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...would be a mistake to underestimate the resilience of nature. Studies of other spills reveal remarkable recoveries -- even from shocks like the estimated 250 million to 350 million gal. of crude that was deliberately pumped into the Persian Gulf in 1991 by Saddam Hussein's army. Though the majestic coral reefs in the gulf still show the effects of their trauma, they are slowly rebuilding. Says Sylvia Earle, a former chief scientist of the U.S.'s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who visited the gulf last year: "The reef was like a weedy lot, not a healthy wilderness...
...ironies of the Persian Gulf spill, which some experts predicted would destroy the area's ecosystem, is that certain parts seem cleaner and healthier now than they were before the Iraqis dumped their crude. According to a study published last August in the journal Nature, the levels of petroleum hydrocarbons in sediments and some mollusks from Bahrain in June 1991 were lower than those recorded in prewar surveys. Scientists suspect that the reason for this startling finding is that during and after the war, tanker traffic in the gulf was cut back. "Normal" oil pollution, largely from tankers clearing their...
When our vital interests are challenged, or thewill and conscience of the international communitydefied, we will act--with peaceful diplomacy whenpossible, with force when necessary. The braveAmericans serving our nation in the Persian Gulf,in Somalia, and wherever else they stand aretestament to our resolve...
Delventhal said all Union can do is work hard against a Crimson attack with more weapons than an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf...
...Iran. Iraqi officials blasted the incident as "blatant aggression." President Bush said the shootdown was consistent with the need to enforce U.N. resolutions, and President-elect Bill Clinton gave him solid support. A day later, even as the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk was diverted from Somalia to the Persian Gulf, Iraqi warplanes violated the zone again, but retreated when U.S. fighters approached...