A chronology of the Gulf War VETS NO g 10940739 WAR
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Aug. 7: President Bush sends U.S troops to Gulf "to protect Saudi Arabia."
Aug. 10: After meeting with U.S officials, 10 Arab countries vote to send troops.
Aug. 24: UN Security Council authorizes use of "minimum [military] force" to halt oil to and from Iraq. Cuba and Yemen abstain.
Oct. T: Over 100,000 people, on international peace march in Italy, protest war buildup in Gulf.
Oct. 20: Thousands of antiwar protesters march in New York, San Francisco, Paris, and other cities.
Oct. 21: In Tokyo, over 23,000 people form ring around U.S. airbase to protest plans to send Japanese troops to Gulf.
Nov. 24: Close to 20,000 march in London to stop the war.
Nov. 29: UN Security Council rubberstamps Bush's six-week deadline for Iraq to remove troops from Kuwait.
Jan, 12: Both Houses of Congress approve resolutions giving Bush power to launch war.
Jan. 12: Over 100,000 antiwar demonstrators rally in Rome. Another 100,000 march in Paris, 100,000 in Frankfurt, 80,000 in London, 20,000 in Marseilles, and 13,000 in Portland, Ore.
Jan. 13: Over 50,000 take part in an illegal antiwar protest in Istanbul, Turkey. Some 30,000 rally in Seattle and 10,000 in Minneapolis.
40014 *AST Jan 16-17: United States launches massive air attack on Baghdad, Basra, and other areas of Iraq and Kuwait. In one day, the firepower surpasses one-and-a-half Hiroshima bombs. Meanwhile, Israel enforces curfew against West Bank Palestinians to forestall "violent pro-Iraq demonstrations.
Jan. 16-17: Protests against the U.S.
attack are held worldwide; close to 30,000 march in San Francisco, 10,000 in New York, 25,000 in Milan, 15,000 in Tunis, tens of thousands in Algiers, and 100,000 throughout Germany.
Jan. 18: Iraq directs first Scud attack against Israel.
Jan. 19-20: People in many countries march against the war-including close 10 50,000 in Washington, D.C., 100,000 in San Francisco, 80,000 in Madrid, 50,000 in Barcelona, 40,000 in Sydney, and home" to more people.
The marchers went down Malcolm X Boulevard to 110th Street in three-column formation. Police were unable to stop or reroute the march because of the highly disciplined marshaling by seasoned organizers and the tactics of tight columns and jogging-which left the police huffing and puffing in the dust!
The marchers later held a 15-minute rally on the steps of Columbia University's Low Library. They protested both the Gulf War and the university's war on Harlem.
Columbia is currently trying to tear down the Audubon Ballroom, where Malcolm X taught and was assassinated. Columbia University wants to build a bio-technological facility, which would produce hazardous waste, in its place. The densely populated residential community is horrified at this prospect and is organizing to preserve the Audubon as a museum, daycare facility, health clinic, and multicultural resource center. by Kwame M.A. Somburu, Joe Ryan, and Nat Weinstein $1.25 (include $0.75 for postage). Make checks payable to Walnut Publishing Co., 3435 Army St., im. 308, San Francisco, CA 94110.
Joseph Ryan/Socialist Action 40,000 in Melbourne.
Jan. 21: Iraq charges U.S. planes attacked a Baghdad factory producing baby's milk. Warplanes pound city of Basra. Bombings continue for days. Civilian neighborhoods in Basra are leveled.
Jan. 25: Huge oil slick reported in Gulf. United States claims that Iraq "turned on the taps." Other reports put blame on U.S. bombing of oil terminal and ships.
Jan. 26-27: Coordinated protests against the Gulf War are held around the world. Some 250,000 march in Washington, D.C., 200,000 in San Francisco, and 20,000 in Los Angeles. Another 250,000 protest in Bonn and Berlin.
Jan. 28: More than 80 Iraqi fighterbombers find refuge in Iran. apartment building and market in Iraqi town of Fallouja. At least 130 people are killed.
Feb. 15: Iraq offers a conditional pullout. Bush refuses terms, calls it a "hoax."
Feb. 18: Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz talks with Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow.
feb. 19: Reports say Iraq is trying to evacuate some forces from the border region. U.S. and allied airplanes bomb retreating Iraqi troops.
Feb. 22: Terms of Soviet-Iraqi peace plan announced. Bush refuses to consider it; sets deadline of noon on the following day for Iraq to withdraw. Refugees say disease epidemics are sweeping Basra.
Feb. 23: United States and allies launch a ground assault.
Feb. 25: Hussein orders troops to withdraw from Kuwait. Bush vows to continue assault. U.S. planes bombard Iraqi forces fleeing Kuwait, killing thousands. Scud attack on barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, kills 28 U.S soldiers.
Feb. 26: Hussein announces willingness to renounce claims to Kuwait; again calls for cease-fire. Bush turns him down. Giant tank battle, the largest since World War II, rages as U.S. forces approach Basra. U.S. allies enter Kuwait City.
Feb. 27: Bush announces allies will observe a cease-fire. Several hours later, Hussein also declares a cease-fire.
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