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2 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS _FRONTLINES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1,1991
Rally in Washington drew crowd of 75 K
Students from all over the country united in protest
By Theo Turque
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Tens of thousands of protesters
expressed heartfelt concern for
the safe return of the American
troops in the Middle East as
people raged through the streets
of Washington, D.C. on
Saturday,
The anti-war sentiments held
by the protestors were diverse.
“T have a lot of grief for the
Traqi children being bombed,”
said Pete, a retired captain from
the Army Special Forces. While
holding an American flag in
front of him, he said he was
concerned for our troops in the
Middle East.
“TI want them out alive and I
want them out now,” he said.
“I’m confused and sad. My
feelings are with the children,”
he added.
In preparation for the march a
group of anti-war demonstrators
carried a model (approximately
12 feet large) of a business man
dressed in a jacket and tie.
“This model portrays
everything that is bad in the U.S.
Corporate America,” said one of
the demonstrators.
‘Two protesters with gas masks
around their necks said the
government's reasons for going
to war were all wrong. The war,
they said, is not human rights
issue, but a display of greed for
oil and more power.
“The U.S> is not concerned
with human rights. Why hasn’t
the U.S. done anything about the
Afrikaners taking over South
Africa and killing Africans?”
said Karen Rasmussen of Albion
College in Michigan.
She added, “Why hasn’t the
government done anything about
South African apartheid?”
“We are making an investment
in Kuwait,” Rasmussén said.
“The U.S. is making a front.
They aren’t really saving
people,” said Joe Fex,
Military surveillance in Khafji, Saudi Arabia- by land and air
Rasmussen’s friend. “They are
saving their oil.”
“We need to look for alternate
sources of fuel,” Fex said.
A group of students from
Northwestern University began
chanting, “Send George Bush!
Send Dan Quayle! Send Neil
Bush when he gets out of jail!”
and “No blood for oil. Get our
troops off foreign soil!”
One speaker compared Bush’s
AP Laser Photo
allegation that Iraq’s invasion of
Kuwait was an act of “naked
aggression” to American Indians
being thrown off their land.
Waving a Palestinian flag
from a tree, Reza, originally
from Iran, and a graduate of the
University of Massachusetts
said, “They (the American
troops) have no business being
there.”
“Hypocrisy is great. (For)
eight years [Iran was] at war
with Iraq. The U.S. was
supplying Iraq with weapons
(during that time),” he said.
“It’s obvious he (Hussein)
stepped out of line. He’s not the
good little bastard we want. him
to be,” Reza said.
“U.S. shut down all avenues
[by engaging in war],” he said.
Jesse Jackson led a prayer for
“our children in the Middle
East” in protest of the war.
“We’ve unleashed a fury,” he
said. “There sanctions were
working. There must be a better
way.”
One radical group called the
Revolutionary Communist Youth
Brigade (RCYB) handed out
fliers which stated, “Fuck the
U.S. and all its might!
Revolutionary war is the one
we'll fight!”
“The murdering dogs are
massacring our sisters and
brothers in the Middle
East...Their ‘New World Order’
is like their “Law and Order’ in
Amerika...”
The flyer also stated, “We
need to seize every chance to get
the people ready for revolution.”
Although a minority in this
anti-war rally, pro-war activists
conveyed a very strong message
to the peace protesters.
“Think before you speak,”
said one pro-war activist. “Your
words may be torturing the
POWs.”
Another pro-war activist said,
“J spent six years in the army. I
went to Grenada. This maggot
[Saddam Hussein] is killing
people!”
“One day, this whole world
will be free and it will be
because of the U.S.A.,” said the
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1,1991_FRONTLINES ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 3
War supporters defend their beliefs at at protest
NG, aes
By Douglas Reinowitz
BUSINESS MANAGER
In response to the peace demonstration
in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, which
amassed over 100,000 protesters, over
100 people held a counter-demonstration
in support of the war.
John E. Brandenburg, the Chairman of
the Committee to Support the Troops, said
the rally took two days to organize. Most
of the protesters, he said, were members
of the Armed Forces.
Brandenburg said the demonstration is
a “spontaneous show of love and
affection” and “a gesture of respect.”
“J don’t like war,” he said. “I see both
sides. I made a choice.”
“T’m going to keep demonstrating ‘till
the war is over,” he stressed.
Brandenburg then pointed to the pro-
war ralliers and said, “These are the
patriots and these,” he said, referring to
the peace demonstrators, “are the scuzz!”
David Dosti, a student from George
Washington University, carrying a sign
which read “Baghdad or Bust,” said,
“Only a minority don’t support the troops.
Eighty-six percent of the country supports
all that’s going on.”
He added, “Every single one of the
(other) 14 percent (that) are here today
sends a bad message to the troops.”
With tears in his eyes, Dosti said the
goals of war could be expanded to solving
other conflicts in the Middle East.
One pro-war protester, who said he was
being dispatched to Saudi Arabia on
Monday said he couldn’t believe the
peace protesters were not supporting him.
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Anti-war protesters yeil at a pro-involvement counter-protester in front of the White House at the conclusion
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of the anti-war rally. Later that evening, eight anti-war protesters were arrested after a police cracked down
on thelr rally.
By Meghan Howard
MANAGING EDITOR
‘What was initially a peaceful
anti-war protest took a violent
turn on Constitution Avenue
between the White House and
Lafayette Park on Saturday
when, in an effort to keep
peace, Washington, D.C. Police
seriously injured some
protesters.
By the end of the day,
numbers and the remaining
gathered behind the White
‘House in Lafayette Park. The
police blocked off Constitution
Avenue earlier in the day due to
the protest and the participants
protesters had dwindled in
spilled over the snow fence
erected around the park and into
the street. Since groups of war
supporters were in mixed in
with the protesters, several
arguments broke out.
One protester attempted to
bum a flag brought on cheers
of “Burn the fascist symbol”
which were countered by others
shouting, “Burn commies, not
Old Glory,” The flag was
snatched away by a war
supporter,
“The flag is gone,” the
‘protester who attempted to burn
it said [symbolically]. “It sure
is,” said an anti-war advocate.
‘The verbal sparring continued
throughout the crowd, as people _
other. Some protesters chanted
Statements such as, “We stand
in solidarity with people in the
Middle East who hate the
American flag,” and “Baghdad
is everywhere; we are all
Iraqis.”
Some of the protesters
decided to perform acts of civil
disobedience by sitting in the
Street. One person Said they.
were frying to make a
statement, and were not trying
to go to jail, The other
‘protesters gathered around them
and continued chanting,
dancing and making noise by
the
Protesters encounter violence at White House!
_ beatin,
3
this expression of protest. At
6:45 p.m., there was a “die-in,”
where the sound of a dropping
‘bomb was simulated, and as the
“bomb” hit, the protesters fell to
the ground.
During this time, there was a
dine of police standing along the
fence of the White House, as
well as other police officers
inside on the grounds. In
addition, there were four
mounted police, Along the
sidewalk, the police had parked -
their cars bumper to bumper
from one end of Constitution
Avenue to the other. Several
motorcycle police were also
present.
At 6:54 p.m., paddywagons
began to arrive. One police
Officer said, “I think we should
bring in a water truck, give
them five minutes to leave,
them sweep them up. We've
been pretty lenient with them”
_ He also said the white shirts
were too afraid to make a
decision about what to do with
the protesters. Another officer.
‘said the permit for the protest
ended at 4 o'clock.
At7:30 p.m., an unmarked
Police car tried to drive through
crowd. Protesters
‘Surrounded the car, Motorcycle
_ police immediately intervened
and extracted the car from the
_ crowd. Four minutes later, some
_ War supporters ‘were forced to
" quickly.
Olice. Police cars began to|
“converge on the protesters.
Police officers from the squad
cars quickly got out with their
clubs and were forcefully told
by an attending officer to get|
back in their cars. Moments|
later, the police from all the
squad cars got out of the éars,|
billy clubs in hand, and stood|
behind the original line of
police who were in the circle,
At 7:49 p.m., one policeman’
in the circle said, “It's hammer-
time.” A second line of police!
formed behind the main line.
Around 7:52 p.m., a small sit-in}
formed. At 7:55 p.m., the police!
issued a warning. An officer!
announced that the protesters
should get back into the park|
and off the street.
At 8 p.m., the action started.
the sit-in part
officer said if the protesters|
didn’t move, they would be
‘arrested. The protesters chose to)
‘remain in place. Some of the|
police encircled the sit-in. Some|
police began to move in
‘One policeman,
shouted, "Whoa! Wait a
clubs to push the protesters
through a ape hole ae the!
4 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS FRONTLINES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1,1991
"It’s not a black and white
ISSUES
-Karen Rasmussen 3
Albion, Michigan /
A photo essay documenting the peaceful
beginning and violent end of the January 26,
4991 anti-war rally in Washington, D.C.
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"You've got to separate it. f
There's war and then there’s H
Saddam Hussein." 4
-"Pete" d
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1991 _FRONTLINES ALBANY STUDENT PRESS. 5
"There are going to
be a lot of people
killled because
people like these
"It's hammer-time" (protesters) aren't
-A Washington, D.C. putting out 100 %"
Metro Police Officer -Marine 2nd Lt.
just before the Jamison Kooi
crackdown on
protesters
Photojournalism by
Jim Lukaszewski, Jr.
6 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS _FRONTLINES _FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1991
Podium
Derspectives:
If a draft were
announced, would you
willingly serve?
"Yes. Definitely. I'm for the
war. Iraq had no right
attacking Kuwait the way it
has. It's our duty to help
smaller and weaker nations
in their efforts for freedom."
— Raphael Blum - Senior
"No. I think the war and
what's going on over there
| are simply not worth dying
| for. It would be hypocritical
to say we're fighting for
democracy over there when
there are Americans here who
are fighting for basic civil SS
right which are not granted
shee Ee ENED: "Yes. I don’t understand
why you wouldn't. It’s the
right thing to do. Not to say
war is right but I think when
your country calls you, you
should support it, right or
wrong”
- Rawle A. Thornhill -
Freshman
, —Kendal Ludden - Graduate
"No.I don't believe in war. I
couldn't kill anyone and don't
wish to be killed.”
— Ann Tritt - Senior
" No. If the agreement of the
war is to stop Hussein, then
previous diplomatic
oppurtunities should have
been utilized, thus avoiding
war. The issue instead is
_ stopping Iraq from
controlling its own soil and
desire to place control in the
hands of U.S. corporations. I
won't fight for that. No way."
—Stephen Grimaldi - Senior
"Yes. If called, I wouldn't
have much choice. If it was
& between war and prision, I'd
choose the Gulf.”
—Michael Bitter - Junior
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1991 _FRONTLINES ALBANY STUDENT PRESS 7
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Marines from the 1st Marine Division fight for the control of the town of Khafji.
War Briefs:
latest news
from the
Persian Gulf
(AP) A U.S> command and|
control plane was reportedly shot|
down in the war against Iraq, but}
ithe central allied command could)
not confirm the report. CBS,]
citing Pentagon sources, said a C-'
130 with 18 to 20 people aboard]
'went down behind enemy lines.
Iraq fired another missile at|
Israel Thursday night, (6 p.m., 11
lam. EST) and the rocket
apparently hit the occupied West!
Bank, the chief army spokesman
said. Gen. Nachman Shai told
Israel radio it was likely the|
missile fell in the West Bank.
Allied troops took back the}
coastal town that saw the Persian|
Gulf War’s first sustained ground)
fighting, the Saudi military said)
Thursday. But Marines suggested)
that some Iraqis probably
remained and would have to be|
flushed out door-to-door searches.
The allied command confirmed
that 11 Marines were killed late|
Tuesday along Kuwait’s
southeastern border in an area of|
lopen desert about 15 miles west
of Khafji. They were the first}
American ground forces to die in|
battle in the Gulf War.
“The U.S. military command|
said Thursday that two U.S>|
soldiers - a man and a woman -
apparently were missing. An
early report said the two were not)
directly involved in the ground]
battle against Iraqi forces in
northern Saudi Arabia, Gen. Pat|
Stevens IV told reporters. It was|
the first report of a woman soldier
Continued on page 8
AP Laser Photo
the occupied West Bank.
Persian Gulf war.
attacks.
West Bank hit by Scud,
but no damage or injuries
Jerusalem, Israel
(AP) Iraq fired another missile at Israel last night, and the army said
Air raid sirens went off at 6 p.m. (11 a.m. EST), and about 40
minutes later the army advised Israelis that they could remove their
gas masks, indicating no chemical weapons were involved.
The army’s chief spokesman, Brig. Gen. Nachman Shai, said one
missile landed in a northern area of the West Bank. There were no
immediate reports of casualties or damage, he said.
In the last missile attack on Monday, an Iraqi Scud landed near
the West Bank village of Deir Ballut, causing no injuries. The West
Bank is home to Palestinians, who have strongly backed Iraq in the
Reporters in Tel Aviv said they heard no firings last night of U.S.-
supplied Patriot interceptors missiles. The United States has rushed
a half-dozen Patriot batteries to Israel to defend against Scud missile
The Patriots did not fire on Monday either. On at least three
occasions, Patriots have brought down incoming missiles aimed at
the cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean coast.
Ground war in the Gulf begins; soldiers missing
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
By Fred Bayles
(AP) Saudi troops backed by
U.S. Marines took back the
coastal town that saw the Persian
Gulf War’s first sustained ground
fighting yesterday the Saudi
military said. But front-line
commanders said they suspected
the Iraqis were planning an even
larger attack.
The U.S. military command
said two U.S. soldiers - a man
and a woman - apparently were
missing. The two were not
directly involved in the fighting
at the northern Saudi port of
Khafji, Brig. Gen. Pat Stevens
IV told reporters.
In Washington, a Pentagon
source said a U.S. plane had
been shot down. Stevens said
US. officials were checking an
unconfirmed report that the
plane was a C-130 transport.
By yesterday morning in
Khafji, the remnants of an Iraq
armored column were cornered
and under siege by U.S. artillery.
By yesterday evening, Saudi
forces had completed the
recapture of the town, allied
officials said.
According to initial reports,
160 Iraqi soldiers were captured
in the battle, Stevens said. Saudi
officials said a large portion of
their tanks and equipment were
destroyed.
Iraq’s officials news agency
yesterday quoted the newspaper
of Iraq’s ruling Baath party as
saying the ground fighting was
the prelude to a far bigger battle.
The paper, Al-Thawra, called it
“the beginning of a thunderous
storm blowing on the Arab
desert.”
Marines on the outskirts of
Khafji said they had been told
five or six Iraqi divisions - at
least 60,000 troops - were
massing near the Saudi town of
Wafra, about 25 miles to the
west, and believed to be
preparing for an attack.
The four-pronged Iraqi attack
that began Tuesday evening and
appeared to end yesterday
involved only about 1,500
ground troops and 50 tanks and
was considered a probe to test
allied strength.
The fighting resulted in the
first American ground casualties.
The U.S. military command said
yesterday in Riyadh that 11
Marines were killed. It earlier
had said 12 were killed.
Staff officers at the 1st Marine
Division’s headquarters said the
Marines were killed late Tuesday
along Kuwait’s southwestern
border in the desert about 15
miles west of Khafji. Stevens
said three light armored vehicles
were lost, but did not say
whether the Marines killed were
in the vehicles,
Al-Thawra boasted that
Baghdad, not the allies, would
set the timing of the ground
confrontation.
By grabbing Khafji, “Iraq
‘became the one who initiated the
opening of new pages of the
battle according to the date and
place it decides,” he said.
Allied commanders have said
they would resist Iraqi efforts to
drag them into a ground war
before allied air assaults had
beaten the enemy down.
On Wednesday, White House
spokesman Marlin Fitzwater
indicated President Bush would
be the one to order a ground
offensive, and said he had not
given such a command.
In addition to the ground
fighting, battles flared in the seas
and skies. British Jaguar fighter-
bombers attacked a 300-foot
Iraqi landing craft in the northern
gulf, reportedly leaving it in
flames and dead in the water.
The Ministry of Defense said
British forces sank five Iraqi
craft on Wednesday and four
others were beached.
British warplanes also flew
ground attack missions today in
support of allied forces at Khafji,
struck an Iraqi commando camp
and at Iraqi artillery
emplacements, said RAF Wing
Commander Ray Horwood.
Continued on page 8
U.S. Marines take cover while trying to retake Khafji
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8 ALBANY STUDENT PRESS _FRONTLINES _ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1,1991
Opposing Viewpoints on the Gulf Situation
Pro-involvement speaks out Fighting is not the answer
By Hope Morrow
NEWS EDITOR
Peace in the Middle East is what every
American wants.
However, when a dictator violently and
mercilessly overtakes a country not even
one tenth of its size, defiantly rebuffs all
diplomatic efforts directed at finding a
solution to the crisis and blatantly states
he will not stop his aggressions until he is
able to unite all Arab countries under his
power; world leaders have a
responsibility to act.
The United States has taken a leading
role among the Allied forces in
countering Hussein’s actions ever since
he invaded Kuwait on August 2,1990. As
one of the most powerful countries in the
world, we must accept the fact that with
the power comes a great deal of
responsibility.
This responsibility requires us to take a
stand: to say the brutal invasion of
Kuwait is enough to lead us to act.
Meanwhile Hussein continues to cloud
the real issue by singling out US actions
and by firing on the Israelis, needlessly
involving them. It is obvious that
Hussein knows only one way to handle
his opposition and the resulting instability
that continues to plague him and it is
through violence.
Hussein has used chemical weapons
against his own people. He did not
respond to the United Nations (UN)
sanctions because he did not care whether
or not his people starved. In August,
Hussein had approximately 26 of his
Senior Military Advisors executed when
they did not support his proposition to
invade Kuwait. And he drove the Iraqis
deeply into debt as a result of their eight
year war with Iran; the real reason he was
enticed towards consuming his wealthy
neighbor, Kuwait, and doubling his
petroleum reserves. It is obvious that
Hussein has no respect for any human
life.
Yet Americans are constantly
questioning whether or not we acted as
we should have. We should’ve waited
longer, they say. We should’ve made
more diplomatic overtures, they say. But
have we learned nothing from Hitler and
World War II? Every day Hussein was
allowed to continue on his tirade
unchecked, he was able to strengthen his
resources. Therefore we, the US, along
with the other 23 countries who constitute
the Allied Coalition, had to act decisively
and swiftly. We cannot be at the mercy of
a lunatic.
The United Nations, an international
forum, determined Hussein’s act to be
deplorable and called for immediate
action. A Coalition of 24 nations agreed
to send armed forces to the Persian Gulf
at the request of the Kuwaiti government.
This incident cannot be misconstrued as
an attempt for the US to exert its power
and greed. Hussein’s motives are evident:
he invaded Kuwait in order to obtain
increased dominance among the Middle
Briefs
Continued from page 7
missing in the war.
Israeli officials said three Katyusha
rocket attacks against the Jewish state in
as many days appeared to be the work of
Palestinian guerrilla groups who have
sided with Iraq in the Persian Gulf war. A
commander of a border brigade, who
briefed reporters Thursday in Shomera,
Israel, said the attacks were linked to the
gulf war.
Eastern countries.
This leads to the issue of those people
who say we are trading blood for oil. To
say this is a war for oil is too simplistic.
There is so much more to it. Oil is only a
convenient symbol.
It is true that industrialized societies
rely heavily on oil. Since technology has
made tremendous advantages we have
become increasingly more dependent on
oil. However, to say this is a war for oil is
to make the issue black and white. It is
most certainly not this easy.
Hussein attempted to gain power by
controlling the oil holdings in Kuwait. If
the Allied Coalition did not pursue in
nixing this goal, what would’ ve stopped
Hussein from invading the other Middle
East countries containing sizeable oil
holdings?
While in the Middle East is an issue, it
is the stabilizing factor of the area, the
implications of Hussein freely seizing
Kuwait could challenge international
peace and security. Somehow
international peace and security seems to
be of greater importance than allegations
that the U.S. is being greedy and selfish.
As history shows us, appeasement does
not work. Neither do negotiations when
one side refuses and rebuffs attempts to
negotiate as the Iraqis did. We must be
willing, therefore, to stand up to the man
who is the epitome of greed and
selfishness. With chemical arsenals at his
disposal, Hussein’s threat must be taken
seriously.
Americans must realize that this war
will take time, energy and money.
American lives will be lost. In no way do
I mean to belittle the deaths that have
been and will be incurred as a result of the
Allied Forces. The troops in the Gulf
deserve our praise, encouragement and
prayers. The attitudes of the troops
deployed to the Gulf are incredibly
optimistic and patriotic and we, in turn,
owe them our support.
I firmly believe in the First Amendment
rights to freedom of speech and assembly
yet there is a time and place for
everything. The time for protests was
from August 2 until 15. Now it’s over.
The policy has already been decided and
will be carried out. Now it is time to show
our troops the respect and dignity our
military deserves by offering our support.
This is a time of major crisis when unity
in a country among its people can make a
difference. I’m not saying protesters no
longer have the right to speak and protest.
I’m only asking that they show some
restraint in respect to the brave men and
women who are deployed in the Persian
Gulf and are fighting to destroy an evil
man.
As I see it, if Israelis who are under
constant immediate siege by Hussein can
continue to support the Allied policy, if
they can stand behind their leaders as the
walk around constantly grasping their gas
masks, why can’t Americans support our
country after we turn off our televisions.
ASP Interest
Meeting
February 5,1991
CC 375
7:30 pm
By Marlon Dorn
STAFF WRITER
“You can not appease an aggressor”, I
was told when I asked the question of
whether the United States had made the
right decision in going to war with Iraq.
To understand the vast differences in
American public opinion whether it be
pro-war or anti-war, it must first be made
clear that these divisions are not a
question of whether the anti-war
demonstrators support the troops or not. I
can virtually guarantee that all Americans
who are against the war, support our
troops 100 percent as much as those who
are for the war, and they also full-
heartedly support their immediate and
safe return home.
Before the Aug. 2 brutal invasion of
Kuwait, the United States and all its allies
knew full well about the atrocities of
which Saddam Hussein was capable. Not
long ago, Hussein poison-gased 5,000
defenseless men, women and children in
the Kurdish town of Halabja; the only
reason being that they protested his
policies against them. The world, at that
point, chose to turn its eyes away.
Now, with the invasion of a country the
size of Rhode Island, the U.S. decides to
fight back, committing over 400,000
troops and spending billions upon billions
of dollars to free this tiny oil-producing
nation from the evil claws of the Iraqi
tyrant.
Would an Arab solution not have been
more appropriate? Only months ago, the
USS. was said to be virtually broke. Now,
with a war costing a half-billion dollars a
day on its hands, there is less talk of who
pays the bill. Before the Jan 15th
deadline, the U.S. had spent over $9
billion just in preparations and movement
of troops.
For an economy as large as that of the
U.S. that money may seem like a drop in
the bucket, but this is the same economy
that could not find $5 billion to fund the
Headstart Program for pre-elementary
school children.
This is the same economy that is also
funding the clean up of the S&L mess that
will eventually cost taxpayers trillions of
dollars.
An Arab solution to the war now raging
in the Middle East may have taken years,
but the cost would not have been paid off
in American blood and an economy that
is in shambles. If George Bush is to be
faulted, then it would be for pressing so
rapidly to go to war.
As a true statesman, he organized, over
a short period of time, an international
embargo against Iraq but erred when he
opted to forcibly remove the Iraqi troops
in Kuwait only 5 1/2 months after the
invasion. Iraq is not Vietnam, and when
that is understood, we will realize that
both the anti- and the pro-war activists
have the same goal in mind, and that is the
safe return of American soldiers.
My friend John was correcting in
saying that we cannot appease an
aggressor, the war we are currently
involved in is a just one, not a wise one.
No one can condone Iraq’s invasion of”
Kuwait. Iraq should never have crossed
the border and Saddam Hussein is quite
clear now of how unwise a move it was.
If Iraq had same gripes with Kuwait,
Saddam Hussein should have brought
them to the U.N. for proper deliberation.
But why is the U.S. spending close to one
billion dollars a day on an operation that
might possibly have been settled without
us getting involved at all?
Violence
on the other side of the park fence.
During the rampage, one protester,
trying to close the wound on his forehead.
“but J find it very hard.”
above,” Windsor said.
event.
jbeaten and spit on. You’ll find the U.S.
lour bad apples.
Continued from page 3
protesters were inside the park, the police}
formed another shoulder to shoulder line}
Stuart Morris suffered a laceration in the}
face. (See picture) Morris has been|
arrested 15 times and this isn’t his first|
encounter with a billy club. “I try to
respect the police...” Morris said, while}
Officer Gene Windsor of the Park|
Police said no order was given to violate]
rights, but the order was to get back the}
street. There was no specific order from!
He also said both Park Police and City|
Police were at the event, and the City
Police cleared the street. Eight people|
were arrested in the process. Windsor said}
if there was violence, it was an individual
He added, “I’m a professional police}
officer. I’ve never beat anyone. I’ve been|
park police is the most professional of all}
the police. You’ll find bad apples in every
basket.” He also said that they deal with
Ground War
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The French, meanwhile, said their|
fighters attacked artillery and command
centers of Iraq’s elite Republican Guard,
Italian fighter-bombers also flew missions|
lyesterday.
In an interview yesterday on CNN, the|
commander of Desert Storm, Gen. H.
INorman Schwarzkopf said Wednesday
that Iraq is now all but defenseless in the|
iface of the air assault.
The air attacks are systematically|
destroying Iraq’s military supply system,
smashing hardened shelters housing Traqi|
jets, and continuing to knock oul)
troublesome Scud-type missile launchers,
he told reporters in Saudi Arabia.
Allied forces had destroyed all of Iraq’s|
Inuclear reactors, half of its biological
warfare plants, and chemical storage andj
lproduction sites, Schwarzkopf said.
But the commander also sounded a note|
lof caution: “There’s no way that I’m
suggesting that the Iraqi army is close to}
capitulation and going to give up.” The
Iraqis, he said, “certainly have a lot o!
fight left in them.”
That was more than clear when Iraqi
forces backed by armored units slammed)
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linto Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night.
Late Wednesday, Saudi light armored
forces reached the center of Khafji, but
ithe Marines pulled back under heavy Iraqi
rocket fire.
“Let’s get the hell out of here!” shouted]
la Marine captain in a vehicle with aj
mounted TOW anti-tank missile. ;
The successful allied push into Khafijij
followed the retreat by an hour.
