European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes monday March 25,1991 Abu Dahabi United Arab emirates apr it. Gen. Prince Khalid bin Sutah commander of Arab and islamic forces in the Iii cd coalition against Iraq said sunday that he expects iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein to fall within two  i am still firm on my word a the saudi commander told reporters when asked about his earlier prediction that Saddam a regime would not last two More months. Since Iraq was crushed in the persian Gulf War Saddam has faced rebellions led by kurdish guerrillas in the North and shiite muslims in iraqis Southern provinces. Khalid Nephew of King fahd and son of the saudi defense minister Prince Sultan made his comments at the end of a two Day visit to the United Arab emirates before leaving for Oman asked about iraqi prisoners of War in saudi custody who do not want to return to Saddam a Iraq the saudi commander said a we Are  62,000 iraqi prisoners of War and we have started de livering Back 1,000 of them a Day. A the last decision regarding whether or not to return to Iraq is left to the prisoners of War  Khalid is visiting saudi arabians Arab allies to discuss postwar Security arrangements. Oman is his last Stop on the tour which has already taken him to other members of the Gulf cooperation Council a Bahrain Qatar and Kuwait a As Well As Egypt and Syria. Khalid also referred to the cooperation Council s plans to bolster its joint rapid deployment Force known As Peninsula shield. He said he was preparing an urgent report on the matter. A Peninsula shield consisted of Only about 10,000 troops from the six cooperation Council states at the time of the aug. 2 iraqi invasion of Kuwait and was not capable of taking measures on its own to halt the iraqi incursion. The saudi Pripce did not elaborate on How Peninsula shield might be bolstered. A your countries leadership is working Day and night to strengthen our armed forces in the Light of the lessons extracted from the Gulf War a Khalid  crime shows slight Rise in 1990. Washington up a violent crime Rose slightly last year although americans experienced a drop in total crime of nearly 3 percent the government reported sunday. New crime figures from the Justice department for 1990 showed that violent crime Rose by 0.5 percent a from 5,861,040 to 5,892,580 incidents. But total crime in America dropped 2.9 percent according to preliminary figures from the Bureau of Justice statistics. There were 34.8 million personal and household crimes in 1990, compared with 35.8 million in 1989, the Justice department Agency reported. A the Overall decrease results largely from last years 8 percent decline in the rate of personal thefts without direct Contact Between the victim and the offender a said Steven Dillingham director of the Justice department Agency. A those thefts which involve such offences As stealing personal belongings from Public places or from an unattended automobile parked away from Home comprise 95 percent of All personal thefts and about 66 percent of All crimes against individuals a Dillingham said in a statement., the big crime increase last year occurred in automobile thefts which Rose 19 percent. There were a total of 1.4 million a a completed car Van and truck thefts and 770,000 a a attempted thefts. The figures Are derived from census Bureau interviews. Some 97,000 people in 48,000 Homes were interviewed about any crimes they May have experienced during the previous six months the Justice department  Page 1only five Days when her husband. Spec. Dennis Frank tin deployed last september. On sunday he was the first person off the third bus and ran immediately into his wife a arms. A this is wonderful a she said while tears streamed Down her Cheeks. A a it a one of the Best things Ever a despite the Chilly temperatures and a cold wind sgt. 1st class Gary Houston was drinking a frosty Beer while looking for his bags at the air base. A the deserves it a said his wife Ella. A. Carolyn Dickerson a husband returned last week but that did t Stop her from turning out sunday in a Star spangled outfit she d bought while waiting out the War in new York. Her Denim shorts sported red and White stripes on one leg and White stars on a Blue background on the other. She also wore a . To shirt peace sign earrings a yellow ribbon and carried a yellow Daffodil. Quot you would not believe the Pride in the states a she said. A to pass by a tree that does no to have a yellow ribbon is very rare. Even if All the people did t support the War they did support the soldiers a she said. The aviation brigade was one of the first . Units to deploy from Europe to the Gulf Region. It was attached to the 101st airborne div in saudi Arabia and attacked enemy ground positions inside Iraq during the ground War. The helicopter unit also inserted Long Range reconnaissance personnel behind enemy tines during the conflict. Base from Page 1 die East since the late 1940s, but it is sea based in the Northern arabian sea and the persian Gulf. The United states also has Small groups helping with military training in the Region Doubleday said. Schwarzkopf said there was no truth to rumours that the kuwaiti government wants american forces to be posted in the  a there a been nothing officially asked by any government for us to maintain a permanent military ground presence Over Here and we have no intention of doing that a he said. Schwarzkopf said  logistics troops could be in the Gulf As Long As eight to 10 months to help Load up a equipment but that the vast majority of soldiers will be Home before then. A nearly 100,000 of the 540,000 american troops sent to the Gulf to help drive Iraq from Kuwait already have departed Central come said. In another development sunday Banks in Kuwait opened for the first time since iraqi troops shut them Down in december thousands of Cash poor kuwaitis lined up to get Money and then went on shopping sprees at newly reopened stores Best Sellers included chocolates and Bubble Bath since Kuwait was liberated feb. 27, some . Forces have begun helping the kuwaitis rebuild their nation which was looted and destroyed during the seven month iraqi occupation other american service members Are occupying part of Southern Iraq where they Are keeping an Eye on Saddam Hussein s troops. Schwarzkopf said the soldiers Are not expected to re main in Iraq a statement that appeared to contradict an earlier assessment by Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Powell said last week in Washington that . Forces will stay on to keep the pressure on Saddam a for some months to  Saddam is fighting rebellions in the North and the South that began after iraqis ruinous defeat in the War. In recent newspaper reports Powell was quoted As saying american forces would stay in Iraq until the Arab nations in the Region including saudi Arabia and Kuwait establish a regional Security Force. But Schwarzkopf said sunday that a had discussed the matter with Powell and that a there probably was a slight misstatement.�?�. A a we re prepared to stay in Iraq As Long As we have to but of course we re not expecting to stay there very Long a he told reporters after an awards ceremony honouring French officers in the Allied forces. According to the general the timetable hinges on a permanent cease fire. But a permanent truce has been complicated by the rebellions in Iraq. A the United states has told Iraq it will not stand by if Baghdad a forces attack the rebels with chemical weapons. . Forces also have told Iraq to keep its planes on the ground to meet the cease fire requirements and have shot Down two aircraft a the plan is a Schwarzkopf said a that just As soon As the cease fire is signed we re going to bring the equipment Back Park it clean it up put As Many troops As we possibly can on air planes Fly them  Page 1 Over Iraq were conducted during the War the officer said. A a a a a a a a a it Wasny to healthy a he added. Primarily he said their efforts were directed at a just keeping track of what was happening in the War a but also against Allied War fighting capabilities. Some . Armaments a such As the Tomahawk cruise missile a had never been fired in combat and saw widespread use in the War. A total of 284 of the missiles which have 1,000-Pound warheads and Cost $1.3 million each were aimed from Navy warships and submarines during the War. Quot Pentagon military leaders say americans most secret aircraft the f-u7a stealth fighter bomber emerged from the conflict with no  other top of the line aircraft such As f-15 eagles f-16 fighting Falcons and f/a-18 hornets were downed in combat and the soviets would be eager to obtain any information about their capabilities and the munitions they carry the officer said. He said he  confirm reports that soviets had advised the iraqi military during the War against the coalition forces a there were russians in Iraq but not As advisers a the officer said. He described them As a a entrepreneurs w Ith contracts in the country who had decided to remain. The officer said the soviets May also be of some assistance to Iran in the Wake of the conflict. More than 100 iraqi aircraft fled  nation Tor Iran As . Forces systematically began1 destroying the iraqi air Force and it appears the iranians Arentt in the mood to return the planes to their former enemy the officer said. A the planes included some top French made fighter jets plus soviet made Mig fighters. Although they re not the types used by the iranian air Force and May prove to be of a limited use a there Are indications the iranians would like to keep them he said. We be received reports of the iranians attempting to Tram in the soviet models a he said.12 in s. African clash Johannesburg South Africa apr twelve people were killed and 29 injured sunday when police dashed with armed Blacks in the Dave ton township cast of Johannesburg a police spokesman said. Police maj. Ray Harrald said the dead included one Oitice who was hacked and stabbed and 11 Blacks who were struck by police gunfire. Also sunday police reported 16 other deaths in the previous 24 hours from sporadic violence in Black townships in the Johannesburg area. Eight bodies were found in Alexandra and two in nearby Temisa the Sites of widespread tie Ling Between Black actions that has caused scores of deaths. I Olive said six people died and six. Were wounded Pheni five Black men armed with ak-47 assault i attacked residents of the living quarters at the West areas Olsburg Gold mine Early sunday. Ca Sualp a toll was one of the highest in Mon irom a clash involving Security forces in the Violen plagued townships near Johannesburg. N l0f8t the can Quot in township violence has been 1 and inkatha us Between supporters of the a More than 5,000 people have died since 1986 fighting Between supporters of the Anc and inkatha a , oppose apartheid but disagree on re South afnca1 a a a a pm Lides for a p�st-apartl1