European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Horner ready if Bush orders renewed attack Washington apr the air Force general who directed the Allied air War against Iraq said wednesday that american warplanes could wipe out All of iraqis known nuclear research and production facilities if so ordered by president Bush. It. Gen. Charles a. Horner said it would take at least several Days of continuous bombing to eliminate the iraqi nuclear program but he also obliquely suggested that any amount of bombing might not change iraqi president Saddam Hussein a nuclear Ambi. Tons. Horner a a How re you going to Hurt Saddam Hussein a Horner mused. Many of his own people Are in revolt against Saddam a and Here he is continuing to want to protect his nuclear weapons program in disregard of . Demands it be destroyed. A a in a at a loss As to what you do with a Guy like that a Horner told a group of reporters. At the state department spokesman Dave Denny noted that . Officials have said much analysis remains to be done before they can draw conclusions about How Complete Saddam a nuclear disclosures have been. Horner repeatedly stressed that head been see Horner on Page 2 u accuses of nuclear Washington apr the United states on thursday accused Saddam Hussein of playing a a Shell games with nuclear equipment and appearing to defy a . Deadline to provide a full inventory of iraqis weapons of mass destruction. A this is unfortunate because we be made it quite Clear he will abide by the . Resolutions a said White House spokesman roman Popadiuk As the deadline arrived. A we will make sure that Iraq complies with All the relevant .  he did not Rule out future military action but indicated a military strike was not imminent. A july 25, today was not a deadline for military action a Popadiuk said. President Bush did not mention the deadline in a later speech to a religious group. But he said recent developments underscored that standing up to Saddam had been a right and  a who can doubt this now knowing As we do just How close Saddam Hussein was to possessing nuclear weapons and the Means to deliver them against defenceless men women and children a Bush told the anti Chian orthodox Christian convention in a speech in Arlington a. Bush said that a Iraq will not realize its potential As a nation so Long As Saddam stays in  Popadiuk said the Bush administration believes that the information provided thus far by Iraq on its nuclear chemical and biological weapons capability Falls Short of the . Dictate for full disclosure. A to this moment As far As i am aware Iraq has not fully complied a the spokesman said. A in terms of nuclear weapons i think its been quite obvious Oyer the past two or three weeks that they be been playing a Shell game with their equipment a he said. Hanging together japanese sailors form an intricate pattern on the Yard arms of awaiting an order to unfurl the sails while aboard the train a four masted ship cruising near Seattle. The sailors were ing vessel that belongs to Japan a transport ministry. Still Popadiuk sought to minimize the importance of thursday s deadline As have other . Officials including Bush. A the significance of today s deadline is Only in the sense that this was a . Marker to judge whether the iraqi government and Saddam Hussein was operating in Good Faith to meet the requirements of the . Resolution a Popadiuk said. A unfortunately it appears that he has not met that requirement has not provided the information that a necessary under the . Resolution. And 1 done to think it comes As a major Surprise to a lot of people Given his past track record a the spokesman said. Popadiuk said that More about Saddam s intentions will be Learned from the greeting a . Team of inspectors receives saturday when it is to begin inspecting suspected weapons equipment in Iraq. A previous team was turned away when iraqi soldiers fired shots into the air. Under the cease fire agreement that ended the persian Gulf War Iraq promised to cooperate with . Inspections and destruction of its capability to build or use weapons of mass destruction. Meanwhile in Iraq thousands of iraqis were reported to have fled Baghdad in anticipation of possible Allied military action. Iraqis rushed to stockpile food bottled cooking Gas and gasoline aggravating the existing shortages stemming from the . Economic embargo imposed on Iraq after it invaded Kuwait last August. Thousands of iraqis also sought Haven in neighbouring Jordan. Many went there before the bombing threat to seek respite from the hardships in their War ravaged country. Others Are looking for Refuge in the West. Gorbachev urges party to Reform Moscow apr president Mikhail s. Gorbachev urged communist leaders thursday to save their disintegrating party by rejecting a outdated ideological dogmas and seeking support beyond the working class. The latest and most direct bid by Gorbachev to move his party away from marxist Leninist policies came at the opening of a two Day Central committee meeting that was expected to pit hard liners against reformers. But the beginning of the closed door conference appeared less divisive than anticipated even though Gorbachev a proposed platform  once vilified by communists a free Market Economy ownership of private property and Freedom of religion. The Lack of strident opposition indicated that even hard liners recognize the need to recast the party s image and try to recapture Public support. Gorbachev who is party chief As Well As National president also said the goal of a communist Utopia was not realistic. He attacked orthodox hard liners for being inflexible to changes needed to see Gorbachev on Page 2