European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                28 a a the stars and stripes Friday december 7 1990 hostages from Page 1 serve As human Shields against attack. Baker said the United states had received official notification in Baghdad that the thousands of foreigners a 900 americans among them a would be set free. Saddam s announcement was made by the official Iracki news Agency which published a letter from him instructing the National Assembly to approve the release. A Saddam also said Iraq had completed its deployment in Kuwait and therefore the hostages were no longer needed to prevent an attack More than 400,000 iraqi troops now Are deployed in the conquered emirate facing a multinational Force in the Gulf that includes 330,000 american troops the report did not say when the foreigners would be freed but the parliament routinely accepts Saddam a recommendations and the release was expected soon after the vote a which could come this week. Bush administration officials Are trying to convince Congress that Trade sanctions against Iraq will not Force its withdrawal from Kuwait and that the lawmakers should support a possible military strike on iraqi forces. Saddam a announcement appeared to be an attempt to influence those deliberations and the direct  talks scheduled in Washington and Baghdad for later this month. A the release of All hostages would be a very Good thing but the problem is the aggression against Kuwait and the Man must leave Kuwait without condition a Bush said of Saddam. A no single hostage should have been taken in the first place Ana i Hope. Saddam under stands that his hostage policy has incurred the hostility of the a Firlej world Bush told a news conference in Santiago Chile his latest Stop on a South american tour. 7 Bush also discouraged efforts by several . Nations to set up a Middle East peace conference. He said there is a no linkage Between an iraqi pullout from Kuwait and israeli withdrawal from palestinian territories which Saddam has demanded As a condition for withdrawal. In Washington Baker was pressing ahead with efforts to win congressional support for using Force against iraqi troops if they do not pull out of Kuwait soon. 5 Reserve units in Germany ordered to Active duty Washington a amps five army Reserve units in Germany were ordered to Active duty on thursday to support operation desert shield. The 302nd Center and 317th Center both from Frankfurt Germany have missions to act As tactical operations centers or Headquarters element the 302nd operates in the division rear area and the 317th in the corps rear area. The 312th Center from Ansbach Germany and the 306th Center from Stuttgart,.Germany, both division rear tactical operations centers were also placed on Active duty. Included in the Call up was the 244th Center from Stuttgart a corps rear tactical operations Center. Soldiers from the five overseas units Are. Part of 13,614 army National guard and army Reserve personnel ordered to Active duty on thursday by the Pinta gon. A ., Britain to Brussels Belgium a the United states and Britain asked their nato allies thursday for More help in transporting and equipping their forces in the persian Gulf. At a nato defense ministers meeting British defense Secretary Tom King urged his colleagues to provide More ammunition medical equipment and chemical warfare gear As Well As ships and planes to transport troops to the Gulf. King told reporters defense Secretary Dick Cheney made a similar request on the opening Day of the two Day meeting at the nato Headquarters Here. A the Cheney expressed his appreciation for Allied support to Date King said. A but we both said we were looking for further support and contributions from other members of the  p a the United states which now has 300,000 troops in the Gulf Region has the largest Force facing Iraq Fol Lowed by Britain whose total deployment will reach 30,000 Over the next few weeks. All 16 nato members except Germany Iceland Luxembourg and Turkey have sent forces to the Gulf. King said he received a one or two informal commitments from other nato nations for new Aid to support the British military presence in the Gulf. Gulf front Page 1 a a flow into the Gulf of Oman a Golob said. A whatever is spilled or dumped there tends to hang  aside from drinking water shortages a Large spill also could Hurt the huge commercial fishing Industry in the Gulf Home to jumbo shrimp tuna sea Bass and about 200 other kinds of fish. Quot a lot of people in the Region done to depend on Oil for their livelihood they depend on fish a Golob said. A that Industry could be  John Teal a senior scientist at the Woods Hole oceanographic institution in Woods Hole mass., said damage to the Marine environment would depend largely on the size of the spill. A a Slick spread on the surface tends to dissipate fairly rapidly a Teal said. A most fish that ingest Oil in Small Aunis under those circumstances quickly metabolize and excrete it from their bodies a a a a a but concentrated spills in confined areas such As harbours can wipe out Marine life Teal said. During the 1983 offshore spill which heavily polluted the Northern end of the Eulf Large numbers of dead fish washed ashore in saudi Arabia and Qatar land based military operations especially tank warfare also will damage the environment in saudi Arabia Kuwait and  in the Mojave desert in California you can still see the tank tracks from Maneu vers there in the 1940s,�?� Renner said. A in North Africa you can still plainly see the result of the tank warfare Between the British and German armies a a a / 7 a /. / a a a a a a. A massive air attacks a main facet of  Strategy against Iraq could contaminate the soil with Lead which would eventually seep into the ground water that is the foundation for crop irrigation in Many regions of the Gulf Calhoun said. Even the preparations for War can have an unsettling effect on the . A there is a tremendous amount of equipment to be serviced and cleaned even More frequently than would otherwise be the Case because of the very Fine Sand in saudi Arabia a Calhoun said a that adds up to a lot of chemical solvent and to sure a lot of it is going straight into the ground.�?�. It. It if War Breaks out Iraq could use chemical and biological weapons that could damage the environment for years. A Vav \. R7 iraqis main chemical weapon is Mustard Gas said Elisa Harris a senior research analyst with the Brookings institution a Washington based think tank. A a it a a fairly persistent agent meaning it will stay around for Days or even longer although its unclear How the Fine Sand of the Region would affect its persistency a Harris said. A. Nerve agents reportedly in the iraqi Arsenal such As Sarin and Tabun Are less of an environmental concern environmental damage the effects that some of iraqis chemical and biological capabilities would have on the environment include Mustard Gas y has at in Lif for Ayap Ito jars Sarin Quot i a has a toxic life for a few hours anthrax Olfier types of environmental damage Oil pollution ? Pould p0htmif1e0sihi26rti a a a. ,1 tanks a cause Long lasting physical Quot -. Changes of landscape. A a air attacks. Quot 1018 chemical can contaminate soil after being solvents used to clean equipment. With As a a. A. A a a a v. A Sis we Boow because they have a toxic life of Only a few hours or Days once released she said. / a i would say the chemical and nerve agent munitions a that. Iraq is believed to have do not represent a terribly significant Long term environmental problem a Harris said.  ���."��. A ,. A. A a. A but there Are reports that Iraq is experimenting i anthrax and other diseases such As botulism for use biological weapons. A a anthrax is an entirely different Ball game As far As its Long term effects Quot Calhoun said a it would Render Large tracts of land uninhabitable for years a Calhoun and Harris cited British experiments with an. Thorax on an Island off the coast of Scotland in the 1940s. A despite a massive cleanup Effort in the 1980s, they re still uncovering anthrax spores in the soil there a Harris said it is probably one of the most resilient agents in  a 7--7 7 a a Jet from Page 1 _. From her Home in a nearby condominium Complex. A luckily the firemen arrived in a few minutes it it was recess and some groups of students were outside in the Garden near Gaetano Salvemini technical High school in a Silecchio three Miles from Bologna. A paramilitary official said All of the \2 dead were students who were in a classroom that was slammed by the Jet leaving a j2-foot-wide Hole in the Wall on the Sec Ond floor of the three Story building. About-200jstudents attend the vocational school officials said Brandini said the plane was on a Mission to test radar effectiveness for anti aircraft readiness the aircraft took off from Villafranca military Airport near Verona 55 Miles North of Bologna. The pilots bailout was a according to regulations a the general said Brandini said the Pilot whom he identified As 2nd it. Bruno Viviani first thought he could make an emergency Landing at Bologna a Airport. _. A when he saw he could no to do it he directed the plane toward an open area. If the plane had cleared the school it would have crashed in an area of open Fields a Brandini said from air Force Headquarters in Rome. 7 the 24-year-Otd Pilot suffered fractured vertebrae and was questioned by a prosecutor in the Hospital the italian news Agency Ansa said. Brandini said the aircraft a single engine Derma Chi 326 Trainer had been Fly my at about 280 Mph when trouble developed in its Only engine which then Hurst into flames. _ a a the plane Vamp slow when the Pilot bailed out Branom said adding that he did t know the exact Altitude. A helicopter alerted to the Pilot s distress had been following the Jet and quickly came to the Rescue after the. Planets Pilot bailed out with his Parachute. A i was in class and saw through a window this Low flying plane coming at us and Only had time to say a this is crazy a a the italian news Agency Ansa quoted a student As saying _ the Jet a two seater had Only the Pilot aboard Brandini said the italian produced Jet has been purchased by several other countries military forces it has a wingspan of 35 feet and can be used for training and for attack