European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday february 16,1991 at a glance h1 i i of by of. War in the Gulf two airmen rejoice at iraqis offer. Iraqi command system the command and control system of the iraqi military depends on a Large National network of communications centers and is based on soviet design experts said. A a a /. A Page 3 Quot a a a a faithful weapons army anti tank missile gunners fresh from a live fire exercise in the saudi desert Are voicing Faith that their weapons can kill iraqi Armor if the need arises. A / a. �?page4 hot new fashions the fastest moving fashion items this season Are in the Pentagon a order books. \ t a Page 5 gifts of thanks desert storm soldiers received gifts of appreciation thursday some from As far away As Michigan and some from right next door. A Paige 6 world reacts to offer governments reacted cautiously Friday to iraqis Promise to withdraw from Kuwait with Allied governments demanding deeds to match iraqi words. The United states and Britain said withdrawal must be unconditional. A Page 10 mothers at War a with mothers going off to War in. The persian Gulf what is this doing to their children being left behind a pages 14-15 Many ask what s the catch on peace offer by Saddam by Rob Jagodzinski and Dave Schad Middle East Bureau Dhahran saudi Arabia cynicism quickly replaced any Brief Hope a that soldiers and civilians in saudi Arabia and Europe Felt upon hearing of iraqis peace proposal Friday. A a it a a breath of fresh air if its True a said sgt. Dave Remmy 38, an army National guard military policeman from Yuma ariz., who was interviewed in Dhahran. A but he added a the Man Saddam Hussain is a pathological liar and this might be part of his  a i think this is a positive sign a said army capt. Tony Berenyi a Reserve officer with the 650th trans go out of North Carolina. A but until we see them pull out and we see their tanks heading North we have to keep up the pressure said the 30-year-old native of Charleston . Others in Dhahran said they found too Many loopholes in the peace initiative. A the ., United kingdom and All of our friends must not believe the news a said Musaed Al Mussallam 45, a kuwaiti refugee who fled to saudi Arabia in october. A i will Only believe it if the iraqi soldiers leave their tanks planes and any equipment and get out of  a saudi arabian Man who would not give his name said Saddam must be stopped completely now of be dealt with later. _ _ a Saddam is like a child. He must be taught a lesson. If you own a store and a Little boy steals an Apple you must Stop him and teach him that stealing is wrong. If you done the will come Back again and steal even  in Niernberg Germany Caroline Robbins wanted to know a a what a the catch what a the Fine print a her husband is in saudi Arabia with the 1st army dives 123rd support come based in Firth. A a in la believe it when i see it a she said adding a a in a afraid to get Hopes  and a woman whose husband is a 1st army div Tanker in saudi Arabia said a i done to know if we can Trust this Man. A my first thought was that my husband is going to come Back a Claudi Barbar said. A but its too soon to be  in an official reaction from nato a spokesman said the Alliance still did not have a a Clear pictures of All the information coming out of Iraq on Friday. But another nato source expressed scepticism about the Early reports. A it does no to look like a serious proposition a said the source speaking on the condition of anonymity. A it looks like its linked to too Many  two airmen on temporary duty to Raf Mildenhall England from Dyess fab Texas said they think Saddam has had plenty of time to get out of Kuwait. A the was Given his five a months to withdraw. He a had plenty of time a said  Bruce Rowley referring to the time Between Saddam a aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait and the Jan. 15 . Deadline. A now its too late a the aircraft me Chani said. /. A until he unconditionally withdraws we should stay there because if we leave he could go Back in a said senior airman Jeff Jones referring to iraqis condition that the Allied troops leave the Gulf. A i done to Trust him. He a trying to turn this into an Arab thing and its not a said Jones who is a c-130 Crew chief. A i just want everybody to come Back Safe a he said. Contributing to this report Etaf writers Ken Clauson in saudi Arabia Effia Bathen in Numberg Amy Geiszler Jonas in England and David Tarrant in Brussels Cheney s stand on exemptions far military parents questioned by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a defense Secretary Dick Cheney opposes exemptions from combat areas for military parents but received a somewhat similar deferment during the Vietnam War a congresswoman says. A a a a. A a a Quot a. In a second letter to Cheney in a month rep. Barbara Boxer d-calif., is again requesting the Pentagon exempt one member of a military couple or a single Parent of children 18 years old or younger from serving in imminent danger areas. Boxer introduced the military orphan prevention Bill last month and now has More than 60 co sponsors in the House. The Pentagon maintains that allowing such an exemption would damage troop morale and reverse a policy that allows single parents and military couples equal opportunities for worldwide assignments. Boxers feb. 13 letter to Cheney states that his position a comes As a Surprise to me based in the Public record of your military deferment during the Vietnam  a a according to copies of your records with the draft Board in Wyoming and your testimony before the Senate armed serv ice committee you applied for and on Jan.19,1966, you received a 3-a classification. A in other words you were exempted from military service because you were the support of your family and obviously Felt that your wife and soon to he born child needed you a the letter continued. A your Bill or. Secretary is not even that generous. A we would exempt Only one Parent from a combat area if both parents were assigned to a combat  officials said Friday that a Pentagon response is being prepared. About 1,231 dual military couples and 16,337 single parents Are now serving in operation desert storm the Pentagon said thursday. The army has the highest number with 12,941 single parents and 1,178 couples now deployed officials said parents exempted from combat duty under boxers Bill would be require to extend their length of military service equal to the time they would have served in the combat zone or a period of time determined by the defense department. Similar legislation has been introduced in the Senate. Overall there Are 47,000 dual military couples and 66,000 single parents with children the defense department said. About 2,000 dual military couples and 59,000 single parents Are in the reserves. Sixty percent of Active duty single parents Are men. A military policy requires single parents and dual military couples to maintain a current family care plan. The plan names a caretaker for dependent children if a Parent or parents Are deployed. Service members have the option in peacetime or War to request a Transfer if another member of their immediate family is assigned the same ship or unit a defense department spokesman said. The policy is not automatic and service members must make the request. . Flies German missiles to Turkey a a a Rutan i is a it Sci 1 . Of Pisching parades by de Reavis staff writer German defense officials breathed a sigh of Relief Friday morning w Hen two c-5 Galaxy transport planes left Lor Turkey loaded with three Roland anti aircraft missile systems. A we finally got the problem sorted out a thanks to the americans a said it. Col. Engel von Wichard a spokesman for the _ g.  i Sny c-5. But the  Fleet was booked up in support of operation desert storm. On Friday the c-5s took off at 6 15 and a at 8 58 from the Cologne Bonn Airport with More than 20 soldiers and three Roland anti aircraft systems and several companion vehicles von Wichard said. A the galaxies will land in Diyarbakir Southern Turkey which is Large enough to accommodate so tarts and landings by the Jluz a Al n ncc.uxe-mid-_-1-�?�?�?. And other events this week because of concern that the celebrations would not be appropriate during the persian Gulf War in addition to the fear of terrorism Biswas reported monday. Last week a German agreement for a soviet Antonov 124 charter plane fell through because the Pilot refused to Fly War Materiel into a crisis area. Earlier the germans tried to charter a a the men and the Rolands will then be driven to Perhac air base a the units will protect German and italian Alpha jets of the nato Ace Mobile Force stationed at Perhac von Wichard said. The germans want to station eight Roland units in Perhac and six Hawk anti aircraft missile units in Diyarbakir according to a German newspaper report. A the missiles will be used to protect Turkey a nato member against  attack by Iraq the report said. The americans have promised the Ger As space becomes available von Wichard said. In the meantime anti aircraft personnel and Materiel w ill be flown to Perhac by German planes