European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars  stripes saturday March 2, 1991 English pales to Mother of All tongues a. A a inv Means its the Ultima new York apr tired of Reading George Bush slips already know 4 where the beef is then try the first great catch phrase of the 90s, Courtesy of Saddam Hussein barely a month after he proclaimed the persian Gulf War a the Mother of a Battles Quot the hyperbolic description has permeated Public consciousness. Secretary of defense Dick Cheney mockingly referred to the battered iraqis surrender As a the Mother of All.  a reporter in saudi Arabia praised Greij. H. Norman Schwarzkopf tour do Force news conference As a the Mother of All  headline writers cartoonists  co medians Are jumping on the bandwagon. A now the Mother of problems what to do with Saddam Hussein a read one headline a Mother of All roots Quot popped up several times As the iraqis were driven from Kuwait. A look Back at a world War 11 desert Battle Between the allies  German troops was described As a the Mother of the Mother of All Battles in another article. An editorial cartoon picturing a televised Bush haranguing Saddam in Bis Bunker was called a other Mother in Law of  Washington Post headlined a Story a Iraq Mother of  the overweening iraqi president May seem an unlikely catch phrase creator but so did Clara Puller the Little old lady who bellowed a a where a the beef a in a 1984 Wendy a commercial. President Bush came up with one of the �?T80s last great slogans a read my  Ronald Reagan knew a Good line when he heard one he appropriated fellow. Actor Clint Eastwood so make my Day Quot for his speeches. Bush by the Way is described on Baghdad radio As americans satan the grand satan  the satan of the Era. That a enough to give a Guy the Mother of All info priority complexes. Experts say Stich vivid imagery is common in arabic the a Mother of All Battles simply Means its the ultimate Quot fight arabic literature indicates it refers Back to a 636 . Victory by the arabs Over the Sassanian persians. In equally colourful prose thank you in arabic literally translates As a May Allah increase your  a the american military in contrast has been colourless in its descriptions of a collateral damage Quot a surgical strikes Quot  a killing boxes Quot a which would come As no Surprise to Raphael Patai author of a the Arab mind.�?�. He writes a compared to the Clou ence of the simplest illiterate Arab the use of English by the average american appears As a series of disjointed  in from Page 1 ing iraqi soldiers was destroyed after they fired upon . Troops the military said. Talks about the return Olkows  other issues were set for saturday president Bush announced at a news conference Friday. Bush said Gen. Ii. Norman Schwarzkopf will meet with iraqi generals saturday to discuss the return of prisoners of War  other issues dealing with a cease fire in the persian Gulf War. He said that among those who will be with Schwarzkopf for his meeting with iraqi commanders would be the saudi Prince who commanded saudi  joint Arab forces it. Gen. Khalid bin Sultan the president said for Security reasons he would not disclose the location of the meeting. 4"v-- .4� Bush said american troops would be coming Home soon but. Did not provide any additional information. A of want to move fast Quot he said in com mining himself to solving postwar problems of the Middle East adding that he senses a a better climate Quot among All the nations in the Region a i sense a feeling look the time is right lets get something a done a a 4 a 4.4-4 Cheney said Friday the iraqis must cooperate. A we have the ability to resume hostilities at a moments notice. The lights Are out in Baghdad  stay out until we get satisfaction a he said. But the iraqis made their own de a mands. A fall foreign forces must leave our country immediately  Stop All provocations a foreign minister Tariq Aziz told the iraqi news Agency according to Baghdad radio. J he said . Forces were acting in a manner contrary to the cease fire  he complained about continued . Recon Nail Sartre flights Over his country v the allies were turning their attention to identifying iraqis whose units were suspected of involvement in atrocities in Kuwait. But a senior . Military official in Riyadh said Friday that the iraqi command in Kwait City hed before the arrival of . And Allied forces  May escape prosecution. A Bush on Friday said he found iraqi atrocities against the people of Kuwait  he said Many of the people a who did it had fled Kuwait  capture. He also refused to Rule out an International War crimes trial of Saddam. A a i cannot wave a Wand  absolve. Him. Bush said. V in Kuwait gruesome stories emerged about the terror of the seven month iraqi occupation Hospital staff members including morgue workers  doctors described atrocities they had witnessed. Official iraqi Media continued Friday to portray the rout of iraqi forces As a Victory. A by gods will  the might of our Leader Saddam Hussein we foiled the aggressors plot a said the headline in one government newspaper. It that stood in Sharp contrast to . Military officials descriptions of the plight of the iraqi army. They said Friday that surviving troops in Small disorganized units were retreating North across a Broad front toward the euphrates River. Most of the Bridges spanning the River have been wrecked by Allied bombardment  a a at the United nations diplomats said., the United states has drafted a resold Titan offering a settlement to the War  insisting an arms embargo against Iraq remain in place As Long As Saddam stays in Power. 44 4/44 .7 4 Kuwait a ambassador to the United nations Mohammad Abulhasan said thursday that Iraq had failed to cooperate in disclosing the condition or where a bouts of abducted kuwaiti civilians  Allied prisoners of War. It in a Uwaje City Habib Al Gharab a technical adviser to Kuwait a criminal investigation department said 5,000 people had disappeared since feb 21, when Saddam a forces began leaving Kuwait lie said Many were killed to prevent them from testifying they had been tortured. 444 4/,.44 44 4kuwait,1 whose people once enjoyed a life of luxury is now struggling to meet the Basic needs of its population. Emergency teams will spend the first three months providing services such As food  water said Saud Nasir Al Sabah Kuwait a ambassador to the United states. Like the kuwaitis Many iraqis Are surrounded by devastation. In Baghdad Black banners of mourning flutter from Homes honouring those who died in the conflict. Iraqi Oil refineries Power plants petrochemical complexes Bridges highways Aind Industrial Sites were destroyed along with militarily strategic targets. Residential areas were also hit by Allied bombs  missiles., most of Iraq has no electricity there Are no telephones. Fuel is scarce. Water Supply  sewage systems Are barely functioning inviting  Bush noted that Iraq is an Oil Rich country  a i done to want to see one single dime of the United states taxpayers Money going to reconstruct  but he said there would be american humanitarian efforts. With iraqis defeat most of the Hal million . Troops in the Gulf were eager to go Home a i suspect you la Sec a major movement of the . Forces out. Of the Region beginning in the next couple of weeks a Cheney said a it took seven months to get in. Its going to take Many months to get out a White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwa Ter said in Washington. A but we re going to Start a steady  Quot Bush also told reporters he did not expect any substantial presence of . Forces to be deployed permanently in the Middle East. V he said there will be a United states presence in any peace keeping Force that stays behind in the Gulf but said head prefer to leave the bulk of the work to either an Arab Force or a United nations Force. A 4 4&Quot 4 4444 a a a 4 a i do not want to Send out the impression that . Troops will be permanently stationed in the Gulf. I want them Back he said. A a a a a a i will work very hard for peace just As hard As i have in the prosecution i of the War a he said. From Page 1 44, port. Beyond that i know nothing As i stand Here now. A let me simply say As we have said before i done to think Many tears would be shed if Saddam Hussein would leave Power in Iraq a Baker said. A the question of what might or might not happen in the aftermath of that is a matter that would have to be discussed with our coalition  White House chief of staff John Sununu predicted the iraqis would turn on Saddam once they realized a the magnitude of their defeat the number of iraqi prisoners of War taken by the allies the number of lives lost by the  be Monde a report from its. Algiers correspondent Georges Marion said Saddam asked Algeria on wednesday evening if it would give him political Asylum  that a Paris was forewarned of the iraqi  Algeria agreed to the Asylum within hours providing that Saddam s a a successors agreed to it  that the rallies would not Hunt him Down to answer for War crimes be Monde said. A French foreign ministry spokesman said simply a no comments but did not deny the report. Soviet leaders were believed to also be in on the Deal arguing that a it was better to save Iraq rather than Saddam Hussein a the exclusive report said. Senior iraqi officials acknowledged Saddam would have to go for the future of Iraq the report said in return for a Promise that the allies would support the integrity of Iraq officials were working to build a transitional government within the 48 hours accorded by the allies for a cease fire the report said. Quot a a a a Quot a "4 "4. 4 -4 a 4 Rhode islanders hit hard by new Providence . Up austerity hit hard in Rhode Island Friday As a 20 percent income tax went into effect the state stopped paying dental Bills of adults of Public assistance  workers chose Between a 10 percent pay Cut  a 10-Day government shutdown. A based on the revised budget gov. Bruce g. Sundlun proposed last month  the general Assembly passed the state withholding rate jumped to More than 28 percent of the Federal Levy compared to the former 22.% percent. One month from now Rhode Island motorists will see the state gasoline tax shoot up another 5 cents a gallon  business owners will Sec the corporate income tax go up 11 percent. The tax hikes Are part of an Overall plan to retire a projected deficit this fiscal year that exceeds $200 Mil lion. Sundlun  his advisers have labelled it the worst Budge crisis in the nation the state also stopped paying for the dental care of Rhode Island adults who receive medicaid or general Public assistance. The cutback was expected to save the state $465,000. Rhode islanders under 21 years of age who Are on Public assistance still will have their dental care covered. A finally Friday was the Day the largest state employees Union was to tally  whether to accept a proposed 10 percent pay Cut to avoid a shutdown of stale government this fiscal year  possibly More layoffs. I11 return for the pay Cut they can take extra vacation Days starting in july 1992. The vote of Council 94 of the american federation of state county  municipal employees was exp to determine whether or not the shutdown would be  94 is the umbrella organization for Mon than two dozen state employee unions made up 0 More than 7,000 workers. State health department workers voted wednesday to accept the proposal even though their Union hat threatened to Challenge it in court. The National association of nurses also voted to accept it though it Dit so narrowly. And the court stenographers Union vote unanimously against the pay cd. Sundlun a administration director Harry Baird a Saivii a employees refuse to take the pay Cut then h will implement a 10-Day shutdown of state governer Between next Friday  the end of june. Baird also has threatened widespread layoffs. As is the state has already sent out Pink slips to 125 nor Union employees