American and British planes attacked an Iraqi air force base and a control installation last night. The stated explanation for the assault: a response to threats to allied planes patrolling in the area… Some 12,000 British troops stationed in Germany will soon depart for the Persian Gulf. One hundred planes, as well as tanks and other heavy equipment, have already begun to be loaded onto British Navy ships in Germany in anticipation of their delivery to the Gulf… Up to 100,000 people demonstrated against a U.S. attack of Iraq in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia is the largest Moslem nation in the world, and its citizens have long been protesting the American plans against Iraq.