European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 02, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse / psychological warfare so far ineffective few a a sampling of leaflets being Dro Pifa on iraqi positions by Allied forces in an Effort to get troops to surrender the front Side shows a drawing of iraqi pos sitting Down to a meal of fresh fruit and on the Back it explains in English and arabic How to surrender. The final line says Quot if you do this you will not j Byro Martz a a Cox news service a massive psychological warfare a. Campaign that includes air dropping More than 5 million a leaflets among iraqi troops encouraging to be having Tittle Success aft of two weeks of the. Persian Gulf War. A a a a despite horrid living conditions round a the clock bombing by Allied warplanes and a reduction in food that limits them to just one meal a Day. Iraqi troops Are displaying a stubbornness that Allied military officials a a did not until the Battle Tor the saudi Border a town of Khanji fewer than 50 iraqi defectors. Had been reported by . Central come in Riyadh although military commanders in the Field say that figure May be higher because Small groups of iraqis have been. Reported coming across the Border in. Recent Days. A a a a a a defectors and iraqi soldiers captured As prisoners of War have been described by military officials As being infested with lice having open sores on their bodies and being underfed and poorly clothed. A american military commanders said they Are not sure How Many of the leaflets a Are actually reaching the iraqi troops since they have been told their iraqi counterparts Are ordering their noncommissioned officers to collect the leaflets As soon As. They hit the ground a a the flyers printed in arabic contain i diagrams and instructions on the exact procedure an iraqi Soldier should follow if he wishes to defect. American soldiers Are being told about the procedures so they Don t shoot at advancing Impi loops who. Wish to surrender. A a a a v k k Quot wha we in trying to do is provent y soldiers from accidentally destroying out credibility by not allowing the . Surrender Quot said maj. Loroy Slaugh fou a a psychological operations specialist y a attached to the 1st army div. A a k a Vuk k american troops near the Border have Iricea singly wary of possible iraqi y surrender efforts in the last few Days because of an incident near the Bridei town of Khanji in which iraqi tanks appeared a to be offering to surrender before Luming. A and opening lire. In that incident Tho tanks and aim Rod vehicles were moving South with Tho gun k tubes pointed North a signal that willing to surrender but As saudi arabian military forces moved in to accept Tho surrender the iraqis turned and opened fire a. The leaflets being dropped in the. A psychological warfare operation Tell iraqi infantrymen to surrender to Sling their weapon Over their left should in with the barrel pointed Down. In their right hand a Thov a to wave the leaflet or something a wife. K y a a a a a. A a a a Quot i know it would be easy to shoot at. Them Quot sgt. James Silkwood Tol member of c co 4th in 7th inf regt Dur ing a re con briefing. A a a Quot but we can to be doing that because. be trying to a american troops Are also being. Instructed in such arabic phrases such As Quot put your hands up Quot and Quot throw Down. Your but Many of the soldiers say they Are haying problems remembering even those simple phrases because of their unfamiliarity with arabic. From now on there Are going to be a few , you can expect to see some changes in the stars and stripes that we think you la like All designed to serve you our Reader just that much better. A a a daily full Page weather report with maps for Europe the . Arid the Middle East. R. A a a a a Quot a re a a revamped sunday Magazine replacing our current to plus. Well print More general interest feature stories As Well As entertainment news and to program listings. Ibi. A a a _ a new front Page for sports. Actually our Best sports stories will open on f the Back Page a easy to find for All you sports fans out there. Is not beginning monday More space for letters. Those expressing a Point of View will appear on the daily letters Page. Letters requesting assistance or information will appear As a separate new feature called action line printed daily except thursday and sunday. A Money matters a a full Page devoted daily to expanded business Riewer Iii Liuding personal finances and Money management. A same Day delivery starting feb. 12, for most readers outside Germany providing them with fresher news from Europe stateside and the persian Gulf. Saturday february 2, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 17
