European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 b the stars and stripes Friday March 1,1991war in the Gulf apr. A a. A. A. R a. A ,. A a. A i a a a a. A ,. A Kiwi Iii resistance member wednesday displays a captured Box of shells labelled Jordan armed sent weapons to Iraq during embargo army says by the stars and stripes Southern Iraq a . Army Imlig once of Licurs have uncovered evidence that Jordan Vio. Latch the u a weapons embargo against Iraq. A a weapons caches seized deep inside Iraq Quot include Quot jordanian weapons and ammunition still in the ship Ping boxes. The containers bore the arabic Symbol of the hash emite kingdom Wanh a shipment Date of january 1991. The arms embargo was imposed soon after Iraq invaded Kuwait on aug 2, 1990. One Batch included six rocket propelled grenade launchers hundreds of grenades and More than a dozen 120mm mortars along with mortar rounds. The munitions were found in an iraqi army Bunker More than 100 Nules deep into iraqi territory along the Banks of the euphrates River. Writing in English on the boxes indicated they were from the general military command in Amman Jordan. Inside the boxes w Ere documents in arabic indicating the munitions had been sent i in Coly by the jordanian military to Iraq. It is the first Concrete proof that Jordan violated the . Resolution said the intelligence officers of the 101st airborne div. They asked nolo be identified a a we be got bags and bags of jordanian amino a said one officer at a military command Post in Iraq. A that stuff is awfully fresh a the officers said several stockpiles of jordanian arms were seized in the first three Days of the War. And on tuesday . Troops captured an iraqi with 200 pounds of weapons and ammunition. The weapons a ak-47 rifles grenades and ammunition a clips a All originated in Jordan and were Brand new they said. Other nations also have been sus peered of breaking the Trade embargo against Iraq. Soon after the aug. 2jnvasion, officials in the West accused Iran of agreeing to allow Iraq for a fee to ship goods through that country. The contraband was believed to include food and electrical equipment but not arms this report was complied by George Manes Middle East Bureau chief from Pentagon Pool reports a v Freedom party keeps rolling in Kuwait City a by Joseph Owen f Middle East Bureau Kuwait City a spontaneous parades and flapping kuwaiti flags continued to Greet . And coalition forces pouring into this newly liberated City thursday. Smoke shrouded skies and occasional bursts of rain failed to quell the enthusiasm of women passing out Candy men draping huge flags on passing vehicles and children shouting greetings to anyone who looked like a Westerner. More than 24 hours after the City was freed it re Mai cd a scene reminiscent of Allied forces liberating european cities in world War ii. Everywhere residents rejoiced. A my wife stuck by my Side through thick and thin through All of this a said. Mohammed a. Weston a British citizen whom the iraqis had shuttled from his Home in Kuwait City to Baghdad to Basra and Back again during the seven month occupation. Quot we be experienced highs and lows and Downs. Its been a horrifying experience from beginning to end a he . James p. Hill a reservist command judge advocate with the 360th civil affairs brigade also celebrated the ceasefire thursday. A i think our goal is accomplished a the american said. Quot now its up to the politicians and the diplomats to do the paperwork. We be done the dirty although the fighting has ended Kuwait remained a dangerous place thursday night. A mine Detonator blew off the fingertips of an italian television Crew member who picked it up at the Kuwait International hotel. Air Force staff sgt. Stephen in Quot a a buries said a found another Detonator in the hotel. Notta who attended to the Many a injuries said soldiers Ninotta a combat photographer said the Kuwait City Airport which had been taken by marines the Day before had beep the target of two scud attacks and artillery fire As recently As wednesday night. Travel in the capital also is hazardous. Traffic lights do not work because there is no electricity. Damaged vehicles including those of the iraqi military litter the highways v. A a a a. A overturned barrels dismantled barricades and Concrete blocks from machine gun pillboxes Mark the overpasses v v a. On the Highway leading to saudi Arabia thousands of vehicles bringing supplies Stream North on the pock marked bomb scarred expressway. The trucks Thunder Over crudely refilled craters that threaten to ruin a careless Drivers suspension. A a one Roadside ditch was filled with a detonated a a mines. A a. A. A a a a a a kuwaitis Tell countless tales of brutality by Cuiris hedge the new York times Kuwait City Kuwait a on the. Third floor of a gutted mansion a kuwaiti army major used his foot to slowly push open a door to what was once a laundry had been converted by the iraqis he said into a torture chamber. In one Corner were Metal Box Springs raised off the floor by chairs. Next to the Springs was a crude Brown Box with Bare wires protruding from electrical cords. A a they put the p the Springs poured water Over them and then applied the current a said maj. Jamal Al Hassan who was a Leader in the underground during nearly seven months of occupation. Quot if they were not Happy w Ith the answers they turned up the pm Pajtis who were picked up by the iraqi secret police had their own stories. Quot they heat me did not let me sleep and made me sit naked on a bottle of hot a sauce a said fax fatal Ali i. -21&Quot others Tell of being rubbed Down with sandpaper having their Heads thrust into Coldwater and being Hung by their hands. An american correspondent who arrived in Kuwait City on tuesday ahead of entering Allied troops quickly Learned from kuwaitis eager to Tell the world that iraqi president Saddam Hussein brought More to Kuwait than iraqi License plates and innumerable self portraits. He brought the techniques of control that have kept his authoritarian government in Power. A members of the kuwaiti underground acting on information provided by people who said they were taken and tortured by the iraqi secret police have identified various places where kuwaitis were questioned beaten and tortured. A visitor is overwhelmed by reports that hundreds perhaps thousands of Young Inen were taken by the iraqis Many in the final hours before heir forces left the City monday. Parents and friends fear they May not reappear. A a lot of people have disappeared in Iraq and never been seen since Quot said. Raid mpg a. A my son is missing and i worry he May never come Quot. Several of the places people in Kuwait City suspected of being torture centers such As those believed to have been set up in the Meridian hotel and the Central police station were burned by departing iraqi troops. A Quot in that police station one Roo Rii had been set ablaze. The remains of the furniture charred among blackened Metal Box Springs were still smoking. Standing in front Quot of the blackened Walls with a .3s-Caliher pistol tucked into the Waist of his Gray sweatsuit Ahmed a Othman a kuwaiti underground fighter said. A they tried to destroy As much Chi dance As possible before they the kuwaitis said they also he lieu.-, women were held prisoner and tortured in the Meridian hotel which was sidled by a tank and burned before iraqi troops made a Hasty Retreat from the cow. One of the subjects frequently raised was the disappearances of kuwaitis mostly , after being picked up by iraqi police. A a Row cases families with Money were told their loved ones would be returned for ransoms. A the iraqis came and told me they had my brother a said Abdul Hamid a retired civil aviation official. A they said we could have him Back for 5,000 iraqi Dinar and a. Car. We paid them and he came but others said they had spent fruitless hours going to and front police stations to seek information a some kuwaitis said palestinians foreign workers in Kuwait had aided iraqi police alter the invasion in August. 1 he iraqis gave arms to some palestinians Quot Hassan said. A these Palestine Nils. Many of whom had. Lived Here for a Long time were very useful to the iraqi -1 hey knew where people lived and who was influential we have not found any of i Lese palestinians. They May have left with the a
