European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 a a the stars and stripes monday december 17,1990democrats blast allies on Gulf Aid Washington a Money to help pay for operation desert shield is coming in at a an astonishingly Low rate from . Allies and the Bush administration is doing Little to solicit More support two House democrats said saturday. A a we re putting up a red Flag today a mouse majority Leader Richard Gephardt said warning the president he must be More aggressive in securing financial backing from americans allies if he wants Congress to approve additional spending. Gephardt told a news conference that the administration will seek another $20 billion in funds for the persian Gulf operation Early next year. A one of the criteria upon which Congress and the country Wilt judge the president s request is the level of commitment of our allies both in manpower and Money a the Missouri Democrat said. Gephardt along with rep. Charles Schumir d-n.y., presented figures estimating the costs of desert shield in fiscal 1991 at $36.85 billion. They said America s main allies in the anti Iraq coalition a Japan Kuwait saudi Arabia the United Arab emirates Germany and Korea a have pledged Only $10.62 billion or 29 percent leaving the United states to pay the other 71 percent. Rep. Anthony Beilinson a Calif head of a 19-member House group that returned to Washington on saturday from a Gulf tour played the same theme at a news Brief moroccan Security forces cities after riots Rabat Morocco apr soldiers and police Latr Olied major cities in Morocco on sunday following two Days of noting. Government opponents insisted that the death toll was higher than the official figure of five. Unconfirmed claims from Union leaders and human rights groups asserted that anywhere from 25 to More than 100 people had been killed in the City of Fez. A / a a. A the government said rioting Friday in Fez killed five people including a policeman and injured 127 people mostly police. A Hospital supervisor in Fez or. Hassan Houari said on sunday that the government figures were accurate. Scores of people were reported other cities during a nationwide one Day general strike Friday to demand higher wages. The violence continued in Fez on saturday with arson attacks on vehicles and a police station but there were no reports of renewed clashes a / a /. Major cities were reported Calm but uneasy sunday with Security forces deployed at major intersections and guarding Public buildings. In Fez the charred wreckage of burned buses Lay in the streets and soldiers in armoured vehicles patrolled areas whore looting had occurred a from Page 1 _ cancelled talks a we believe that this missed Opportunity is a serious miscalculation by president Saddam Hussein in this crisis a Mitchell told reporters there have been several dates proposed for the Baker Saddam talks but each was rejected by either Iraq or the United states. The official iraqi news Agency in a reported that Iraq had rejected a proposal by Washington that Baker and Saddam meet Jan. 3, quoting a foreign ministry official As saying Quot Iraq alone sets the proper appointments for its president to meet foreign Saddam wanted Baker to come to Baghdad on Jun. 12, but Washington rejected that Date As Loo close to the Jan 15 deadline for Iraq to withdraw its troops from Kuwait or face possible military Force. Bush had said Friday his meeting with Aziz was a on hold until a Date for the Baker Saddam meeting was worked out and a senior iraqi official reportedly said Friday that Aziz was delaying his trip until the Issue was resolved. Inv a spokesman for Bush said Iraq s announcement can a Selimi Azizo strip to Washington proved Baghdad was not serious about the talks. News conference at Andrews fab my. A we urge the president to seek to secure As Many additional funds from our allies arc needed a Beilinson said. He said allies a bought to contribute More to this undertaking a pointing particularly to the japanese and germans. A this a concern for All of us in the free world a he added. The lawmakers said that of Germany s $1 billion pledge More than 43 percent is in old East German military equipment that is no longer of use to them. Saudi Arabia has promised $4 billion while earning an estimated $43.8 billion in Windfall profits from rising Oil earnings during the fiscal year beginning in october Gephardt and Schumir said. They said Japan gets 64 percent of its Oil from the Gulf but is bearing Only 5 percent a. $2 billion a of the Cost of he . Military operation. The $36.85 billion figure was calculated by taking the original defense department estimate of $15 billion and multiplying it by congressional budget office estimates of Cost increases from Bush Slater decision to deploy another 200,000 troops in the said the figures document the astonishingly Low rate at which our allies Are sharing the Burden in the Gulf he said that while Bush has a moved mountains to build and sustain support for our goals in the Gulf he has barely lifted a Finger to obtain the necessary financial support from our Schumir called on the other. Coalition members to pay at least half the Cost. Gephardt faulted the administration for not seeking More Allied support after his decision to add another 200,000 troops in the Gulf. A it has almost been an afterthought with the presidential press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said Friday that the White House was pleased with the cooperation of other coalition members and would continue to work with them. The Pentagon after releasing figures earlier in the week showing the allies so far had delivered Only a Small portion of promised financial support said. Thursday that it had unintentionally understated the value of Allied nations contributions. A a we re very pleased with what our allies Are doing a Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said. The lawmakers noted that France and Britain Are the Only . Security Council members to Send troops to the Gulf and that Here too the United states is carrying too much of the Burden. A a in be told the president that if body bags go Back to the United states a Gephardt said a a they be got to go to London Paris and Cairo As . Stops sudanese freighter Amman Jordan apr a sudanese owned freighter intercepted by american warships waited sunday near the Mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba for Navy officials to determine if its cargo of vehicles was stolen from Kuwait the ships agents said. A they Are alleging that the ship is carrying stolen vehicles but As far As we know each and every one of the 352 vehicles aboard have proper Docu Jents proving their ownership Quot said Samir Ardekani general manager of Gargour and fils agents for the freighter Dong Ola. A a a a Ardekani said the Dongola owned by the sudanese shipping lines was still rating for clearance Early Sun a y a. A every procedure of establishing ownership of the vehicles has been followed in line with guidelines set under an agreement Between the sudanese government and the embassy of Kuwait in Khartoum a Ardekani said a \ a a a a a he said some of the cars on the Dongola had been at Aqaba since August and had to be loaded onto trailers because their engines were not in running condition. A some others had to be hot wired since their owners had left for Khartoum by air from Amman but did not give us the keys a Ardekani said. A the absence of keys and the presence of cars loaded on trailers aboard the Dongola appeared to have aroused suspicion and prompted the diversion order a he added. Meanwhile the non Egian owned Tilia was sailing to the yemeni red sea port of hide Ida after its agents cleared its cargo of 70 Small cars owned by yemeni expatriates evacuated from Kuwait that ships agents in Amman said. Separately two cypriot registered ships that sailed from Aqaba in Jordan were intercepted thursday by . Warships enforcing a United nations Trade Ambar go against Iraq. Both ships were boarded searched and stopped from proceeding. /. A spokesman for the sudanese embassy in Amman said the Khartoum government was in touch with the american diplomatic Mission in the sudanese capital on the Dongola Issue. A we Hope the matter will be settled soon and that the ship could resume its voyage to Sudan a said the spokesman who asked for from Page 1. Phosti rated since the 1980-1988 Iran Iraq War. A a they re practising More at night a he said. A they understand the threat that he a up against. He Saddam understands that business As usual or business As before wont Hack it against the forces that we have Over here.�?�. A a / a. Mixson added a the has a fairly sophisticated electronic capability although not As Well maintained and without the expertise of using that capability that we have so i think hell have problems by mid january the United states and its allies will have More than 600,000 troops in the Gulf facing the million member iraqi army including 480,000 troops in the kuwaiti theater /. It Gen. Khalid bin Sultan the saudi commander of Arab forces said saturday that Iraq has moved 50,000 additional troops into the kuwaiti theater in the past two weeks. A the task forces Mission Mixson said a is to keep our pilots our ships on Edge so we Are ready at a moments notice to conduct strikes against v from Page 1 Brati ohs in saudi Arabia fearful of offending islamic sensibilities. Feinberg led the group about 15 from a Crew of 5,200, in reciting the Blessing Over the candles. Each night another Candle is added to celebrate the Miracle that a one Day Supply of a desecrated Oil lit the temples candelabra for eight days.,. Theh it was time for the seamen to sing a a Mao Tzur a or a Rock of Ages a celebrating the Victory of a righteous few against the Many. With a decidedly Unmil itary command to a enjoy a the rabbi dismissed his congregation to a feast of potato pancakes known As latkes smothered in applesauce a Holiday tradition favored by jews of Eastern european descent. Sugar doughnuts preferred by sephardic jews from North Africa and the Arab countries were also offered. A \. A a a a the ship is part of the ,-led International Force deployed to the persian Gulf Region in response to iraqis aug 2 invasion of Kuwait a whether it was 165 . Or today its the fight for Freedom of expression and Freedom of religion a Friedman said. A a that a what this persian Gulf thing is All about a Oil too i finally it was d re id Al time. The rules if the four sided top lands on the hebrew letter a Gimel a you get the whole pot. A a Hay Means half a a nun stands for Nicht or zilch. Land on a a Shin Quot and you have to give Back two bits. V with deck duties ahead it was a Short game but nobody lost his shirt and everybody enjoyed a hanukkah that was merry if somewhat melancholy. A i know my mom and dad and the whole family Are together lighting candles opening presents and eating latkes a said Michael Shasteen 23, a Crew Captain on the flight deck who was recently engaged to be married. A i wish i were Home with
