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Date Political/Diplomatic Military
Jan 29 In his State of the Union In one of the heaviest days of
Kuwait reach Jordan with Address, President explains the air war in the Persian
tales of deprivation, fright reasons for the war with Iraq Gulf, allied pilots fly more
and despair gripping the and discounts anxieties about than 2,600 missions. The
people of Kuwait and Iraq. a long and bloody conflict. number of Iraqi warplanes
German leaders announce Bush becomes first President fleeing to Iran reaches 90.
they will provide an since the Vietnam War to Baghdad reports that an
additional $5.5 billion aid, deliver the State of the Union allied pilot, apparently
and will send new air defense message while the country is detained as a "human
system to Turkey. at war. shield", is killed in an allied
The oil slick released by Iraq Gpinion poll indicates 70% bombing raid.
now measures 60 miles long agreed the U.S. did the right Allied warplanes catch an
and 20 miles wide, and is thing in starting military Iraqi convoy venturing into
about seven miles offshore at action against Iraq, down the open desert and destroy
its southernmost point. from 76% the previous week. 24 tanI~:s, armored vehicles
Law enforcement and President's job approval and trucks.
intelligence agencies report rating stands at 79 %, down Pentagon officials report the
they have detected more than from 84 % a week earlier. reserve call-up that began in
700 cases in which firms and The U.S. and Soviet Union August has topped 200,000.
individuals worldwide have say a cease-fire is possible, 15 % o:~ service members in
attempted to sell munitions on the condition that Iraq take Gperaton Desert Storm are
and other goods to Iraq, concrete steps" to withdraw Guardsmen or reservists.
including at least 20 cases in from Kuwait. It is the first Reservists activated to date
the U.S. U.S.-backed cease-fire offer total 200,948.
Italy's naval chief in the since the war began.
Persian Gulf relinquishes his
command after a magazine
quotes him as expressing
doubts-about the allies'
decision to go to war.
French Defense Minister
resigns, complaining that
allied objectives in the
Persian Gulf war risk going
beyond those established by
the U.N. Iraqi air force
chiefs reported to have been
executed last week may have
been involved in an attempted
coup against Hussein. It is
believed the coup attempt and
the continuing fligh~ of Iraqi
aircraft to Iran may be
linked.

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