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...first ones at that missle site," he proclaims. We jump into the little green rented Mitsubishi with the words "Foreign press" written on the doors in Hebrew, Arabic, and English. We race in the direction that we had seen the first missle land, falling in behind a fleet of ambulances and army jeeps that led us right to the spot where the SCUD had landed...
Saddam has lost only a handful of his 700-plane air force against a vastly superior allied air fleet. His 545,000-strong ground force, including the powerful Republican Guard, remain firmly entrenched in Kuwait, and Saddam's threat of terrorism against his enemies does not appear diminished...
While Kuwait's investments bring in about $20 million a day, the economy-in- exile is driven by another engine as well, the Kuwait Petroleum Corp., the world's 12th largest oil company. From its London office on New Bond Street, KPC and its subsidiaries own and operate a fleet of tankers, oil and gas exploration companies in 22 countries on five continents, and 6,500 Q8 gas stations situated throughout Europe...
...current level of readiness for nine months at least. After that, however, the unavailability of spare parts would start to tell, especially for Iraq's high-tech air force. Webster predicted that by as early as next March, Baghdad would have to reduce reconnaissance and training flights by its fleet of French- and Soviet-made aircraft. The departure of foreign technicians and the lack of replacement parts, he said, would make repairs too difficult...
...Avenger program is now expected to be reviewed, but not scrapped. The Navy still wants to buy 620 of the planes, costing at least $92 million apiece, to replace the aging A-6 Intruder as the fleet's most potent attacker...