European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Related stories and photos pages 2, 3 and 28 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 49, no. 216 my a1 s Start arriving to bolster Gulf Force 25< daily and sunday Good morning d 8693 a m1-a1 tank from wire reports hundreds of americans most powerful tanks have begun rolling into the saudi desert adding More Power to the growing . Deployment in saudi Arabia As the Bush administration seeks . Authorization to wage War on Iraq. On wednesday Iraq accused the United states of mounting operation desert shield in a bid to control the world Oil Market. That countered a comment a Day earlier by Secretary of state James Baker that american jobs could be lost if Iraq gets hold of a the economic lifeline of the Industrial world a the persian gulfs Oil reserves. Baker plans to meet this weekend with three african members of the . Security Council As he tries to marshal support for a Resolution authorizing the use of military Force to drive Iraq from Kuwait. Related store. Page 2. A a but at Home a poll sponsored by an arms control group found that most americans oppose going to War 6 americans among victims in plane crash Zurich Switzerland apr Pilot error is suspected in the crash of an italian jetliner trying to land at Zurich a International Airport killing All 46 people aboard including six americans authorities said thursday. The a italia dc-9, arriving on a 50-minute flight from Milan skimmed treetops before its fiery crash into a wooded Hillside on wednesday night five Miles Short of Kloten Airport police said. Josef Meier a spokesman for Swiss air traffic control authorities told a news conference that witness accounts suggested several causes for the crash and that no possible theories including terrorism were being ruled out. But Meier said radar data a suggest the Pilot misjudged his he said the plane was flying about 1,000 feet below the Normal Altitude during the Landing approach. He said the plane was not yet within reach of an Airport radar Beacon enabling it to lock onto a Landing path. Radio Contact was Normal until two minutes before see crash on Back Page without a congressional declaration and nearly half prefer to give a .-ordered embargo on Trade with Iraq More time. Congressional leaders began expressing similar reluctance after president Bush announced a week ago that he was sending 200,000 More troops to the Region _ enough to put the .-led multinational Force on an Otten Sive footing. No a stat news Agency it meanwhile announced thursday that Bush will go a on trial in absent a next month in Algeria for a inhuman policies and planning aggression against the people of the trial will begin dec. 10 in Algiers algerians capital in an International court of Justice Ina said it quoted the Secretary general of the Arab jurists federation Shabeeb Al Maliky As saying the trial would be held in accordance with rules used by the courts that tried nazi War criminals. The first of several Hundred Khaki coloured m1a1 n n i Crew 4 combat weight 65 tons Width. 3.657 m height 2.886 m Max Road Speed 40 Mph Max Cross country Speed 29 Mph armament main 120 my gun armament coaxial 7.62 my gun sources Jane s Armour and artillery a amps Wes Booher Abrams tanks to be repainted in desert camouflage rolled off a ship in saudi Arabia on wednesday night. The tanks will replace my tanks in All front line army units in the country with better Protection from chemical and biological warfare a larger gun and thicker see Gulf on Back Page a flexible responses amps Vince Crawley no its not a . Defense Man Euver but it in the desert which is a lot like the Early morning physical training Back Home. But gis find that if you dig your toes into the Sand its a mite easier to reach them when the ground you re standing on is shifting. Soldiers toeing the line in saudi Arabia Are from the 24th inf hostage shares insights with chaplains by Ron Mckinney staff writer Wiesbaden Germany a soldiers and their families need to use their Faith to Cope with the strains of operation desert shield an american who was held captive in Iran says. Kathryn Koob one of 52 hostages held by Iran for 444 Days a decade ago said thursday that prayers and her firm belief in christianity provided her with the courage to live through the crisis. Koob now the director of amerika Haus in Munich shared her advice with Wiesbaden Community chaplains to help them respond to the needs of their congregations. Despite the rising tensions in the per Sian Gulf Koob still Hopes that a War can be avoided through negotiations. A i think we need to give iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein As much mane vering room As possible by simply being there sitting and waiting a said Koob 52. A if Saddam gets cornered if he cannot find a Way to get out and save face he a going to take a lot of people out with him. A i Hope it does no to happen a Koob said. A a in a like to believe he still has mane vering Koob suggested that moslem americans become mediators in the crisis. A i would Hope that those moslem in the armed services would use that commonality As a Bridge Between East and West a see hostage on Back Page
