European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 01, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8the stars and stripes Friday february 1091 War in the Gulf a i Iii i ii Quot dispatches Deedee Arrington Doke news is new to saudis s Quot a let Media Pool / on the prowl two ea-6ii. Prowler tactical it chronic jamming planes �?�., Mission Over Kuwait. The four scat prowler has 12 foreground Forl Marine fighter jets on a bombing. High Power. Jamming transmitters. Brussels Belgium apr nato military commanders Are putting together a Force of maritime patrol planes to Monitor the Mediterranean and ensure the safety of sea limes officials said. Seven Alliance ships already Are sailing toward the Mediterranean to help guard against mines As tensions Rise in the Southern Region Turkey a Mediterranean nation is the Only nato member sharing a Border with a Iraq. A v a. / / italian Virginio Rognoni told a parliamentary committee tuesday night that 31 patrol planes were being drawn together under natos european military command. Nato sources speaking on condition of anonymity said Germany Italy the Netherlands and Send planes while Britain Spain Greece and France intended to coordinate their flights with the Alliance a Spain and France Are not part of natos joint Kiili tary Structure. A a there was. 110 indication when t he maritime Force would gather but one source said some planes already protect med shipping were in the Mediterranean. V the dutch defense ministry announced monday that it would dispatch two or Jon naval patrol planes to the Eastern Mediterranean to replace aircraft deployed to the persian Gulf. The planes were to Fly to Nas Sig once la Sicily defense ministry spokesman Frank Janssen said. A i . Y the extra planes were requested monday he said. Six ships from nato nations monday left the belgian port of Zeebrugge on a Mission to secure Mediterranean shipping lanes. A seventh ship was joining the group in the English Channel the Stiven min Hunters and minesweepers from five nations Belgium Germany the Netherlands Britain and Norway a Are attached to the standing Nava Force of the Allied Conid Channel. Sources said the flotilla is exp cled to enter the Mediterranean february. A. A in announcing the Jan. 17 decision to Send the ships nato said the action was take Ivy a to protect the safety of shipping and Freedom of navigation in this vital won by the St is and stripes _. Near the iraqi Border a delivery of military supplies to the front has been hampered by civilian truck Drivers who refuse to enter Likely danger zones t he army is responding by flying in 2,000 soldiers to eventually replace All the civilians who haul cargo to the front. About 1,000 gis have arrived. A some of the civilians have returned to work but still Northern most some offi cers worry that when the grou walkout among the 2.00s Drivers could reduce the flow of supplies at a critical time. Quot v. Under current conditions the civilian Drivers of leased trucks Are delivering Materiel to Northern depots where it is transferred to military vehicles for delivery to the front lines. <.,maj. Gen. William a Gus Quot Pagonis the army Deputy commander for desert storm logistics said the situation a Jamiot come As a Surprise. A we predicted that we would have to bring Over a couple thousand soldiers to drive vehicles and we have Quot Pagonis said. Pagonis said Fate Nia Dorily of civilian Drivers Are still behind the wheel. A a we be formed them into units with a Captain in charge he said they line up. I talk to them. Some of them even Salute. They be almost become a paramilitary Force in support of the 2.000 civilians haul about 40 percent of the military cargo the private work Forte mostly pakistanis a filipinos and indians moves everything from Field a Toms to fuel office Ais Rimtho to Dily ers sleep in their trucks and heat Tea on portable stoves. The muslims pull out rugs to Pray by the sides of their flatbeds. The refusal to work is the second incident of unrest caused by the civil it Drivers. In the first hours of the War truck Drivers seeking Quot Refuge at a Northern Supply base rushed toward a u s because they did no to have Gas masts they a Etc chased Hack by a sentry who fired shot Over their. Heads the army has since issued one Gas mask Ner truck Pagonis said. 1 the a it life was written from information compiled by Pentagon Comai Pool reporters on the scene. Nagon combat the persian Gulf crisis May be the Best thing that could Yave happened for Faheem Hamid Ali Al Hamidas career. \ . A \ a Hamid 27, is editor of the saudi Gazette one of several English language newspapers published in saudi Arabia. A &Quot.� �., -. A. A. A a. A a before the crisis Al i amid a news writing consisted mainly of recounting saudi King fahd a daily doings such As prayer time visits to a specific mosque and summarizing government meetings. But after aug. 2, Al Hamid suddenly had breaking news to write. Interest in the news increased in largely insulated saudi Arabia after Iraq invaded Kuwait. The saudi a Zette circulation jumped 30 to 40 percent by Al Hamidas estimate a although he says his circulation department wont release figures. A people Are talking Only about this major change in Gulf society. It was a major change in every saudis life a he said of the iraqi land grab the subsequent troop buildup and now the War. A everyone is concerned. They want to read about still must allow higher ups to review Story ideas and Content to ensure that nothing that could be construed As anti government appears in print a situation he does not seem to mind. And since the War began Allied press controls have been added for most journalists including the saudis in determining what news is disseminated. But Public demand in saudi Arabia for hard facts May do More than quench Al Hamidas thirst for reporting on events of world importance. It could crack open the tightly controlled flow of news and information to saudi arabian residents. A remember saudi Arabia is not the place to go if staying on top of world events or cultural trends is important a to you. -. A take for instance the late night news on one of the saudi channels the newscast often begins with a Narra a Tor explaining that King fahd always identified first As the custodian of the two holy mosques sent or received congratulatory messages to or from some dignitary. If his Days events included a meeting the narrator reports that the King met with so and so a discussed top pcs of Mutual interest and took appropriate the narrator s voice trails off and a burst of recorded March my band music swells. The dignitaries Chat in an ornate sitting room As the unseen band plays on but the conversation Isnit on the soundtrack. / mar cons a Long time residents of the kingdom said the addition several months ago of Cable news net Vork segments to to programming in neighbouring Bahrain greatly expanded the availability of news inside baud Arabia. But print material published outside the kingdom still rw5�?Tiiy censorship once it arrives Over the Border. E colleague complained that the same Page was miss my every Day out of the International Herald Tribune. A Nta no i g an article about pop Star Madonna inn tic a but l Newsweek that i bought. Certain the kingdom35 aut0r on Uris cannot be sold in int to Fri in t Al shout humor. Censored movies or Baltie crucial to the worlds s a arc flow of news but saudi arabians apartment As Edh 3 a talc libcrali2ali� i it a hat do reaction to a showing of the Suttan a Quot the 0sl, in a Quot weekend a at an is compound one of the few local cent a show movies aside from to lain cd in the big fir missed a Flash of flesh con. Tamed in the film. Viewers on the other hand took note. Sec ?t5 ,eeb3ck 10
