Saddam reshuffles defense minister as shelters urged
Saddam Hussein replaced aging defense minister Gen Abdel-Jaber Shanshal with Maj. Gen. Saadi Toma Abbas and ordered building owners to install bomb shelters. He met an Arab emissary as Western evacuations continued and U N diplomacy sought Iraq's full withdrawal from Kuwait before the January 15 deadline.
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Bush says Iraq drags feet on talks and dates
The Bush administration accuses Iraq of blocking scheduling talks ahead of a U.N. deadline to withdraw troops from Kuwait. A U.S.-chartered plane with 15 Americans was set to depart Baghdad, while the State Department rejected a Dec 17 visit by Iraq’s foreign minister without a firm Baker trip date.
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Two Marines Die in Gulf Mishaps in Saudi Arabia
Two U S Marines died in separate incidents in eastern Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield operations. One officer died of a presumed heart attack during exercise, the other from a suspected brain aneurysm. The deaths occurred Monday, raising U S fatalities to 56 with 49 deaths from air crashes and other accidents per Central Command.
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