European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cover Story v missing from the Caver life now stops for four years Nurmi Bourski said referring to her missing sons Nasser 31, and Talal 28. When the Doorbell rings at unexpected times 17 year old fuda Bourski her name is arabic for Sil ver said she often goes to answer wondering if it is her older Brothers. We always have the feeling that they Are com ing she said of Talal and Nasser a third brother suspected of being a resistance Leader was executed by the iraqi army. Kuwait is a wealthy country and the Bourski House is a vast residence with Gates and servants and landscaped grounds the rooms Are furnished with the spare luxury of the Middle East ornate carpets Plush couches antique heirlooms and old family photographs. Compared to the round the clock Neon and commotion of Kuwait City the kuwaitis inside their Homes prefer a simpler Beauty. But the most Beautiful thing is still missed said Wafa Al Hamad a neighbor of the Bourlis. She too is missing two Brothers. Ten Young men from the neighbourhood were Cap tured in january 1991, a month before the ground Campaign that liberated Kuwait. Iraqi troops sur rounded the houses before Dawn and kicked the door sin. -. A. Four of the captives were eventually killed including fuda s brother. The Fate of the other six remains unknown. Al Hamad is familiar with american perceptions 6&s King org kuwaitis pass by a reminder of prisoners from the persian Gulf War. The sign is at Kuwait City s too. Of Kuwait of the stereotype that the kuwaitis Are self entered and uncaring and wallowing in Oil wealth. She said she heard the stories last year when her country invited families of the american Chil Dren killed during the Gulf War to visit Kuwait. The american family members numbering about 100, met with kuwaitis who have also lost relatives. We now have Good relationships she said of the americans. We Are friends. They said they changed their minds. They said Kuwait is a very kind Small  -. " the outer reception room of the Bourski Home has not been used in nearly four years. The expensive furniture is shrouded in sheets the lights dimmed waiting for the grandest reception of All the Day Talal and Nasser come Home. But the Bourski sons private rooms Are kept lit and ready. The Linen is changed daily. Tea dishes so important in arabic culture sit ready to be steeped and poured. Their belongings Are on their dressers or hanging in closets. Their photographs Are on the Walls Talal at College in Ohio Nasser studying in Michigan. A Koran verse hangs on one Wall we will give him All our Hope. But not All our Hope goes to Allah Al Hamad said. We also give some of our Hope to the . Government because they have the pressure to solve problems. Our government tries hard to do some thing for them. But this is a very big problem and Kuwait is a very Small country. It has t the Power to pow pins worn by kuwaitis. S&3 kit a org is Ken Georg Badir and Nurmi Bourski waft Al Hamad fuda Bourski and Lola Al Hamad miss family members. Do  she acknowledged the sad Paradox that the kuwaitis Are among the wealthiest people on the planet and yet they cannot Purchase Freedom. Really nothing is Worth this she said sweeping her hand across the elegant room. Because we know the value of our sons and  Al Hamad was quiet a moment with emotion. My younger brother Ahmad i was too close to  and her eyes Loo showed emotion. I. Misshim."-. ,."" v. Dressed in Black Al Hamad s Mother Lola Al Hamad closed her eyes. We Are always remembering our children she said. The War is not Over. We Are still remembering our  they find strength Wafa Al Hamad said in the words of islam. We live for Hope she said1. If you read the Koran it s like magic. It makes you very relaxed. Very hopeful. It s so Beautiful. You can t imagine. Maybe it is because we have Faith Allah gives  the poetry of the Koran is said to defy translation. Its words written almost 14 centuries ago were meant for poor desert tribes that could never imag Ine the Oil wealth that might lie beneath their wind swept wastelands. Of those who suffer and wait it is written for them the gardens of Eden under whose shades shall Rivers flow decked shall they be therein with bracelets of Gold and Green Robes of silk and Rich brocade shall they Wear reclining them there non thrones. Page. 4 sunday november 20, 1994