European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 25, 1991 the stars and stripes a a a .page.5war in the Gulf vow for Victory John Hunters Volkswagen Beetle has a flashy new paint Job to show his support for Allied forces fighting in the persian Gulf. The 45-year-old Vietnam War Veteran from Mystic conn., customized his 1973 Bug last week to depict the first Allied air attack on Baghdad the capital of Iraq. Hunter said he Hopes Gulf troops receive better treatment when they return Home than did Vietnam veterans. Americans learn abcs of military Slang by rand1 Henderson the Baltimore Sun the persian Gulf War has introduced americans to a whole new language incorporating technical military terms i Slang and Arab words. Following is a glossary from a trite to Zulu. A trite to lose troops by attrition or other Means such As enemy action . A a Saddam Hussein a being Attri Ted while he a doing All this waiting a army it. Gen. Thomas.\v. Kelly the joint staff operations director. A a a a a a a. A Azacs airborne warning and control system in which a modified Boeing 707 provides airborne tracking of enemy forces with radar. The e.-3a sentry guides fighters and bombers to their targets. Beaches fighting terrain arabian deserts. Buff nickname for b-52 bombers which stands for sanitized version a big ugly fat fellow.�?�. Collateral damage civilian deaths and injuries and unexpected damage caused when a military target is  attack behind the lines attack on enemy commanders with troops leapfrogging the masses of enemy tanks artillery and fortified positions that make traditional warfare slow and bloody work electronic hammers computer powered devices that Send out High Energy pulses to disarm or disorient enemy radar and other communications. Fur balls fliers Slang Lor the hectic tangle of air to air dogfights. Juke move quickly to evade enemy fire. Kill sack minefields and Oil filled trenches beyond the saudi kuwaiti Border which . Forces would have to move through if a ground War begins. Abc nuclear biological and chemical weapons. Pave tack infrared laser and computer system that can pinpoint targets or weapons. Slam standoff land attack missile launched from Carrier based attack planes. Smart bombs self piloted by on Board microchip sophisticated computer software or laser systems that guide the weapon to its target. Sortie from French Sortir to leave a combat Mission or support Mission flown by a single military plane. Triple a anti aircraft artillery once known As ack a a. A a a. Zulu Greenwich mean time. When its 0000 Zulu Midnight get its 7 . Est and 3 . In Baghdad Iraq. The military uses Zulu As its time reference worldwide. Sands of time leads to iraqi terrorism net los Angeles apr Western intelligence agencies say they have uncovered leads to what they believe is a network of terrorists trained in Baghdad liar and sent around the Globe the los Angeles Rimes reported. Thursday. ,. Clues found in connection with the iraqi embassy in. Manila Philippines led to arrests wednesday of two iraqis and two jordanians in Bangkok Thailand. A it is Clear that what has happened Here Manila is part of a global deployment by the iraqis a an Vini Denti lied Western official told the newspaper. A we think this is a Well planned and extensive operation in which groups were sent out and pre positioned All Over the  _ a a a in addition it was Learned that the Federal aviation administration told airlines tuesday night that 140 Lithio Pian passports were stolen and Are thought to be in the hands of a Middle East terrorist organization an International Alert was issued wednesday Tor police and immigration officials to be on the Lookout Tor iraqis or other potential Arab terrorists the times said. An unidentified official in Manila was quoted As saying Bangkok appears to be a logistics Center for iraqi terrorist attacks in Asia. A a they re bringing people in. They re bringing supplies in and they re expert at making fake passports a the official was quoted assaying. Irregularities in passports used by two iraqis involved in a botched bombing on saturday near a . Library in Manila provided a major break in the search for iraqi terrorists according to another unnamed official. A now we have something to go on to look for in other countries a that official was quoted As saying the official said the search will be most intensive in countries with known concentrations of iraqis. Lebanese and palestinians a places where they have a local Community in which to  he cited Greece and Italy most of Central America a dozen countries in West Attica India Pakistan Bangladesh Thailand Malaysia and Indonesia. An unidentified intelligence official for a foreign gov Crement said professional terrorists whom the iraqis might have employed a have a lot less support than they used to have. The East germans the bulgarians the Kab Arentt there to support them the Way they used  police searched wednesday for at least two More iraqi suspects in the Manila bombing As philippine troops and armoured personnel carriers were deployed outside several Western embassies airline Ollices International schools and the residential compounds of diplomats and other foreigners. Mwafak Ani iraqis second ranking Diplomat in Manila and intelligence chief left the Philippines thursday after he was expelled for allegedly directing the bombing that killed one iraqi and injured another Ani met repeatedly with the two terrorists at the embassy and his car was used to drop them near the Library the times said. He denied involvement in the bombing. Of arms to Iraq Washington a the . Customs service is conducting 40 investigations of illegal Sale of arms or military technology Tol raq and prosecutors have obtained several sealed indictments. Customs commissioner Carol Hallett says the indictments will remain under court Seal until investigations still in Progress Are completed. The investigations Are based on suspicions that businesses knowingly agreed to sell arms computer equipment or other sophisticated technology to Iraq in violation of Federal Export restrictions Hallett said in an interview this week. A Jbv and Large it takes two things to happen a she said. A it takes a middleman someone who approaches a company. Then it takes a know ing company a company that is willing to sell out to Iraq at the expense of the safety and Security of our  at least half the 40 investigations began after Iraq invaded Kuwait last aug. 2, Hallett said. A your workload with respect to Iraq has doubled since the embargo commenced a she said. The Sharp increase in the number of investigations came As no Surprise Hallett said. A i am always disgusted i am never surprised a she said. The investigations have involved both americans and a individuals literally from All Over the world with one thing in mind literally to make Money. A the customs service is working closely with the defense department to investigate violations of the arms Export control act she said. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Jan. 25, 1951 a the United states Britain and France in diplomatic notes to Moscow proposed a preliminary meeting in Paris As the first step toward a big four conference aimed at trying to ease world tensions. 30 years ago today. Jan. 25,1961 a some 70 portuguese rebels seized a portuguese cruise liner w Ith 600 aboard in the Caribbean in a move aimed at ousting. Premier Antonio de Olive a Salazar of Portugal. 20 years ago today. Jan. 25, 1971 a the democratic party launched its first major attack in several months on president Nixon a Southeast Asia policies charging that his state of the Union address almost totally ignored the issues of War and the nations Economy. 10 years ago today. Jan. 25, 1981 a a platform in a 1,000-foot-Dcep Shaft at a Sierra Nevada hydroelectric Plant under construction in California collapsed killing seven workers