European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany vol. 49, no. 327 saturday March 9, 1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 350 d 8693 Airan backs Saddam s ouster in the Golf . V daddy a Home maj. Mark a. Milia holds daughter Nadia 7, carries Jessica 4, piggyback and holds hands with son Sebastian 10, upon returning Friday to fort Stewart a. Milia was among the first troops of the 24th inf div Mech to come Home following the Gulf War. See related Story on the troops Homecoming on Page 3. By the associated press Iran s Leader threw his support behind the rebels fighting sad Dan Hussein calling for the overthrow of the iraqi Leader and his party. The president of Iran which proclaimed neutrality in the persian Gulf War declared Friday his sympathy for the attempts to overthrow Saddam. Hashemi Raf Sanja in said Iran would cooperate with Iraq Only if Saddam and his Arab baath socialist party surrender a to the will of the  the uprising against Saddam was said to have spread , and the government said anyone involved is a a a traitor who will pay dearly. A Sfanjani lambasted Saddam for trying to put Down the rebellion. A Saddam is making a mistake while suppressing the people a a Sfanjani said. A this is the worst  the iranian Leader was addressing worshippers gathered at Tehran University for prayers. Mis comments carried by Tehran radio were monitored in Cyprus. It was the first time an iranian Leader has openly backed the revolt7 in Iraq which has been blamed primarily on shiite muslims. Shiites make up 55 percent of iraqis 17 million population. They have Long historical ties with Iran s predominantly shiite population of 55 million people but iranian officials have denied any involvement in the  a Quot a a. A a Saddam and his main government aides Are sunni muslims. Meanwhile 40 foreign journalists and two . Servicemen captured by iraqi soldiers were turned Over to red Cross officials in  reportedly will leave Iraq on saturday. There were conflicting reports on whether the group would Fly to saudi Arabia or drive from Baghdad to Jordan. A a a. A a a Quot a a a a a a a. A a a a a a. A a a a a. A a a a Iraq acknowledged earlier Friday that it was holding the missing journalists and said its troops had captured two american servicemen. In Geneva Gabriel Mont Mollin a spokesman for the International committee of the red Cross confirmed that authorities in Baghdad had handed Over 40 journalists and two american pos to red Cross custody. He said they would drive to Amman Jordan on saturday. But red Cross officials in Baghdad who spoke on condition of anonymity told reporters the group would Fly to saudi Arabia. The journalists told reporters in Baghdad they were captured on the outskirts of the Southern City of Basra which has erupted in insurrection since the cease fire in the persian Gulf War. A f iraqi soldiers Loyal to the government seized the journalists in separate groups at a Bridge which had been knocked out by Allied bombing the journalists said. A a a a a a a. They were rounded up and taken to the Campus of / see ouster on Page 10could slow. By Rosemary Sawyer staff writer Goppinger Germany a the persian Gulf War May prevent the . Military from reducing troop strength in Europe to a congressionally ordered level for this fiscal year Gen. John Gavin said Friday. But a wherever we fall off schedule Well make it up next year because we have to take reductions then too. So Well Speed it up a Little bit and then Well catch up a said Galvin head of the european come and supreme Allied commander Europe. In the fiscal 1991 defense authorization act Congress ordered the military to Cut its 311,000 troops in Europe to 261,000 during this fiscal year. Galvin said in an interview that the goal would Likely be missed by several thousand. Congress has provided the military such leeway in cases involving the National interest. On Friday Galvin was in Goppinger to help say goodbye to about 2,600 soldiers in the Forward deployed 1st inf div who Are leaving Europe after returning from the Gulf. Many of the 1st inf div soldiers whose units were inactivated in a ceremony returned to Germany on feb. 19. About 300 soldiers from the divisions signal platoon and 101st military intelligence in Are still in the Gulf. Whether other units step from one plane to another As quickly As members of the division nicknamed the big red one will depend on Many things including How pressed military leaders Are to stay on schedule. A what i really want to make sure happens is that we done to hassle the families if we can help it a Galvin said. A you can Only move so Many thousand people before you Start running out of moving trucks and begin to get into a lot of hurry up and wait and disorganization and so Forth. Id like to do this in a very organized  Galvin said troops in the Gulf who Are scheduled to leave Europe this year wont necessarily be redeployed sooner although a pullout proposal has been made to Gen. In Norman Schwarzkopf see troop cuts on Page 10hotels May not close the . Military May not dose its recreational hotels in Berchtey a Gaden. See Page 10