European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 b the stars and stripes monday february 18,1991. At a glance a sidewinder is loaded on an f-16. Fake damage iraqi authorities Quot surgically removed the dome of a Baghdad mosque to make it appear the building had been bombed by Allied jets a senior military source charged. It a page3 Pentagon is. Press Quot Quot under Pentagon reporting rules. American military officials decide which american units can be visited by reporters How Long a visit will last which reporters can make the visit and to some extent what sol Diers May say what television came eras can show and what can be. Written. A a Page 4 Bush a mind set some of president Bush s advisers expect him to Settle for nothing less than Saddam Hussein s removal from Power and the destruction of most of Baghdad a War making capability a not just the liberation of a page5 israelis puzzled in the aftermath of the . Attack on an iraqi Bunker in Baghdad on wednesday night Many israelis Are shaking their Heads at the hand wringing coming from some Over the death of civilians. A Page 5 troops plan on staying egyptian and syrian troops will stationed in Kuwait and other areas of the persian Gulf As part of a postwar regional peace Force in Exchange for billions of dollars in economic Aid from the Oil Rich Arab nations., a Page 6 volunteers aplenty volunteers from France Ger. Many. England and Ireland Are try Irig to join the air Force army and marines. A Page 6 War in the Gulf he Only has eyes for the enemy. 1 a a. A. A a a i a a a a a a a. Amp. Of the the 1st Cav regt Peers vehicle. Troops deployed Inthis in top of his Bradley fighting High Alert. Media i -nss1 i,s.1 an l4 afford of the the 1st Cav regt Peers vehicle. Troops deployed in the saudi arabian desert remain on i Hough his binoculars from the top of his Bradley fighting High Alert. French pilots reportedly dispirited Oyer limited participation in War Fly John Phillips Paris up a gifts from Well wishers a some 12, pm roquefort cheeses and several tons of Mon Elimar nougat a have failed to bolster the sagging mor. Ale of French air Force pilots deployed in the persian Gulf. Many of them Are in despair feeling t h a t they a re /1 u so less a the new spa be r be Monde reported sunday the pilots told the paper that they Felt isolated at their desert base at Ai Ahsa and said they would rather operate with British and . Fliers at the much bigger Dhahran base farther North a for every one of our sorties the . Air Force carries out 60,�?� a Captain told be compared to them we feel useless. If we were not Here nobody would notice Quot. The pilots said they believed they had been sent to the Remote outpost of Al Alisa by defense minister Jean Pierre Quot Cheve nement to keep them away from the allies. Cheve nement resigned his Post last month because he opposed the War. The pilots spoke freely for the first time in the War. To reporters who had accompanied prime minister Michel Ricard on a thursday visit to their base. Yet Ricard must know that his fliers. Rock Bottom spirits Are not for want of t Public support at Home. Well wishers include the director of a roquefort factory in the cheese Rich Region of c anal who sent 12,0 10 of the pungent products to French servicemen in the Gulf. A another Public spirited Inisi Nussman sen l �?osever.11 dozen ton s a of no Tigai Candy from Mon Elimar to give Frances Gulf contingent something to Chew on during their Long plays in the Sand a newspaper said. A \. Frencho Menard also reportedly Tak to compared to them we feel useless. If we were not Here nobody would notice a French Captain f ing up their old world War i role As a a Marraine a godmothers who traditionally adopt front line soldiers they have never met. They serve As pen pals and knit warm clothing for their troops. When their Quot god sons return on leave some reputedly extend their duties to keeping him warm in bed Mili tary historians say some enterprising French privates in previous wars managed to be adopted by scores of a a godmothers at thu amp Janie time. A a. Be Monde said the commander of the French pilots col Marc Amberg hinted at dissatisfaction among his men when. He talked with Ricard. But the socialist prime minister did not reply. The pilots said they were unhappy with the Quality of their aircraft. They reported that their Jaguar fighter bomb cars Are so outdated that they Are unable to Fly night missions. A be Monde quoted the pilots As saying their participation in the War was so minimal that Thev Felt they deserved no -praise.--------��?�. A Quot a France s fit jaguars and mirages in the Gull have carried out daily missions since the Start of the. War without the loss of a single aircraft but their pilots believe they Are not getting in enough fighting. Trocard on Friday ordered a special Airbus jetliner to begin shuttling mail out to saudi Arabia for the pilots and the 10,000, French troops based there. Delays in mail arriving was one of their biggest gripes. Ricard sought to soothe the pilots bitterness in a letter made Public sunday. A to the air Force i express my satisfaction for the repeated Success and results obtained during daily missions Over Iraq and Kuwait a he said. But the prime minister sounded a hollow note when he added Quot i Salute the courage and morale the Mastery and determination of All those who in carrying out their duty Bear witness to the degree of training of the pilots and the capacity of the equipment of our combat aviation a t he scandal of the disenchanted fliers recalled another incident in which four enlisted men shocked the country by telling television last month that a the soup not. Good in French the desert. A a a. The new detente minister Pierre Joe said subsequently the four were trom a a lonely Quot Luel Supply unit and spent Long periods on their own and that their Dingru Nelement a could not be taken As
