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         President Bush to advance the start of the ground offensive. (New York Times, February 14, p. Al.)

            Yevgeny M. Primakov, Soviet Special Envoy to Iraq, returns to Moscow saying he had detected
         "glimmers" of hope in his meetings with Saddam Hussein.     (New York Times, February 14, p. A19.)

            Allied bombers hit two buses in Kuwait and Iraq that were full of civilians fleeing the Persian Gulf
         war, killing about 60 people, refugees fleeing Jordan report. (New York Times, February 14, p. A20.)

            Syria renews its commitment to recognize Israel's right to exist as part of a new Middle East order
         to be established after the Persian Gulf war.  However, Damascus remains committed to the right of
         self determination for Palestinians.   (New York Times, February 14, p. A21.)

            Representative Barbara Boxer (D-California) calls for legislation that would allow some military
         parents to win exemptions from assignment to the Persian Gulf.    Secretary of Defense Cheney and
  *      Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Powell contend such a measure would be a "serious mistake".
         (Washington Post, February 14, p. A36.)

            Turkey denies that it has used water as a weapon against Iraq, saying its January action of a three
         day water reduction was due to a technical problem.   (Comtex Wire Report, February 14.)

    February 14
            Thursday   Senior American officers order intense studies of bombing methods to avoid repetition
         of civilian deaths in yesterdays bombing. One idea under consideration is to drop leaflets well before
         bombing raids warning civilians to stay out of target area.  (New York Times, February 15, p. Al.)

            Protests sweep across several Arab countries, including Yemen, the Sudan, Libya and Tunisia, as
         people take to the streets to grieve for Iraq's civilian dead and to damn the U.S. (New York Times,
         February 15, p. A13.)

            State Department restricts travel to Iraq and Kuwait as a "precautionary measure". Exempted from
  *      the restrictions are members of the Red Cross and the press. (New York Times, February 15, p. A14.)

            A New York Times/CBS News poll reports public approval of President Bush's overall job
         performance at 78%, unchanged in the last 2 weeks. 79% want to continue the air campaign for weeks,
         and 71% expect a ground war will eventually be necessary.    (New York Times, February 15, p. AlS.)

            Cuba and Yemen circulate a new peace plan as the U.N. Security Council meets behind closed doors
         in its first review of the Persian Gulf war.  (New York Times, February 15, p. AlS.)


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