European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 17, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3 news briefs Why imminent Thunder ? Well it s simple As Abc Wasi Moton up Pentagon spokesman Pete William Drew a few chuckles thursday when he tried to explain How military planners picked the name a imminent Thunder for the amphibious exercise now underway in saudi Arabia. Asked about the threatening tone of a imminent Thunder compared with the More defensive sounding a desert shield a Williams said the command had a series of letters and words from which it could select names. A the Way it was explained to me this morning was that each command in addition to being Given a part of the world to command is Given a part of the alphabet to command a Williams said. A and these code terms have two words. And you have to choose your words from a list derived from those letters of the alphabet. Obviously the Central come has the letters t and t in its area of responsibility a Williams  renders thanksgiving Salute in saudi Arabia apr Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf commander of . Forces in the Middle East saluted american troops on wednesday for defending Freedom just As the pilgrims did in 1620. A in a thanksgiving message released eight Days Early he said the americans defending saudi Arabia in operation desert shield have shown the same courage As the pilgrims who celebrated the first thanksgiving. The operation he said has become a a Symbol of Freedom around the  Here is the text of Schwarzkopf message a in 1620 a group of courageous and determined men and women travelled Halfway around the world to restore their freedoms and return to peaceful just lives. Three Hundred seventy years Ater another group of courageous americans Las again travelled Halfway around the world to the arabian Gulf Region to defend those same eternal proc Isles. As we take a Brief respite from our important Mission m order to celebrate a Harvest of blessings i want All of you to know that you have the country s deepest gratitude for the Superb Job you Are dog making desert shield a Symbol of Freedom around the world. Kose of you deployed away from Home this will not be a traditional thanksgiving but for everyone it will certainly be a meaningful one As each of you does your part to defend the ideals mat americans Haye held so dear for generations. Thank everyone associated with desert shield for giving so much to the country.7 peace campaigners to set up Border Camps seven peace campaigners e on. Friday to set up peace Camps on the saudi kuwaiti Border to stand As voluntary human Shields m the event of a . Attack. We Are Well aware of the consequences of our a font of principle in the traditions of Gandhi said Pat Arrowsmith a 60-year ammanordan51161 we group for mme military forces will have to Cross our she said May even Kiu us they want t0 fish a pm or run to sad iraqi authorities told the group that it would be Welcome. The campaigners on Ink 9 Baghdad an j select campsites Sld a foe Border Between iraqi occur amp a and saudi a a where us. And other forces have assembled. Which a Niue intention to select Sites in key Points and prevent the movement of War material dear?nr3 said Arrowsmith adding that other were  Jom them once the Camps Only 2 students Excel reports principal Aspin by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Turkey and Egypt Are the Only two nations m the International coalition facing Iraq to 8 for Freir contributions while Japan deserve Only mediocre is according to a aspin�?Td-vws8 part handed out by rep the ffo3111311 of foe House armed services committee played the Tongue in Cheek role of school thursday m 1ssuu1� the up no punches report late other nations should know they Are being judged by the american Public and commonly found wanting a a per the in american Public is gritting its Teeth through gn6ss r nations t0 see this conflict apj3 graded nations and groups of nations on Mili-iaiytan.? Mancial contributions compliance with unit and othe �factorstl0ns> political support response time a pm said Germany is not pulling its weight in terms of contributing either Money or military equipment. He also raised the Issue of whether Germany a somewhat vague constitutional bar to sending its troops abroad might be just a convenient Crutch on which to lean when Germany really does no to want to do  Japan s Constitution is More explicit about prohibiting the use of troops abroad but Tokyo a financial contributions Are far too meager considering the country a overwhelming dependence on Middle East Oil Aspin said. Three nations a Yemen Libya and Sudan a flunked because of them efforts to covertly help iraqi Leader Saddam Husser evade . Sanctions Aspin said. While the saudis Are hosting the International military Force arrayed against Saddam Aspin said they rate a my 3 b due to their flagging financial contributions which to Date equal about 10 weeks of additional Revenue earned from soaring Oil prices. Since the confrontation with Saddam Hussein is now 15 weeks old the saudis have already earned significantly More than they have pledged to the Effort a Asp said. Money does not grow on Trees but in saudi Arabia is does spew from derricks. More should be expected of  Turkey got its rave rating for immediately enforcing Tae . Sanctions without any pressure from the unit fat a 9s 9 despite the battering the sanctions give to the turkish Economy.  Quick military and political support As Well As that nation s willingness to shoulder an economic Bur Les Aspinw a persian Gulf report card Franca b one bad term paper United kingdom a always has the most Brilliant analysis Germany a distracted could contribute More other Europe class attendance is poor Turkey a Superb performance with no prompting needed user a not yet quite up to full potential Kuwait a excellent despite burning Down of family House saudi Arabia b underachiever should really be tops in class Egypt a performing far beyond potential Syria a disruptive student now Back in class Jordan a big problems at Home noisy family coping Well Yemen f Libya f 1 disruptive student j consider for expulsion Sudan f other arabs Quot a often playing Hooky Iran d self entered unable to work with others Israel a auditing class Japan a problems at Home but can still contribute More United states a excellent Start floundering a bit now. A i i i Den similar to turkeys also earned an a plus Grade from Aspin. The United states specifically the Bush administration was Given a Grade of a minus. Aspin said the administration started fast forging a Broad International consensus but has failed to prod other nations into doing More and is in danger of losing the support of the american people because of a Lack of clearly stated goals. Only Gulf bound gis not families to get full cancelled tour refunds by Marynett staff writer service members forced to cancel travel plans because of operation desert shield Are getting a full refund through on Post travel agencies but their family members Arentt receiving the special treatment. To get the full refund a service member Only needs to present a letter verifying that he or she is committed to desert shield said Bob Wyatt of the scheduled airline travel office. Cancellations must be made As soon As possible and in Advance of the tour said Wyatt whose office provides travel tickets and reservations for service members their families and civilians. Service members who do not cancel in Advance will be treated As no shows and forfeit their refund he said. But Sato is no longer offering full refunds to family members As it did during the first Alert in August. Wyatt said. A a that policy was discontinued As of aug. 21,�?� he said. A cancellation of any bookings made after that Date is a matter of what is in the travel contract made with the individual tour  cancellations began pouring into travel offices on nov. 9 after the defense department announced More troops would be deployed from Europe. A the requests were massive a said Brigitte Colanto Nio of top Tours which works closely with Sato. A we were still answering the phone at 11  we honoured All of those for people on Active duty and also were Able to give full refunds to wives who had booked a trip to Russia a Colantonio said. That was wonderful news for Lisa Woods who had booked the trip with her husband David a lieutenant with the 11th aviation group in Schwabish Hall. A we would have been out around $1,000,�?� she said. I certainly  have gone alone under the circumstances. A be cancer action Only Cost us 60 Marks for the visa. Ill keep it As a  cancellation costs vary based on How much the individual trip Cost and How soon the travel company is informed of the change. Penny Larson of enjoy Tours which handles european bus Tours said the highest cancellation fee taken by her company is 50 percent of the tour Cost. A it Only goes that High when it is a late cancellation a she said. Wyatt noted that the sudden Alert caused a lot of confusion in the travel business. A we Are trying to give the refunds As quickly As possible a he said. A but not All Sato offices have so much Money on hand. So in some cases the refunds will take a while a but