European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Authorized unofficial publication for the u s armed forces to a a a , Biff 1 vol. 49, no. 270 Friday january 11, 1991, a a 25� a in and sunday d 8693 a text trf4 a crisis in the Gulf related stories and photos pages 2, 3, 16 and 28 we Mem Mem guiding lights amps Wayne j. Begasse a British Warrior infantry fighting be minted by a flare during a night live hide from the 7th army brigade is ill fire training exercise in saudi Arabia. Dod requests of to extend reservists tour Washington a the Pentagon thursday asked president Bush for authority to extend for up to two years the Active duty service of military reservists called up for the persian Gulf crisis. Pete Williams a Pentagon spokesman said the request was sent to the White House by defense Secretary Dick Cheney who said on wednesday that the authority would permit him to keep reservists in uniform for As Long As two years. The first reservists called to Active duty after Iraq invaded Kuwait last August will Complete their maximum six months of service in february. Cheney is now authorized to Call to Active duty As Many As 200,000 reservists for up to 180 Days. Pentagon officials said the new request would cover those in the military reserves As Well As the National guard. White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said Bush would Likely act on the Pentagon request later thursday or today. ,. Cheney said wednesday that no one envisioned calling up the full i million reserves that would be allowed under the expanded authority. Fitzwater repeated that. Meanwhile the White House thursday urged All americans including journalists to leave Iraq and said the last minute Mission by the . Secretary general offers Quot a Glimmer of Hope for avoiding War. Bush called the leaders of Britain Israel and Turkey thursday to Brief them on wednesdays failed talks in Geneva and spoke again with . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar to wish him Success on his Mission. A it offers a Glimmer of Hope in the sense that it is another Contact a fit water said. He said it is a a somewhat somber time at the White House. A is concerned about time running he released the text of an open letter Bush has sent to americans College students urging them to rally behind the Effort to Force Iraq to relinquish its grip on Kuwait. A there arc times in life when we confront values Worth fighting for. This is one such time a said Bush in a letter sent to 460 College publications. A Sfach Day that passes Means another Day for iraqis orces to dig deeper into their stolen a Fitzwater said the Bush administration has Given a no consideration to reinstating the military draft in the Wake of the Gulf crisis. Bush spoke with British prime minister John major israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir and turkish president Turgut Ozal As Well As de Cuellar. On a suggestion earlier thursday from the French defense minister that the United. States make Quot a Little gesture a to see Dod on Back Pago War closer kuwaitis say after breakdown of talks by the stars and stripes in saudi Arabia a the knot of about a dozen people watching president Bush on a hotel lobby television wednesday evening had a distinctly personal interest in that Days talks in Geneva. All were refugees from Kuwait. One a retired kuwaiti government worker two months removed from the tragedy in his Homeland offered his thoughts but not his Nante. He fears for his family in Kuwait. A it was very disappointing a he said of the talks Between Secretary of state James Baker and iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz. A we were hoping All the . Resolutions would be accepted by War he said is closer probably unavoidable. His companions agreed. A Saddam Hussein thinks he a bigger than he is a said Ope. A if there is no solution but Warlo retain your country then let it be yes they said they fear for the safety of their families in Kuwait. A but what can you do a the hotel manager a jordanian said he was Disapio i i is sir pointed by the Lack of Progress. A they both could have taken a More flexible even before the talks broke off he was prepared for War. A we Are All packed up and the cards full of Gas a he . V a a a. A Quot a a a a a a we be got to Purchase Gas masks As a precaution if War starts. We be got to go Home to Jordan. There s no Safe place on the Arab Peninsula. But we be got family in Jordan and if we re going to die wed rather die at elsewhere in saudi Arabia soldiers from Europe were trying to Call Home As the news reached them. Spec. Ronald a own 22, an ammo specialist with he troop 4th so 7th Cav regt from Germany still thinks peace is possible. A i think Iraq will Back out. They re just calling our Bluff a he said. A they done to think we have much Power Ever Here but they re not prepared.�?�. While he was thinking of War his thoughts also were see kuwaitis on Back Page w in of an to pre emptor live news Frankfurt Germany a amps a american forces network television Ami radio stations plan to pre empt programming in Europe Tor live news coverage As it becomes available Tor the duration of the persian Gulf crisis. Beginning monday the television network also will revamp its daytime programming to add More scheduled news programs col. Zachary Fowler said thursday. V a if War breakout an will become the news and information station for whatever live satellite news is available a said Tom Baxter head of television broadcast operations. A we done to know what a going to happen but in any event Well carry whatever we can get and of course radio see an on Back Page y
