European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 a the stars and stripes monday december 10,1990 Washington a Secretary of state James Baker said sunday that if Saddam Hussein docs not agree to hold a meeting with him by Jan. 3, it will show that the iraqi Leader is not serious about averting a War in the persian Gulf. The iraqi ambassador to the United nations Abdul Amir Al Anbari would not Rule out scheduling the meeting for that Date but he predicted that if War does come the United states could suffer As Many casualties in a single Day As it bore during the entire Vietnam War. Baker and National Security adviser Brent scowcroft said that once Iraq leaves Kuwait the United states will seek to create an International system of monitoring iraqis advanced weapons programs Baker said his anticipated session in Baghdad with Saddam should not occur after Jan 3 because if it did it would not give Iraq enough time to withdraw from its Oil Rich neighbor before the United nations Jan. 15 deadline. The has authorised the use of Force against Iraq if it has not removed its forces front Kuwait by that Date. A we will not be a party to playing games that Back us right up to that deadline because after All what we Are talking about is Iraq leaving Kuwait a Baker said on Abc to s a this week with David Brinkley program. A that s something they re not going to be Able to do in just a couple of added Baker a the suggestion of a Date that is backed right up to january 15 does not demonstrate t president Bush initially had proposed holding the meeting Between dec. 15 and Jan 15. But Baker said he would be willing to travel to Baghdad anytime Between dec. 20 and Jan. 3 a in order that people understand that we re serious about this and that we think its important that we leave no Stone unturned in the search for Iraq has proposed holding the session of Jan. 12. But speaking on Abc tvs a meet the press a Al Anbari inc iraqi . Ambassador said he considered the disagreement Over scheduling to be a a minute Baker said that during his meeting with Saddam he would not agree to an iraqi withdrawal in Exchange for giving Iraq a Small Oil producing Region of Kuwait because a to say anything else would be to Reward an but Baker said that should Iraq withdraw completely from Kuwait the two neighbors could hold negotiations to Settle remaining differences. Baker said Kuwait a bargaining position would be aided by a Security arrangements aimed at bridging iraqis Superior military might and its a weapons of mass Jan. 3 a a that a not something we get to until after he withdraws a Baker said. Scowcroft spoke further of those controls Over iraqi arms on the Abc program. A what we would want to see is his weapons of mass destruction programs or his nuclear biological and chemical programs under strict International supervision so that he cannot develop that kind of capability a scowcroft said. The . Security Council planned to discuss a Resolution monday calling for a Mideast peace conference. On other Points Baker a predicted that the Public would support using Force even if Iraq demanded Only a Small part of Kuwait because americans would want to stand up against a Winter National outlaws like this a refused to Rule out the United states joining an israeli attack on Iraq saying a it would depend upon what the provocation was. A a said that when the Gulf crisis ends Many . Troops will probably return to Europe because the europeans a including the soviets a want the american soldiers the Ere. A a speculated that Saddam had agreed to release Western hostages because a they were continuing to exacerbate Public opinion against on Washington up israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir on sunday rejected any participation in an International conference on the palestinian Issue and expressed Confidence that the United states would also oppose it. In addition Shamir said he is going to ask the United states to give the soviet Union a most favored nation Tariff in Light of the soviet economic need and the eased soviet conditions for jewish immigration to Israel. In an appearance on the lbs program Quot face the nation Quot Shamir foreshadowed the position he will take in talks mis week in Washington with president Bush and Secretary of state James Baker. Shamir said of the .-sponsored International conference on the Middle East a this is not the Way to get peace you have to go through a process of negotiation with both parties having to agree. An International conference would Only try to impose a solution a in an earlier appearance on abcs a this week with David Brinkley a Baker said the United states is working hard at the United nations to head off an International conference on the palestinian Issue now. The timing of such a conference would imply a linkage Between the settlement of the persian Gulf crisis with negotiations on the future of the israeli occupied West Bank and Gaza strip Baker explained lie reiterated however that an International conference on the Middle East properly structured and at a suitable time might be useful. Shamir said a we have Long experience that if we keep to our just position it will prevail. We want peace but an International conference is the Way to escape peace.�?�. Israel he said a will not be part of such a Shamir said a there could be some difference in views with the United states but he added that he did no to think the israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir listens to a question sunday from lbs news correspondent Lesley Stahl on the television program a face the United states was pulling away from its current position. / the israelis have adamantly opposed such a conference because they believe it would Lead to a ganging up on Israel without dealing with the underlying issues in the Arab israeli disputes. A however earlier this year Shamir backed away from his own plan for opening israeli palestinian talks about local elections when it appeared that the palestinian arabs were about to accept the face to face meetings. Quot that led to a chill in .-israeli relations because Baker had made a major commitment in pushing for the plans acceptance. Shamir is expected to ask for further . Financial assistance to help in the settlement of some 150,000 soviet jews who have been permitted to come to Israel the uni tech states has already granted a $400 million loan guarantee to provide new israeli housing for the new arrivals a a a a Quot a re Shamir said that Israel is a very Grater full for the soviet emigration decision and that he will urge the us. Government in View of the soviet action to Grant most favored nation Tariff treatment a because it would help them the soviets a under the Jackson Vanik act the soviet Union was excluded from the preferential Tariff treatment Beca Iise of its former restriction on free emigration for soviet slays Man in Couch potato murder Boynton Beach Fla. Up a detectives said a Florida Many a family confessed they had shot him to death because he was a miserable Grouchy Man who spent most of his time lying on the Couch watching television x a xxx x x police Call it the Couch potato r a a it a in a category All its own a said Boynton Beach police it. Dale Hammack bizarre. Mary Grieco 48 her i 5-year-old daughter Ann and the daughter s sometime Boyfriend Melvin Steele 19, Are charged with conspiracy and first degree murder in the death of Joe Grieco 52. They Are being held in the Palm Beach county jail pending a March trial. \ r according to documents made Public last week by the paint Beach county state attorneys office the family was under pressure from mounting debts. Joe and Mary Grieco did Maint Glauce work at a hotel and took Odd jobs struggling to make payments on their two Bedro ont $60,000 House. R a. Ann Grieco said her father was depressed and Cranky All the time. A a he a come Home from work and All head do is Lay on the Couch and watch to a she said a a that Sall he did. Like he never did anything. A i did no to really want him dead. 1 just wanted him to Stop being miserable Quot Ann Grieco said her parents Ould not afford a divorce. As the debts grew Ann add Mary Grieco decided that killing Joe Grieco would ase their Burden police a i wanted to do it but i did no to want to do it a Mary Grieco told police. A like i said he was a miserable Bastard but he had his Good Points said they failed several times before finally succeeding in killing Joe Grieco. They spiked his Chicken dinner with Ltd and put cocaine in his wine trying to prompt a heart attack. But the drugs Only made him laugh they said they searched for poisonous mushrooms and discussed planting explosives in his car the transcripts said. A x a. A we tried everything that we thought of a Ann Grid co said., finally she said a we All decided that shooting would probably be the Ann had been telling her friends she wanted her father dead according to the documents. Another teen introduced her to a 15-year-old who gave her and Steele a stolen .32-Caiber Semiat Osvatic pistol the documents said. Police did not charge the unidentified 15-year-old. Ann Grieco and Steele bought bullets for the gun tested it on her bedroom Pillow and found it satisfactory police said. _ for a month the three tried repeatedly to shoot Joe Grieco but chickened out police said. On the night of aug. 9, they succeeded police said. According to transcripts of statements the Trio gave police Mary Grieco crawled into bed with her snoring husband clutching the pistol and shot him in the left Lom Nln. A a a a a a. A detectives said the suspects then put the gun in Joe Grieco a left hand Callea 9u and told police he had committed suicide. The Palm Beach county medical examiners office investigated the death was ruled a suicide and Gricco a body was cremated. But police grew suspicious when they Learned the mum was right handed. They also found it strange that he had gone to bed and apparently taken a Nap before committing suicide. V 1 1. Word eventually got around that Steele was bragging to mends about the killing. Detectives strapped a hidden tape recorder on one of his friends and recorded Steele us he discussed the death. On aug. A a 27, police brought the three in tar statements then arrested them. Prosecutors Are seeking the death penalty
