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Persian Gulf Crisis
Saddam says U.S. will not win easily
The Associated Press
BAGHAD, Iraq — Saddam Hussein sait yesterday that U.S. citizens have been duped by Rambo movies into thinking war would be easy and that Iraq had weapons to beat even the most advanced U.S. systems, such as the Stealth fighter bomber.
Speaking in a defiant tone, Saddam said the United States was wrong if it thought Iraq would tremble under the U.N. Security Council sanction against the military force to dislodge from Kuwait.
He said his armed forces had the technology to defeat even the most sophisticated American weapons systems, specifically citing the Stealth fighter bomber,
There have been conflicting reports regarding whether Iraq has the ability to detect the presence of bombs.
enemy radar. Some reports have said the Iraqi may have acquired the means for detection by using technology sold by France.
The Pentagon has sent 22 F117A Stealth aircraft to unspecified bases in the region.
In his remarks carried by Baghdad radio, Saddam also lashed out at the ruling family of Saudi Arabia, saying they were not fit to be the guardians of holy Islamic shrines.
The remarks, addressed to an Arab Youth Solidarity seminar, came only hours before the Security Council voted on the U.S.-sponsored resolution authorizing the use of force to oust Iraqi forces from Kuwait if they do not withdraw by Jan. 15.
Diplomats in Baghdad said they believed the speech was aimed largely at lifting the morale of the Iraqi people, many of whom have been concerned about the U.N. resolution.
Referring to earlier U.N. resolutions condemning the occupation of Kuwait and demanding Iraqi withdrawal, Saddad said the United States would not on Iraq "unjust and resected resolutions."
In the speech, Saddam said the U.N. Security Council had become a tool of the United States.
But, Saddam said, "We will fight and fight on,
which will make all al Arabs and Muslims
must do."
He said that by passing another resolution authorizing military action, "they believe that we will be scared and that we will call on others to help us."
"I am sorry to say that it is no longer a Security Council, but an obedient instrument to be used by those who dictate its resolutions," he said.
He said that while Iraq respected the U.S.
military might, the situation in the Persian Gulf is now being treated as a war movie that with a quick victory.
"The Americans are still influenced by Rambo movies, but this is not a Rambo movie. This is something different." Saddam said of the movie's military power, but we scorn their evil intentions."
Saddam reiterated his position that all Middle Eastern conflicts should be resolved simultaneously, including the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.
The Iraqi government has insisted it would abide by U.N. resolutions on the gulf only if the United Nations enforced the resolutions calling for greater protections for countries it occupied in the 1967 Middle East war.
The United States and its allies have rejected the condition.
Bush says no to new draft
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Bush said yesterday the nation's all-village attorney was as strong as it could be, and he asked Congress to reinstate the draft.
In an interview at the White House with Univision, the Spanish language network. Bush said he was not considering bringing back the draft.
Bush also said he wanted to confer further with congressional leaders on the subject of a possible "lame duck" session of Congress to discuss the Persian Gulf crisis. He meets today with congressional leaders.
Ex-Navy head opposes war
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A former Navy secretary from the Reagan administration yesterday joined the parade of former military officials attacking President Bush's Persian Gulf buildup.
"The president's mistake in sending so many troops should not be compounded by a further error in using them in a premature, unprovoked ground offensive," said former Navy Secretary James Webb.
The president's decision to send 200,000 troops to Saudi Arabia earlier this month in addition to the more than 240,000 deployed after the invasion, prompted question whether the United States was headed toward war.
United Nations Security Council
The council voted Thursday on a resolution to authorize military action in response to Iraq's occupation of Kuwait.
Membership
The Security Council has five permanent and 10 temporary members.
The permanent members are the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, France and China.
The temporary members serve two-year terms. Half of the 10 temporary members
are replaced each year by vote of the General Assembly Nine votes are needed for passage of a resolution and permanent members have veto power over non-procedural matters.
The only time the U.N. Security Council has authorized military action in response to aggression was on June 25, 1950. The Security Council was called into emergency session to authorize U.N. member nations to provide military aid to South Korea after North Korea invaded the South.
Aggression vote
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regime is pushing the region to a conflagration which we do not want, but which appears to be the only avenue to restore our rights."
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune
The Kuwaiti representative denounced the "wild beasts" from Iraq who, he said, were pillaging his country and murdering his people "The Iraqi aggressor showed no mercy or compassion, indeed, no respect to the divine or human codes of conduct."
Previewing the U.N. vote, Bush said, "I think the main thing that I hope will come out of today's session of the United Nations is that we send perhaps the clearest signal of all to Saddam Hussein that the world is deadly serious and this economic oppression that he's wrought on many, many countries that can ill afford it."
"Iraq calls for peace, it desires peace, not for us alone but for the entire Middle East region," he said.
"The council is but a willing tool in the hands of the American administration," al-Anbari said.
He linked Iraq's willingness to cooperate with a broader Mideast peace settlement that would make a homeland for Palestinians.
Iraq's ambassador accused the council of preparing to let the
U. S.-led multinational forces "lynch" his country.
"This would be the most dangerous resolution ever passed by the Security Council and a meeting of the United Nations said before the meeting.
Iraq has said it would defy the resolution, as it has the previous 11 adopted since the invasion.
The latest council resolution strengthens Bush's hand with Congress and the U.S. people in a more aggressive action against Baghdad
Nine affirmative votes were required for passage. Any of the five permanent council members could have vetoed the measure.
Soldiers allegedly on alert
The Associated Press
LONDON — Commanders of the anti-Iraqi multinational force ordered their troops on alert for the first time yesterday, a British news agency reported. But a Saudi official in the country's forces had made such a move.
Asked about the British report, Pentagon spokesperson Pete Williams declined to comment. He said it was a matter of policy not to discuss alert status of troops worldwide.
However, another source, speaking on condition of anonymity, denied this.
The British news agency quoted unidentified military sources as saying an unspecified movement of Iraqi forces triggered the alert.
Its report said the alert stemmed from fears of an Iraqi air attack in retaliation for yesterday's U.N. resolution authorizing use of force unless Iraq withdraws from Kuwait by Jan. 15.
The Defense Ministry in London refused to comment on the report by the Press Association's defense correspondent.
The British correspondent said troops in the gulf were put on yellow alert. one stage down from full alert.
"We are on alert for an attack from the air," Maj. Peter Cross, chief-of-staff at a British base at the port of Al Jubayl, was quoted as saying.
"Obviously, the Iraqis have the capability to attack us with missiles and aircraft, and the likelihood of us being hit by them is higher today than previously," he said.
The agency said all troops were ordered to carry nuclear, biological and chemical protective suits and respirators at all times.
Soldier faces court-martial for refusal to go to gulf
The Associated Press
Sgt. George Morse, 25, was charged Wednesday with refusing orders to prepare equipment for transport to Saudi Arabia, where U.S. troops have been amassing against Iraq.
FORT RILEY - Military officials yesterday recommended a court-martial for a Fort Riley soldier who refused assignment to the Persian Gulf.
dishonorable discharge.
Fort Riley commanders yesterday recommended a general court-marshal for Morse.
Morse, who has been in the Army six years, objects to U.S. involvement in the Middle East,
"We have not had a chance to talk to our client and formulate what our next action is," said Joanne Brooke, an assistant to Morse's attorney, Robert Littrell.
Morse, a member of the 1st Infantry Division, was confined to the post Wednesday after the charges were filed. Brooke said. He was in an army defense lawyer, but he has retained Littrell.
Brooke said.
President Bush has sent 430,000 troops to the Persian Gulf following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2. The U.N. Security Council voted 12-2 yesterday to set a Jan. 15 deadline for Iraq's withdrawal from Kuwait. After that Iran and Iraq's Kuwait are authorized to force IRAQ to withdraw.
"I now believe with all my heart, war is wrong." Morse wrote in his request Nov. 23 for conscientious objector status. "Not just in the Middle East, but in any case. I cannot have any
part in the senseless killing of war
"I will not participate in a war effort or a military effort, no matter if it has started yet or not," Morse told the Kansas State Collegegian in Manhattan on Monday.
Morse, of Grayling, Mich., was scheduled to be discharged Dec. 20. The Army denied his application for conscientious objector status Saturday.
Morse could not be reached yesterday for comment.
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