European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday october 1, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 13 commentary Marcia Kunstel again survival is name of Saddam s game by it ,0,great one to Ewakd tuft the is Active again Saddam Hussein keeps stepping to the Brink of War not because he wants to fight. Rather he is fighting to survive. Even quieting of the latest ruckus in Baghdad will not imply that Iraq is retreating from conflict. Confrontations Are sure to continue. Belligerent treatment of United nations inspectors probably wont end until the teams have ferreted out All of Saddam a weapons secrets and dismantled the remnants of his War machine. That is exactly what he is trying to prevent. Such aggressive actions Are outrageous in a country that suffered Swift and total defeat Only six months ago. Why was the Brash iraqi dictator not humbled by his loss what does he think he is doing Saddam is doing what he has done repeatedly after every setback he and his ruling clique Nave endured. He is consolidating what resources he has left and stepping into bold action for both material and symbolic reasons. Quot within months after iraqis bruising eight year War with Iran for example Saddam did not Lay Back to Salve his wounds but barged into an offensive against kurdish rebels in Northern Iraq who had sided with the iranians. Within two years his population and military still weary of Battle he marched into Kuwait and claimed it for his own. Just As he did after the Iran Iraq War though with radically less credibility Saddam told his people that he won the persian Gulf War. That was a prelude to the current events that Are so mystifying to westerners who believe they creamed this Guy and can to figure out Why he refuses to act like a loser. A when he accepted the cease fire it was under duress. And his Assumption was if there a no Choice you accept it and Hope that circumstances will change to let you do what you want a a explained Laurie Mylroie a professor at the . Naval War College and co author of a recent Book on Saddam. In the United nations cease fire Iraq agreed to give up All its weapons of mass destruction a biological chemical nuclear and ballistic missiles a and its ability to produce them for the future. It also agreed to let the . Inspect the premises. But circumstances have not changed so Saddam in his blustering manner has chosen to defy the cease fire to accomplish what he wants. The main thing he wants now is weapons. Thus he has hidden components of his weapons systems and withheld documents that pinpoint Iraa a weapons development. Materiel the iraqis tried to keep away from United nation inspectors last week Are among the keys to Saddam a Arsenal. A in this particular instance there Are important Materiel things at stake a Mylroie said analysing the standoff in Baghdad. A the documents themselves to the extent they give a Complete picture of iraqis nuclear program make it much easier to track it Down. That and the list of foreign suppliers. A Saddam looks to rebuild this whole thing a she said. Other Iraq watchers agree. A this prime consideration is to have his regime survive and regain some kind of influence in the Middle East a said Donald Reid professor of Middle East history at Georgia state University. A i think he a willing to go to the Brink or almost to the Brink in Hopes he can keep some of his weapons systems unc hastened by his loss Saddam is trying to pick up the pieces and remake himself into a regional Power again. The destruction of conventional weapons in the Gulf War make a rebuilding of non conventional weapons that much More important. At the same time Saddam a obstructionist moves Buff up his Battle tarnished image As the singular Arab Leader who does no to fall before Western imperialists. This is important at Home where Saddam is contending with Domestic political problems after putting Down rebellions by shiites in the South and kurd in the North. He must hold tightly to the Center. A a time honoured Way throughout history of pulling together a divided internal nation is to be in a defiant Mode to an outside threat a said Jarrold Post professor of psychiatry political psychology and International relations at George Washington University. Muscle flexing also plays to audiences in Arab streets throughout the Region where average people often showed an emotional sympathy to Saddam s belligerence even when their leaders had hooked up with the .-led Alliance. Post said that support especially from palestinians May have been a a transformational experience in which Saddam believed he finally was carrying out the role history assigned to him. He is not about to abandon it. A the magnitude of his Power drive is really quite extraordinary. He is not a Man who can be expected to be Content to be a nation builder inside Iraq a said Post. A for him to survive psychologically Means to be exercising Power on the world Saddam is described As engaged in a Tough poker game or International brinkmanship. In the last big Gamble Saddam stepped Over the Brink and much of the world ended up in War. The problem now is that no one knows How closely the Edge will entice him again. C Cox news service Pon Oldenburg workplace ramp a could revolutionize America dear Boss remember years ago when you first heard about flextime and suspected it was some kind of a scam to put in less than a Days work for a full Days pay eventually productivity experts convinced you that flexible work scheduling is a Good thing right then came ergonomic work stations. Building Ordinary office chairs and desks to satisfy the physical and health needs of the work Force seemed pretty darn Flaky at first did no to it but soon you recognized that employees minus bad backs Arentt such a pain in the neck. And who Ever would have dreamed this place one Day would be virtually smoke free the latest word from the mind body Frontier also known As californians that a 20-minute Nap two or three times a Day every Day will do wonders a not Only for our attitudes but also for our creativity and productivity. For the Sake of open mindedness lets refer to these personal downtime As a jul radian sounds frighteningly futuristic i know but that s the term used by Ernest l Rossi the los Angeles clinical psychologist noted for his psycho biological trailblazing. Who is promoting this ramp a for everyone a daily life. Not Only has Rossi coined the word a jul radian a but he has written a Book the 20-minute break using the new science of Ultra Ian rhythms Tarcher $17.95. In it he says his findings from two decades of research indicate that taking such Breaks reduces stress maximizes performance and improves health and emotional Well being. Larry Dossey a physician and author of space time and Medicine says Rossius work a will change the lives of Many. And could have revolutionary consequences for everyone on How we work play and Lead our daily Rossius premise is that we All experience daily biological rhythms a cycles of psychological and physical arousal Peak performance stress and recovery that can recur every 90 to 120 minutes More than a dozen times every Day. These natural peaks and troughs Are what he Calls Ultra Ian rhythms not to be confused with circadian rhythms that govern our 24-hour waking sleeping schedule or with biorhythms that Rossi condemns As a a hoax. Like modern instead ult radians swing us pendulum like from those heightened mental and physical states when every thing seems Clear Cut and our Energy seems infinite to those drowsy Daydrea my blah moments when just focusing requires Effort. A these rhythms of adaption help us optimize top performance when we need to be at our Best when interacting with the outside world a says Rossi who has been taking Ultra Ian Breaks for about 10 years. A and they allow us to kick Back and take a break so that we can catch up with unfinished psychological business within ourselves at an appropriate the problem is most of us ignore our body a warning signals when it s time to catch a Wink or two. What else Are we to do with deadlines and All that Rossi says it s All the More True in office settings. You see construction workers and Farmers standing around elbows propped on shovel handles taking a breather when they need to he says but a desk bound workers with very sedentary types of jobs usually persevere straight through their cycles. Big mistake Boss we fall into a a chronic state of mild arousal that is neither Peak performance nor the Healing relaxing and restorative rest and relaxation we need a says Rossi. Because during work hours we Don t take regular naps or i mean Ultra Ian Breaks productivity is Down and so is Quality. Rossi says a the Good office is not Only going to say a take Breaks a but also have a Nice Garden nearby where people can go to Rossi says by skipping these mini recuperation whether its dozing off sitting on a Park Bench or daydreaming at our desks we set ourselves up for something he labels a malfunction Junction a where stress builds leading to mistakes and failure. He a also got this theory that our society a drug alcohol and obesity problems actually Are ill conceived attempts to stimulate artificially our rest depraved out of sync selves. He says if we danced to our Ultra Ian rhythms we go Home after work and slug Back a Martini or pig out on twinkies. You want proof right Rossi does no to exactly have it. Quot there is no heavy scientific confirmation of this yet a he concedes. But he a working on that. He does Point out that japanese corporations Are practising Ultra Ian Breaks when they require workers to exercise lightly twice a Day and we All know about japanese productivity. Uthe Washington Po-,1
