THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. 101.NO.62
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Iraqis deploy 250,000
The Associated Press
The Iraqi government said yesterday that it would send an additional 250,000 troops into occupied Kuwait.
The additional soldiers will more than double Saddam Hussein's military strength in Kuwait and give Iraq the edge it needed in responding according to the Iraqi News Agency.
The agency announced the buildup 11 days after Bush said the United States would send 200,000 more solos to Iraq and help invigorating the U.S. force to about 430,000.
White House spokesperson Marlin Fitzwater called the new Iraqi deployment "another instance of him taking his nose at the United Nations."
He said the development "emphasizes that we must keep the pressure on with regards to U.N. sanctions. It also underscores the cynicism with which Saddam Hussein treats the hostages."
The news agency said Saddam met with his military commanders yesterday and decided to send the additional soldiers.
Iraq is thought to have about 170,000 troops in Kuwait and about 250,000 in southern Iraq.
The United Nations has tried to force Iraq through an economic sousee to null out of Kuwait.
"It is worth mentioning that according to military considerations, the percentage of attacking force to ground forces has declined," said. "This means the United States
Iraq will more than double its soldiers in Kuwait, U.S. said Nov. 8. It is sending more soldiers to Persian Gulf
Iraq deploys more troops to Kuwait
Iraqi troops
170,000 now stationed in Kuwait
250,000 being added
670,000 Total
250,000 (in southern Iraq)
670,000 Total
U.S. troops in Saudi
■ 230,000 or more now stationed
■ 200,000 estimated being added
430,000 Estimated total
--source: Associated Press
Knight-Ridder Tribune News
will need to mobilize a 3-million-strong force with similar equipment and armament to our forces” if it is to attack.
"The superiority will thus remain at its required standard, which the others cannot match."
Iraq announced the buildup a day after it said it would free the estimated 2,000 remaining Western hostages at a wait between Christmas and March.
Army, Marines call additional reserves
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Army and Marine Corps announced the call-ups yesterday of 26,625 reserves, mostly from overseas, as support of Operation Desert Shield.
It was the biggest group of reserves called up on a single day since President Bush authorized the expansion in the Persian Gulf crisis in August.
It also was the Army's first call to arms for reserve combat units, which some critics have said might be more successful. It was prepared for desert warfare against Iraq.
The Army said it ordered 20,129 National Guard and Reserve members from 41 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia to report for active duty tomorrow. The Army had sent officers on alert for possible call-up Friday.
The Army units include three National Guard armored combat brigades totaling about 12,000 men the 48th infantry Brigade (Mechanized) of the 79th Infantry Brigade of Mississippi and the 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) of
Louisiana
The Marine Corps said it was ordering 6,496 rescue to active duty for Desert Shield. Most are expected to be deployed to the gulf as part of Marine reinforcements totaling about 45,000 men. About 45,000 regular Marines already are in the gulf area.
The Marine reserves, from units in 23 states and the District of Columbia, will report for duty starting Saturday with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune. Expect is expected to be sent to the Gulf.
The separate Army and Marine Corps calls-up brought to about 41,000 the number of combat and non-combat reserves put on active duty since Bush last Wednesday raised the ceiling on the number of reserves.
The missions of the Marine reserves in the latest call-up include air defense, mechanized and infantry support, close-air support, radar and artillery.
Bush has authorized a maximum call-up of 125,000 reserves from all services.
Treaty ensures Soviet pullout
The Associated Press
PARIS — A landmark arms control treaty signed yesterday by President Bush and other leaders ensures the protection of U.S. and other weapons from Eastern Europe.
The accord, one of a series of documents designed to declare an official end to the Cold War, will require the Soviet Union to remove and destroy tens of thousands of nuclear or non-nuclear arms from Europe.
"It ratifies the change that is taking place because of the Soviet withdrawal from Eastern Europe and that was not given a notice," said James Woolsev, the
chief U.S. negotiator at the arms talks.
The historic treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe was signed in an orate room at the Elysee Palace by Bush and the leaders of 21 other nations, representing the former military adversaries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and attending a 34-nation summit of the Conference of Security and Cooperation in Europe.
The ceremony capped less than two years of negotiations designed to prevent the Soviet Union and its allies from engaging with Russia Europe from launching a lightning
strike on Europe, a threat that had hung over the western half of the heavily-armed continent for decades.
“This is a treaty which formally changes significantly the confrontation in Europe, where we’ve lived with for more than 40 years,” said National Security Adviser Brent Stecrowcraft. “It makes virtually impossible of surprise that NATO has worried about it’s not too much to say that it’s a signal that the confrontation is over.”
But even before the negotiations began, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev promised unilateral cuts in the weapons that had for decades
been aimed at Western Europe.
With the political upheavals in Eastern Europe, countries demanded that troops and weapons be removed quickly.
The pace of change was so rapid that negotiators could hardly keep up. Provisions to limit the number of Soviet and U.S. troops stationed in Iraq were quickly made clear, became clear that the ceiling — 195,000 for each side — was too high.
As a result, except for an accompanying statement on German troops, the treaty is devoted exclusively to weapons.
It sets an equal ceiling of 20,000 tanks for each side.
Dole visits troops, tours Fort Riley
By David Roach
Kansan staff writer
FORT RILEY — The United States should remain firm in its resolve in the Persian Gulf crisis in spite of reports that Saddam Hussein is sending an additional 250,000兵力, Sen. Bob Dole said yesterday.
Dole was briefed on preparations to deploy the Army's 1st Infantry Division to the gulf during a three-week period. The Army Chief of Staff Gen. Curtis Wong
Sen. Bob Dole gives encouragement to a member of the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley
President Bush mobilized the 1st Infantry early month as part of a 230,000 troop buildup to create an armored option for Operation Desert Shield.
Dole told reporters during a news conference after his tour that the United States was on the right track by deploying the additional troops.
"We're doing precisely the right thing." he said. "That does not preclude a peaceful option. It prepares for anything."
Dole said reports of Hussein's buildup, which came on the heels of his offer to release hostages, was a sign of alarm and signal from the Iraqi strongman.
"It's hard to tell what kind of message he sends from one day to the next." Dole said. "He's not just beating him. He's cold. But he's not stupid."
Dole said that the additional Iraqi forces were probably made up of very young and very old men and that they were no match for the well-trained and well-equipped U.S. troops.
"They don't have that many well-trained troops," he said. "They're just bodies. I would guess that is no crack outfit."
Vuono told reporters that the troops of the 1st infantry were prepared for their assignment.
"They have a mission," he said after viewing the preparations. "They know what their mission is, and they're ready to go."
Spec. Matthew Micheal, a radar operator on a forward area alerting radar vehicle, said the troops were prepared to go, though they were not necessarily looking forward to it.
"I didn't sign up for combat," he said. "If it happens, it happens. I
don't think anyone here is looking forward to combat."
Dole said economics was an important factor in the buildup but that there were other reasons for the deployment.
"We're dealing with a very shrewd dictator," he said. "We did our best to bring him into the house, and what he did was take over Kuwait."
Dole said Saddam's aggression against Kuwait was compounded by Iraq's use of chemical weapons in
its war against Iran and by the possibility that it was developing biological and nuclear warfare capabilities.
He said that U.S. citizens would not tolerate a protracted engagement in the guise while waiting for sanctions to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.
Dole will have breakfast with Kansas Army Reserve troops at the fort today before he heads to Saudi Arabia and send Thanksgiving with U.S. forces.
"We like to get things done in America," he said. "We're not a patient people."
Dole is going to the gulf with Bush and Democratic leaders Speaker of the House Tom Foley and Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell.
Dole said it was important that Democrats and Republicans stand together to support the troops.
County fails to guarantee purchase, loses prairie
Bv Elicia Hill
Elkins Prairie is dead
For the second consecutive day, in the early morning fog, the only sound that broke the stillness of the cold air was the roaring of a tractor as the horse ran across. The tractors were tilled yesterday by an eight-foot plow.
Although 15 people at 3:00 a.m. yesterday tried to block the tractor, their efforts failed. The tractor chugged ahead, and the people, who did not want to be arrested or hurt, stepped aside.
Douglas County Sheriff officers watched the peaceful protest and made no arrests.
The first 30 acres were plowed Sunday before sunrise.
"It was real dark and real fogy," said Stan Loreal, a hard artist who plows crops into artwork.
Eikens Prairie, in the northwest corner of U.S. Highway 40 and County Route 13, was the home of two environmentally protected plant species — milkweed and the western prairie fringed orchid.
"We wanted to lie down in front of the tractor but we realized at some point someone might be killed there."
Although the plants are on the threatened and endangered species list, the land is exempt from legal intervention because it is privately owned by Jack and Terrell Graham.
According to land dead records in the Douglas County courthouse, the Grahams have owned the Election Book.
Lawrence Trafficway, which will be built near the property was approved by the county commission
McKenzie said the county offered the Grahams a six-month option to buy the 80-acre property at $6,000 an acre, with a 10 percent non-refundable $48,000 down payment.
Chris McKenzie, county administrator, said he was told by the county's lawyers yesterday that land prices in the area recently had jumped from $1,200 an acre to $5,700 an acre.
They also own 195 more acres around the prairie, which they bought from Lenore Elkin Barker, who owns 102 acres in Wichita Falls.
But negotiations broke off about 3:15 a.m.
yesterday morning when the county could not
guarantee to buy the land after the six-month
purchase expired.
Restraining order freezes trafficway spending
The county had planned to use trafficway finances to pay for the prairie.
Ry Flicia Hill
A restraining order was signed yesterday by a Douglas County District Court judge that temporarily prohibits the county from spending any money on the construction of the South Lawrence Trafficway.
Kansan staff writer
Tim Miller, KU assistant professor of religion, Patty Boyer, a local artist, and Citizens for Appropriate Roads and Environmental Safeguards, a citizens action group, filed a lawsuit protecting the wording of the explanatory statement about the trafficway on the Nov. 6 ballot.
Douglas County District Judge Michael Malone signed the restraining order yesterday after a one-hour conference with Don Strobe and Robert Tracy, the county's attorney John Nichter, Strobe said.
Strole said there would be a hearing tomorrow to determine whether CARES would have to pay a penalty for delaying construction of the trafficway if the group lost the lawsuit.
But Strobe said he did not think the county would be able to prove that a two-week delay would hurt
At a news conference day morning, Chris McKenzie, county administrator, said the CARES
lawsuit could prevent the county from buying Elkins Prairie; which would be bought with a tax.
However, that later became a moot point when the county's bond counselors told McKenzie that it would be illegal to use trafficway money to buy the truck and because it was not part of the traffcw.
Strole said the loss of Elkins Prairie exposed the short-sightedness of the county.
"They should have bought the long a time ago, he said. I hate to talk this is a county affair."
Environmentalists say prairie could be saved
Kansan staff writer
Although Elkins Prairie was plowed yesterday morning, environmentalists said a chance still existed for the prairie to be resurrected.
By Elicia Hill
At the county commission meeting yesterday, county officials and local environmentalists explored legal resources available for restoring the prairie.
However, the commissioners said that the county did not have access rights to the grounds. The prairie is on private property.
But the legal action would require a 60-day waiting period, which would not be soon enough to save the
Kelly Kindersch, a Lawrence graduate student who led an all-night vigil at the prairie Sunday, thanked the officers for efforts to fight the plowing of the land.
"The painire as it was — is gone," Kindscher said. "But what we have still deserves attention. The plant was rooted deep in the soil of the soil were turned right side up."
Chris McKenzie, county administrator, said he was still working with lawyers on the possibility of a claim for the 80-acre prairie if the land would be used for public purposes, such as a park.
”
The prairie as it was — is gone. But what we have still deserves attention.
— Kelly Kindscher Lawrence graduate student
prairie, McKenzie said.
Mkenzie said the county officials wanted government environmental agencies to realize that the county is being made possible to preserve the prairie.
Kindscher told the commissioners that he knew of no restoration studies of a plowed prairie that there was no water. They would survive if there were a wet spring.
"The native grasses would probably survive because their roots might still be intact," he said. "But they probably loss the delicate species."
Environmentalists said the loss of the prairie might violate the South Lawrence Trafficway's environmental impact statement. Such viability is one function of the trafficway, which is scheduled to be built near the prairie site.