a retaliation raid on Tripoli for terrorist attacks that Washington accused Libya of supporting. Seated under a Green and White striped marquee about 100 Yards from the shattered Shell of the House that he had been using at the time of the american attack Qadhafi appeared at pains not to align himself too clearly with either Side in the Gulf crisis. While criticizing the United states Britain and other Allied nations for dispatching forces to the area and halting shipments bound for Iraq without a formal . Vote in favor of a blockade he renewed his criticism of iraqis occupation of Kuwait. Quot pm not Here trying to defend iraqis occupation of Kuwait by Means of Force because that is something condemned by the Arab league charter a a he said in remarks in arabic that were translated into English. The vigor with which Qadhafi once attacked the United states appeared muted and his positions on the current crisis appeared intended to present him As a peacemaker. From left Joseph bal or the flight Engineer Norman Prouse the flight s Captain and Robert Kirchner the  from Page 1 plane landed showed Prouse had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.13 percent far exceeding the Faa s .04 percent limit for Hying. Kirchner showed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.06 percent and Balzer showed 0.08 percent. Assistant . Attorney Elizabeth de to Vega argued during the trial that even though the pilots successfully completed their flight without incident the tests showed that their skills had been seriously impaired. According to Bills from the Moorhead minn., lounge introduced As evidence Prouse ordered 15 rum and diet cokes a hic Balzer and Kirchner shared seven pitchers of Beer Over a period of about six hours. In addition there was testimony that patrons bought More drinks for the pilots. The trial opened july 25. The jury began deliberations thursday. Northwest airlines after conducting an 8-Day investigation fired the three men for violating the company a 12-hour prohibition against drinking before flying. Prouse and Kirchner Are appealing their dismissals. Balzer had no right to Appeal because he was a probationary employee said Northwest spokesman Douglas  from Page 1 the Freedom of those citizens of Many nations lie Bolds against their will in return for concessions there can be Little doubt that whatever those innocent people Are called they Are in fact hostages. A and i want there to ire no misunderstanding. 1 will hold the government of Iraq responsible for the safety and Well being of american Citi ens being bold against their  on sunday. Iraqi president Saddam Hussein hollered to release foreigners if the 1�?Tmtcd slates withdrew its forces front the persian Gulf Region and promised to lift the economic embargo. Is. Officials refused. Iran announced monday that it will abide by a i in. Resolution ordering sanctions against Iraq. This followed Saddam s moves to make peace with Iran his longtime enemy to focus on his confrontation with the West.  monday the i in. Security. Council met in ormolu to pursue possible i in. Action to enforce its embargo of Iraq. Diplomats entering the meeting earned draft papers that called for members to use Quot All necessary action to enforce the embargo. The meeting occurred As an iraqi Tanker one of two tankers fired on saturday by . Ships was reported about a to enter yemeni Waters. Ship radios crackled monday with the sounds of . Warships challenging nearly every commercial vessel in the Southern persian Gulf but no iraqi vessels were found in the area sources reported. The official iraqi news Agency quoted a spokesman for Baghdad a National Council or parliament As saying a a Iraq a foreign guests have been in fact moved to All vital and military installations. They have been provided with All Modem facilities and they arc All in Good physical  it did not say How Many foreigners were moved or any other details. In Washington the state department reported that 12 to 14 americans and some other foreigners were taken from their Kuwait hotels and moved to undisclosed locations. Two senior . Officials went to Baghdad to press for release of foreigners held in Kuwait and Iraq. Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar said Saddam asked that the envoys be sent. Eduard a. Shevardnadze the soviet Loreign minister appealed to a visiting iraqi Deputy Premier in Moscow to free the foreigners. Earlier monday Saddam a government informed diplomats they had until Friday to dose their missions in Kuwait or lose their special status. Several countries said they had no plans to close their embassies. In other developments monday a Israel said it will allow egyptians fleeing Iraq and Kuwait to travel through the jewish state on their Way Home israeli to said. 0 a . Embassy spokesman said monday in Amman Jordan that american citizens in Jordan were being advised to leave on a Quot voluntary  a an Abc Nevis Wall state journal poll conducted Over the weekend found that 72 percent of those surveyed approved of How Bush is handling the Cri or the first time monday boosted by the belief among traders that the Middle Sis. Seventy percent said they approve of the decision to Send military forces to saudi Arabia and the Gulf. A Jane a defense weekly in London reported that an iraqi freighter is heading to Jordan with 17 East German made armoured Bridge layers and is capable of crossing difficult terrain because it has a 66-foot-Long scissor like Bridge. Iraq received seven last year in an earlier Deal the Magazine said. A american military cargo planes arc being allowed to operate from the United Arab emirates the second Gulf nation to accept foreign troops in response to the Iraq crisis defense Secretary Dick Cheney said. A in new York wholesale unleaded Asoline prices surged Over the $1 Mark to. 8 to East crisis will persist a in Hampton va., 20 f-117a stealth fighters left Langley fab for deployment to the Middle East. A open said there was not enough support among members to Call an emergency meeting on saudi arabians request or increased output to make up the shortage of 5 million barrels a Day cause by the loss of iraqi and kuwaiti production. Hisham Nazer saudi Ari Niass Oil minister had said his country would increase production with or without support of the organization of Petroleum exporting countries. A two dutch Navy frigates left on the 2-week voyage to join the multinational Force arrayed against Iraq in the Gulf and Greece said it would Send a frigate. The United slates is pouring military personnel into saudi Arabia and . Officials have said the deployment could reach 200,000  from Page 1 troops have since been redeployed into a defensive arc surrounding Kuwait City. In a signal that Baghdad will not lightly cede the newly annexed territory these troops brought along some of their Best antiaircraft missiles armoured fighting vehicles multiple rocket launchers and helicopters. More than 500 tanks including soviet designed t-72 main Battle models Are also in Kuwait and iraqi military engineers have erected earthen embankments around the capital and near the iraqi Border to help slow any attack by mechanized forces. A this is not a third world army. It s a second or first world army a said Michael Klaric an author of several books on International arms sales and Low in Tensity conflict. Col. Andrew Duncan an assistant director of the London based International Institute of strategic studies said last week that a 6-month buildup could be needed to amass a Western Force sufficient to dislodge iraqi troops from Kuwait. President Bush does not now have a the political mandate to conduct a military attack on objectives inside Kuwait or inside Iraq a House armed services committee chairman Les Aspin d-wis., said sunday. He added however that this could change if Iraq harms . Citizens in either country. While intelligence experts now discount the likelihood of an immediate iraqi Advance into saudi territory they say such an attack could be mounted within roughly 12 hours. The soviet t-72 tank a is not junk a the military intelligence official said. A it can beat Many of the worlds  bodies of 2 missing gis found in italian Lake Vicenza Italy a the bodies of two , soldiers were found in Lake Garda two Days after they were reported missing while scuba diving. Spec. Timothy a. Bradfield 22, and pvt. 2 Andrew a. Miller 19, were found by a diving team about 7 30 . Sunday near Porto i s. Nicolo Riva Del Garda according to the Southern european task Force Public affairs office. Both soldiers were assigned to he co 3rd in 325th inf regt airborne combat teaming Vicenza. The two Parachute riggers were diving in the northernmost tip of Lake Garda with another 325th Soldier Friday. When the third Soldier surfaced and could not locate Miller and Bradfield he notified police. All three soldiers were certified for dives to As deep As 90 feet. Bradfield is survived by his wife Tina and 4-year-old son Tyler who were both at the Lake when the soldiers were diving. He also is survived by his parents Gordon and Nancy Bradfield of Danville Iii. Miller is survived by his parents Robert d. And Patricia Miller of Decatur 111. Memorial services will be held at 1 30 . Thursday in the Caserma Ederle Chapel