European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Crisis in Ilia related stories on pages 3, 28 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 49, no. 142 monday september 3, 1990 25<t daily and sunday Good in d 8693 a stalemate in Gulf continues 3 planes carry hostages from Iraq Oil Pracca. A by the associated press president Bush said sunday a challenging times lie ahead As he prepared for next weekends Summit with soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and began a second month of trying to Force Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait. As the president was winding up his three week vacation in Kennebunkport Maine a group of americans arrived in Washington aboard an iraqi Airliner after being freed from Captivity. But one month after iraqis invasion of Kuwait no breakthroughs appeared imminent in the persian Gulf crisis. . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar who held two Days of talks in Amman Jordan with the iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz said he was a deeply disappointed with the outcome. A what Iraq wants is to stay in Kuwait which is unacceptable to the International Community to the . Security Council and to its Secretary general a Perez de Cuellar told reporters in Paris on sunday. An estimated 11,000 westerners remained trapped there and in Iraq including about 3,000 americans. For the freed hostages Joy and Relief upon reaching safety was muted by fears for those left behind. Saddam the iraqi president is using captive foreigners As human Shields to protect key iraqi installations against potential attack by the .-led multinational Force deployed in the Region. A chartered iraqi airways Boeing 747, carrying More than 300 westerners arrived in Washington on sunday after stopovers in Paris and London. It left Baghdad on saturday along with two other plane loads of foreigners. Among those arriving in Britain was Stuart Lockwood the 5-year-old British boy whose hair was tousled by Saddam in a television encounter with a group of Western hostages last month. The sight of a smiling Saddam clasping the uncomfortable looking child brought expressions of revulsion from Western leaders. Stuart arrived Home sunday with his Mother and brother but his father was still being held. The flight continued on to Washington and the 47 weary americans arrived at Dulles International Airport after 24 hours of travel. One of the arrivals 76-year-old Lloyd Culbertson of Elpaso Texas was asked if the hostages left behind feared for their lives. A yes they certainly do a he said. Culbertson said some of the Ameri see stalemate on Back Page. A a. . Me Ai amp More Oil Smaic on pack Page guests of inhospitable Saddam glad to go by Randy Pruitt. By Randy Pruitt staff writer Frankfurt West Germany a until saturday Carmen Gabriel and her son were a a guests of iraqi president Saddam Hussein. He never made them feel at Home. Gabriel and her 16-year-old son Mourad arrived Early sunday morning at Frankfurt International Airport on a Lufthansa flight from Baghdad. They were among the first plane Load of american women and children to be released by the iraqi government since that country overran Kuwait on aug. 2. Gabriel said Saddam a idea of hospitality was stationing up to eight Security guards outside her husbands parents Home in Baghdad where she was visiting. During the visit her iraqi husband remained at their Home in Fresno Calif. A you woke up in the morning and they were right there staring at your window a she said. When she walked daily to the american embassy a Tew blocks away they followed her in cars. Gabriel said she and her son had applied for an exit visa shortly after the invasion. A but they denied it because we were americans a she said. A they kept saying on television that we were their guests and every time id hear that i became upset because How can i be a guest when in a forced to stay against my will a Gabriel said she was never mistreated. A outside the people looked at you kind of funny and they weren to too Friendly a she said. F who had been in Iraq since july 23, said the Lood shortage brought on by a .-backed Trade embargo is evident. Her relatives she said stood in line As Long As three hours for bread. A my heart goes out to the people. They suffer in silence a she said. While Gabriel expressed satisfaction concerning a amps Randy Pruitt Carmen Gabriel and her son Mourad 16, Are relieved to be out of Iraq and in Frankfurt on sunday. World response to the crisis iraqi born Yuri Khalek now a Canadian citizen issued a terse warning. A we done to need a second Vietnam a he said. A the United states should at least let the food and Medicine come through because there Are a lot of Khalek who immigrated to Canada 30 years ago said he and other men of iraqi descent were Given special permission to leave after writing a a a mercy letter to Saddam. Khalek an Oil and Gas procurement officer said he was treated Well and was lodged in a luxurious Baghdad hotel. Khalek said he intended to return to Toronto and hold a press conference. A a in a going to blast my government a he said in reference to Canadas support of the .-backed sanctions. Many of those americans released were relatives or spouses of iraqis or other Middle easterners. Sandy Abdil Kareem 30, and her four children had been living in Kuwait for 12 years. She was getting ready to go to the Beach when she Learned the government had been toppled. A i was scared a just at the Point that i was american she said. A a in be been around arabs for 12 years and i Trust them. They re very Good her husband a jordanian who worked in the Oil Fields finally drove them to Baghdad to catch saturdays flight. A the was scared for us a she said. Abdi Laitem said she and her children would wait out events in Seattle before returning to Kuwait. She offered some advice to the United states and other governments a i think they should leave things to the arabs themselves and let them work out everything. It can be done in a also among those released was a new Milford conn., woman who was visiting her iraqi in Laws. A a we were not harassed. We were not troubled. Iraq is a Beautiful country and we had a great time a said see Saddam on Back Page troops seize control end Mohawk blockade Oka Quebec apr the Canadian took control of the main Mohawk barricade sunday without bring a shot and trapped about 30 armed men inside a Small area of the Kan Satake Indian territory. It. Col. Pierre Daigle commander of the Canadian a icus 111 Sec or a out 20 Miles West of Montreal said he had carried out his instructions to take Over the barricades and was awaiting further orders. Seizing the main barricade at Oka which had become a Symbol of the Indian uprising Over land claims effectively ended the standoff that began july 11 when Quebec provincial police launched an ill advised raid. A police officer was killed during that raid but it is still not Clear which Side fired the fatal shot. After a monthlong standoff Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa ordered the in. Barricades near Mercier Bridge South of Montreal came Down peacefully Over the last few Days. The warriors a militant Mohawk organization periodically came out from the Trees and stood face to face with soldiers sunday. On one occasion a Warrior approached a Soldier stood Chest to Chi est with him and stared for a Long moment into his eyes. Finally he let out a War whoop turned and walked away. A i want to see their face before i kill them a the Amor said. Just after 8 30 a.m., about two dozen see blockade on Back Page
