European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday february 7,1991war in the Gulf at a glance Quot Mvi of i 5 Zahl go at a copter re fucking  ready to go almost All . Military units needed for a ground assault have completed their desert warfare training and Are mane vering into Battle positions. A Page 3 bomb scares in Norfolk at least 11 bomb scares tied up morning Rush hour traffic and heightened anxiety in Norfolk va., tuesday a Day after six pipe bombs were found attached to a pair of giant chemical storage tanks. A Page 4what�?Ts in a name although soldiers fight them journalists usually end up naming wars and if history is any guide the persian Gulf War will probably go Down As none other than the persian Gulf. Wan v a Page 5setting the trap iraqi troops Cross the Border into saudi Arabia almost nightly. American soldiers know this and lie in wait. Quot a Page 6set for another legend thousands of . Marines wait in the bowels of ships to perform the missions they be become legendary for a wading ashore under fire to secure beaches or Landing by Heli. Copter behind enemy lines. A Page 7clearing up confusion the labor department reports there is still some confusion among reservists serving in saudi Arabia about re employment rights after the persian Gulf War. A Page 17 israelis lavish Chicken soup and kindness on Patriot Crews by Lynda Goldman special to the stars and stripes Tel Aviv Israel a a simple letter from a Young israeli child arrived at a . Patriot missile Battery several Days ago. A a thank you for making me sleep bet treat night a it said. Those nine words symbolize the out pouring of appreciation and Good will that israelis have been showering on the american Crews since the first . Sol Dicks arrived Here from Germany several Days after the persian Gulf War began. The hospitality has become so overwhelming that some american troops have jokingly complained of being a a attacked by citizens bearing cakes chocolate bars cigarettes and Chicken soup said maj. Michael Wood Public affairs spokesman at the . Embassy. Wood has the task of dealing with the Ever growing demand by the Public and press to a meet the Patriot  he said that in his 16 years of military service throughout the world a a in be never been treated so warmly or with so much gratitude.�?�. In a recent poll conducted by the Sahaf research Institute 97 percent of israelis expressed the belief that the United states was strongly committed to israelis. Security while 76 percent said they could Trust Washington As an Arab israeli peace broker. This is a Rise of 33 percent since the Gulf crisis began. A a a a Israel is one country in the Middle East that does no to have to hide or downplay its relationship with America for fear of stirring resentment in the streets a said Harry Wall director of the anti defamation league in Jerusalem which commissioned the Survey. All Over the country private citizens agricultural settlements municipalities and american israeli Friendship groups Are opening Homes and hearts to the . Troops stationed Here. One american couple from Massachusetts a whose son is serving with . Forces in the Gulf a urged the Kibbutz where they live and work As volunteers to adopt one of the Battery Crews. 3�?owe Felt we had to do something a said Nancy Kovnat 47. She and her husband Dan and their 5-year-old daughter have been at Kibbutz Hanton near Nazareth since september. A Between their daily chores in the sheep pen the Citrus Orchards and the Hothouse and As baby Sitters the Kovnats said they Are preparing to Roll out the red carpet for the upcoming visit of their adopted american soldiers. Their 20-year-old son Rob who was stationed with the . Army in Ger Many was sent to saudi Arabia in december with his unit to repair heavy machinery. A a when i heard he was going i freaked a mrs. Kovnat said. A but then i realized we re All on the fronts and fighting for the same  in a Tel Aviv suburb the wife of the town mayor organized a hospitality committee that visits the nearby american soldiers several times a Day with breakfast lunch and dinner. A we gave them the facilities Here to take hot showers and Call Home to their families on our account. Its the least we can do a the mayors wife said As she sat in a Community Center listening to the municipal youth band practice for a concert planned in the . Soldiers Honor. Israeli officials would not let the woman and town be identified for Security reasons. A a a a in addition to providing a married . Soldier couple with a private room on the weekends the City has also Given the troops free Access to the towns country club a and its swimming pools Jacuzzi basketball and Tennis courts and films. According to the mayors wife thousands of people have offered to play Host to the soldiers for Sabbath dinners or weekends but the american military has not yet approved the visits. . Pilots deny iraqi claims that they bombed civilian areas by the stars and stripes with . Forces saudi Arabia -., pilots who have seen the iraqi television footage of bombed civilian areas in Baghdad have defended their ability to hit strictly military targets. A a the areas bombed Are 100 percent military targets a said maj. George a a Jet Jernigan 37, of Columbia s.c., an f-16 Pilot with the South Carolina air National guard. A we Haven t been near any towns any cities and on occasions when we be been unable to identify the targets we be brought the bombs  he said the possibility of damage to civilian sectors has probably been exaggerated. A it has been emphasized to us at the Squadron level Over and Over again that we must positively identify what we re going after a he said Between combat missions tuesday. A Pilot with the 1st tac fighter Wing who did not want his name used has a theory about the cause of the civilian damage. A i. Would just throw out that with the amount of anti aircraft fire i can see that what goes up must come Down a he said. A shells Landing Back on the ground certainly must hit  the pilots were responding to criticism by , Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar that . Bombers were attacking jordanian Petroleum trucks in Western Iraq. It. Col. Richard Noble 41, of i Hopkins s.c., an f-16 flight commander said he knew of no instances of his planes hitting civilian targets. A a we be been extremely accurate a he said a i flew in Vietnam and 1 think we re being a whole lot More careful during this War to hit military targets and Stav away from the civilian population than we did there. A a there a definitely a change in the philosophy on that at least the emphasis that we re putting on it. The air plane is so smart it makes a a dumb bomb  it. Col. Phil Leventis 45, a state senator from Sumter s.c., who was called up to Fly f16s, said iraqis claims of damage to civilians is ludicrous Given the brutality of iraqis War with Iran and the High number of civilian casualties it caused. A and so i really almost have to chuckle when i hear them being concerned about civilian casualties and damage because i know that our people Bend Over backwards to target military things a he said. A if those things do happen its unfortunate and i regret i but we re fighting an extraordinarily Well thought out Effort to avoid those if we  Titi article was compiled by Ron Jensen Middle East Bureau from information that waa gathered by Pentagon Pool reporters on the scene in saudi Arabia car bombed in Athens suburb by j. King Cruger Mediterranean Bureau an Athens suburb was rocked twice Early wednesday by bombs that damaged a Citibank office and destroyed a car owned by a French government worker. The bombings were the seventh and eighth in the greek capital since the Start of the persian Gulf War. Although there were no immediate Elai pts of responsibility a Bank official attributed them to ant Western terrorists. _ a no one has taken credit to Date but i believe it was the work of the november 17 group a said Stavros Vatopoulos a Citibank spokesman in Athens a the same kind of bomb that went off. At the Branch Bank in aghia Paraskevi this morning also was planted at that Branch on Jan. 25,�?� Vatopoulos said a that bomb failed to go off. The november 17 group a greek terrorist organization  for the Jan. 25 attempt he said. The first blast wednesday occurred at 2 . In the residential area seven Miles Northeast of Athens. It shattered the windows of the Branch Bank and destroyed two computer terminals according to Vatopoulos. Ten minutes later a bomb destroyed the car of the. French worker it was parked 50 Yards from the Bank two other parked  were damaged. There were no injuries in either explosion. The Branch opened this morning and is operating normally a Gate Joules said. A people Are concerned about what will happen next. Everybody is wondering what the next target will Hgt a Citibank with 14 Banks in the Athens area and three elsewhere in Green eds the largest foreign banking organization in the country. A Branch office in the suburb of Hai Andri not far from aghia Paraskevi was damaged Jan. 25 by another bomb Vatopoulos said. It was one of three that exploded that Day. A on monday greek police found and defused a time bomb at the Citibank Branch in the suburb of Cafeo Falifro five Miles Southwest of Athens. That device reportedly consisted of eight Sticks of dynamite batteries and a timing device. _ a re port United press International in Athens Greece