European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Ill ethics panel opens hearing on Keating 5 Page 4 .vw�?, i the lean deluxe Low fat for the future Page 5 a a i a a to a a i he Miess Arizona faces More problems Page 7 . Thatcher Battles Back after Challenge Page 9 Benvenuti in italia learning the language Page 17 a hot o a. A Boom Boom \ Boris keeps rolling in a Frankfurt i ii Mifek Page 25 1 la 1 i authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49. No. 217 saturday november 17, 1990 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a .s., saudis launch eminent Thunder by the associated press to iraqi protests . And saudi forces launched eminent Thunder a a six Day amphibious exercise ply Miles from Kuwait. And hundreds of americans powerful m1a1 tanks ave begun rolling into the saudi desert adding More Power to the growing . Deployment. While the exact location of imminent Thunder which Fegan thursday was not revealed and a news blackout Las imposed for the initial phases of the operation a Pentagon spokesman said the exercise was based in astern saudi Arabia about 100 Miles from Kuwait. I the operation involves 1,000 . Marines 1,100 air raft and 16 ships. Iraq has termed it a a provocative tto because it being held close to occupied Kuwait. Three previous amphibious exercises have been held the persian Gulf but they were believed to have been bid farther South. No live ammunition will be fired in the operation . Officials say. But it will involve the largest of aircraft in a single training exercise since . Forces Lere deployed in the Region in August. Imminent Thunder not intended to provoke the iraqis said . Navy spokesman cmdr. . Van sickle. Related stories pages 2,3 and 28. A the purpose to give participating forces training in joint and combined operations and to enhance amphibious warfare skills a he said. Military officials attached no particular significance to the name of the operation and said that its timing was not linked to any operational plans. The first of several Hundred Khaki coloured m1a1 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 Armor. They will face iraqis soviet made tanks. A the my better than anything the iraqis have a said army spokesman maj. Douglas Bidle 38, of Arlington Heights 111. A the my gave an Edge. This a better tank obviously this an even better until wednesday the Only unit in operation desert see Thunder on Back Page Atlantis aloft a the space shuttle Atlantis four seconds into its classified military Mission it lifts off the launch pad at Kennedy space Center in Florida with a Crew of five astronauts. Story on Page 28. called inept in telling policy Washington apr president has been inept in explaining his per in Gulf policy to the american people id must build a consensus before Possie . Military action a leading demo a Atic congressman said thursday Tat congressional criticism of decision to deploy an additional ,000 troops to the Gulf Region to pro a offensive capabilities shows the a nce of such a consensus said Les Aspin d-wis., chairman of the House armed services committee. A president Bush has proven to be an inept communicator and has failed to convey to the Public Why we Are in saudi Arabia a he said. Aspin a supporter of Bush a Gulf policy said the president seemed on wednesday to have allayed lawmakers concerns that he had decided to attack iraqi forces. Now Aspin said a somehow we be got to in Congress and in the country come to the consensus with How we re going to Deal with the iraqi invasion of and that will require better communication from Bush he indicated. Bush has invoked emergency Powers authorizing the defense department to undertake military construction projects in the Gulf Region without Advance approval from Congress. Without the waiver the government would have had to go through a lengthy process of requesting authorization from Congress for each construction project and then seeking an appropriation from lawmakers to finance it. Also on thursday the House banking finance and Urban affairs committee announced that it will hold hearings on nov. 27 and 28 on the economic Impact of . Involvement in the Middle ends Black marketing cases by Gary Miller Nam Mediterranean Bureau Iain a ital7 the final defendant in eight Black in re a ,.lns a a has been convicted of illegally buying p.,lj19 000worth of tax free goods. And class Betty Tyler was the Only de july a a test her guilt in the courts martial which was convicted by military judge it. Cmdr. Gopher Fekete on wednesday of purchasing the tax free items in violation of two standing orders. Die resident of Little Rock ark., was sentenced to 60 Days restriction to the base in the two Day special court martial. Fekete also reduced her to the rank of Petty officer third class e-4. Tyler assigned to the Navy element at natos Allied forces Southern Europe an administrative specialist. Prosecutor it. Kurt Benkley presented 19 receipts All from the first nine months of 1989, that bore idlers signature. The receipts were for the purchases of items including nine car stereos she video recorders and six stereo amplifiers. Like the seven . Sailors prosecuted in the previous trials Tyler purchased the items at the save Center a retail outlet at the Headquarters of Allied forces Southern Europe in Naples. Her purchases brought the total value of Black Market sales revealed during the courts martial to More than $126,000. Defense attorney it. 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