European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday september 19,1991 at a glance to 1v,,v Harley Davidson fans turned out to Admire their favorite a a hogs at a three Day rally in Karlsruhe Germany. Sec Story in stripes  snarls airports communications failures brought new York s three big airports to a virtual halt for several hours forcing some flights to be diverted. A Page 4rice defends b-2 air Force Secretary Donald b. Rice defended the development of the b-2 stealth bomber saying the f-117 stealth fighter had Quot much much worse problems. Quot a Page 5solzhenitsyn Case dropped the chief soviet prosecutor officially dropped the 1974 treason Case against Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The exiled author said he plans to return to the soviet Union. A Page 8linguist shined in Gulf a Navy Petty officer played a major role in the persian Gulf War when he acted As an interpreter for captured iraqi soldiers. A Page 10s&s readers speak out two stars and stripes readers air their views on the controversy raised by charges of discrimination in . Military and civilian ranks in Europe. A Page 13life without the military sgt. 1st class Simeon Howard did t have the Confidence to leave military life until he received nine hours of instruction at the army career alumni program office in Hanau. Page 18 Index Abby Ann Landers  15 comics. 15-17 commentary. .13 crossword. .15 letters. .12 Money matters a .18 sports. 19-24 to listings. .23 weather. .11 planes from Page 1 inspection flights a he said. The move signals a renewed determination by the Bush administration to Force Saddam into complying with the cease fire he agreed to six months ago. A there Are some units that will definitely go in some within the next Day or so a said a senior administration official travelling with Bush aboard air Force one. A there Are certain precautionary moves being made in connection with the altercation with Iraq about the use of . Helicopters and that a what a going on a said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity. A senior air Force officer said a a we re ready to move if so ordered a but the orders had not yet come Down. A my feeling is that we wont move a the officer said. In the six months since the end of the War Saddam has frustrated . Efforts to search for iraqi nuclear and chemical weapons and ballistic missiles. Under the . Cease fire Resolution Iraq is required to destroy All those weapons and permit International inspections of its weapons making facilities. It was not immediately Clear How Many . Warplanes were being sent where they would be dispatched from and what types would be used. Bush also said he was sending Patriot missiles to saudi Arabia As a a  Bush indicated in a letter to leaders of Congress on monday that his patience with Saddam was running out. The president arriving at the grand Canyon in Arizona turned Back efforts to ask him about the Middle East developments. But when asked if Saddam a time to comply with the cease fire had run out Bush responded a Long time  in his letter to Congress Bush said a the United states will not tolerate the continuation of this situation and if necessary will take action a defense Secretary Dick Cheney called the moves contingency planning and said the United states had not set a specific deadline for Saddam to comply with the cease fire. A it is very important that he under stand that he has no Choice but to comply with those resolutions a Cheney told reporters. Some . Allies from the coalition that Defeated Iraq in the Gulf War Are participating in the Effort As Well the administration official said. A there will be some units moved to saudi Arabia yes a the official said. The official said the United states wants iraqi a a acquiescence for the United nations to use its own helicopters on inspection flights of iraqis military weaponry. A acquiescence meaning there will be no hostile action a taken by Iraq the official said. At . Headquarters Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar said he saw no sign that the iraqis were ready to drop their resistance to weapons inspections. A i have no indication that they Are modifying their position so far a he said. On Capitol Hill Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas Saia Bush is giving Saddam a one last Chance to comply voluntarily or pay the  Senate democratic Leader George j. Mitchell of Maine said he was waiting for the White House to Tell him a the reasons for the decision. But he said a there is no Legal requirement that the president has to notify members of Congress about the prospective movement of american troops that would put them in hostile situations. At the Pentagon a senior military officer said the allies had grown weary of Saddam a resistance. A a he a been playing a Shell game showing a Complete Lack of compliance in their attempts to conduct their inspections of his biological chemical and nuclear facilities a the officer said. A a they be continually moved things around. If they can Bury things they Bury it. If they can hide it they hide it a the officer said. A your experience has been that the Only time Saddam Hussein has complied is when he a been forced  the officer said the a last Straw was when Iraq told the . Inspection teams that they could not Fly their own helicopters to Monitor the identification and destruction of iraqis Long Range missiles and chemical biological and nuclear weapons programs. A a he a not in any position to set conditions. This foot dragging and Shell game has gone on since the end of the War and it can to go on a the officer said. T the comments came after Abc news reported that the United states is pc ared to renew an attack on Iraq per aps within Days if Saddam does not agree to full and Complete inspection of weapons Sites. The report by the networks Pentagon correspondent said thousands of . Troops have been alerted to prepare to go Back to saudi Arabia to be in place to attack Iraq. Gen. John r. Galvin commander of nato military forces was asked on Abc what the possibilities were of renewed hostilities against Iraq. A a it a possible. It All depends on Saddam a Galvin said. In Cairo Egypt on wednesday Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii discussed the military moves with saudi arabians ambassador to the United states Prince Bandar. Saudi Arabia was skittish about the location of foreign troops on its soil in the Early stages of the Gulf crisis but acquiesced for fear that Saddam might invade the saudi kingdom. Separately White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said a i done to think its an offensive kind of operation. In a not sure there a a decision to do anything just to be in  until last week Iraq insisted that Only iraqi helicopters and pilots could be used by . Inspectors. On monday diplomats said Iraq partially gave in by agreeing to allow . Inspectors to use three helicopters and Crews donated by Germany but at the same time imposing unacceptable restrictions on their use. About 36,300 . Military personnel remain in the Gulf Region. They include 11,200 from the army 4,750 airmen and 16,000 sailors. In the Mediterranean the Navy has three cruisers one destroyer two frigates four amphibious ships and eight auxiliary ships such As oilers and tenders. In the persian Gulf and the surrounding Waters there Are some 26 . Ships including the Carrier Abraham Lincoln the miscellaneous command ship la Salle three cruisers two destroyers five frigates four amphibious ships four minesweepers and six auxiliary ships. In the red sea there Are three frigates and one support ship a source  from Page 1 Ramstein a Germany spokesman Doug Moore said that no air Force units in Europe were on Alert and that Safe had received no information from the Pentagon about the possibility of an Alert. Although acknowledging that . Army in Europe Headquarters was aware of the televised report a spokeswoman for the command in Heidelberg Germany said a we have nothing for you at this  staff sgt. Elayne Veerna would not comment on whether any Usa eur units have been put on Alert or deployed. Europe based troops played a heavy role in operation desert storm. Both air Force and army units spent months in the desert before the War and some have remained in saudi Arabia and Kuwait. In addition troops from Europe Are taking part in operation provide Comfort ii in Southern Turkey the Effort to protect iraqi kurd from iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein a military. So far however there is no information available to determine if that presence there is about to increase. The number of military flights from Germany to saudi Arabia did not in crease on wednesday according to flight information officials at Ramstein a and Rhein main a. One flight was scheduled to leave Rhein main a but the flight was cancelled. No flights left Ramstein a on tuesday or wednesday. Asked about the increased level of Alert for v corps troops in Germany a spokesman for the corps said a i have nothing for  about 1,500 Hundred soldiers from 8th inf div Are part of a task Force providing Security in Kuwait a v corps spokesman said. The soldiers of the bad Kreuz Nach Germany based unit Are on a 90-Day rotation that began sept. 15. There Are also about 30 other v corps support soldiers assigned to the Region the spokesman said. Four f-4g phantom is from the 52nd tac fighter Wing at Span Dahlem a Germany already Are temporarily assigned to Dhahran saudi Arabia As part of a continuing . Presence in the persian Gulf said capt. Mike rein a Span Dahlem spokesman. Rein said the Wing which has fewer than 100 people in saudi Arabia is rotating air planes and Crews in and out of the Middle East about every 90 Days under a joint chiefs of staff order to continue the . Presence there. A we have not been Given a close Date a rein said of the rotation. Other Safe bases with equipment and personnel still in saudi Arabia include Raf upper Heyford a Home base for ef-111 electronic warfare aircraft and Raf Ben Waters Home of a-10 close air support aircraft. Both bases Are in England. A Squadron of f-111 Long Range tactical fighter aircraft from Raf Laken Heath England is currently on temporary duty to Zaragoza a Spain for routine weapons training a base spokesman said. It was a planned deployment for the 492nd tac fighter so the spokesman said. Some Lakenheath based Falls participated in the Gulf air War from a base in saudi Arabia. A spokesman for the 32nd army air defense come in Darmstadt Germany which sent Patriot missile units to saudi Arabia and Israel during the Gulf War had no comment when asked if soldiers in that command had been placed on Alert. It. Col. William Harkey referred All questions to the . Army Europe. Surface to air missile and combat Engineer soldiers from the Germany based 3rd inf div Are currently serving in Kuwait in support of the 8th inf div at Camp Doha a division spokesman said. A Kitzinger based stinger anti aircraft missile Section consisting of 18 soldiers from the 4th in 3rd air defense arty left for Kuwait on sept. 2, maj. Steven Shively said. The stinger is a shoulder fired anti aircraft missile capable of destroying jets planes and helicopters. About 150 soldiers assigned to co a 10th engr in 3rd engr brigade left the Gulf Region aug. 27, Shively said. The Kitzinger based combat engineers Are trained and equipped to build obstacles to hinder possible enemy movement and destroy obstacles placed in their paths. Shively said no other 3rd inf div units Are deployed to the Gulf Region nor Are any expected to be