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"A - o' 4 — -71-t- ? 0 i i ' ''' : - "' ''"''' : rt (:) e A 1"I!:':: 1 t 4 - 1:47 I Csorioe r1 4444r41kholitatroowtzwo NI : 4:--- iN 14 :':''4 : 4''"'- -- e 4- 1-- ' - - 1 :- 1!' 1 : :11'''' 1 -- g 0 --: r If '' r 4 - 17- - :' - A ' 1 e fwond441k144ki i: k a ' 1- ' '' " 'I - t di - - 4 - 'e 4 ''::'' 7- 's - - By Susanne M Schafer AP Military Writer WASHINGTON — Hundreds of American and allied warplanes from Britain Saudi Arabia and Kuwait n launched strikes in Iraq and Kuwait focused on the "destruction of Saddam Hussein's offensive military capabilities" Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said Wednesday Gen Colin Powell chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the allied offensive met "no air resistance" from Iraq's air force Cheney said the "operation appears to have gone very very well" Asked about American casualties he said "preliminary reports are very very encouraging" Cheney and Powell briefed reporters at the Pentagon as the first wave d of war Operation Desert Storm ended at daybreak in the Middle East "Nobody should doubt our ability and our resolve" Cheney said Both he and Powell declined to discuss specifics of the operation — even to confirm the types of aircraft involved "We are in the very early stages of this operation" Cheney said in molanation ' '''' 1 - - — 4 A: 4ifirC:1 '' 4L1 : : ' Ilifma'amooAliilli 1 ': ' —United Press International Photo President Bush addressing nation hours after start of the gulf war vows US will hold nothing back in battling Iraq But Pentagon sources speaking on condition of anonymity said the first day of attacks would involve at least 1300 sorties A sortie is one mission by one plane "This will go on for a long long time" said a senior general who insisted that his identity be withheld This general said no reports of US casualties or downed aircraft were received in the first four hours of the operation Powell said Iraqi command and control centers were prime targets of the first wave but "we have not targeted Mr Saddam Hussein" Cheney added "Our focus is on the destruction of Saddam Hussein's offensive military capability the very capability he used to seize control of Kuwait" He said the initial attack targeted locations in both Iraq and Kuwait President Bush in a nationally televised address to the nation said targets included Saddam's nuclear and chemical weapons facilities Today's Chuckle George Washington threw a dollar across the Potomtc Ever since presidents have passing the buck b(en Israeli-occupie- i' 4 Baghdad" "How dare they do that How the hell can they dare do that" said one young woman "They rushed to the slaughter I'm ashamed as a Canadian" another said Australia authorized three of its acships to take part in the US-le- d tion to force Saddam's troops out of h Kuwait invaded Aug 2 "The great lesson of this century is that peace is bought at too high a price if that price is the appeasement of aggression" Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke said Canada authorized its troops in the gulf to carry out sweep and escort missions if necessary in the war against Iraq Argentine Foreign Minister Domingo Cavallo said his government will keep two ships in the Persian Gulf and try to persuade its Congress to authorize the vessels to fight "It is the world that is at war against Iraq" Cavallo said Japan said it was prepared to provide additional financial assistance to the multinational forces in the Middle East "Japan gives its resolute support to military actions taken against Iraq by the multinational forces as the last resort to force Iraq to withdraw See A-- 3 Column 5 oil-ric- Nktr-''''- :: -- Jeff Bater United Press International The US-le- d air assault against Iraq Thursday brought promises of support for the United States from its allies prayers for peace criticism from Cuba and angry calls for antiwar demonstrations Kuwaiti expatriates screamed in joy and honked car horns in the streets of Cairo Egypt while curd fews were imposed in the territories to confine 175 million Palestinians to their homes and prevent possible disturbances by supporters of Iraqi President Sad dam Hussein Israeli workers in key industries were ordered to report to work and the public was advised to prepare to use their government-issue- d gas masks in the event of poison gas attack by Baghdad Members of the UN Security Council were summoned to UN headquarters in New York late Wednesday and leaders of NATO met in Brussels just a few hours after the war broke out in the Persian Gulf region UN Secretary-GenerJavier Pe rez de Cuellar defended the massive US air attacks against Iraq "The hostilities are in the framework of the resolutions of the Security Council" the diplomat said The council authorized the use of force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait if it failed to leave the emirate by midnight EST Tuesday People around the world anxiously waited for news on the toll of the violence and what would follow "The war has begun and this is painful for humanity" Chilean President Patricio Aylwin told reporters in the town of Puerto Montt "No one can be happy when human beings kill each Other' In Toronto several hundred demonstrators poured into the street in front of the US Consulate preventing traffic from getting through Some demonstrators painted their faces red and lay in the streets Others sobbed quietly and held candles Some carried placards that read: "No blood for oil" and "We weep for al Powell Claims Massive Assault Met With No Air Resistance' code-name- IIMMIONNILM111111111111 i c''''irkembNrarA r 'it' doe pre-daw- – :: ' i 17""Ap ' 11 Bush Says Saddam Left Him No Choice Vows War Won't Be Another Vietnam United States and its allies of bombing densely populated residential areas and Saddam Hussein threatened "two blows for each blow directed against" Iraq Addressing "the glorious sons of our nation" Saddam declared on Baghdad Radio: "The great showdown has begun the mother of all battles is under way" The radio did not say where Sad-dawas at the time of the attack but the nessage broadcast in his own voice was clearly intended to reassure the Iraqis that their leader had survived the raids Saddam called President Bush a "hypocritical criminal" and pledged to crush "the satanic intentions of the White House" Operation Desert Storm Bush's name for the war began when jets took off from Saudi Arabia at 12:50 am Thursday Baghdad time (4:50 pm Wednesday EST) less than 17 !!! C VSA— another Vietnam" The Iraqi leadership accused the i ' Agnectri''" " ' r about a pause reportedly killing thousands of Iraqis Casualty tolls were not known after the first one-tw- o punch by the multinational forces against Saddam Hussein's million-ma- n army - In giving the for battle atter Ph months of peaceful pressure on Iraq had failed President Bush led the United States and 27 allied nations into America's first war in a generation And despite the volatility of the Middle East and the threats of chemical warfare and terrorism Bush promised that this fight "will not be t Igv (4evive mbers five-hou- I : 1 E targets Thursday morning after - i f 1:04 hours after the UN deadline for Iraqi withdrawal fighter-boThe first squadron of taking advantage of a moonless night took off from a central Saudi air base and streaked north An hour and a half later correspondents reported bombing near Baghdad In addition to the Air Force's fighter bombers the Navy launched a barrage of Tomahawk cruise missiles against Iraqi targets the first combat use of these sophisticated I weapons About 100 of Iraq's 111 airstrips were knocked out of commission by the raids Cable Network reported As dawn broke over Baghdad CNN correspondents in the hotel said that they could see no physical damage in their immediate area but that the city's electric power was out Saddam's whereabouts were unknown but Iraqi radio quoted him as See A-- 2 Column 1 By Aaron Epstein And John Donnelly Knight-Ridde- r Newspapers 'WASHINGTON — The United States and its allies went to war Wednesday night against Iraq bat- tering Baghdad with wave after wave in hope of routof fighter-bomber- s ing Iraq from occupied Kuwait A second US British Saudi and Kuwaiti air barrage devastated Iraqi ' 11 1 2 It j 1 hi a rir 11 ta-11- f 1 0 - - t1-t- 4- I 1 4 I t 1 I 41'" I i n Adr"tkik ''1 v tt 1 V fi' 4tA'? I Final Home Edition a --y- mi 1 - - n1 t : IC i a Salt Lake City Utah—Thursday Motning January 17 t 1991 ' t 1 I - A -- 2 Lil 1 !' ' ' ' I 1 - : 1 "Our goal is not the conquest of Iraq — it is the liberation of Ku- wait" Bush said Iraq has missile and considerable defenses in the area anti-aircra- ft west of Baghdad and Pentagon plan- ners had said wiping out such instal- lations would be a primary goal of the first wave of any attack Also likely targets of the first wave were Iraqi missile launch sites and command-and-control communications centers Cheney said the attack complied with provisions of a congressional resolution giving Bush the power to attack after the Jan 15 United Nations deadline for Saddam to withdraw his forces from Kuwait Cheney told reporters he signed the executive order for the attack Tuesday afternoon and that Bush in complying with the congressional resolution ordered the attack at 7 pm EST after certifying that there were no diplomatic initiatives with any chance of success Although 28 nations have committed some sort of military force to the anti-Ira- q coalition Cheney said only the United States Great Britain Saudi Arabia and Kuwait participati See A-- 2 Column 1 last-minu- - :1 i e ) i'''' L''-'- ' ' I ' I I t Inside The Tribune Tribune Telephone Numbers on A-- 3 Asimov Quiz Business Classified Comics Crossword D-1- 3 1 A-1- - i B-- 7 Editorials Entertainment Foreign Intermountain Jumble Legislature Lifestyle 2 B-2- 3 A-2- 6 ' B-- 6 I A-- 4 Local - i National Obituaries Public Forum Sports Star Gazer Television Washington ' t ' B-- 5 4-I-3 t - 6 P A -- D-1- 3 D-1- 1 2356 I Tottay's Forecast 1 Salt Lake City and vicinity — Mostly cloudy skies Highs upper 30s Lows low 208 Details 1 1 : B-2- ' ' 1 I |
