European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 24, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 7 War in the Gulfa Clu files persian Gulf coffin Sui wants Media Access to their return by Dan Carmichael United press International Washington a the american civil liberties Union has sued the Pentagon saying it was unconstitutional prohibiting the press and Public from viewing the return of coffins to the United states from the persian Gulf War. The Welense department policy announced shortly after the War began in mid january is an unconstitutional restriction on the first amendment rights to Freedom of speech and Freedom of Toje press said Kate Martin an Acle  said Friday the Pentagon created the improper regulations because the administration did not want the Public a to see Row s of coffins lined up on the Tarmac of Dover fab in Delaw Are. A the Only objective of the defense departments new policy is to limit news coverage and other speech that the government considers undesirable and to control and manipulate american Public opinion a Martin said. The Acle noted that the press and Public had been allowed Access to Dover fab for the past 18 years when bodies were returned from various wars and invasions. The suit was filed on behalf of several news photog a . Blocks All exports to dutch firm Washington apr the government on Friday ordered halted All . Exports to a dutch company accused of illegally shipping american made night vision equipment to Iraq. Commerce undersecretary Dennis Kioske said officials believed allowing further transport of american made pans to Delft instruments in Delft Holland Cre a ated an a unacceptable  officials have said that key components of the infrared imaging sensors Delft sold to Iraq came from Hughes aircraft co. In los Angeles. The sensors detect rays Given off by warm objects such As machines or troops and can be either mounted on tanks or stand alone. A Hughes spokesman said the company w As led to be eve that the sensors w Ere meant for the dutch military. Kioske said the Commerce department considered the company s violations a significant and deliberate and the six month cutoff was Quot an extraordinary preventive and protective  the government said before the six months expire it might extend the ban which prohibits . Firms from a a dealing in am Export transaction with Delft instruments or is subsidiaries without prior Commerce department  debit president Ririe Kingma on thursday denied am w wrongdoing by his company and said he knew of the  action onh from rumours. Peers and veterans groups. President Bush became angry during the . Invasion of Panama when television network used a split screen technique to  his press coffer once and pictures of coffins being returned to Dover. The suit was filed in Federal court in Washington and was assigned to . District judge Royce Lanberth. The Acle is seeking a preliminary injunction ordering the Pentagon to allow the press and Public  the arrival of coffins at Dover. If a ground War begins the Acle said it would immediately seek a temporary restraining order directing the Pentagon to open the base and allow coverage of the first planes returning ground War victims to America. A the government is try ing to prevent pictures of mass coffins a Martin said because Public support for the War would erode quickly. The Justice department had no immediate comment on the lawsuit Martin noted that the military had made no claim of National Security or military necessity in closing Dover fab to the press and Public. That claim was made in the Gulf she said where Many news organizations Are highly critical of Pentagon restrictions on reporters. Morton Halperin head of the aclus Washington of fice said a it is a right to know  he sati Rne administration has a a corrupt motive Quot in seeking to prevent press coverage. 1. A the reason this was done was to prevent news coverage of the return of dead soldiers Halperin said particularly on television because the emotional Impact would a reduce support for the  he compared the Pentagon Effort to a failed move by Congress to outlaw Flag burning overturned by the supreme court a where the government tried to prohibit a the Content of the  one of the plaintiffs is the military families support network which opposes the persian Gulf War. A spokeswoman Sally Tom whose brother is a Marine serving in the Gulf said the administration had cited family privacy concerns As a justification for closing the base. A we Are the families a Tom said. A and we Are outraged that the president who says he agonies Over the death of every service person wants the bodies of our Brave military personnel to be ignominiously slipped into and out Holdover under the cover of darkness and of a press  a Dover fab is the defense departments largest port mortuary capable of embalming up to 100 bodies a Day Gulf shot Golf balls bearing the image of iraqi Leader Saddam Hus Seio Are displayed air Watertown mass. The insane Ball co. Of Watertown manufactures he balls which Are a a a among dozens of similar Novelty items on Sale  detailed goals in 77 Book reports say by Dlborah Seward the associated press Berlin a Tor years it Lay on the shelves. Now it is out of Prmt. But in an obscure Book published in German As a Al user kampf a Saddam Hussein clearly defined hit War gods reports said Friday. 1 the tie Emch translated Means Quot Gur  is  to Adolf Hiller s Quot Mem  or Navy _ Eer Ron a  paper thursday w As a Cohen our of speeches and interviews by Saddam that a a e Tomii Jeo m  Anu Ertunc a  m a i be Berio or to Gen Post tarried a briefer report i _ a i a a e i  for i or in vi1 or re 1.i i a a n t f a a. Quot v a. R r a r 1 r f Saddam outlined three main political principles with War named As the first goal in order to create Solidarity against the West the Hamburg newspaper said in its summary of the Book. A we believe in a policy of tension in the preparation of War and the development of its Means and Efficacy a the newspaper quoted Saddam As saying in the Book. Tension would increase the Opportunity for arabs to regain their Unity and a feeling of belonging and help fight the a zionist enemy a Saddam said in the Book. The newspaper said the iraqi Leader wanted to split the links that bind Japan the United states and Europe by Means of a Clever Oil policy. A the More numerous the centers of Power the greater our room to  Saddam said according to the newspaper. Saddam s final goal was the expulsion of the jews and the creation of a Pak Tinian state in place of is Rael the newspaper quoted the iraqi president As saying. D a no part of Palestine that we can liberate can represent the end goal of our struggle. We should not delay this liberation if the conditions for a Victory pre Vail a Saddam said in the Book. A we want to create a palestinian state in which different religions co exist. Its citizens on the same state territory should have the same rights regardless of religion and should have palestinian nationality a the iraqi Leader said. Iraqi jews must have the possibility to return to their native country from Israel the newspaper quoted Saddam As saying. A if we say to All those who emigrated to Palestine after 1948 that they must return to their Homeland then we iraqis must be the first who open their country for iraqi jews a Saddam said in the excerpts