Egyptians and Britons join Gulf buildup
Elite Egyptian troops join U S forces along with a British frigate and reconnaissance plane as the Gulf buildup expands. Officials say 50 000 U S troops may arrive in Saudi Arabia with possible total of 250 000, while Turkey seeks wartime powers and moves air and ground units toward the Iraqi border.
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Persian Gulf
Iraq
Cairo
Saudi Arabia
Britain
Ministry of Defense
Gulf
Turkey
Syria
Morocco
Troops in Saudi Arabia guard against terrorists
General Schwarzkopf said U S forces in Saudi Arabia will guard against terrorists as well as Iraqi guns and gas. He described the redeployment as a massive, moving undertaking and warned that while the troops are not 100 percent safe, allied air and naval power could neutralize attacks. He noted Iraqis and Saddam Hussein may seek to provoke action and said terrorist groups in Iraq will be watched closely.
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Macdill Air Force Base
Fla
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Bis
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Middle East
Schwarzkopf
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Escape from Iraq by taxi drives to Jordan and beyond
American businessman John Norman fled Baghdad during the Kuwait crisis, riding a five hour taxi trek across the Iraqi desert to reach Jordan. He described the voyage as an escape and said the border ordeal followed by car and jet travel to Amman and London.
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Charlotte
N.C
John Norman
Freedom
Jordan
Baghdad
North Carolina
Amman
London
Raleigh
Nerman
Iraq
Ernst & Young
Kuwait
Norman
United States
U.S
Sheik Jaber Alahmed Al-Saba
U.N
US airman dead in Saudi Arabia after accident
US airman Staff Sgt. John Campist, 30, of Covina California and assigned to Offutt Air Force Base Nebraska, was killed in Saudi Arabia when struck by a truck on a dark runway. Investigators suggest possible muffled hearing from ear protection.
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Beirut
U.S
Europe
Washington
Saudi Arabia
Desert Kingdom
Bush
Ine renLagon
Pentagon
Air Force
John Campist
Covina
Calif
Offutt Air Force Base
Nebraska
Campist
Ogi. Vamplsi
Iraqi pilots defect to Saudi Arabia in MiG flight
Two Iraqi air force pilots defected by flying their MiG warplanes to Hafr al-Baten base in northern Saudi Arabia. Diplomatic sources declined to name the pilots or confirm details. The U S State Department had not heard the report and Kuwait's embassy could not confirm it.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Hafr al-Baten
U.S. State Department
Washington
U.S. tightens naval posture amid Iraq crisis
General Schwarzkopf warned of risks to troops as about 50 000 are deployed in Saudi Arabia with plans for up to 250 000. Pentagon reported the first casualty Air Force Staff Sgt John Campisi of Covina California. Trade and oil sanctions loom as Baker says interdicting shipments possible while Bush cites UN embargo authority. Baghdad frames hardship warnings tied to oil and food blocks and regional withdrawals.
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Schwarzkopf
Saudi Arabia
Pentagon
Air Force
John Campisi
Covina
Calif
White House
Iraq
James A. Baker
United States
United Nations
Baker
Abc-Tv
David Brinkley
Bush
Kennebunkport
Maine
U.N
Liberian Crisis Deepens as West African Force Arrives
Fighting escalates with rebels seeking to oust Mr. Doe amid an 8 month war that has killed about 5000 civilians. Government troops attack rebel positions, detaining reporters, while the West African task force assembles in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Soldiers threaten power as peacekeepers near Monrovia.
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Mr. Doe
LO Lake
Michael Goldsmith
Associated Press
Charles Taylor
Prince Johnson
Doe
Sesley Thompson
Thompson
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Monrovia
Buchanan
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