European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 17, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 3 first lady has few words for Saddam in interview by Donnie Radcliffe the Washington Post Washington a it a Barbara Bush said monday she would shed no tears if a War crimes tribunal Ever sends Saddam Hussein to the Gallows. A a in a like to see him Hung if he were found guilty a she said. Mrs. Bush described the iraqi president As a right up there with people they tried in world War ii in terms of atrocities he committed. A a we re talking about thou Sands and thousands of lives horrible stories a she told a Small group of reporters Over lunch in the White House family quarters. A i detest him a the first lady said. Then after pausing for emphasis asked a is that Strong enough a in a wide ranging interview that touched on such topics As her husbands hands off policy in Iraq s civil War the plight of its refugees her son Neil Slegal woes and a Hanky Panky in the White House mrs. Bush spoke compassionately at times but also laughed derisively. Pc Quot a she called the possibility of secret trysts in the White House a As suggested in Kitty Kelley a biography of Nancy Reagan a a a the biggest joke in the world. Would that you should be so Lucky. About 200 people can walk through this House a the Ushers the household help. That a silly. Nobody could come up and not be seen. I just done to believe  insisting that she had said Alt she was going to say last week when she called Kelley a Book a trash and fiction a the first lady teasingly threatened her guests that a a we re going to sit in absolute silence if they brought the subject up again. They did of course wanting to know if she and Nancy Reagan had talked since  yep. I said a done to worry about it a a mrs. Bush said she told mrs. Reagan who had called to thank her for her support. A a before lunch was Over conversation again turned to the subject of Clandestine romantic meetings mrs. Bush said All the talk reminded her of How she once explained to a Young guest a every time my husband makes a move that secret service Man hears it in his ear. The Little boy thought about it a Long time and said t guess that Means there a no  a in our Case in All honesty there a not a whole Bunch to Tell a she said of her private life. But she made it Clear that she would have no patience with anyone on the White House staff who might Call the press and give interviews without attribution. A i think the words i like least Are a who asked to be  a asked if she might Ever be the subject of a titillating biography mrs. Bush laughed. A ooh 1 Hope  the first lady and first Pooch Millie received report ers representing eight news organizations in the West sitting Hall where a Butler served fruit juice before lunch. In a discussion about events inside Iraq and her husband s handling of the rebellion his critics say he encouraged mrs. Bush denied that the president had let Down kurdish rebels. A we arc helping a she countered. A it Breaks your. Heart. But this is where i think the Brave new world has got to come in where the United nations takes Over. 1 feel badly about the iraqis a so does the president but that a their internal problem a she took exception to the suggestion that the kurdish and shiite refugee problem has tarnished the de sort storm Victory what bothered her most was a not the criticism a but a knowing that people Are suffering a a anytime there a suffering in the world you worry. But you remember the president Wasny to euphoric after the War. He was worried about people being euphoric a she said. A a Quot a j she said she does not think the Cia should put out a contract on Saddam As former president Nixon Sug gusted during an interview on cd so a "60 minutes sunday night a and l done to think he Nixon does either. 1 think he said it Tongue in  she called it a very interesting Quot that German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher has proposed that a War crimes tribunal try the iraqi Leader. A i guess he broke Many Many International Laws and i guess it would be Only fair. She remembered there were two a very tense nights during the War. One came the night before the air War started of Jan. 16. The other occurred the night before the ground War got underway on feb. 23. She said she thought she knew her husband Well after 46 years of marriage but discovered that a i really was in Awe of him and the Way he conducted himself a the never showed any temperament a that a pretty Good. I had an occasional flare up. I think it was just tension. But he Felt he was doing the right thing. He managed to stay on a very even keel with absolutely no blips a she said. A i have enormous respect for his ability. It was an exceptional  on the Home front mrs. Bush confirmed As �?o98 percent a id say that a corrects reports by friends who expect that president Bush will run for re election. A a in a not going to lie to you a mrs. Bush began when asked about son Neil a problems with the government vol 1 a Barbara Bush laughs when a reporter asks about the possibility of a telltale Book about the Bush family life. For his part in the $200 million lawsuit against him and other former officers and directors of the failed Silverado Thrift. Quot its very Tough to have your children suffer for a Job you have. Calling his predicament a terrible and an absolute outrage a she said her son is trying to decide whether to move to Texas from Colorado. �?o1 feel he s being picked out i think he a really been  she said a you find yourself very frustrated. We re very supportive As Best we can a asked if she thinks the Kennedy close ranks in the same Way and whether she empathize with them she said a of course you feel sorry for people who Are. A she did no to Complete the thought. Quot if you done to mind  so Quot she suggested a a in a rather you did no to mention their latest Flap in the same breath with my innocent son. Ain school order prompts cheers new York up Gen. Colin Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff received a rousing Welcome from his Bronx Alma mater As he ordered More than 300 cheering students to stay in school get their diplomas and stay far away from drugs. I the 54-Ycar-old career army general said when he graduated from Morris High school in 1954, he did no to know what he wanted to do but at least he had a diploma a a and that puts you on the Road to  a if you done to get a diploma you re on the Road to nowhere a said Powell the first Black to head the joint chiefs of staff. A was general i order you to stay in  later during the festivities monday Powell furthered his reputation As a straight shooter by throwing an impressive fastball to open the Home schedule of the new York Yankees before a wet but approving crowd at Yankee stadium. Dressed in his military uniform Powell was greeted with a thunderous ovation from a rain drenched crowd when he accepted a plaque from the Yankees on behalf of the family of capt. Manuel Rivera the first Bronx resident killed in operation desert storm. As part of a Gen. Colin Powell Day in the Bronx a pow Ell visited the factory of a local military contractor and was honoured by Bronx Borough president Fernando Ferrer in the boroughs courthouse. Powell making his first trip to his Alma mater in the poverty stricken South Bronx in 37 years has enjoyed enormous Gen. Colin Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff autographs baseballs for the Yankees prior to the teams Home opener. Popularity in the afterglow of the Allied Victory in the persian Gulf War. He punctuated his message to students by asking who wanted to go to the Yankees game with him. When scores of hands went up he replied a wrong answer. Stay right Here in school Quot the general recounted for the students assembled in the shabby gymnasium the path he took through the Borough to get to school each Day telling them he encountered drugs everywhere. A a they re nothing new but i never did them. My parents would have killed Nie and we knew it was stupid and the most sell destructive thing you can  before his speech Powell was awarded the Ellis Island medal of Honor in recognition of outstanding achievement by an ethnic american the nations first Black to head the joints chief of staff then told the students never to use their race or background As an excuse but to use it As a source of Pride. A let if become a problem for someone else. Done to Ever think you were held Back because of the color of your skin or your ethnic origin Quot Powell said. Eliot Lipez a 17-year-old Junior bus pc tall arid track Star spoke for Many when he said the general who also ran track for Morris was an inspiration for rising above the Tough daily realities of the. South Bronx to head the nations armed forces. A this message was the right thing to say and the right thing for us to do a Lopez said. Lopez also pondered a i wonder if he can still  political observers have posed the same question speculating about the enormous Appeal a Black War hero who Rose from poverty to stunning Success would have with the american Alecto. Rate. Powell who has not revealed political ambitions then headed to a rousing reception in the lobby of the Bronx county courthouse where he spoke from beneath a pastel portrait of himself standing in front of a billowing american Flag