European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 c the stars and stripes sunday july 7, 1991americans find Miles of iraqi smiles by Michael Hirsh the associated press Baghdad Iraq a the iraqi Soldier with a bristly Saddam Hussein Mustache Rifle Slung Low scowled As he peered into the car at the military checkpoint outside Baghdad. Hesitantly the passengers identified themselves As american and waited for hostility. The Soldier smiled and waved the car on. Far from resenting America for crippling their Economy in the persian Gulf War Many iraqis seem to be reaching out to the country that helped make them International pariahs. In spite of the daily . Invective in the government run press hotel clerks cab Drivers and women in Black Robes carrying wailing malnourished infants bestow Many unexpected smiles on visit ing americans. Even some Republican guardsmen Saddam a most Loyal troops Are Friendly to visitors whose soldiers were their antagonists on the desert battlefields around Kuwait five months ago. A a in be been surprised since in be been in Baghdad at the attitude the iraqis have had. They done to seem to be bitter a said . Army col Douglas Englund. A i Haven to seen any hostility. I feel that wed be a whole lot different toward iraqis in the United a tales said Tenglund. He arrived june 30 to direct the destruction of iraqis ballistic missiles As part of the terms of the United nations cease fire Resolution. The iraqis reactions to americans is clearly not another propaganda stunt orchestrated by the regime even thought it is trying to project the image of a Kinder gentler police state to shake off the crippling . Trade embargo. Kevin Doheny an Irish roman Catholic priest who runs a refugee Aid office in neighbouring Jordan and visits Iraq frequently said a a they re a wonderful people a he said. A but they feel a sense of isolation almost  part iraqi Good will is just Plain Arab hospitality a generosity to strangers drawn from the centuries of lonely bedouin life said Jabra Ibrahim Jabra one of the giants  Arab letters. Part of it comes from the dismay of iraqis whose country is often called the Cradle of Civ mation at finding themselves internationally vilified he said. Jabra a 70-year-old palestinian who has been in Iraq since 1948, Felt plenty of bitterness toward America As he huddled with his wife during Allied bombing raids yugoslav peace talks Stallon control of Ljubljana Yugoslavia apr truce talks broke Down saturday Over who will control Slovenia a International Border Crossings the Issue that has come to symbolize the breakaway republics struggle for Independence. The Federal government set a sunday deadline for the Republic to turn Over control of the Crossings but the head of the nations collective presidency said the military would not be ordered to enforce it. Ethnic violence flared in Croatia which declared Independence along with Slovenia on june 25. The croatian defense ministry said its forces battled serbian nationalists in the Northeast. Reports said As Many As 83 people were killed or injured in the fighting but the figure could not be confirmed. Croatia a information minister Hrvoje Hitrec warned that if Federal troops were called in to separate leading serbs and croats the fighting would make the conflict in Slovenia a look like  the cease fire in Slovenia held for a second Day on saturday. Slovenia seized control of its Borders with Austria Italy and Hungary two Days after declaring Independence. It then battled yugoslav troops to keep control of the posts important symbols of sovereignty for both  from Page 1 wife into withdrawing her divorce petition authorities said. Cooperating prosecutors dropped initial charges to help fool him. They were later refiled in a sealed indictment. Lori Mehmandoust travelled to Iran in March after her husband remained unconvinced by documents showing felony abduction charges and the divorce proceeding had been dropped. She knew iranian authorities could Block her return. A sometimes i would go up in a room by myself and scream into a Pillow a mrs. Mehmandoust 27, said wednesday. A i had to play a game with him and Tell him everything was going to be Fine. I had to be an actress for three  after convincing him she came Home Juno 1 to await his return. Madison county states attorney Bill Habinc credited the ruse and Mehrzade Mehman Doost a preference for an a Lluent . Lifestyle a he earned $50,000 a year As an electrical engineering consultant a for bringing him Back. Clayton county sheriffs it. Michael Maddox said thursday that Mehrzade Mehmandoust 31, had waived extradition and would be returned to Illinois. Lori Mehmandoust said she did not see her husband alter his arrival and Hopes to avoid Contact with him. She refused two collect Telephone Calls wednesday morning from the Atlanta jail. Quot he wants to have me to control me. He thinks he owns me and he owns the children. In Iran he can do that but not in America a she said. Lori Mehmandoust who will refile for divorce said her iranian in Laws were suspicious of her throughout her stay. A they warned him a done to go  they were against me a a she  posts slovenian officials said new talks were planned to try to reach a Compromise on the Borders but they did not say a when the two sides would meet again. The chairman of the Federal collective presidency Stipe Mesic a croat has said that the political leadership would not Call in Federal troops to enforce the sunday deadline. A i believe reason will prevail in the army a Mesic said at a news conference in Zagreb on saturday. Meanwhile Slovenia met other Federal demands. It freed 2,316 Federal army prisoners announced it had lifted blockades at Federal army bases and began to demobilize most of its 25,000-member defense Force. A High ranking european Community Mission prepared meanwhile for its third visit to mediate the slovenian Border Issue. Mesic said talks with the dec delegation due in Yugoslavia on sunday a could provide the Only lasting peaceful solutions to the  the slovenian red Cross said that since the fighting began on june 27, 60 people had been killed a 39 yugoslav soldiers four members of the slovenian defense Force two policemen and 15 civilians. Croatia which has not implemented its Independence declaration As quickly As Slovenia has so far been spared army intervention. But ethnic violence flared there again on saturday when croatian police moved to oust serbian nationalists from some villages in the Northeast. Croatia a Deputy Interior minister Milan Brezak said two members of the territorial defense Force and a Large number of serbian nationalists were killed during two Days of fighting that began on Friday. A it was the most violent conflict. So far this year a Brezak told a news conference in Zagreb. Croatia a vecer in list newspaper said 83 people had been killed or injured but there was no Independent confirmation. About 11 percent of Croatia a 5 million people Are ethnic serbian and Many want their Region to be part of Serbia. There has been fierce ethnic fighting almost daily in Croatia and at least 43 people have been killed in clashes since May. Croatian officials accused the yugoslav army of acting in collusion with the serbian nationalists giving them arms camouflage uniforms and  amp from Page 1 Mance during the persian Gulf War. Medical operations in the persian Gulf were run by individual services and the report said that the decentralized system left americans vulnerable to iraqi attacks during the Earl Days of the buildup. Initially the 18,000-member 82nd airborne div was supported by a single 50-bed air Force Hospital. Sydney t. Hickey spokesman for the National military family association said the recommendation about guaranteeing the level of medical care and Access to it is More important than the reorganization. A that is the sort of a premise upon which everything else can fall a said Hickey who has read the report. A if you done to have a defined Benefit with guaranteed Access then what kind of military medical system do you have it a a but that has faded. A a we thought that if Only we could talk to them As human beings we could Tell them we re not really that Savage that cruel a said Jabra renowned for his arabic translations of Shakespeare. To be sure Many iraqis have no love for  the deepest resentment is against president Bush. To the conspiracy minded arabs Bush is a secret Confederate of Oil interests Israel and the a jewish  in the More bizarre theories he and Saddam plotted the Kuwait invasion. Or. Qasim Moh Ismail director of Baghdad a children a Hospital where War related malnutrition and disease Are treated said a we like you americans very much. Because we find a great difference Between the people and the  j hurry up pact Bush urges Gorbachev Ijamsville my. Ufi a president Bush said saturday he sent his ambassador to the Kremlin to make sure soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev a energizes his bureaucracy so that a strategic arms agreement can be reached this month. Bush who was spending the weekend at the presidential Retreat at Camp David made his comments Midway through a round of Golf at the Holly Hills country club Here accompanied by Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii. Earlier on saturday the . Ambassador to the soviet Union Jack f. Matlock jr., met with Gorbachev at the Kremlin to deliver a message on arms control from Bush. Speaking to reporters Bush made it Clear he was becoming impatient with the failure of . And soviet negotiators to resolve a a technicalities blocking the strategic arms reduction treaty which would require both sides to scale Back their nuclear arsenals by about 30 percent. Bush said he hoped the treaty could be completed a by the end of  Bush declined to go into details on the wording of his message but Baker said Gorbachev was asked a to Send his people instructions so we can close out  under questioning Baker added a they know what the issues  although the official soviet news Agency Tass described the message As a urgent a Bush said it represented a Normal  asked if he thought Gorbachev was dragging his feet Bush replied  it was simply to express our continuing interest in getting this Start agreement finalized a the president said. There Are some technical  subjects that we still have to Iron  Bush said a nothing has changed in terms of relations Between the superpowers and added that the object was to get closer together on the differences a a this is priority for the United states a he said. I want to be sure he energizes his bureaucracy just As we have energized  a spectators applauded Bush when he Sank a Long putt on the ninth Hole before speaking with reporters but jeered when reporters interrupted the game to question him about his message to Gorbachev. Bush flew aboard a helicopter to the country club in Ijamsville a half hour hop from the presidential Retreat. In addition to Baker Bush was joined by Golf pro Mike Mcginnis and his House guest Fred Zeder an old Friend and chairman of the overseas private investment corp. The president plans to remain at Camp David until monday morning. Baker will return to Washington