European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Iraqis line up to buy bread in Baghdad. The regime has rationed food because of the .  As usual by Dilip Ganguly associated press As soldiers and their War machines mass across the desert in saudi Arabia poised for Battle with Iraq the people of Baghdad seem to merely shrug and go about their business. Restaurants on the Banks of the Tigris River Are full until at least 9 ., serving their speciality of baked fish. After dinner people retire to bars which Are open a couple of hours longer. Streets lights keep the City aglow through the night. There a Little indication that the people of this City of 4.5 million feel threatened by the possibility of War Over Iraq s invasion of Kuwait on aug. 2. Some say it s fatalism or perhaps a sense of invincibility. Quot its a strange psychological buildup where Many just can t perceive that anyone can attack Baghdad Quot said an asian Diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity. Quot there is either a total non comprehension of Thein Baghdad seriousness of the situation a or Many iraqis just done to  on an iraqi airways flight from Amman Jordan iraqi children clapped and chanted Quot Watan Watana a Quot Homeland Homeland Quot a As the Boeing 737 touched Down at Baghdad a Saddam Hussein International Airport. Quot do you see a War fear Quot asked an iraqi businessman returning from Amman the Only City still connecting Baghdad with the rest of the world following the . Air and sea blockade in retaliation for the invasion of Kuwait. A we Are prepared for War but not afraid of it Quot he said. In downtown Baghdad another iraqi a canted to the window pane in his office. Quot look at this Quot he said. Quot during the War with Iran we used to tape them so that splinters Don t come but now there is no  Baghdad residents proudly Tell How they lived through eight years of War with Iran. Many done to seem to sense similar hardship or danger in the face of Tycie Arsenal at the disposal of the  multinational forces camped in saudia Arabia and patrolling the persian Gulf and red sea. Quot you May Call it Arab sense of fatalism Quot said an iraqi who like most people in Baghdad spoke on condition of anonymity. Quot they re used to the atmosphere of crisis but maybe they Are underestimating the real Power of the soldiers sitting across the Border Quot he said. Quot at least i know that if a War Breaks out it will not be one of the weekend skirmishes. It will be serious but Aren t we prepared Quot there is Little visible civil defense preparedness in Baghdad where taxis fill the streets by the hundreds. Very few soldiers Are seen except to Check a passing vehicle occasionally. Anti aircraft batteries atop the Sheraton hotel cannot be seen from the ground floor and guests Are told not to go to the top floors because they Are closed for  on a recent sunday there was a wedding party at the hotel Complete with a Western style band and dancing. The women Many with glittering jewelry and brightly coloured silk and synthetic dresses swirled slowly around the floor with men in suits and ties. A despite the Calm there a still the sense of unease that has been a hallmark of Baghdad for years. Spontaneous laughter is rarely heard. No one seems to joke. There Are no foreign newspapers books or magazines. Facsimile and telex machines Are forbidden. Overseas Telephone Calls must be placed through operators at the local Exchange. The two Channel television is full of reports of support for president Saddam Hussein and programs on How to grow More vegetables and raise poultry. Food markets Are open and doing steady business but there Are few takers at shops Selling shoes and clothing. In the Bazaar shops still have stocks of canned food including beef Corn and peas. Fruit mostly apples and oranges Are much scarcer. Pepsi cola seems to be everywhere. Life saving drugs have disappeared from pharmacies since the blockade was imposed and the government has rationed nine items Rice sugar wheat cooking Oil Tea soap laundry detergent dried Beans and powdered milk. Each iraqi can Purchase a monthly allotment that includes 9 pounds of wheat 3 pounds each of sugar Rice and cooking Oil one bar of soap and 6 pounds of powdered milk. , Flat and about the size of a big Pancake is limited to three pieces per person a Day at government cooperatives. Quot the food shortages Are affecting no doubt but it is not biting yet Quot one iraqi said. Quot we Are getting used to the idea of eating less than the body needs. 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