European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b. The stars and stripes sunday March 31, 1991yeltsin accused of new dictatorship Moscow a hard line lawmakers on saturday accused russian Leader Boris Yeltsin of building a a new dictatorship a but they appeared to Lack the votes to oust him. Yeltsin held his ground after the third Day of a special session of the russian Congress of Peoples deputies which was called to hold a vote of no Confidence in him. But Yeltsin the main foe of president Mikhail Gorbachev has been unable to win approval of a Strong new russian presidency a Post he has said he would seek. A today the balance of forces in the parliament is equal almost half against and half for Yeltsin a a said Vladimir Lysenko a parliament member and Radical Leader. A there will be longer and longer debates and a Long struggle Between democrats and conservatives and we wont Settle these issues during this  Svetlana Gorbacheva a lawmaker from the soviet far East took the floor to defend a letter last month by six lawmakers demanding Yeltsin be ousted for saying on National television that Gorbachev should resign. A the is mercilessly exploiting the Faith and Trust of the people a Gorbacheva said. A instead of realistic practical work what is happening today is a struggle for Power. Its not democracy its the beginning of  Vladimir Isakov a former Yeltsin Deputy who had joined demands for a no Confidence vote sharply criticized Yeltsin. A a a a a a a a new dictatorship is under Way and to not speak of it it is to commit a crime against the people and ones own conscience a said Isakov who has introduced a highly critical report on Yeltsin a proposals for economic Reform. But Isakov also said Gorbachev should resign. A i am not a supporter of the language of ultimatums but perhaps Mikhail Gorbachev should really think about transferring the wheel into someone Al Sci a hands a Isakov said. Despite the criticism of Yeltsin the hard line lawmakers most of whom Are communist party members stopped Short of calling the vote on the popular russian Leader. A it shows that the communists Are not confident they Are not ready for open confrontation and they understand that the population is not supporting them a Lysenko said. The 1,063-member russian parliament is roughly evenly split Between conservatives and reformers about the same mix As last year when Yeltsin was elected by a slim majority. Yeltsin succeeded on the sessions opening Day thursday in swaying the body to condemn the Gorbachev governments three week ban on rallies including the huge anti government demonstration thursday. But he lost a bid to schedule a vote on a Law creating a new russian presidency even though about 80 percent of russian voters supported the idea in a referendum March 17. Also saturday russian prime minister Ivan Ilayev unveiled a new set of economic Reform proposals that appeared aimed at winning the support of More so Viet citizens including striking Coal miners. The plan would privatize thousands of Small state owned businesses across the vast Republic even those going bankrupt and let employees run them without state control. Or boots Hansen of boots and Coots co., and employees Ace Barnes and Joe Carpenter left to right ride a Crane like contraption they used in an unsuccessful attempt to Sun tout a burning Oil Well  Well fires Tough to snuff out greater Burgan Oil Fields Kuwait apr five thousand Gallons of water is a lot in the desert but not enough to put out an Oil Well tire boots and Coots co., a Houston based Oil firefighting team tried twice saturday to snuff the first of 600 kuwaiti Oil Well infernos but failed both times for Lack of water. A a a a a a \ \ a a a. A a a. A a a a a we la try again not to worry a said boots Hansen the Silver haired Boss of the company one of three . Oil firefighting teams in the  have to make a few modifications but we re not that  i heir efforts showed that firefighters could be largely impotent until they have an unlimited Supply of water from the persian Gulf. That could be a month away. A a a a a a a a a a a a a. A a to extinguish the Blaze the firefighters used a a Tush hog a a massive Crane he contraption with a 15-foot-High vertical Cylinder at the end. When the Cylinder was placed Over the fire water was Pur tired by Hose into the tube. A Quot. A / a. Three red kuwaiti fire trucks connected to the main Hose turned their water on full throttle but could Only produce 600 Gallons a minute not the 1,200 to 1,500 Gallons a minute that Hansen said he needed. The fire sizzled but flames continued to Streak More than 50 feet into the air. After More than three minutes the water was turned off the Tush hog retreated and the fires Roar  from Page 1 could not be independently verified. The Washington Post reported saturday that Republican guard forces were moving North apparently because the shiite rebellion in the South now posed less of a threat than the kurdish uprising. Hishyar Zebari a spokesman for Barzania a Kurdistan democratic party said that government forces were concentrating just North of Mosul to guard against any rebel attack. He also said there were reports saturday morning of fighting a Between our forces and advancing iraqi troops North of Mosul near the town of she Khan about 25 Miles Southeast of Dozhuk. The Post also suggested some iraqi forces in the Region were beleaguered. It quoted a senior . Officer As saying an iraqi battalion of 900 men moving North from Basra had apparently wandered into iranian Terv Mitory on wednesday and was immediately captured by iranian Border forces. Meanwhile a traveler returning from Baghdad said saturday that army troops were making House to House searches for dissidents in the capital and executing those it found. The assertion could not be verified. Near Dozhuk intermittent artillery fire could be heard As residents fled and muffled explosions could be heard As shells hit Fields on the Edge of the City. Iran a official islamic Republic news Agency citing kurd who fled across the Border estimated that More than 1 million people had been driven from their Homes in Northern Iraq by government raids. Turkeys sem official Anatolia news Agency said More than 500 refugees had fled from Northern Iraq into Turkey in the past three Days. Talaban head of the patriotic Union of Kurdistan said he and another kurdish Leader Massoud Barzani called on coalition forces to a prevent the iraqi government War of genocide against the kurdish people by blocking iraqi use of aircraft artillery rockets and other heavy weapons in the civil War. Last week . Jets shot Down two iraqi warplanes that violated the Allied cease fire terms which ban flights by Baghdad a fixed Wing aircraft. But White House officials have said the United states would not intervene in the iraqi civil War despite uneasiness at widespread reports of torture and killings by government forces trying to crush the  from Page 1 Cal and nuclear weapons and to forswear future development or acquisition of such arms. Nuclear materials that could be used for weapons would be destroyed or removed by the International atomic. Energy Agency. A a Iraq to be liable for damage including environmental harm resulting front its invasion of Kuwait. It would have to cooperate with the International red Cross in repatriating kuwaitis forswear International terrorism. And vow to respect its 1963 Boundary w Ith Kuwait. A establishment of a in. Military observer Force monitoring a demilitarized zone reaching six Miles into Iraq and three Miles into Kuwait. A some elements of the Resolution a such As the reparations a could take years to fulfil the official said but Large numbers of . Ground forces done to have to remain in the Region until that is accomplished. At the end of the week 398,500 . Military men and women were deployed in the Gulf Region with thousands returning Home daily. . Naval forces Are still enforcing the sanctions against Iraq and a beefed up presence is expected to remain in the Gulf Region. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney has repeatedly said the administration has no interest in permanently stationing ground troops in the Gulf. Once the cease fire is in place a a we re talking a matter of Days before a troop withdrawal could begin said the official a specialist on mideastern affairs a a it a not going to take us months to get out of there if everything Falls into  some consideration must be Given to an orderly and Safe movement Over land that contains unexploded ordnance. In another interview a senior military officer said the estimated 100,000 ground troops would be removed in a staged process that could take several weeks. Since the xviii corps has withdrawn to saudi Arabia for redeployment the Europe based Vii corps has taken its place moving in heavier tanks and Artil Lery forces. Those units need some time to pack their equipment and prepare for the trip Home the officer said a we moved in on Rush hour rates. Well take a bit More time getting out a he said. Trench and British combat troops also have held their posts in the occupied zones and have agreed not to move until the Allied forces begin their move. Their smaller numbers mean an earlier departure leaving Only . Forces in the Region for a time the officer said. The air Force will continue to Fly combat patrols to protect the withdrawal a role the saudi air Force May assume at some Point the officer said