European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes tuesday March 19, 1991 in the Gulf i.��3wsw at a glance a inic a a a. A. V Quot a a f 5rsf  a w Quot a. S Wrt 7.,-v Quot a or w an . County sheriffs depart men boat tows booms to shut the Entrance to Marina Del Ray liar Bor after the Anchor of an Oil Tanker in the background pierced an underwater pipeline. Story Page 5.honors due the officers of the Princeton con Sider Seaman Scott Smith a hero. A a a a a a page3crimes against Earth. After touring Kuwait a burning Oil Fields several . Senators Call for iraqi president Saddam Hussein to be tried for crimes against the environment. A. A a a a. A a a Page 4same scene new Era Spring break 1991 in Daytona Beach fla., in t a whole lot differ a ent from the romps on the Sand of the Early �?T60s. T 7 77 a Page 5hubble hits Mark despite its flawed Mirror the Hubble space Telescope is sending Back impressive pictures of Mars. _ Page 6south african violence at least 19 people were killed and More than 60 Hurt in weekend township Battles Between rival Black factions in South Africa. Quot v a Page 8athletic foot a podiatrist answers that pressing question what s the Best shoe a pages 14-15index Abby Ann Landers. 19 comics. 19-21 commentary.______13 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. 22-28 to listings. 22 weather. 11 general fearful War seen As easy and Dean by George Manes Middle East Bureau chief Riyadh saudi Arabia a the air Force general who oversaw the air destruction of the iraqi military fears that the on sided ass of the coalition Victory May camouflage the True nature of War. A i worry about people thinking that War is an easy and clean thing a said it. Gen. Charles a. Horner the top . Air officer in the Gulf theater. A it is not easy and clean. It is a horrible awful  in an interview sunday Horner warned of the danger of americans accepting too thoroughly the image of the persian Gulf War As a conflict of precision weapons and smart bombs relatively devoid of human tragedy. Such thinking could Blunt the realities of War and make it seem a More acceptable alternative to problem solving he said. A and we done to want that a he added. The three Star general said there is Little risk that the military would underestimate the horrors of War. A but that May not be the Case with some civilians in decision making positions he said. Despite his cautionary statements. Horner clearly is proud of the air forces achievements in the conflict particularly its use of High tech weapons systems. He credits the systems with having kept  and coalition casualty figures Low and said they May have minimized enemy casualties too. V some military experts have said that As Many As 50,000 iraqi troops May have been killed and an additional 150,000 wounded mostly from the air War. But Horner is not sure about the numbers. A a in a convinced the casualty figures will turn out to be Low a he said without giving a number. A a that a because we really were targeting equipment not person a  7. \ .7,i 1 a a a Horner bridled at the suggestion that the air Force May have used a excessive violence in pursuing the air War. A is no to that what War is a excessive violence a he asked. A a that a Why it is such a horrible some of the criticism stems from the attack on the so called a Highway of death a North of Kuwait City where thousands of iraqi troops were caught in the open trying to flee the City in any Type of vehicle available. No death toll is available although some sources said that As Many As 4,000 people May have died in the attack which Horner said took about two hours. A we got word about the exodus North at night but we had trouble stopping it a he said. The coalition first used Fa-18 and f-16 attack planes then added f-15e aircraft with Armor piercing incendiary munitions. A a that a when things really started to happen a he said. The f-15es, with their sophisticated night attack capabilities wreaked havoc halting the Convoy and creating a huge t Raffic Jam,.�?othey kept piling up and we kept pouring it on a the general said. Nearly every vehicle in the trapped Convoy was severely damaged by fire he said. On other subjects Horner said he could offer Little specific guidance for air Force personnel hoping to return Home other than a first in first  a it will be easier to get european units Back because of the lesser distances involved a he said. / nor would he shed much Light on the possibility of air Force units remaining in the theater As a defensive Force. A a that a a matter for my Bosses to decide a he said although he noted that f-15es and f-117a stealth fighter bombers would be Likely candidates for the a a tripwire duty suggested by defense Secretary Dick Cheney. A those two aircraft were critical factors in the air War Horner said. The stealth technology was vital in neutralizing air defense systems Early in the air War. The air Force would have been even More dominating had the b-2 stealth bomber been available he said. A it would have made a significant difference. It has a bigger payload and would not have needed refuelling. A i have fantasized that with the b-2 we could have started a Mission at the arabian Gulf and worked All the Way to the turkish Border bombing targets All the  a a 7 7 Quot a �?o7 .7 Horner is receiving widespread acclaim for the masterful coordination of the air assaults by forces of the United states saudia Arabia Britain Kuwait France and other nations. He chose to downplay his role crediting instead the professionalism of the services and the years of cooperative efforts in nato and training exercises. A a a a a one thing came through loud and Clear a he said. A the coalition Effort in the air War was near  Paris up Plo chairman Yasser Arafat in a major policy change says he would accept a a direct dialogue with Israel if it were carried out under , auspices a French newspaper reported monday. A 7 ,. 7.a a Quot i accept a dialogue with the israelis in the presence of the five permanent members of the Security Council at the negotiating table a the Palestine liberation organization Leader said in an interview  Paris daily la Figaro. The paper quoted him As saying he needed a a guarantee from the . Security Council which he said should pressure Israel to make concessions a we each have the right to come to the negotiating table with our ideas and our demands divergent As they May be and to discuss them a Arafat told the paper. A who will be the arbiter the Security Council a 7 =. 7 .7 7. V. Bui the paper said Arafat would exclude from the talks a palestinian delegation made up of people living within israelis occupied territories because the palestinian leadership is outside the territories. The Plo is based in Tunis Tunisia. �?o1 do not ask that the israelis accept the idea of a palestinian state for us to begin discussions with them a Arafat told be Figaro a i ask that the base of the discussions be the United nations  Arafat a reported comments Mark the first time that he has publicly called for a direct dialogue Between the Plo and is race. A y a 77&Quot.a 7 a a a v some political analysts in Paris said the remarks could signal to the United states and Europe that the Plo intended to maintain the political and diplomatic initiative after emerging weakened from supporting iraqi president Saddam Hussein in the persian Gulf War. Arafat told be Figaro that he thought Saddam could have prolonged the ground War a one More month if he had so desired. The Plo Leader explained his support of the iraqi president by saying his organization could not accept the presence of a a foreign  the Region. Kuwait City up Allied military explosive experts teamed up with kuwaiti television monday to produce a Public service announcement. Warning people that it is not yet Safe to return to the  this is what could  French it. Col. Marc la Man said As he looked into a camera. Seconds later a mine exploded sending smoke and Sand hundreds of feet into the air along with a discarded iraqi helmet. Three weeks after liberation tens of thousand s of mines placed by iraqi occupation forces remain buried in the City s 15-mite Sandy coastline. It could take up to a year maybe much longer before All the mines Are removed. Military officers say numerous people have already been injured. A Fisherman s foot was blown off sunday when he stepped on a mine while wading into the sea. Two Days ago a been age girl was seriously Hurt when she ventured onto Thesee photo Page 4 Beach. Others have dared to pick up mines As souvenirs a and. Paid the ultimate Price. A Soldier was killed last week when the mine he placed in his suitcase detonated. Another Soldier was fatally injured when the mine he found exploded in his vehicle. A we want to get out the message that these mines ate dangerous and should not be played with a said it. Col. Michael Brooke of England a Royal engineers. A they can and do kill a the mine Clearing operation is part of am Overall program to remove untold tons of explosives a from bullets to hand grenades to bombs a from the Oil emirate. A it is being conducted by a few Hundred troops from the United states France England Canada saudi Arabia and Kuwait who last week Drew up a joint Battle plan. Although most of the explosives were left by Saddam Hussein a soldiers there Are plenty of a detonated Cluster bombs dropped by Allied planes that now litter the country Side