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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, March 28, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes thursday March 28, 1991 Cheney from Page 1 a transcript of the interview. The general said the iraqi troops that would have been annihilated would not have been the Republican guard but a the poor Fellows that Hack been All the Way Down on the front lines and had managed to get All the Way Back  in his written statement Cheney called the presidential decision to Stop military action feb. 27 a Correct and courageous and it was based on the recommendations of his senior military advisers a Cheney said the decision a was coordinated with and concurred in by Schwarzkopf. A your advice to the president was based on the fact that we had achieved our military objectives. The question was whether to continue our operations with the attendant killing and destruction beyond what was required to achieve our objectives a Cheney said. A general Schwarzkopf and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general Powell were consulted and made the recommendation to me and to the president that we had achieved our military objectives and agreed that it was time to end the Campaign a Cheney Contin cd. A the president and i spoke personally with general Schwarzkopf that evening to congratulate him on the outstanding Success of the Campaign he raised no objection to terminating  in the interview Schwarzkopf also said the iraqis a sucker cd him into letting them use the helicopters that now Are part of the bloody suppression of the rebellion against iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein. A i think they suckered me a he said. Discussing his cease fire talks three weeks ago with iraqi generals Schwarzkopf said the iraqis asked to use helicopters because the allies had destroyed their nations Bridges and roads making travel difficult. A they looked me straight in the Eye and said.�?~w4e would like to Fly our helicopters. And the purpose of flying those helicopters will be for transportation of government officials a the four Star general said. Schwarzkopf said the request seemed reasonable since the iraqis agreed not to Fly Over any Allied forces. A i think i was suckered because i think they intended right then when they asked that question to use those helicopters against the insurrections that were going on. I Sonal opinion a but. Schwarzkopf said. Think that absolutely was their intention a again a per a a a a but. As i said they suckered me a Apt said. The Bush administration also said tuesday that iraqis use of attack helicopters against shiite and kurdish rebels violated a Oral understanding Between Schwarzkopf and iraqi military officers. White House spokesman Marlin fit wafer was vague about what action the allies would take Over the helicopters although . Fighter a lands have shot Down two iraqi fighters since the ground War ended. Quot the fact is. We want to be murky on this a Fitzwa Ter said. Quot we Arentt going to Tell you exact rules for How we re going to Deal with these helicopters. We Arentt going to Tell you Why and we Arentt going to Tell Saddam Why. Let him  Schwarzkopf calling the iraqi president a an evil Man a said that Saddam has a lied at every turn a and that the allies should not Trust him. Anti Bias Law applicable Only in ., court rules Washington apr american businesses do not break the Law when they discriminate against women and minorities who work for the companies in foreign countries the supreme court ruled  court said a provision of the 1964 civil rights act barring on the Job Bias based on race sex religion and National origin does not protect american citizens working abroad for  Companies. By a 6-3 vote the justices killed a lawsuit by a lebanese born naturalized  Citizen who said he was harassed by a supervisor and denied time off for Muslim holidays when he worked in saudi Arabia for arabian american Oil co. V Federal agencies while disagreeing Over How Many  Citizens work overseas for american companies estimate that the number is in the millions. Chief Justice William h. Rehnquist writing for the court rejected Bush administration arguments that Congress intended a without specifically saying Solo protect  Citizens abroad when it enacted the civil rights Law. A because the Law does not distinguish Between  Citizens working for american companies overseas or working for businesses from other nations he said if the Law were applied to  Firms it also would have to cover non-. Businesses As Well. A without clearer evidence of congressional intent. We Are unwilling to ascribe to Congress a policy which would raise difficult issues of International Law by imposing this country a employment discrimination regime upon foreign corporations operating in foreign Commerce a Rehnquist said. Dissenting were justices Thurgood Marshall Harry a. Blackmun and John Paul Stevens. Writing for All three Marshall said that by looking at a the language history and administrative interpretations of the jaw a the conclusion is inescapable that Congress did intend. To protect United states citizens from discrimination by United states employers operating overseas a David court an american lawyer in Frankfurt Ger Many said the supreme court ruling puts  Employees overseas at greater risk. A a it a a strict constructionist kind of thing which  Surprise observers of the Rehnquist court a lie said. To counteract the ruling the Bush administration would have to draft a Law that specifically extends civil rights Protection to americans who work for  Firms abroad court said. A the supreme court is saying a if you want to be As fair As you say draft the appropriate  a court said american workers considering taking a Job overseas should be on guard until that happens. A always know the rules of the Ballpark before you step up to the plate a he said. Joy Cherian a member of the Federal equal employment Opportunity commission said the ruling is regrettable and could threaten the anti Bias Protection enjoyed by  Government workers overseas. A an american company is an american company wherever it operates a he said. Cherian said he Hopes Congress now will Amend the civil rights Law to cover  Citizens working abroad for american firms. The anti defamation league of by Nai by Rith said the decision was a especially disturbing at a time when hundreds of  Companies Are seeking contracts with the kuwaiti government to help rebuild that  arabian american Oil co. Was sued by Ali Boures Lan of Elpaso Texas. Boureslan an Engineer said he was fired in 1984 after complaining that a supervisor taunted him about his heritage and refused to give time off for a Muslim Holiday. Arabian american was american owned until nationalized recently by saudi Arabia. It is now called saudi Aramco. The Justice department had joined Boureslan in urging the court to revive the lawsuit. Rehnquist said the Bush administrations interpretation of the civil rights Law could create conflicts with the Laws of other nations. Members from Page 1 Klar and Brigitte Mohnhaupt Are serving life sentences for the attack on Kroesen. Helmut Pohl is serving a life sentence for his participation in the Ramstein attack. Hannisch said the Stasi had actively supported the Raf at least since 1978 through its Section xxii which he said specializes in terrorism. Section xxii put terrorists through a weapons and explosives training course for several weeks including the use of the soviet grenade launcher rpg-7 a the Type used in the Kroesen attack he said. They were disguised As East German military personnel and were trained at a military Range near Frankfurt on the Oder during the Spring of 1981. R since the fall of the East German government 10 for. Mer red army faction members have been arrested in Eastern Germany where they had been living under assumed names. Until recently Hannisch said former officers of the Stasi claimed that East Germany had allowed Only inactive Raf members to seek Refuge. A v a we now know that was nothing but a pack of lies Quot Hannisch said a a in a afraid the Stasi holds Many More surprises for  a no places c est vie says France Over Oscar snub from wire reports France s culture minister Jack Lang shrugged off Hollywood s treatment of a Cyrano de Bergerac a the Gerard Depardieu film that suffered a bloody nose at the oscars. A Cyrano a the tale of the Long shouted Genius who breathes passion and poetry into the mind of a Tongue tied Soldier was Frances strongest entry in years. Nominated for five oscars it won just one for Best costumes. In a radio interview Lang said a i would have been stupefied had things happened differently. That would have signified a veritable cultural revolution in the United  Depardieu who is embroiled in a controversy Over whether he saw or took part in a rape at age 9, said he was Happy for Jeremy Irons Winner of the Best actor Oscar hut a very disappointed for  a Irons won for his performance in a reversal of  strays from menu Shari Lewis and her puppet Friend Lamb chop coming to Washington d.c., for the annual easter egg Roll at the White House w ill be staying at a hotel of sensitivity. Executive chef Robert Neroni of the la infant Plaza hotel has taken Lamb chops off the menu while the puppeteer and her pal Are guests  publicly on policy issues particularly on environmental questions a Ilchman said. Newman gives $1 million Back together in song the Newman foundation Paul Newman a philanthropic organization has donated $1 million to Sarah Lawrence College to Honor his wife with the Joanne Woodward chair in Public policy. The Newman family has previously invested in the Liber Al arts school in suburban Bronville n.y., where Woodward earned a degree last year after 10 years of study. She is also a trustee and two of the couples daughters have Grad Woodward rated from the school. In an interview with the new York times Sarah Lawrence president Alice Stone Ilchman said the school strives to instill students with a the instinct Tor question to address complexity and to work for their beliefs a Woodward has pushed the school a to be More in composer Andrew Lloyd. Webber said sex wife Sarah _ Brightman will perform a program of his music in London in May. When Lloyd Webber and Brightman divorced in november he said the split would not affect their professional relationship. She starred in his musical a phantom of the opera and has been appearing in the american production of his a aspects of  t Lloyd Webber plans to supervise Brightman in a a i he music of Andrew Lloyd Webber a at the Prince Edward theater. A i am so pleased that Sarah has decided to return to London to repeat the performances that America has taken so much to a Clit a he said tuesday. Brightman said in an interview a i am greatly looking Forward to coming Back to London and singing Andrewes music once  Lloyd Webber recently married Madeleine Gur Don  
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