VOL.101, NO.104
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Cease-fire halts gulf war
Iraq agrees to abide by all Security Council resolutions
The Associated Press
BAGHADD — An Iraqi military official ordered Iraqi soldiers to stop all fighting in the Persian Gulf War today during a Baghdad radio address.
The order came hours after Iraqi diplomats said they had promised the United Nations that Iraq would honor Iran's Council resolutions on the warult.
President Bush had called last night for a temporary cease-fire that would become permanent if Saddam Hussein honored the resolutions.
The Iraq military official told Baghdad Radio listeners that Bush's order would spare the battered country further losses.
"President Bush ordered to suspend military operations," the official said. "We are happy for the halt in fighting, which will save a lot of our sons and grant the safety of our
people.
"Therefore, orders were issued to all our men in the battlefront not to open fire."
Iraiq diplomats told the U.N. letter was addressed to the Security Council and Secretary-General Javier Quiros, the chief envoy for Iraqi Foreign Minister Minjur Aziz.
Bush said last night that a permanent cease-fire would depend upon Iraq's compliance with its resolutions and on the efforts of all prisoners and Kuwaiti detainees.
"This suspension of offensive combat operations is contingent upon Iraq's not firing upon any coalition forces and not launching Scud missions against any other country." Bush said. "If Iraq violates these terms, coalition forces will be free to resume military operations."
The end of the fighting, if it holds, came exactly 100 hours after allied
forces launched their ground attack and six weeks after allies began their relentless bombardment that left the Iraq army unmoving to fight.
"Kuwait is liberated. Iraq's army is defeated," Bush said. "Our military objectives are met Kuwait is free from conflicts, in control of their own destiny."
Bush decided to call off the fighting after determining that pursuing it further would lead to unnecessary conflict and press secretary Martin Fitzwater said.
The president pointed to Saddam as the source of Iraq's devastation as he included a message to the Iraqi people in his address, "You, the people of Iraq, are not our enemy. We do not seek your destruction. We have treated your prisoners of war with kindness."
More global reaction Pages 8,9
February 27: "Walls" of fire
1 U.S. troops direct massive fire at remaining Iraqis
Marines block Iraqi retreat
Marines seize Kuwait airport from Iraqls
Saudis outside Kuwait City
Naval forces shell coast;
air support continues for
ground troops
SOURCE: Compiled by LILY DOW
Knight-Ridder Tribute News/BILL BAKER and MARTY WESTMAN
Cease-fire cheers soldiers, families
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Kansas legislators
By Patricia Rojas
Kansan staff writer
It Lt. Col Bill Fargo was watching CNN in Jiddaah, Saudi Arabia, when President Bush announced a ceasefire in the Persian Gulf War last month.
Tom Berger, assistant director of
Fargo was surprised. But he did not allow the news to raise his hopes too high.
"There's just a cease-fire." Fargo said. "It doesn't mean that war is over. But it's nice that it’s getting closer to the end."
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Tim Miller, assistant professor of religious studies, said after the forum that the first thing to do after a war was what Lincoln did after the Civil War: Be as generous as possible with the enemy.
As the announcement of a ceasefire signaled the apparent end of the Persian Gulf War, a forum of six professors discussed the past, current and future policy of the United States in the region.
By Benjamin W. Allen
Kansan staff writer
Members of the forum expressed their concern that the phrase "support our troops" had been misconceived as "support the policy" and would come for the troops would come only when the troops came home.
"We have nothing to gain by any further humiliation of the people of Iraq," he said. "We need hope and be better." A better future is to make it better.
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