European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Crisis in the related stories on pages 3,14 and 15 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 49, no. 184 monday october 15, 1990 a a 25 daily and sunday Good d 8693 Israel snubs . Investigation into shootings of palestinians Jerusalem apr Israel on sunday said it rejected the . Decision to investigate the israeli shooting of 19 palestinians on the Temple mount and would not cooperate if the world body sends a delegation. The decision came after a four hour meeting of israelis Cabinet and was announced by foreign minister David Levy. Israeli radio reported the Cabinet turned Down housing minister Ariel Sharon a proposal to Block . Investigators from entering the country. Levy speaking on israeli radio said the government a unanimously rejected the decisions Friday of the . Security Council and a determined its refusal to accept such a the cabinets rejection came despite a recommendation from israelis . Delegation which advised accepting the Mission to prevent a confrontation with the United nations and the United states. Asked what would happen if members of the Mission arrived despite israelis decision Levy said a i done to know if they would come at All. The government has made a decision and its other ministers indicated that Israel would not Block the arrival of the . Group but would not cooperate with it. A we have refused to meet any members of the delegation a said religious affairs minister Avner Shaki. The Security Council on Friday condemned Israel and decided to Send a team under Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar to investigate the slayings. Israeli troops a week ago fired live ammunition at palestinian protesters on the Temple mount known in arabic As Haram Al Sharif or Noble enclosure. Haram Al Sharif is considered islam a third holiest shrine. Israel maintains its police were provoked by palestinian rioters who threw rocks from the moslem compound on the Temple mount at jews worshipping by the see Israel on Back Page Libya backs iraqi stance on Arab deaths by United press International Iraq continued its Campaign sunday to Muster Arab support following the slayings of palestinians in Jerusalem As Libya issued a statement supporting Baghdad following a visit by the iraqi Deputy prime minister to Tripoli. And at a conference of kuwaiti intellectuals and leaders in Jeddah saudi Arabia pro democracy forces consolidated their position against the Al Sabah family ousted from Power when Iraq invaded Kuwait on aug. 2. Although the pro democracy agitators have not cooperated with iraqi occupational forces their increasing prominence gives weight to iraqi president Saddam Hussein a repeated insistence that the Al Sabah must never return to Power. Also sunday open Secretary general Subroto appealed for cooperation Between Oil producers and importers Over whether Western countries should begin releasing their emergency Oil stocks. The economic embargo against Iraq and occupied Kuwait has caused a shortage of Oil on the Market and has pushed prices past $40 a barrel. Hundreds of iraqi schoolchildren demonstrated against the embargo saturday by waving empty milk containers and chanting anti Western slogans m Baghdad. Baghdad radio said Deputy prime minister Tah Asee Libya on Back Page shipboard practice a marines on the tank Landing ship la Moure county practice unarmed combat techniques sunday. The ship has 215 enlisted men and up to 350 marines who recently took part in an exercise in desert skies guard duty still the same by Dave Tarrant staff writer with toe marines saudi Arabia the Marine guard station a a Small Dune like Structure covered with camouflage netting a stood under a canopy of stars so close that their Light seemed to glint off the backs of the Ebony dung beetles skittering across the Sand. The silence was broken by a voice crackling Over the radio asking whether the two guards had heard gunfire. A a that a a negative Over a answered one of the marines. A Roger a said the voice on the radio. A the wind tends to make noise. Sometimes it plays games with you a said Lance corp. Gary Vasquez. Its the bewitching time of night Halfway Between shifts and Vasquez and his partner Lance corp. Andrew Capps were pulling guard duty in the great Central arabian desert. In the distance where the desert merged with the sky a City glimmered with a cold faraway Light. Shooting stars were falling everywhere in the sky like flares. A a it a kind of weird a Capps said. A sometimes the falling stars they re just one right after another. And then they done to seem to fall at guard duty is As old As armies. No matter How much technology has changed the waging of War guard duty see duty on Back Page
