Sunday, February 10, 1991

In 1st speech in about 2 weeks, Saddam Hussein praises what he calls Iraqi strength and steadfastness in face of allied bombing [INA 2/10 in FBIS 2/11; LAT, NYT, WP, MEM, WT 2/11].

King Hussein says his 2/6 speech was misunderstood and did not indicate a shift towards Iraq [JTE 2/11 in FBIS 2/11; LAT, MEM 2/11].

Israeli military announces that it has ar- rested 350 Palestinian activists in broad crackdown on Hamas [LAT, MEM 2/11].

Allied command says it believes bombing raids have so severely damaged communications systems in Iraq that it take 24 hours for Saddam to send orders to front lines by reasonably secure means [NYT 2/11].

Headland on Saudi coast has slowed oil slick, which is moving south toward vital water and industrial plants; environmentalists hope they can contain slick before it reaches Jubail [NYT 2/11].