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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, January 29, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The sthr4andf ripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed Force vol. 49, no. 288 tuesday january 29, 1991arming for combat a a. 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a . Believes a. A a Ltd. A \ a a a a a a. A a a a bombs halted Gulf Oil flow Del am ran saudi Arabia a the . Military said monday an attack by american warplanes apparently has halted Iraq s dumping of Oil into the persian Gulf. Meanwhile Iraq maintained that an Allied attack created a separate spill. A a a a a.  a army Brig. Gen. Pat Stevens in told reporters the extent of the giant Oil spill a estimated by the saudi government at .460 million Gallons a remains unclear. But he said a it appears we have stopped the flow of  at a separate briefing a saudi military spokesman col. Ahmed Al Zobayan said the Oil spill fire was a getting smaller and  lie said that May mean the . Air raid knocked out the pumps feeding the Oil spill. There were no iraqi scud attacks sunday but Iraq resumed its assault against saudi Arabia and Israel on monday night. In the saudi capital of Riyadh a Salvo of Patriot missiles knocked out an incoming iraqi scud late monday raining bits of wreckage on a private vegetable farm on the outskirts of Riyadh. No injuries were reported. Iraq also fired scud missiles at Israel on monday and at least one hit but the attack went unanswered by the Patriot defense system brought from the United states to shoot the warheads Down. A there has been an attack a said military spokesman Nachman Shai. A no a continued on Back Page p o Stone Summ it Media Pool american troops continue to prepare for a ground War against iraqi forces. Here Mancel Dawson a private from Newport news va., arms 155mm artillery shells near a self propelled howitzer in the saudi arabian desert. Washington a president Bush and soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev postponed next months scheduled Moscow Summit until later in the first half of the year officials said monday a Secretary of state James Baker said that in View of the persian Gulf War it is a inappropriate for president Bush to be out of the country. Fie also said problems with the treaty to reduce Long Range nuclear weapons still need to be worked out. Baker and soviet foreign minister Alexander Bessmer Nyoh announced the de vision after meeting with Bush in the White House. Baker said the decision to postpone the Summit was made by Mutual  standing at bakery a Side Bessmer Nyoh said a we have decided the two of us to postpone it.�?�. Baker added a both presidents look see Summit on Back Page Bush says . Fighting moral War Washington apr president Bush said monday that the United states is fighting a a just War that does not seek the destruction of  a speech to religious broadcasters Bush repeatedly described the conflict in moral terms. A it has nothing to with religion per see said the president. A it has on the other hand everything to do with what religion embodies Good versus evil right versus  he added a every War is fought for reasons but a just War is fought for the right reasons for moral not selfish reasons. A we seek nothing for ourselves a Bush said. Looking to the future of the persian Gulf Region the president said a we do not want a country so destabilized that Iraq itself could be the target of  a we do not seek the destruction of Iraq a he said. A we have respect for the people of Iraq for the importance of Iraq in the  War in the / a 5 w see i pages 2 i through 8 Bush said the United states had made every Effort to resolve the Gulf crisis peacefully but that Saddam Hussein rejected All overtures. A the made this just War an inevitable War a Bush said. A some ask whether its moral to use Force to Stop the rape the pillage the plunder of Kuwait and my answer extraordinary diplomatic efforts having been exhausted to resolve the matter peacefully then the use of Force is moral.�?�. He said the United states and its allies a Are doing everything possible believe me to avoid hurting the  Bush spoke shortly after a soviet official expressed concern about any . War Effort that might go beyond liberating Kuwait. Bush a spokesman Marlin Fitzwater later said that the administration still believes the soviets a Are strongly supportive of the . Resolutions and Are solid in their support of the  on Bush a use of moral terms to justify the War Fitzwater said a the Point he was making there was the justness of the cause is in the ability to Deal with the problem that exists to Deal with Saddam Hussein the effects that he has had on the Region and on Kuwait and the threat he poses to the rest of the  Fitzwater said Bush was spending most of monday working on tuesday evening s state of the Union address. The spokesman said the speech would Deal Pri see Bush on Back Page  
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