Top officials dodge hearings in Gulf buildup debate
In Washington the Bush administration withholds Defense Secretary Cheney and Gen. Powell from Senate Armed Services hearings on the Persian Gulf offensive option. Cheney delays until next week to hear Baker on UN resolution while Powell is set to testify. debates focus on troop buildup and Gulf policy amid calls for closer congressional coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bush Administration
Defense
Dick Cheney
Colin Powell
Senate
Persian Gulf
Bush
Congress
Gulf
Chaney
Powell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Iraq
John Warner
Virginia
Cheney
Gen
Sam Numa
D-Ga
Warner
Baker
U.N
James A. Baker III
United Nations Security Council
Kuwait
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Patricia Schroeder
D-Coro
House
Bob Dole
Schroeder
Pt UY
Nunn
White House
Malcolm Wallop
R-Wyo
Wallop
Gen. Powell
Priot Licly
Ruwail
Officer stabbed nine times released from hospital
Laurel police officer Joseph Thomas Jr aged 30 who was stabbed nine times on Interstate 70 in Howard County was discharged from the University of Maryland shock trauma unit in Baltimore. The suspect, Ronald David Thomas 43 of Union Bridge, posted bond after being charged with assault with intent to murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Laurel
Joseph Thomas Jr
University of Maryland
Howard County
Ronald David Thomas
Union Bridge
Carroll County
Hafarn
Accault
Ronald Thomas
Santer Lane
Thomas Martin
Howard County Police
Martin
Joseph Thomas
Lie Wedpulk Woo Alvitine
Howard County General Hospital
Christmas mail flood hits eastern Saudi desert base
A forklift strains to view over a load of mail as 400 tons per day are expected for Army units, plus Air Force Navy and Marines. Soldiers work 12 hour shifts in a 24 hour operation moving letters cards and care packages destined for home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saudi
Saudi Arabia
Nonston
Cpl
Calvin Williams
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama National Guard
Brooklyn
United States
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Fred Nichols
Atlanta
U.S. Postal Service
Newark
N.J
Nichols
10 567 National Guard units activated for Desert Shield
The Army ordered 10 567 National Guard combat troops to active duty Friday for Desert Shield. They join over 45 000 soldiers in non combat roles and precede deployment alongside the 6th Marine Expeditionary Brigade and three other Marine brigades toward Saudi Arabia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
National Guard
Marine Corps
The
Gulf
6Th Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Marine Expeditionary
Pentagon
Sth Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Nancy J. LaLantas
Marine Corps Headquarters
6Th Brigade
Saudi Arabia
Norfolk
48Th Infantry Brigade
Georgia
258Th Infantry Brigade
Louisiana
263Rd Armor
Mullins
D.C
12Nd
24Th Infantry Division
Fort Stewart
Oneonta
5Th Infantry Division
Kom Folk
155Th Armored Brigade
Mississippi
4Th Infantry Division
Fort Carson
Colo
155Th
National Training Center
Fort Irwin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Man
S. Mail
McAllen
Texas
Soilutile Loobu
Defense Department
Cable Television
Edience
Amarias Family
Etwath
Sjijniema x’ Eee
Aee Frederick Cablevision, Inc
T'S Grove
Ash
George T
VISA
Mastercard
Allegany Optical
Oae AR Tiltles