THE GULF WAR: The Battle Front : Safe Zones

The International Red Cross is proposing NEUTRAL SAFE ZONES IN IRAQ where civilians could go to escape allied bombing. President Cornelio Sommaruga suggested that the zone “could be a whole town.” He also expressed hope that food supplies could be sent to Iraq by relief organizations, although he said that he realizes that could be tricky because U.N. economic sanctions are still in effect. “Certainly the first step is to have the agreement, the active interest of the parties involved,” he said.