European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Special edition crisis in the Gulf 2, 3, 13-17 Qadhafi condemns Iraq on hostages a a Back Page the  authorized unofficial publication Fob the us. Armeo forces vol. 49, no. 130 wednesday August 22, 1990 a so in s-ia., d 8693 a crisis by the associated press Iraq said tuesday that it is willing to negotiate a settlement to the persian Gulf crisis. It did not offer to withdraw its troops from Kuwait however and said that if a War Breaks out a America will lose and be  a we arc ready to talk a iraqis foreign minister Tariq Aziz said at a news conference in Jordan. A my president made proposals that we Are ready to put All the cards on the table at a . Security Council meeting. However Aziz said All regional issues including israelis occupation of the West Bank and Gaza strip must be settled according to the same principles. When asked if Iraq was prepared to discuss withdrawing from Kuwait which it invaded on aug. 2, Aziz did not directly reply saying Only that All issues in the persian Gulf must be discussed. In a statement on iraqi television directed to president Bush iraqi president Saddam Hussein said tuesday that foreign detainees Are being treated Well and Are being held Only to prevent an attack by  forces. The detention of the foreigners is a a product of aggression against the Arab nation and Iraq a Saddam said. A president Bush is the one carrying out that aggression along with his  Iraq has begun rounding up the thousands of foreigners in Iraq and Kuwait and placing them around military installations Saddam insisted that a what happened to the americans so far is the lightest possible treatment that is Dic see Iraq on Back Page 4 bases in Europe part of largest . Airlift by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein All West Germany a four . Air bases in Europe Are 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 department s 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 arc being used As stopovers for military shipments from the United states in support of desert shield the code name for see Airlift on Back Page Cheney seeks Quick Sale off a 5s, tanks to saudis Cairo Egypt apr defense Secretary Dick Cheney intends to a move quickly to help saudi Arabia bolster its Arsenal of f-15 fighter jets and heavy tanks a senior Pentagon official said tuesday. No specific agreements were reached tuesday during Cheney s visit with King fahd and defense minister Prince Sultan at the end of his four Day tour of five persian Gulf states said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity. But the iraqi threat to the Oil Rich desert kingdom and the need to upgrade the saudi Arsenal in the face of iraqi president Saddam Hussein a army purported to number a million troops Means the Bush administration will 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 fighter the f-i5e, was also on the saudis a wish list.�?�. In order to Holster the Arab nations defences quickly such weaponry  have to be purchased from the Pentagon a present Stock. The saudis already Hase agreed to Purchase s3 billion Worth of the Pentagon s most lethal tank the m1a2, but they Are not scheduled for delivery until the mid in the interim possible see Cheney on Back Page a big Job dwarfed by the towering Tail Section of a -5 Galaxy transport Jet three Crew members perform maintenance work on the huge aircraft at Rhein main a West Germany on i Enjay. The four engine Galaxy is As High a a six Story building and almost As Long As a football Field