<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Sun 27, 21:00, Israel is one 
   hour behind.
<Frodo/+report> Allies destroyed pipelines to loading port. 
   But it is not sure that this will stop the oil spilling.
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Sun 27, 22:00, Israel is one 
   hour behind.  *** Iraqi Time is Sun 27, 23:00, Israel is 
   one hour behind.
<Swan> I haven't been on so this is probably old to you.  2 
   American F-15e's shot down 4 iraqi migs of some sort or 
   another.  The brits took out a chinese made silkworm 
   missile sight.  That's the second one that's been taken out.
     The silkworm is a surface to surface missile, good at 
   sinking ships.  The US fired a smart weapon at the oil 
   terminal spilling oil into the sea, apparently successfully 
   stopping the flow.  Some more planes fled to Iran from Iraq,
    bringing the total number of planes that have done so to 
   over 30.  Iran pledges to keep the planes impounded until 
   after the war.
<Napoleon/+report> Uh oh, a russian colonel known as "the 
   black colonel" has hinted that the army may start a 
   rebellion.
<Swan> Iran's parliamentary speaker put forth a peace plan, 
   calling for immediate cease fire, pullout of iraq from 
   kuwait, and the allies from the gulf.  Iran is supposedly 
   neutral in this thing.  The total number of sorties by the 
   allies so far exceeds 22,000.  Unnamed congressional and 
   pentagon sources say a ground war looks inevitable.  3 
   marines were killed 'accidentally' in an intense artillery 
   duel last night.  Aparently the allies are actually inside 
   portions of Kuwait.  here's some bits I'm skimming from 
   various wire services.  (summarizing) allies done hitting 
   non conventional weapons production sites, now turning 
   their attention to hitting non conventional weapons storage 
   sites. (hundreds of depots scattered throughout the 
   battlefield).  Senior US military officials in saudi arabia 
   said they expect iraq to launch a massive barrage of Scuds 
   into israel and Saudi Arabia today during the airing of the 
   super bowl(!), reasoning that the attacks would get massive 
   tv exposure.  The bombing of the oil terminal was a 
   precision strike... performed after consulting with 
   environmental and petroleum experts.  Here's details on the 
   3 marines who were killed during the artillery duel. 3 
   killed, 7 injured when two light armored vehicles collided 
   as they returned from the saudi/kuwait border after the 
   duel.  Unlike the shooting of the two iraqi planes by one 
   saudi pilot the other day, where he pretty much just shot 
   them from behind and picked them off easily, the shooting 
   of the 4 planes by US planes today was a frantic dogfight.  
   The international committee of the red cross said perhaps 
   as many 24,000 Iranian POWS are still held by Iraq 3 years 
   after the end of the war.  Returning iranians told of pipe 
   beatings, starvation and threats if they told red cross 
   workers.  about their mistreatment.  Saudi arabia has been 
   accused to of mistreating political prisoners by human 
   rights organizations.  US is turning over Iraqi pows to 
   them.  US says all POWs will be treated by the geneva 
   conventions.  Chinese court saturday sentenced the nations 
   leading human rights advocate to seven years in prison and 
   its foremost student leader to a four year term for 
   'counterrevolutionary propaganda and incitement".  Six 
   others sentenced to 2-5 years, 66 others apparently 
   released.  By chinese standards the sentences were 
   relatively lenient, these charges can bring the death 
   penalty. A diplomat in Beijing attributed the light 
   sentences to US relations.
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 00:00, Israel is one 
   hour behind.
<Swan> The latest # of planes flown from Iraq into Iran now 
   totals 39.  A leftist organization bombed planes in turkey 
   twice today.  They didn't bomb planes. :)  oops
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 00:30, Israel is one 
   hour behind.  *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 01:00, Israel is 
   one hour behind.
<brett>  *** IRCII: /HELP for help  %H%N%*
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 02:00, Israel is one 
   hour behind.  *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 03:00, Israel is 
   one hour behind.
<LuxYacht/+report> ABC News Australia: Israeli cabinet 
   backs policy of restraint.  ABC: Senior Iraqi diplomat in 
   Australia leaves today after being expelled for "security 
   reasons".  ABC: Iraq re-opens border with Jordan.  ABC: Pro-
   Allied march in Berlin.  (that was ABC Radio Australia news)
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 03:30, Israel is one 
   hour behind.
<LuxYacht/+report> ABC Australia: US estimates half a 
   million Iraqi mines in Kuwait.  OzABC: Top Iraqi diplomat 
   in Australia leaves today after being expelled on security 
   grounds by Aust Govt.  OzABC: Iraq has re-opened border 
   with Jordan.  OzABC: UK says UN resolution would justify 
   the removal of Saddam Hussein
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 04:00, Israel is one 
   hour behind.
<LuxYacht/+report> Aust.ABC: UK is sending equipment to 
   help with oil-spill in the Gulf.  Aust.ABC: Israeli cabinet 
   again backs policy of restraint
<Swan> Iran will attack Israel if Israel enters the war.  --
   ABC
<LuxYacht/+report> Aust.ABC: a rocket attack has destroyed 
   the Amex building in Athens.. no injuries.  Aust.ABC: 
   (American Express).  Aust.ABC: And bombs gone off in Turkey.
   .. (missed the details, sorry)
<Wizzar/+report> /users/en-asen/crawford/ann: No such file 
   or directory.  Sorry, one sec all.  Several gif (Graphics 
   Interchange Format) images with techical.  information 
   about equipment used by both the Allies and the.  Iraqi's 
   have been made available by anonymous ftp from:  ftp.e-
   technik.tu-muenchen.de [192.48.107.50]:/pub/desert-storm.  
   Please observe courtesy and do not all rush to get them , 
   as.  it will overload the machine. All the gif images are.  
   640x480x16colors and about 13000 bytes each. This service.  
   is brought to you by Wizzar and Arne.
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 04:30, Israel is one 
   hour behind.
<LuxYacht/+report> Aust.ABC: UK sending equipment to help 
   fight oil-slick in the gulf.  Aust.ABC: two bombs in Athens 
   against American targets
<Swan/+report> test, just for the hell of it.  Actually, to 
   see if this info thingy is still working.  Can someone kick 
   start the infoserv.
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 05:00, Israel is one 
   hour behind.
<brett> who
<Swan/+report> a british company has contracted to supply 
   persian gulf troops with 500,000 camoflague.  oops lets try 
   that again.  a british company has contracted to supply 
   persian gulf troops with 500,000 camoflaged condoms.  the 
   condoms will be used to protect rifle barrels from being 
   corrupted by sand.
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 05:30, Israel is one 
   hour behind.
<Swan/+report> thousands of refugees are stuck on the iraqi 
   side of the iraqi/jordanian border.  Iraq isn't letting 
   them cross.  US plane spots 20-30 iraqis on kuwaiti island 
   having spelled out "WE SURRENDER" with stones.  They're 
   going to investigate further to see if it's a legitimate 
   surrender.
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 06:00, Israel is one 
   hour behind.
<Swan/+report> def sec. cheney expresses confusion over the 
   39 iraqi planes that flew to iran.  Unsure if they are 
   defectors or what.  (I said earlier that Iran pledges to 
   keep the planes grounded until the war is over).  US will 
   be ready for ground war before end of NEXT month.--cheney  
   CBS+CNN.  chemical weapons expert says all out chemical war 
   in gulf would cause max 1000 military casualties.  1-5% of 
   those dead.  --60 minutes
<spam/+report> test.  last test. sorry
<InfoSucks/+report> test
<Merlyn/+report> test
<Swan/+report> gorby gives KGB new search and seizure 
   powers.  Supposedly anti-crime/corruption.  Unnamed soviet 
   sources say gorby is a victim of the soviet military.. who 
   said 'get tough or get out'.  Liberals have been forced out 
   of govt.
<InfoSucks/+report> Test Merlyn.  Results:  Merlyn broken.
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 07:00, Israel is one 
   hour behind.
<Merlyn/+report> It's the top of the hour in the gulf.
<IraqSucks/+report> It's top of the hour in most time zones.
<mugwump/+report> allies evaluate bombing on Kuwaiti oil 
   terminals, report oil flow "appears to be much reduced, but 
   difficult to evaluate conclusively".  (from BBC world 
   service).  BBC: Iraqi radio attacks Pres Mubarak of Eqypt 
   as an "enemy of his own people and will soon be 
   assassinated as was Pres. Sadat."
<IraqSucks/+report> Senior U.S. military officials report 
   that Soviet military intelligence is giving U.S. volumes of 
   secret information on Soviet-supplied weaponry in Iraqi 
   arsenals.  CIA refuses to confirm or deny this report.
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 07:30, Israel is one 
   hour behind.
<Swan/+report> norweigan ship capable of skimming half 
   square mile of oil a day shipped to gulf.
<LuxYacht/+report> Aust.ABC: No injuries reported in two 
   attacks against American financial institutions in Athens.  
   Aust.ABC: A bomb went off in a vacant lot next to the  
   Inter-American Insurance company building, and shortly 
   afterwards a rocket hit the first story of the American 
   Express building
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 08:00, Israel is one 
   hour behind.
<LuxYacht/+report> Aust.ABC: Warning from US budget 
   director that US budget defecit could blow out to $318 
   Billion because of the costs of the war. Treasury says 
   defecit reached $87 Billion in first 3 months of 1991 
   fiscal year
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 08:30, Israel is one 
   hour behind.  *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 09:00, Israel is 
   one hour behind.
<Swan/+report> (old) european community suspends 1 billion 
   dollars aid to USSR in light of crackdown.
<LuxYacht/+report> Aust.Ch10News: US has set fire to part 
   of the oil-slick.  Others say this was accidental. I have 
   no further info so far
<Swan/+report> saudi govt. officials say they've written 
   off protecting marine life from oil spill, and are 
   concentrating on protecting desalinization plants (fresh 
   water source)
<LuxYacht/+report> Aust.ABC: Military & pollution experts 
   are waiting to see whether the American missile attack 
   against Kuwaiti pumping equipment has succeeded in 
   preventing more oil being poured into the Gulf.  Aust.ABC: 
   The American commanders in Saudi Arabia said earlier they 
   believed it had succeeded, but only time would tell.  Aust.
   ABC: some indication expected in about 10 hours
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 10:00, Israel is one 
   hour behind.  *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 11:00, Israel is 
   one hour behind.  *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 12:00, Israel 
   is one hour behind.  *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 12:30, 
   Israel is one hour behind.  *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 13:00,
    Israel is one hour behind.  *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 14:
   00, Israel is one hour behind.
<stucki/+report> test
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 15:00, Israel is one 
   hour behind.
<Swan/+report> earlier I said 39 iraqi planes fled to iran. 
    Now the number is up to 50.
<LuxYacht/+report> Aust ABC: Iraq claims threat of nuclear 
   contamination because of weapons carried by US planes in 
   the area. Complaint is in a letter from Iraqi Health 
   minister to the World Health Organisation.  Aust ABC: 
   Iraqis reportedly eased visa regulations at the Jordanian 
   border.  Aust ABC: Jordan preparing to receive thousands of 
   refugees.  Aust ABC: Personal messages to Australian 
   sailors in the Gulf will be broadcast by Radio Australia, 
   the ABC's Shortwave service
<Swan/+report> 7 experts arrived to stand around and panic 
   about the worlds largest oil spill. "what are we gunna do 
   now???"
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 15:30, Israel is one 
   hour behind.  *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 16:00, Israel is 
   one hour behind.  *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 16:30, Israel 
   is one hour behind.  *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 17:00, 
   Israel is one hour behind.
<ceoil_> Briefing in Saudi-Arabia in 5 Minutes.
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 18:00, Israel is one 
   hour behind.
<ceoil_> Briefing starts now!! I will report, please pose 
   questions later.  Brigadier General Stevens is reporting in 
   Baghdad.  Weather: basically clear.  air campaign continues.
     Targets: lines of commu. airfields, SCUDS, leadership, 
   Republican Guard.  losses (iraqi) 26.  2 F15 shot down 6 
   planes.  69 Iraqi planes in Iran (39 Fighters and bombers). 
    Naval forces: 2 vessels attacked.  status unknown of the 
   vessels.  patrol craft attacked , lefted burning.  19 
   intercepts.  873 boardings by the allies.  last night : No 
   SCUDS.  51 Scuds fired (total.  105 POWs.  oil slick: 
   appears that the flow of oil is stopped.  15 miles per day 
   moving south.  brifing concluded, question time.  question: 
   Why are the planes in Iran?  answer: No idea.  q:planes in 
   Iran are massing to prepare an attack on the allied fleet?  
   a: not a relistic idea.  q:Air attacks on Iraqi leadership? 
    a: not targeting individuals (SH).  q:??  a: They try to 
   avoid kill civilians.  q: No combat plane losses in the 
   last 24hrs?  a: No losses in the last 72hrs.  q:Target 
   selection: religious targets?  a:No targets with no 
   military effects.  q: POWs include people who decide to 
   cross the border to defect?  a: Yes.  q:Diplomatic contacts 
   to Iran?  a: No answer: ask the state dep.  q: What 
   measures to protect the oil areas from Iraqi sabotage.  a: 
   No answer.  a: No news about the journalists missing in 
   action.  q: One norwegian ship in the Golf to fight the oil 
   desaster is enough?  a: No idea.  msg by general steven: 
   one plane lost today (Harrier).  q: Question about the 
   fighjter types flying to Iran.  a: We get the numbers for 
   you.  q: Question about the food for the soldiers.  a: 
   Mainly not fresh food in some areas.  q: Does the rain 
   influences the military action?  a: We can deal with that.  
   q and a: * Didn't get them. *.  a: The campaign is 
   progressing as planned.  q: About the oil in the gulf.  a: 
   No comment about influence on operations and on planes.  
   Two more questions in Saudi-Arabia.  a: No comment on the 
   air campaign. If the planes are in Iran than the allied 
   fighters won't do anything.  q: Are you absolutely sure 
   that the pilots don't fly to Iran to preprare a massive 
   attack?  a: Idon't know what's going on in their minds.  
   The Briefing in Saudi-Arabia by Gen. Stevens is finished.  
   My report is finished!!!! Thank good, they are talking to 
   fast.
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 19:00, Israel is one 
   hour behind.
#Hamlet# Sorry...check a bug with /wall command...
   appologies once again :-(
<LogServ> *** Iraqi Time is Mon 28, 19:30, Israel is one 
   hour behind.
