Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 20, 1991, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free january 9 War a photo protesters demand end to Gulf War Stop Start talking from the news services Washington in the largest demonstration of its kind in the capital since the beginning of the persian Gulf about peace protesters marched on the White House yesterday to demand an immediate end of the fighting Over Iraq seizure of Jesse and other peace activists called on president Bush to Stop the bombing and Start the talking that would Lead to a negotiated ceasefire in the War launched against Iraq this week by a but the president want at the White House to hear the noisy demonstration in Lafayette located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the executive Bush spent the weekend at the presidential Retreat in Camp where talks were continuing to keep Israel from becoming directly involved in the Gulf the White House rally attracted a wide coalition of opponents to the ranging from Ara american groups to political activists to those from the entertainment the civil rights Leader who has twice attempted to win democratic party presidential noted that this is a holi Day weekend in the United states to Mark the birthday of civil rights Leader Martin Luther we must choose Kings dream Over George Bush night Jackson told the we must use guided minds Over misguided said the estimated by police to have reached was a mixture of Middle aged protesters who marched in the 60s and present Day College students who believe the Gulf War is another in Yorba about 200 people clutching White and Blue balloons gathered in front of the Richard Nixon Library and birth place to display their support for the attack on in police formed a line to separate opposing groups who faced off in rallies at the Federal a group supporting military policy chanted As a coalition called Northwest Arkansas citizens against War marched toward them carrying a Flag raped coffin and a Banner that read bring them Home few arrests were reported As of yesterday nearly protesters have been arrested in the United states since War broke including More than 200 in san a crowd Esti mated by police at up to people organizers put the number at double that walked three kilo metres from Mission Dolores Park to the civic they chanted Antiwar slogans and waved Many Reading Stop the killing or no blood for a biplane flew trailing a Banner Reading desert storm support our Many booed As it circled but demonstrators in Baton yesterday said they support the troops at the same time protesters display sea of Antiwar placards As they March through streets of yesterday they oppose the it is with a heavy heart that we do this because we dont want to demoralize our said sister Jane Aucoin of the Sisters of a roman Catholic but this War is wrong and we demonstrators Many with children m chanted want to Tell the troops we wish you waved signs and marched through didst have to be in Salt Lake hundreds of the w8 Man streets they try to present it As a no Tendo Chuck Hunt a Sociol professor at the University of Utah said at a rally in front of the to people die in this up photo up Mario Courcy mans a Bunker at Canadian forces Headquarters in Canadian aircraft flying Gulf missions obey local command by Paul Mooney the Canadian press Ottawa theres an intense diplomatic struggle being waged on the Edge of the Middle East War a struggle to see who can pile up the most from Washington by the time the guns Are in a show of unexpected Israel says it wont retaliate for iraqi scud missile attacks on its arabs in the ant Iraq coalition have refused to bite on Saddam Hussein indicating they wont join Iraq in a holy War against Israel if the jewish state responds in a measured Way to the iraqi everybody collecting says Mehran a professor at Montreal Mcgill while the War is pounding the political payoffs being demanded by both sides Are enormous and there rising every a Veteran Middle East says the bidding for Washington favor leaves him deeply concerned about the Lon term prospects for stability once the War Washington can Promise anything but what happens when people come and try to Cash in those he emphasizes that the israeli government is under tremendous Domestic pressure to respond to the scud people in Israel Are getting sick and tired of the israeli Cabinet is under pressure from the extreme righting to but the government obviously has an Eye out for the longer term strategic benefits they can if they continue to show such be in a position to ask for a very hefty from the but have to show their own people later it was Worth Joshua an analyst with the Brookings an Independent Washington says the restraint shown by Israel will allow them to take a hard line on the palestinian conflict after the they will say to the world you there was another attempt to destroy anytime anyone has any they launch unprovoked attacks against How can you expect us to sit Down with our enemies after this Epstein predicts europeans and arabs will want Washington to pressure Israel after the War into settling its conflict with the arabs Are certain to remind Washington of their willingness to see Iraq attack on Israel for what it is a transparent attempt to get them to switch he but As Long As the palestinians continue to vocally align themselves with Saddam Washington will look on that with a very cold he in the despite efforts on both sides to stockpile future credit with it May not make much difference in the Long Epstein Nakhjavani believes that during the intense diplomatic contacts Over whether Israel should Washington May have already promised something in return for israels continued the israelis have been very worried about the possibility of an International peace conference on the Israel palestinian conflict and still dont want to talk to the palestinian liberation he by Nick Martin Canadian aircraft dont Fly any where in the persian Gulf without a High Security command room in Winnipeg knowing about Overall coordination of the Cana Dian forces cf18s and land and sea based helicopters in the per Sian Gulf Falls under a Central command within cab air command head Fred Suth Erland said in an it constantly monitors Canadian military air activity in the persian Gulf and passes on the information to but most minutes minute Deci Sions Are made in the said despite iraqi threats of unleashing terrorist attacks against the nations massed against trouble at cab Winnipeg seems he our officials Are keep ing a close what weve done is go to increased he Sutherland said Security prevented him from revealing what Type of decisions could be decisions can be made very quickly in a War he Canadian air Crews have rules of engagement authorizing them to fight should iraqi aircraft attack them or the ships they Are protecting in the he refused to reveal if he would or be if and when Canadian fighter aircraft Fly into kuwaiti or iraqi air space for the first the Cabinet has authorized Cana Dian aircraft to escort bombing mis Sion sover hostile he said the decision Doest mean the planes Are there it could be As Early As today or it could be tomorrow or it could be the next Suther land the decision to do that is now in the we have authorization to do either offensive or defensive we have detailed and then task our people to carry out these normally quiet air command has been running at full staff 24 hours a Day in recent Sutherland everything we do Mideast Likely to remain experts say Fred Sutherland commands Canadas air now takes on an increased urgency they have what they and intensity cab Winnipeg has the Job of in theres almost constant report mediately finding and dispatching ing As to the status of our any equipment or sup were basically in what we plies needed m the Sutherland Call the sustainment seeing by Paul Samyn even if Iraq is forced out of it is unlikely peace will reign for Long in the persian that the View from two experts on Middle Eastern affairs who fear the entire Region will remain a pow Der Keg with a Short the area is very troubled and will be troubled for some said Moshe a University of Mani Toba political Stern said the legacy of iraqi president Saddam Hussein manipulation of ideology could see the emergence of a new islamic Power Block in the while the cold War pitted communism against the islam could Rise up As the new Eastern hostilities in Kuwait could be quickly replaced by an impending Arab israeli conflict that would be a top priority for the United he but Stern wondered if the will have the stomach to take such an Active role policing the Region once the new order is in Andrew a strategic Stu Dies expert at the u of agreed the area will remain you have an inherently unstable Region where the map can be re drawn time and time he Latham also said the future does not look Good for he Saih Israel will become even More isolated As the United states is now More concerned about main Taining a balance of Power in the Arab Israel has become a strategic liability for the United he pointing As proof to american pleading that it not launch a preemptive strike on Iraq or retaliate if Latham said its entirely possible the United states could install a puppet government in Iraq if sad dam or prop up a Friendly red Cross seeks million for Gulf the red Cross is asking the Public for Money donations for the persian Gulf the Canadian red Cross society is trying to raise million to Aid humanitarian activities in the per Sian Gulf during the Manitoba commissioner Cam King said in a news donations marked persian Gulf crisis can be mailed to red Cross offices in bran Portage la Prairie and because or dropped off at major ;