European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago-3 sunday Juno 2, 1,991 the stars and stripes a Kuwait defense attorneys allowed to Cross examine defendants sit inside a kuwaiti courtroom. Kuwait cd i \ apr a prosecution witness m a trial of suspected iraqi collaborators was grilled saturday by . Who questioned the use of a secret source Usell to prosecution s ease. It was the first Ernie a prosecution witness had appealed in court. Previous Given testimony Bettie trial and judges reviewed their statements in Youit. Defense attorneys have complained that the piece Dure denied them the right to Cross examination. In his testimony prosecution witness a police Captain a referred repeatedly to a Segiet witness. Who provided most of the testimony Lor the changes against 24 people most of , accused of spreading iraqi propaganda. T he suspects ranging from writers to janitors could face death by hanging d convicted of having worked Tor iraqi authorities during the seven month occupation by Saddam Hussein s troops. A How can a Man face the death penalty lot sweeping up iraqi garbage said defense attorney Linda no soil defense attorneys Are expected to ask Tor dismissal of the charges against moist Jhc suspects. A a it a just not enough. Its All based on a secret source a said attorney Mohammed Al in Civ. Defend. In�j0 of the suspects. It Many of the More than 123 defendants appeared in court since trials began May 19 say their con sessions were extracted under torture. The court is expected to try 300 people. Human rights a organizations monitoring Tho trials were also disturbed by the secret testimony allowed in the martial Law court set up after the deleted Iraq at the end of Ebru Arv it �?o1 hat s pathetic. It s not a trial. A two. Weeks and a that s All they conic up with said Kenneth Roth of the new \ Ork based 1 Luma it rights Atli. \ i lie panel of three civilian and military judges showed Little sympathy Tor the detente attorneys in peat div asking them win thex questioned the police Captain s testimony. A a. A a the Tulare of 24 people 1 am act Endig is at slake a a said Al sait. Most it the deter plants worked Tor. The newspaper of Nida. Or 1 he Call which prosecutors claim is a in scr ence to Saddam Hussein s statement that the kuwaiti people called on him to overthrow the ruling Al Sabah. Tamil. A a a. A a a. A a. Al Nida was tilled with stories about alleged Eon up Tion m the in Milf. 1 he i a ban est Quot editor in Elute and other senior figures fled the country alter the aim. 2 invasion. Most of the accused Are palestinians earning various passpoits.-1 he Palestine liberation supported sad Dan Dunn the persian i tilt ,l he defendants Are accused of giving a formation to a foreign country putting themselves in the service of the iraqi regime helping to publish misleading Arti cacs and photographs helping the iraqis weaken the morale of the Kuwait people and receiving salaries and other material Ben tits trom the iraqis. Al sait called Tor new investigations after a number of the accused said they had not worked at the paper but had been called to do Odd jobs in the Aiea such As welding it broken pipe. By Joseph Owen staff writer Zakhoo Iraq a coalition doctors believe a widespread outbreak of typhoid fever among kurdish refugees is unlikely despite an incident in which a group of infectious patients wandered away from a dutch medical facility. Doctors credit the local populations naturally High resistance to typhoid fever and the fact that the missing patients had undergone some treatment with reducing the likelihood of the spread of the disease. A when the Antibiotic treatment is started the infectiousness is almost immediately reduced a said or. Peter Karper a medical officer with the dutch itinerant by Joseph Owen staff writer re a it. Zakhoo. Iraq a six countries in four Days americans that Miglin suggest a no frills no sleep bus european capitals. To 0th so. 6th Cav soldiers it sums up the most remarkable helicopter deployment they have Ever known. The Squadron now Plit rolling the skies of Northern Iraq As part of operation provide Comfort got Only four Days notice in mid april that its two seater ah-64 Apache attack helicopters were needed quickly for the Job. After packing and preparation three a troops j of Apache pilots departed their Home base in Hillesheim. Germany on april 24 in 18 helicopters and flew to Iraq. The trip consisted of four Days of flying about five hours a Dav with stops in France Italy Greece and Turkey. The pilots covered More than 3,000 Miles which battalion officers believe to be the longest distance an army attack helicopter Squadron has Ever travelled at once. A a i was based originally in fort Hood Texas and if you went 50 Miles it was a big thing a said chief warrant officer 4 Joseph Perez 46, who has flown apaches since 19sc but the nearly trouble free deployment of apaches trom Germany to Iraq does l Surprise him a a they knew they had the capabilities it s just never been done on a unit level a said Perez a Killeen i exas. Native w to serves As Squadron might examiner. The self deployment eliminated the need in dismantle each helicopter wrap its parts for shipping army a 11th Relief in. _ the infected patients had been under going treatment for typhoid at Camp two but left the medical tent while the staff was off duty. A they were just gone in the morning when we came Back Quot said drops Joosten a dutch army Captain. About 20 people have been treated for typhoid at the Camp a town of tents that the coalition task Force erected near Zachko. Another 40 to 50 were treated at nearby Camp one and other cases have surfaced at Camp three and Zachko City Hospital. V r if such cases had surfaced in the West medical officials would have taken precautions to isolate the patients because of the to the disease among westerners Karper said. Iraqis and other Resi dents of the Middle last tend to be less susceptible. Also task Force troops in Iraq Are not at risk because they have been , he said. A. The doctors believe the kurd contracted the disease while seeking Refuge in the mountains although they can to positively identify the illness because of a Lack of Laboratory equipment. However Van Der Sluys a dutch army first lieutenant said he saw a videotape of refugees defecating in a Mountain Stream that other refugees used for drinking water. Van Der Sluys said such conditions could Lead to typhoid fever. Which is primarily an bral focal infection. A the Ever Likely is , old Salmonella elect Ion which grows very quickly when people Are packed together under unhygienic circumstances a Joosten said. He said the disease probably was the cause of death of a 23-year-old male who died monday in Camp two. A it he Campos condition is Good but the Peoples Hygiene is very poor Quot Van Der ships said. A you used to see patients not Wash themselves for live or six diseases incubation period is live to 35 Days. The symptoms that the doctors have observed include High lever general aching weakness and . _. _ 9� then unwrap and assemble them in Iraq according to battalion executive officer maj. James r. Robertson 3.9,.a uh-60 Black Hawk Pilot from Dumas Ark. It. Also Cut out the need to test the helicopters thoroughly for damage that might have occurred during the shipping process. V finally pilots gained valuable experience by Deal in with foreign air Trail in controllers along the Way. And the Cost using .1,000 pounds of Jp-4 aviation fuel per hour per helicopter multiplied by five hours. Of travel a Day Over four Days in 18 helicopters you end up with. A no Small Gas Bill a Robertson said. Warrant officer. Rick Cross 31, a co Pilot and gunner said the units departure went flawlessly a a saturday they told us we .leave.-wednesday, ,7 by god we left a said the native of Berkeley Calif. of the 18 helicopters was be _ Laved in route awaiting replacement of a faulty ,. last week two of the helicopters were out of service but Only for scheduled maintenance. A a i hat s also a major source of Pride a Cross said a i d like to Leeball the major critics of the Apache program and rub their faces in Squadron has 254 soldiers and if civilians de loved in Northern Iraq As Well As 13 of Ash Kiowa scouts two uh-61 Black Hawk helicopters and of ground other personnel and equipment arrived in a Force c-5 cargo planes Robertson Small rear detachment remains in Hillesheim. _ the Squadron s deployment was the Tiik in a Quick series of moves. Formed in june 1990 at foil , the squad or moved to Illesh inv that tall. At the same time it was preparing for possible deploy it ment to operation desert storm in Sau Carabia. T he unit had added an external 230.-ga.llon Tuel tank to Cable Apache for the possible trip to saudi Arabia which never occurred and. That was one re a. Son the army picked Lor duty in Iraq. A the Squadron members live East in a series of White one Story Concrete buildings that appear. Tut ave been Quot part of an iraqi miliary installation. T he Stony terrain and backdrop suggests if setting. than iraqi which led one Apache troop to dub its Lodge a a Cantina and Spray painted a tequila advertisement on the front Wall. A a a t he soldiers had to put new tools on their Tempo to Rary Barracks but Al.ljhi.ngs_cpnsidcted7 olt duty life is fairly comfortable Here. Quot a a / a efm glad to see Iraq because 1 missed saudi Ara bin a a said 2 Gary a. I Elvins 27, an Apache Pilot who Calls Chino. Calif., Home. T a we Are not trying to say we be got it As bad is a those gins in saudi. I Don t think we. Do a Cross said lie said he enjoys flying across the area s mourn gains and. Gorges which Are so distinctive that ii a become nearly superfluous Altai n Lew Day Cross and a coins. Complain Only about not a my Able to get mail to their wives quickly. A a five written her 14 letters loss of his Wile Fima. A a i he last tune i talked to her. She had Only gotten 7
