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Saddam lnnouncti around offensive in Radio Addreaa
At0 EST, Sadden Buaayn addreaced the Iraqi peoplepeech carried by Baghdad radio in vhich he announced the initiation of the coalition ground campaign. Saddam accused coalition leadere and Saudi King Fahd of being "cowards who have perfected the acts of treachery, treason, anddding that this vas taking place as ths UN Security Council vas deciding to look into the Soviet peace proposal. In ths second half of his SDaech, Saddam encouraged all Iraqia to "fight thepp.
international Beeotion to Beginning of around War
Early morning press reports havs featured international reactions to the initiation of tha ground var.
o Israeli officials have expressed satisfaction and support for the coalition offensive, in response to the ground attack, the Israeli Armylanket curfew in the occupied territories in an attempt to prevent pro-Iraqi violence.
o Australian Priae Minister Bawke said there was no alternative to the ground offensive and that the coalition had been right to set ite deadline for Iraq to withdraw froa Kuwait.
o Mew Iceland's Prine Minister Bolger called the ground war "tragically unavoidable."
o In Southoreign Ministry spokesman said Seoul regretsround war ls necessary to oust Iraq froa Kuwait but supports the coalition decision to attack.
o InrU* ttlniater Ralfu told reporter* he vasby Iraq'a refusal to leave- Kuvalt-and ha hoped tha var vould end aoon.
o Tha Putcta Mlnlatry of PoreIon Affairstataaant expressing tha hope that tha Gulf var vlll and aa aoon aa poaslble and vlth aa little loaa of life aa poaelble, and noted that Iraq did not uee avallabla opportunities to avoid violence,
Yeaen'a aedia haa illad for the follovinq action* to be taken in aupport of Iraqi
o eneral strike throughout tha country00 local tlaa todayi
o aarchai organized by thaCoaalttae for tha Defense of Iraq" following the strike; and
o ast each Mondaylgn of aupport for an Iraqi victory. J|
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