AP story explains the real reason for the latest showdown with Iraq; Satellite damage from a brush with the lion's tail, the Leonid meteor storm. America's satellite fleet, born under a bad sign, will be sprinkled with high velocity fairy dust in the wake of Comet Tempel-Tuttle. Communications satellites and GPS face the highest risk. The latest Persian Gulf skirmish is mentioned a couple times. Apparently the loss of UN monitors and star-crossed destiny was too much for US security interests. With the loss of satellite services a remote possibility, reestablishment of UN monitoring was paramount. Residents of Baghdad will look at the starry display as a chilling reminder of who controls their destiny. Satellites Brace for Space Storm By Paul Recer AP Science Writer http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1998-11/15/221l-111598-idx.html