European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 10 these letters replies to censoring porno not literature i was shocked then amused finally confused after Reading the letter from the Man who said we no or we Are should censor pornography nol liners 10 comment on the recent letter  so porn. Not  the writer asks the question who makes these decisions and what criteria is used by these Anonymous censors mis rhetoric quickly turns from works of  blood Swai and tears morals and values to that Cythe very same Anonymous censors he wonders about educated correctly if there must be  what kind of mind smut and Vio Lence emerge As the same familiar metaphors All us who Are truly concerned about erosion of Basic literary Freedom arc talking about. Any individual who Abdi Caius literary Freedom to encroachment of government friends Church stale or whatever soon succumbs to the confusion of interject ing his her opinion of what is literature porno or any other Dang Rou i material into society and his her personal censorship views soon become another one of those Anonymous censors views. The colloquialism of the word literature is any printed Mailer Webster s. The Bill of rights makes no distinctions about what should or should not be censored for very Good reason our forefathers were Well aware of whal even a Lille bit of censorship could do. Morals and values two of he most Over worked and misunderstood words around today Are irrelevant when pondering any question about the censorship of literature in any form because one Man s idea of morality and values never equals another a which is As it should be in o free society As the writer Stales we live in Complex times and. In order to Advance our children into this com plex society so it will continue to adhere to our cons i Lulion without orwellian strictures we must Nolen Deavor 10 censor a thing. A Parent has the inherent right to see that their children Are protected from what a Parent thinks is dangerous. He has that option As no one is forced to buy o particular Magazine or Sec a particular movie. Educators have inc responsibility to Sec that children arc taught to have open and inquisitive minds which sadly they rarely can in a system dedicated to inc Industrial revolution which has been Over for decade for closed minds always Lead to closed books or All sorts. The simple fact is censorship in any form of any kind of literature predisposes that i or you accept the opinion of another be it one or a group As to How we maintain the free exorcise of our minds. A Tobell j. Freert incr Werthem Germany although the writer has the Righi idea on books he is forgetting that we americans have the Mitt to choose. If we choose whether we want to buy Playboy or readers digest it i up to the person who buys it and up to him what he wants to buy and what he wants to read. If your child picks up a copy of Playboy you the Parent arc responsible to Tell the child what it is nol the school. As for the movies so Long As someone can make millions of dollars of showing someone being Cut in half by a knife in slow motion they will make them. Again Freedom Means being Able to choose whether you want to see he movie or not. I Don t like that movies and i Don t see them but i Don t work hard in the army to defend Freedom to have Jerry Falwell try to Ell me whal i can read or what movies i can Sec. I just wonder whal will happen when these people want he military to take the books off the shelves and out of the Dod Library. Will we take them off fora few new recruits or Tell them to go jump in a Lake spec. 4 Ronald Brier Neu Ulm Germany lure. Por he urges americans to take Steps against. No Graphy and  thai  censorship. And who specifically will make the decision on what is pornographic or Loo to Cut throughout writ ten history very Learned men and women have been unable to define the words  and  would the writer Nan Catcher to ate Rye How about Henry Miller s Tropic of can cer " Alice in wonderland or even the Bible a one Lime or other each of these arid other Das sics has been banned somewhere by someone. Who will decide .1 a inter of literature Heidelberg first the writer says one of it foundations of american democracy As protected by the firs amendment is the right to voice one s opinion then he finishes by saying i urge americans to take Steps against what in actuality does harm the next generation hat is pornography and Cinema glorify ing senseless  it seems to me that he  himself Here because he is telling people to revolt against what no himself Calls the right to voice one s opinion. The first amendment is what allows these people to pub Lish these books and magazines in the first place and it also allows him to speak his mind which he has done. Petty officer 3.c. Francis ,1. Am incl Fpo Miami cuts in chemical warfare funds criticized recently the stars and stripes informed me and All other Servic members in Europe that the House of representatives had Cut funding for the binary Chemi Cal agent rounds. As a member of inc chemical corps and of the army. I cannot help but be alarmed by this latest Chi a Croce Ului Ilic House of representatives is out of touch with current events. For the Benefit of those representatives As Well As those unfamiliar with hese artillery rounds i will explain further. The army is presently equipped with unitary Chemi Cal rounds a Shell filled with the liquid chemical in its lethal form. Nerve agent rounds contain nerve Gas which if broken or leaking will injure or kill inc very soldiers thai arc supposed to use it on the enemy. Due to inc age of the nerve agent rounds we have manufactured in the 50s and 0s, this is becoming a More frequent incident. According to Field circular 6-50-j a military publication personnel handling these munitions Are required w be in Opp 4 we require our own sol Diers to be in full chemical protective equipment because our weapons Are dangerous to them. Of the aging and dangerous stockpile of chemical munitions the United Stales has available Only 10 percent is useful. When 90 percent of our already inadequate stockpile is not useful our chemical response capability is undermined. The binary rounds thai Congress disapproves of would be the Best development for everyone concerned with the meal munitions except for the enemy. A binary round has two compartments filled with Chemi cals Only after the round has been fired from the Artil Lery piece will the two chemicals be forcefully combined to make the nerve agent. If inc ammunition is dropped or broken the nerve agent does not leak out. People do not die and we do no have an embarrassing incident. Binary rounds will carry their deadly cargo to the target and not endanger americans. There Are those that will say that the . Docs not need an effective chemical response. Chemical agents were nol used in world War ii Why should we prepare for it now the answer is one with which we have lived since the beginning of the nuclear age deterrence. At the end of world War ii. The allies disco cd huge stockpiles of a nerve agent owned by nazi Germany. The Only reason that Germany did not use it was that they were Given the impression that the . Had Large stockpiles of nerve Gas of. The truth was that we did sol. If German had known this would they have refrained we cannot Hope to deceive the soviet Union Oti such a massive scale Ai we did nazi Germany. Recent eases of americans Selling secrets have made that Clear. Some people will claim thai a do not need Chemi Cal capability so Long As we have an effective defense. True the members of nato do train for chemical warfare and most of the equipment we have is Good but the soviets train More Tram More realistically and conduct chemical warfare in third world nations to continually improve their capability. This is not to say that we should embark on a Simi treat troops with respect cos advised Here s a challenging question for cos do you care about the soldiers under you really think about this. I m sure most will answer  How Many of these cos Are lying to them selves if you answered no there realty in l a Rea son for you to hold the privileged rank of sergeant. How Many limes have you tried to Burn a Soldier when Jou could have talked to him on a one to one basis an no should try to help his soldiers avoid the same mistakes in the allure. Don t forget this per san Euld be Fin no someday. He needs to learn and understand responsibility. You can learn it a lol better if it is discussed with you and not on paper Don t i heft besides soldiers we re still human be Ings. We can l he treated like dogs and expect to Pul out full performance. If we were treated like people Job performance and morale would be higher. T have seen Many Good cos who take a Soldier to the Side and discuss his mistakes and shortcomings personally. These Are the cos i can respect. I have also seen cos iry to Embarrass a Soldier in the eyes of his platoon or maybe even the company. These usually Are the ones who demand respect. If hey thought Aboul their actions treated the troops with some respect maybe they too could get the re Spect they demand. Nun withhold Schwa Bluh Gemuend Germany All letters to the editor to Niue contain the full printed Diane and Aiumu of the writer and must be signed we do not read unsigned letters but we will withhold your name on request and protect your privacy. Lar program bul that we should emphasize training More and keep the ability to respond with chemical agents. The soviet Union is presently employing toxic chemicals on a Large scale in Afghanistan and is sup plying agents to Iraq Yemen Anco Vietnam. We should nol assume that the soviets will refrain from using chemicals on us in future War. Thousands Are dying in the Iran Iraq War due id Gas warfare and casualties Are unknown in the other coun tries. None Octha nations being subjected to chemical warfare have the ability to respond in kind. In world War i. Massive casualties were inflicted on troops who were unprepared. After both sides in world War 1 were prepared and equipped with the ability to respond use of inc agents declined drastically and casualties were greatly diminished. The . Must be prepared to retaliate with Chemi Cal munitions thai Are More dangerous to the enemy than to us or we will be forced to escalate to nuclear strikes much sooner than we or the House of representatives would like. 2nd i Dousta j. James Augsburg Germany non smoker complains i would Tike to Cay a few word concerning the recent no smoking policy for the army. I sure am glad the army finally did something smart because i m jelling Rcd of the soldiers who smoke away before it then complain they can t breathe or do the simple exercise. The regulation Stales that there is to be no smok ing in buildings and offices. There is also to be no smoking while driving a military operated vehicle or while on Maneu vers. The Only place they Are allowed to smoke is in a designated smoking area. Bul what it boils Down to is that there is to be in smoking while on duty. Why then do i see soldiers loading things on a truck with a cigarette hanging from their lips or the maps on guard duly walking behind the Bushes to take a couple of  the worst on cd is when i saw a group of gis silting in inc no smoking Section of a Burger bar pulling away Why make a regulation that you can t enforce docs the army even care this smoking is getting on my nerves a non smoker Frankfurt