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Empty places in Wendy Kelly's classroom at the British school in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, tell their own story. Only 36 of the school's 300 pupils turned up for the new term. Attack within four weeks Continued from Page 1 the street outside, waved drawn in from the protest by that even if it does not cause their fists at the screen and the sight of Mr Bush on the the Iraqi people to rise up shouted "Long live Saddam TV set, which shares a wall against Saddam, it has Hussein". with posters of Saddam in stepped up the pressure on Outside in Al Kafah military uniform. him. Street, a demonstration had After the broadcast was But some Iraqis who man- been mustered to coincide nothing happened for a over, aged to see the broadcast with the broadcast. moment. Then one man bewere not showing much in- It was a mile long and pro- gun chanting and punching testers carried ingenious the air with his fist as an terest at all. On the battered TV set in and the corner of the Alwahda Mr unmistakable of Iraqi announcer came effigies on to Cafe in Bush and Mrs Thatcher. denounce Mr Bush. Baghdad, President Banners ranged from the In a split second, they were Bush spoke war and peace to the old men with the hubble- predictable "Saddam Hus- all at it, shouting "Bush Out, bubble pipes. But they didn't sein is the symbol of victory Bush Out". even look up. to the more Iraqi newspapers and liberation" derided Nor did they join in when original "Remember Dun- Mr Bush's video-tape, with the younger men, who had Go home John Bull". headlines ranging from kirk. pressed in from the chaos of Back in the teeming cafe, "Shut up Mr Bush" to "Bush younger men had been tricks". a to
Article from 17 Sep 1990Evening Standard(London, Greater London, England)
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