European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday novembers 1990 the stars and stripes a a Saddam a violent zealot profiles show Washington a three a when or. 1c on Nti Connla u.v1. O. A. Washington a three months after seizing Kuwait iraqi president Saddam Hussein has what he always has wanted a a place a at the very Center of Power commanding world events with the entire worlds attention focused on him a according to an expert on Saddam a behaviour. Those who Hope that Saddam will Retreat meekly from Kuwait in the face of moralistic pronouncements from abroad wont find much Comfort in the analysis of or. Jerrold m. Post a George Washington University expert on political psychology a in Pursuit of his messianic dreams there is no evidence he is constrained by conscience a said Post who during a Long prior career in the . Government founded the Center for the analysis of personality and political behaviour. When there is an obstacle in his revolutionary path Saddam eliminates it whether it is a previously Loyal subordinate or a previously supportive country. A in pursuing his goals Saddam uses aggression instrumentally. He uses whatever Force is necessary and will if he deems it expedient go to the extremes of violence Mcl uding the use of weapons of mass  that View of a penchant for heavy handed Rule is substantiated by David Korn who has written about Saddam a human rights performance for a rights monitoring group Middle East watch. Political killings Korn says have become a a hallmark of the baath regime that Saddam Heads. Both Korn and Post have said that in 1982, Saddam a health Ormster was arrested after suggesting that Saddam step Down. They said that after the ministers wife pleaded with Saddam for permission to see him his body arrived at her Doorstep m a sack chopped to pieces. Judging by the results Post believes the politics of mass terror at Home and abroad have served Saddam Well. A the clears his Throat and the Dow Jones average drops 60 Points he smiles and it goes up 60 Points a Post said. Post said the major influence on Saddam a life was a maternal Uncle who imbued Saddam with a hatred of foreigners and notions of Arab nationalism. The uncles world View was summed up in a pamphlet he wrote years ago a three whom god should not have created persians jews and  Post praised president Bush a handling of the persian Gulf crisis and said he believes that Saddam is prudent enough to realize when Retreat might be his Wisest course. Post Points out that Saddam showed flexibility last August when he returned 700 Square Miles of territory to Iran after vowing he would a a never take such a step. A never is a Short time when revolutionary pragmatism dictates important to remember in evaluating Saddam a vow never to relinquish Kuwait a Post said. At the same time Post says any such Retreat probably would Only be temporary. R a if in response to the unified demonstration of strength and resolve he does reverse his course it is a certainty he will return at a later Date unless Strong measures Are taken to contain him a he said. A a Siam Ming sures Are Taxen to contain him a he is armchair soldiers fulfil fantasies via video re Wil l tam1 by William Cormier associated press Sunrise comes to the Gulf As you strap into your f-15 fighter Jet and Roar away from the deck of an american w 1s m it strike and Welcome to the Gulf War a or a video game simulation at least. Micro prose software inc., of Maryland is giving Rpu a Tih up a it pc la Ucha nce to test their Mettle if the Middle East with the closest thing to combat simulators highly sophisticated video games. 0ne of  games f-15 strike Eagle has been drawing raves since Iraq invaded Kuwait last aug. 2 it contains a Gulf War scenario in which jets blow up missile fire any Sites while outrunning tank and ctr a a a so May Kuy 9ilmore said sales of f-15 strike Eagle gunship airborne Ranger and other games Are up 30 percent since the hostilities began the Middle East crisis a she said. We think people know what a happening Over there and our games realistically simulate a   6? exact sales figures but said 500,000 computer pilots Are now enjoying the f-15 s�dstonthl1r5ir Kame machines it in audit on to thousands of others at Corn operated arcades. See&sprc15 Rike Eagle first appeared in 1988, a a 3u?f Wplf a computers and video arcades added invasion Sceano last year it months ahead of the iraqi us itch prose Engineer David Bellamy who played the brodwav8 a of audience at new Yorkus noisy Start tick Nfn Ade 0i?j1 urday said it is so real a Yoi Start to feel like a real fighter Jock after a  he put 50 cents in the console throttled to his Iet a mss a th\fli8ht deck into cloudless sly overt Gulf Watan a aug a Quot enemy Jet Asil races i incl 0n tars to a he shouts. A clock on  in the its sights Thefan radar has the hostile aircraft in my fees weavers seeks t0 evade it and Bella a Bones �?�1 a a a 2. 3.  a Bone jarring blast shakes the cockpit and Gritty Black a customer tries his hand at f-15 strike Eagle a video game containing a Gulf War scenario. Smoke fills the screen. No time to lose. The fighter Jet wheels across the desert Sands dodging tanks artillery missiles and even mountaintops. Everything is three dimensional. Suddenly a Row of Oil tanks swings into View and Bellamy fires. A Boom Boom Boom a up in smoke. He then races Back to the ship blowing away two enemy speedboats armed with machine guns. A a Quick Bellamy shouts. A you have to get rid of them or  get  . Troops in the Middle East will soon be at the controls one of the f-15 games is to be shipped tuesday to saudi Arabia where service members will kill tune and imaginary enemies in the absence of real War. Meanwhile Micro prose is Busy preparing a More sophisticated Gulf War game for personal computers. The scenario is being built into a game tentatively titled gunship 2000. Expected retail Price $59-$69. Chief game designer Jim Day said gunship 2000�?Ts Gulf Sceano will take army helicopters on missions to destroy military and Oil installations while minimizing the loss of a a guests held at the Sites. Players select types and numbers of helicopters and weaponry As Well As Bone up on maps and intelligence beforehand. The game is never played the same Way 9�shanks to artificial intelligence that determines such details As whether enemy aircraft will fire or Retreat when helicopters Advance. Day said he and other researchers combed Large numbers of available military data for precise details on weapons and tactics. Even different weapons make different sounds upon firing. A be certainly not promoting War or anything but an individual using the game As a simulation can relate to it a he explained. And Ted Markley Micro prose vice president of product development emphasized that no one wants a real warm the Gulf Region. E Jjack sad it of we could Send our product to Saddam Hussein and say a let you play this and Well play yours then lets Send our troops  re a j�?.v-. I a Oriu uni Uzups Nome. Post office wants to stamp out Sand filled letters Central Sattur Aoatha 1________l-.i_____. A. _. Trial saudi Arabia up t. . Postal service May not Stop Tor rain Snow or dark of night but sgt. Michael Bragg says american troops have in  w. Something that is sure slowed j1� mai1 Down a letters filled with saudi arabian Sand. They Are sending it and its Messing up our machines a Bragg said Friday a Xhu dfc9mes out the letters in leaks and gets into our postage stamp cancelling the Sand and y get �s8ed Down by Bragg who sorts mail for . Forces part wiping in operation desert shield said Sand filled letters have caused the Tim a Mac fitness to break Down several Urnes. On one occasion postal workers to resort to stamping mail by hand because both machines were out of order. A a there a nothing wrong with sending Sand but they be got to put it in boxes and Mark it because that a merchandise and it needs a customs tag a added sgt. Thomas Brown another postal worker. A you just can to Seal it in an envelope and Send it through a cancelling  Bragg said he a not sure exactly Why so Many soldiers Are trying to ship saudi Sand Back to the United states but it has become a popular pastime. Some service members when forced to eat the military Field rations try to get the ones with a tiny bottle of Tabasco sauce inside so they can fill the miniature Container with Sand. A they say the Sand Here in saudi Arabia is holy Sand a Bragg said. A i guess that a one of the reasons Why a lot of people want to Send the Sand  Sand Isnit the Only problem facing the Post office workers. Some people have tried to Send alcohol and magazines like Playboy and Penthouse to american soldiers in saudi Arabia which has strict Laws against drinking and nudity. Postal workers said the saudi customs officials destroy the magazines. The officials could have fined the Soldier to whom the liquor was mailed but they declined to do so the americans said. Another problem is getting the mail to the proper person. To ensure Quick delivery postal workers said the letter must contain the soldiers rank name social Security number unit and proper postal number. The postal workers also were concerned about the Christmas Rush and said mail should be sent Early. But Bragg said Sand continued to be one of the biggest problems. His Post office is a tiny bit of americana stuck in the Middle of saudi Arabia. It has electronic Scales for weighing mail rows of combination postal boxes for . Residents living in saudi Arabia and signs urging people to vote. A some things were never meant to be mailed a one sign said. A please Check with local postal officials before attempting to mail any questionable  but still the Sand keeps coming. A i get letters on my desk full of Sand and i just return them to their commanders a Bragg said. A i already put a letter out saying a Tell the troops not to Send Sand a but still they Send it