European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes tuesday March 19, 1991 in the Gulf tried for Oil fires by David freed i he los Angelos times Dhahran saudi Arabia a after Louring Kuwait s flaming Oil Fields several  senators urged sunday that iraqi president Saddam Hussein be put on trial for crimes against the environment. At least one lawmaker stunned by the devastation said that he would have no qualms about having saddam1 executed for allegedly haying fouled the skies with burning Oil. A i would put him to death Quot said so n. Joseph Liebe Mari a Conn. I would impose capita i nun ashment without  lie berm a n. A Lieberman member of the sen ate environment and Public works Coin Mittee was among 17 senators who stopped briefly in Dhahran at a saudi air base after glimpsing War damage in Kuwait and meeting with . Military .of.fi-. Vials. \ a. A a a a Quot the senators said that they were told by Gen. Ii. Norma it Schwarzkopf commander of . Forces in the persian Gulf that troops w ill begin to be rotated out of Kuwait for fear that Long term exposure to Oil smoke could damage their health. A a \ a a v. A a a however spokesmen for the . Central Conid in Riyadh said Schwarzkopf apparently has yet to Issue specific orders outlining which troops will be rotated and  More than 500 Wells set ablaze by retreating iraqi soldiers continue to Burn out of control in Kuwait casting a gloomy acrid pall Over much of the tiny nation. Some m i i i tary person Nei com p Iai n of headaches and Chest congestion. Experts from the . Environmental Protection Agency the centers for disease control in Atlanta and the National oceanic and atmospheric administration Are in Kuwait to gauge what effect the smoke is having on people As Well As the a there apparently is  danger to soldiers stationed in Kuwait lie Beroun said a but nobody really knows what the effect will be Over the Long  Oil Well firefighters have estimated that it May take As Long As three years to extinguish All the blazes. A every one of us was moved and depressed by the spectacle of those fires a said sen. John Kerry d-mass., who suggested that the damage done to the environment constitutes a a new category of War  a a a. A in addition to setting fire to Oil Wells iraqi forces Are suspected of having opened pipeline taps through which about 2 million barrels of Oil a some 84 million Gallons a flowed into the Northern Guif. Sen John Chafee , said he came away from Kuwait a with a loathing for. Saddam Hussein. The destruction that he wrought to Kuwait and to the environment makes one think that he is a totally evil person and 1 Hope he does not  Chafee however said he does not advocate that the United states become direct a involved in seeking the Iraq dictators ouster. A a a a a a a a a a i c be r m a n n ote d t a 11 he re i s Quot s u is t a n tial sentiment in Congress to create a some kind of treaty or convention that would make Clear that vindictive assaults on the environment like this would be punished and punished  meanwhile . Attorney general Dick Thornburgh appearing sunday on a acts a meet the press a would not comment when asked if the department of Justice was assembling a file to possibly prosecute Saddam for any alleged War crimes. By John Pomfret the associated press Kuwait City a a series of slayings and beatings. Of palestinians iraqis kuwaitis and other people is rocking this newly liberated country and raising questions about who is in control. A who is in charge a asks a kuwaiti army major. A i done to bloody Well  \ prior to iraqis invasion in August Kuwait was one of. Most stable countries in the Region. But the War disrupted every facet of life and the recently returned government so tar appears weak and unable to assert its authority. A. Somebody is. Killing beating and abducting palestinians and other foreigners. Somebody else is gunning Down kuwaiti army and resistance fighters Manning checkpoints throughout the City. Just who is  difficult to Tell kuwaiti resistance fighters blame the kuwaiti army. 1 he army blames the. Resistance.  the palestinians. Since feb. 26, when iraqi troops tied Kuwait More than 46 bodies of non kuwaitis have been delivered to Kuwait s three main hospitals medical officials said of the 15 bodies dumped at Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital 12 were identified As palestinians and three were iraqis. Most of he men had been blindfolded with hands tied behind their backs and shot. Between the eyes the officials said. Officials at Amiri Hospital said they had received what they believed were at least 10 new iraqi bodies and one sudanese Corpse. All had been shot and All were in civilian clothes. A a none of them had identification Quot said one doctor. A still we Are quite certain they were not  in the palestinian neighbourhood of Ila Walli several families interviewed Over three Days said they were missing sons or husbands. One boy Lead Khorana a 13-year-old palestinian disappeared with three friends from a gasoline line Sev Era Days after liberation according to his aunt. His body was found March 2 with a  the head according to the death certificate kept by his family a now i wont let my boys eave the neighbourhood a Matina Mahmoud said pointing to her six sons. Since liberation 20 kuwaiti soldiers and resistance fighters have also been killed while Manning checkpoints around the City mostly in drive by shootings. Ministry of Justice officials said. In a recent ease near the neighbourhood of Surra somebody fired a rocket propelled grenade at a checkpoint killing two kuwaiti soldiers army officers said. Scores of palestinians iraqis and jordanians have been brought to hospitals with what doctors described As torture wounds. These include lash injuries cigarette Burns and internal bleeding caused by beatings doctors said. A thousands More palestinians kuwaitis and members of other groups have been rounded up and incarcerated but few government officials either know or lesson in explosives a French delegation including defense minister Pierre Foxe fourth from left looks on As col. Monnier Vialar Points to rows of iraqi mines unearthed from a kuwaiti Beach. I he mines were removed by members of Frances 17th engr in. Ser i is of m u r Ders Are willing to acknowledge the number of prisoners being held. A a who knows a said Adsul azi 2 Al Duk Hail undersecretary of the ministry of Justice when asked How Many detainees were being held. A in some cases they Are not being  the  \ he said some of them Are suspected of having collaborated with the iraqis but he acknowledged that others could have been innocent victims of misplaced kuwaiti anger. Quot a a. Resistance fighters said army soldiers who should be protecting them Are harassing them. One week ago a team of six soldiers broke into the Home of a prominent lebanese family that had been Active in the resistance. They punched the House boy in the face and searched the rooms family members and an american witness said. In another Case soldiers burst into the House of resistance Leader Aziz Ghulum searched through several rooms and a a insulted his wife by a asking her to come in police station a Ghulum have sex with them at the said. One of the problems is the abundance of arms circuiting m Kuwait. Fleeing iraqis left an estimated  the country according to Adsul Vanmun Al await the minister of state for Quot Cabinet affairs. I.  is a big problem a he said t a. There is a huge amount of weapons and am Munmon. All Over the  he added it would be Oillie ult to confiscate the weapons