U.S. shows concern over Iraqi missile placement
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The United
Slates "is verv < on
c erned" a h o u t
Irn<|’s placement of
anti-aircraft mis
siles near the area
patrolled hv I N
fighter jets ami will not allow such activ
itv to put American pilots at risk, offi
cials said Tuesday.
White House and Pentagon officials
said Iraq has moved Soviet-made, sur
face-to-air missiles into positions along
the 32nd parallel, which borders the
zone established to prole* t Shiite Mus
lims in Iraq's southern provinces from
Iraqi air attacks.
"We're monitoring the missiles We're
very concerned. We're still considering
our options,'' said White House spokes
man Marlin Filzwater. traveling with
President Hush in West Point. N V
Queried what the US response might
lie possible to the missiles move. Kit?
water replied. I wouldn't steer you
away from anything "
President-elect Clinton’s spokesman
offered support for Hush's stand
"I think Saddam should take no com
fort in the fai t that Bill Clinton is head
ing toward the presidency." Clinton
spokesman t.eorge Stephanopoulos said
in l.ittle Km k. Ark
Hi* said that Saddam "must abide by
all UN resolutions He must abide hv
tfm uo-flv zone And Bill Clinton sup
ports President Hush in his efforts to en
force them and he will continue to sup
port them as president
We have made it very
clear to the Iraqis that
we are determined to
enforce the no-fly zones.’
Bob Hall,
Pentagon $(. k >a t 'sm.in
At tint Pentagon. spokesman Itoh II.ill
said radars have not boon turned on to
guide tin1 missiles toward mn.raft n
sign that pilots i (insider threatening and
an advance warning of an attack ll*‘ re
milt'd that similar Iraqi .limits known
as "painting," incurred hi the northfrn
"no-flv /out' last April.
Although Hall refused to disi nss what
measures might be taken to respond to
the move, he Hid Usin' 11 sti>rn reminder
that l' S forws have acted to doflt* t ag
gressive Iraqi .11 tivity
Wr havt> intuit' it vers clear to tht»
Iraqis that wo ore determined to enforce
tint no-fly /oiios Wo will onion o tho no
fl\ zonos Wo will do it III tho satost pus
siblo wav for our pilots, and wo will not
allow thorn to tie put at risk." Hall said.
This past week. an Iraqi MiG was shot
down by a U.S Air Force F Hi aftor tho
Iraqi lot ponotratod tho 110-fly ion# and
turood to confront tho U S am raft
Sinco that tiino, Iraqi pilots tune boon
Hitting across tho zone's inirdor. sumo
times sovtmil timos a tiay, Hall said
rho Iraqi military has boon warned
against turning their radars on. said milt
tar\ sourt os
Kuwait may receive U.S. tanks
WASHINGTON (AP)
The Pentagon lias informed
Congress of the proposed
sale of S4.5 billion m M1-A2
tanks and other military
equipment to Kuwait, it was
announced Tuesday.
If approved by Congress ns
expected, the move will
boost weapons-related in
dustries in Michigan, Penn
sylvania, Indiana and Cali
fornia.
The move to purchase 2f>f>
Abrams tanks — a top-of-the
line U.S. weapon — is part
of a 10-year plan to rebuild
Kuwait's shattered defenses
in the wake of the Persian
Gulf War.
The tanks will make up
the bulk of Kuwait's ar
mured force, said a Pentagon
official who asked not to he
identified
The proposed sale. whit.it
was announced nl the Penta
gon. is not expected to i>e
opposed in Congress Law
makers have 30 days to vote
down the sale
The sale included a large
number of support vetiii les
and assorted armament, in
cluding M-HH recovery
vehicles, 12a armored per
sonnel carriers, HO mortar
carriers. 1.1 7H machine
guns. 967 radio systems. 132
troop and ( argo carriers. -400
tactical and commercial
heavy equip me n t
transporters. 130,000 rounds
of 120mm tank ammunition,
spare ami reserve parts and
other items to maintain the
equipment and train the hu
waiti military that will use
it. the announcement said.
"The sale will <ontrihute
to the foreign poli* v and na
tional security of the United
States hy helping to improve
the security of a friendly
country which is an tmpor
tunt forte for stability and
political and econoinit pro
gress in the Middle Hast,”
the i’eutagon statement said
The announcement said
the sale will require "the as
signment" of a significant
number of U S government
personnel and < ontrnt tor
representatives" to Kuwait,
but it did not sayjiow many
White House rejects
sale of plant to Iran
WASHINGTON I AT) Ihu Whit.- Ilmisii has ri>ji-i l.-il tho sal.- to
Iran ul a S tot) million i In-mu a I plant that i oil III product- a i lii'tm
i a I narluro agunt a*, a hyprodui t an olln lal said today
That vs.is dii idi-d a month ago not to do it Marlin 1 il/wator.
Tri-sidim! Hush's pn-ss si-i rotary. said shortlv alli-r lit- and tin- pn-si
dimt flow into Nuwhurg N 'i on thmr isai to VVust I’oint, svhuru
Hush is as to spi-ak
Tin- It.i-./ung’fon Post said in Tm-sdiiv s i-ililions tii.i! tin- (aim
int-ri i- IVopartini'iit isas hm Ting tin- salt- ol tin- plant h\ HI’ Ami-ri
i a. which lias told tin- administration tin- plant Mould !»' only to
prodm o malorials tor svnthtitu tilu-rs
Tin- Post said officials at tho di-partmimts of Statu and DHonso
opposu thn dual las ansi* tin- plant Mould yiuld hydrogon i saimlu
as ,m unavoidahh- hvprodut t
That substanco was usoil as a cliutmi al ivartaru ngtint in World
War I hv T ram u, Britain and Russia
Thu Post also ruportud that administration nffii iols worn ox pis t
nil to consular a plan hv tin- Ayrus (lurp of Albany. (In . to soil Iran
10 airplam-s worth $7 million to spray i humn al pesticides on farm
crops
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