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Persian Gulf crisis
U.N. chief warns that Gulf crisis could lead to next global conflict
The Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS - U.N. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar warned yesterday that Iraq's invasion of Kuwait could lead to the next world war unless a diplomatic settlement was found.
"I am old, but I have witnessed wars, global war. Global, global, global war," said the 70-year-old U.N. chief.
"And that is the tremendous threat that we are facing now because injustice was done against a small country, to one which was one of the most faithful and loyal countries among our ranks," he said, referring
to Kuwait, overrun Aug. 2 by its neighbor, Iraq.
Perez de Cuellar's pessimistic comments follow his effort at personal mediation in the Persian Gulf crisis. He traveled to Jordan last month to meet with Iraq's foreign minister, Tariq Aziz, but the meeting brought no breakthroughs and Perez de Cuellar expressed disappointment
In making the remarks, the U.N. chief departed from the text of a prepared speech to a luncheon of the U.N. Correspondents Association.
Earlier yesterday, the secretary-general warned that the Middle East remained the most explosive region
Perez de Cuellar said Middle East conflicts, including the Gulf crisis, could be resolved by adhering to some common principles.
imposing an embargo on Iraq's air traffic.
But in his annual report, Perez de Cuellar pointed with pride to the U.N. Security Council's "historic response" to the Iraqi invasion.
of the world.
In a series of resolutions, the council condemned the invasion, rejected Iraq's claim to have annexed Kuwait, demanded the release of all detained foreigners, imposed an economic embargo on Iraq and occupied Kuwait and allowed the use of naval force to back up the embargo.
The Security Council is now considering tightening the embargo with a resolution calling for sanctions against any countries violating it and
"In the long run, lasting peace will come to the Middle East only when the principles of international law govern the relations between states, when the aspirations of those deprived of their rights have been fulfilled, and regional security and security have been into account the concerns of all the parties in the area, have been established," he said.
Iraq increases troop forces in Kuwait
Infantry buildup reaches 360,000 mark
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Iraq has increased troop strength in and near Kuwait to 360,000 during the past two weeks while pulling back some tanks and artillery, the Pentagon reported yesterday.
The Pentagon's last estimate two weeks ago was that there were 26,000 troops and 2,200 tanks in Kuwait and adjacent areas of Iraq.
In another development, Pentagon spokesperson Pete Williams said a team from the guided missile cruiser
USS Biddie stopped and boarded a Soviet cargo ship, the Pyotrys Mushervon, on Monday as part of the effort to block trade with Iraq.
He described the boarding in the waters of the northern Red Sea as "routine" and said it was conducted by the mission of the master of the Navet vessel.
The Soviet ship was permitted to proceed and entered the Jordanian port of Aqaba, Williams said. He said the ship was also protest from the Soviet government.
In discussing the Iraqi troop buildup, Williams said the overall combat status of the forces remained about the same with the only major difference being an increase in infantry.
Williams said there were now
360,190 Iraqi troops in those areas
together with 2,800 tanks, 1,800
armored vehicles and 4,400 artillery
Williams said there was no indication Iraq has assumed a more offensive military posture.
But he said Iraq retained the ability to shift to offensive operation on short notice to attack oil-rich Saudi Arabia.
Williams said the total number of Iraqi soldiers increased as infantry replaced armored units in regions close to the Saudi Arabian border.
"The overall posture continues to be defensive," he said.
Since the United States began using naval vessels to enforce the United Nations trade embargo in 1973, seas were seen more than 1,030 interceptions.
Seventy ships were boarded, of which five were diverted by U.S. and allied vessels, he said.
Briefs
Marine chief criticizes plans for Gulf shows
The top Marine Corps officer yesterday criticized as "ludicrous" plans to send comrades and other troops into U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf area.
"We should be having any shows over there," Gray told a small group of reporters in an impromptu conversation.
Gen. Al Gray, the blunt-spoken Marine commandant, said the entertainment organized by the United Service Organizations was inappropriate because it detracted from the mission at hand.
Gray, who rarely grants interviews, had little else to say about the situation in Saudi Arabia except to note that the Marines are continuing their mission with equipment to improve their capability to sustain a possible combat mission.
The USO has booked comrades Steve Martin and Jay Leno and is wooing other big-name talent to entertain the more than 150,000 U.S. soldiers, sailors and airmen deployed in Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf area. Martin is scheduled to go to Saudi Arabia next month to meet with soldiers at an air base in the northeastern city of Dharahar.
Jordan will stop buying Iraqi oil, U.S. reports
The Department of State stated yesterday that it expected Jordan to end its continuing purchases of Iraqi oil and blasted that country for hosting a conference featuring the Islamic radical anti-American elements.
According to official estimates, Jordan formerly imported 90 percent of its oil from Iraq but has reduced that figure to 40 percent since the rise in economic embargo against Iraq went into effect six weeks ago.
State Department spokesperson Margaret Tutwiler said the administration understood Jordan's unique dependence on Iraq. The administration is hopeful, she added, that with the help of assistance from donor countries, she could comply with the U.S. goal of a total trade embargo against Iraq.
Tutwiler was far more critical of Jordan's decision to play host to three-day conference of Arab radicals and guerrillas. The delegates warned that their objective was to help Jordan regain its air against American interests everywhere if a U.S. military attack were launched against Iraq.
Tutwiler said the administration told the Jordanians that the United States was "surprised and dismayed that this conference took place."
"We want to work with Jordan during and after this crisis in the Gulf," she said. "Hosting this conference is very hard for us to understand."
Seige of U.S. embassy continues, refugee says
The Iraqi army has set up camp around the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait, and tanks have their cannons pointed at the embassy premises, said a Kuwaiti who had just fled his home-land.
The man, his wife and four sons were among the first to cross into Saudi Arabia at Khafji, the only border crossing between Kuwaiti and Saudi territory. It was opened Saturday for the first time in a month.
The man, identified as a state technocrat, asked for anonymity because he said he feared reprisals against relatives he left behind.
He said the Iraqis were rapidly changing the face of Kuwait and renaming streets and buildings. The Kuwait government-in-exile says Saddam is trying to depopulate the captive nation and move in Iraqs.
Even the nine-member puppet government the Iraqi installed in the oil-rich kingdom shortly after the war, said the man, the man said in an interview.
They have pulled down street signs and renamed many streets, he said. The al-Sabah Hospital was renamed Saddam Hospital. The traffic circle opposite the Sheraton Hotel in Baghdad, which has been the Iraqi, who were preparing to erect a life-size statue of Saddam in its place, the man said.
The man said the Iraqi occupation forces were out to "to demolish any thing that has to do with Kuwait or anything to do with the ruling family."
The man described an armed camp in the embassy district, where diplomats from more than a dozen countries, including the United States, Britain and Egypt, are defying an order by Saddam to leave.
"I saw the American Embassy surrounded by the army. Tanks are around most embassies, including the Egyptian and American, with turrets and cannons pointed at the embassies," he said.
From The Associated Press
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