European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 b the stars and stripes saturday february 16,1991skepticism greets iraqi withdrawal plan from staff and wire reports some governments welcomed iraqis offer on Friday to withdraw from Kuwait but president Bush rejected it As a a cruel British Phirne minister John major called iraqis position a a bogus a they must withdraw without condition a Bush said. A other must be full implementation of All the Security Council resolutions and there will be no linkage to other problems in the area and the legitimate rulers of Kuwait must be returned to 1 major said of the announcement a it does look As though it is not a serious attempt to reach a conclusion but something of a bogus sham.�?�. Iraqis ruling Council said it would withdraw if the allies would remove their forces from the Region and Israel would pull out of the occupied territories. Luxembourg which presently chairs the european Community said in a government communique a a statement is not enough. Withdrawal must take place on the ground and it must be effective and irreversible.�?�. A a / in Europe the Dollar made a Brief run higher on news of the iraqi offer. A a late Friday in european trading the Dollar stood at 1.475 Marks in Germany about 1 pfennig higher than it had been trading for a Day earlier. One British Pound was Selling for just Over $1.97 on the world Market late Friday a gain of nearly 1 cent on the Day. J David Simmonds chief Treasury economist with Midland Bank in London said the dollars slight rally was a a knee Jerk reaction to Middle East peace Hopes and a trend that he does no to think Wil j last. Julian Callow currency analyst with Chase investment Bank in London took a slightly More optimistic View. He said the Dollar might gain another pfennig or so against the German Mark next week in Light of the iraqi offer. A it seems there is. Something in these proposals from Iraq although its still a Tough poker games in the Gulf he said. Iran a foreign ministry said Friday that the iraqi proposal to resolve the persian t Gulf War was a a step toward peace a the iranian news Agency reported. French foreign ministry spokesman Daniel Bernard said a it is up to Saddam Hussein to show he is ready to put into place the United nations resolutions but that he do so in a tangible however in the streets of Bahrain an Island nation in the Gulf smiling people greeted each other with exclamations of a a Mabrouka congratulations. Some said. A Saddam is in Moscow a statement from president Mikhail s. Gorbachev a press office said soviets greeted the news a with satisfaction and hope.�?�. Israeli defense minister Moshe Arens saw a glint of Hope a i think this is the. First indication that Saddam Hussein is beginning to understand that he is in bad shape a he told israeli television. Libyan Leader Moa mar Qadhafi accepted iraqis intentions As genuine and said Iraq a has a right not to be in a Huriy until it gets assured that Kuwait will never be handed to the . Or other Kuwait a ambassador to the United nations Mohammad a. Abulhassan said the iraqi proposal a has too Many strings attached Ana that Saddam appears to be playing for time. A a there a nothing Here a he said a not even something to Chew contributing to this report Randy Mcclain in Darm. Tadt Germany and the associated Presa Iraq from Paget Ste crisis the a iraqi proposal contained an array of other conditions. It said its withdrawal was conditioned on a pullout from the Region of Allied forces a including arms sent to Israel after War broke out a with the pullouts to be completed within one month of a comprehensive cease fire. The Baghdad communique also demanded that. A allies immediately cease land sea and air operations against Iraq. A the . Security Council repeal a dozen resolutions aimed at forcing it out of Kuwait. A a / a a future political arrangement in Kuwait be based on a the wishes of the people and not Kuwait a ruling family. The allies have demanded the restoration of Kuwait a former rulers. A countries participating in the War or the air in Celebration after hearing of the possible settlement. The iraqi move came amid a Rush toward what could be an epic land clash Between the Allied and iraqi a a a ,. a in Tiwi Nai i Muumuu Viiu Namiji in tics 3t�?� steadfastly rejected any linkage of the Gulf financing the military Effort against Iraq Rayed in Southern Iraq Kuwait and crisis and the israeli palestinian conflict. A rebuild what the aggression has de Northern saudi Arabia. Some command. We inv it 041 it stroyed.�?�. Ers have suggested the Battle could begin drawl a the iraqi communique said. As the weight of the conditions Sank in in a matter of weeks. Resolution 6.60 was the first in a series Hopes raised by the offer were dashed. Iraq which had mounted virtually no of . Resolutions passed after iraqis in dad radio and released by the official iraqi news Agency said a in order to achieve a dignified and acceptable political settlement the revolutionary command Council has decided to accept . Security Council Resolution 660 of 1990 including the clause related to iraqi with of to of up Irani m��?~/4 a. By shortly after the initial announcement White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwa tar Mvi a a top More we look at it the the ground confrontation. The allies indicated they prevail but agreed that the expected to e land clash Ter said a the worse it in saudi Arabia a the main staging ground for the huge Allied deployment would be costly and bloody that began As operation desert shield Kuwait a ambassador to United a and turned to operation desert storm at ,.mohammad Abulhassan respond the Start of the War a there was no imme de coolly to the iraqi communique Diate official reaction. A it is deeds not a it is conditioned it is just a proposal a words that count a a one saudi official said he said after conferring with the kuwaiti in Baghdad hammered by a month of government in exile in taif saudi Arabia Allied bombing residents fired guns into the iraqi statement carried on Bagh a a it. ,. We Una Aiu Isaur defense to the unprecedented Amiliea air Vasion of Kuwait calling for an unc ondi onslaught had expressed eagerness for tonal iraqi withdrawal from the Oil Rich Imp Nunn n re or a f met of in it a a Ami Fnu in i own n a a _ ,. Emirate and urging the two countries to discuss their differences through negotiations. V a a a. Following a series of failed attempts to negotiate a settlement the . Security Council authorized the use of necessary Force to dislodge Iraq from Kuwait after Jan. Is. A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a. In the Early ours of Jan. 17, the allies struck beginning a non Stop air Campaign that continued into Friday. / a .vm,, Jiuu Guild mum 141 Awin icim thu Ichun Nan . Bush lauds builders of scud busters Andover mass apr president Bush praised the workers who make the Patriot missiles Friday calling them a the men and women who built the scud us ters a he said improved missile defences will be needed As More nations obtain chemical and nuclear weapons. In a speech to about 2,000 cheering Flag waving workers at Raythelon Patriot production Plant Bush said the persian Gulf War has proved critics of the radar guided defensive missile wrong. A critics said this system was plagued with problems a that results from the test Range stand up under Battlefield conditions a Bush told the Raythelon workers a you knew the critics were wrong All along and now the world knows it the Patriot has knocked Down dozens of scud missiles Iraq has fired at saudi Arabia and Israel. Bush also said that cold War concern about a Large scale nuclear War a hrs More Remote than at any Point in the postwar era.�?�. But he added a at the same time the number of nations acquiring the capability to build and deliver missiles of mass destruction a chemical and even nuclear weapons a is on the increase. In Many eases these missiles will be Superior to the scuds smaller capable of flying farther faster. In Short More difficult the Patriot performance in the Gulf War is credited with preventing Large civilian casualties in saudi Arabia and Israel where Iraq has fired dozens of scud missiles into populous cities. A a thank god that when those scuds came in the people of Israel and saudi Arabia and the Brave forces of our coalition had More to protect than some abstract theory of deterrence a Bush said. A thank god for the Patriot before his speech Bush toured the Plant with his wife Barbara. The tour included a briefing on missile production and a demonstration. He was applauded loudly everywhere he went. F Large american flags Hung pm Jav the ceiling of the plan Plant. Flags and yellow ribbons were attached to work stations. Bush and mem6ers�?o>fhis entourage wore Lapel buttons inscribed with the words a scud Buster a a a Patriot and a desert a he was presented with a jagged Edge scrap of a scud missile that had been shot Down by a Patriot. The Bush administration sees the Success of the Patriot As encouraging support for development of the strategic defense initiative commonly known As the Star wars missile defense system. A the Patriot is proof positive that missile defense works a Bush said. A the Raythelon co. Stock and that of its subcontractors jumped dramatically after the patriots Early warfare successes. On one Day jail. 21, Raythelon Stock Rose $4.50 per share to nearly $75, on the new York Stock Exchange. Bush stopped off in route to a Holiday weekend at his vacation Home in Kennebunkport Maine. Two Small bands of demonstrators waited outside some carrying signs against the War when Bush arrived at the Raythelon Plant on a Bleak snowy Day. Peace demonstrators planned a drum beating March saturday outside Bush a compound on walkers Point and a prayer Vigil in downtown Kennebunkport. The Somerset county people for peace group said that All Day peace and drum vigils Are planned for sunday. By Luke Brut staff writer Rhein main a Germany a a military judge on Friday refused to drop the charges against an air Force staff sergeant accused of killing and dismembering his wife in 1988. The judge col. J. Jermeiah Mahoney also cleared the Way for the sergeants Ana in to Quot the United Spates evaluation and treatment. 6 Mahoney said his primary concern in both decisions was that Charles d. Short be a restored to mental competence for trial. Mahoney made his rulings thursday and Friday during hearings at Rhein main a. Short will be transferred to the Federal correctional Institute at Butner n.c.,prosecutors said. Doctors there will have four months to determine whether Short will be Able to stand trial. If doctors determine that Short still is not mentally competent Mahoney said sp-te-10 he would be forced to dismiss the charges. Short 36, is accused of beating and stabbing to death 31-year-old Esin has Turk in March 19s8. He allegedly Cut her body to pieces stuffed the remains into plastic bags and scattered them along a Road 35 Miles from Oesterberg a in the Netherlands where he was stationed Mahoneyq a ruling thwarted the defense attorneys efforts to free Short on the grounds the government has violated his right to a speedy trial. Military Law re que ii a that accused service members be brought to trial no later than 90 Days after being confined unless prosecutors can a h 1 a a 1 a caused a delay. In shorts Case the sergeant surrendered to his commander and then was turned Over to dutch authorities. For two years the dutch refused to turn Short Over to the air Force unless the ser ice guaranteed that Short would not be sentenced to death if convicted. The air Force refused to give that guarantee until november. A the defense said the two years that Short was in dutch custody without being brought to trial by the air Force violated his right to a speedy trial. W i in f a a to if 1 it o. An k i ill mind i Fai Axil i. Uni Juv Short As a political football to prove some Point a said shorts attorney capt. Kevin Techau. A prosecutors argued the 90-Day clock did not Start until Short was turned Over to the United states on nov. 12
