Cheney Meets With Saudis During Gulf Crisis Tour
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney held a one hour meeting with Saudi King Fahd in Jidda and planned talks with Prince Sultan. Discussions focused on tightening U.S.-Saudi military ties and potential F-15 sales amid Desert Shield while Cheney travels through the Persian Gulf region. He also planned a Cairo stop to meet President Mubarak before returning to Washington.
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Europe Seeks United Profile In Gulf Crisis
Western Europe moves toward a unified stance on Iraq after Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait. Nine nation Western European Union ministers weigh possible force to enforce a U.N. embargo, with Belgium Spain Italy and the Netherlands seeking coordinated gulf naval movements and relief for foreign nationals trapped in Kuwait and Iraq. Willem van Eekelen says Europe must show it is not solely a U.S. effort and urges a united front with US and Arab forces. The Western European Union, including France Britain West Germany Italy Belgium Luxembourg Spain and Portugal, holds the first major inter European security talks on the Kuwait crisis.
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Extremist Israeli lawmaker suggests using Palestinians as shields
In a Parliament hearing Rahaman Zeevi of the Moledet party proposed placing Palestinians in front of invading Arab forces as shields against a U S attack. He linked his view to Saddam Hussein's warnings and cited the Palestinian uprising since December 1987. Zeevi noted Moledet’s support for transferring Palestinians from Israeli lands.
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