European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday october 1990the stars and stripes Page 11 Arin Landes a two Exchange views on Dugan s firing too bad about the firing of air Force chief of staff Mike a top Sec Dugan. However i shed no tears for him because i have Long been annoyed at the double Standard in the military concerning disclosure of classified or sensitive information. The military incessantly besieged its personnel with Stern warnings and admonitions about keeping their Mouths shut. Military television and radio air dozens of spots each week cautioning viewers that even disclosure of unclassified information helps hostile intelligence agencies. And i done to disagree. Numerous examples abound of Loose lips sinking ships. Even recently for example Manuel Noriega received Advance warning of the december invasion from a monitored phone Call Between a i stationed in Panama and his family in the states. A these principles of operational Security As they Call it however do not seem to be stringently practice by or applied to those who preach them. For example a High ranking . Commander in saudi Arabia publicly disclosed the exact troop strength in country at the time by comparing it to the population of a specific City in the United states. The iraqis presumably do not have Access to . Atlases and m the eyes of this smug general Are still baffled by his cleverness. I wonder How the military would have reacted had some lower ranking i or officer provided the same information in that fashion. Even an which produces and airs these pronouncements about operational Security is a Gold mine for any intelligence service that can afford a television. Its stories on tactical units provide accurate and timely information about troop strength organization equipment commanders readiness location and Quality. Live coverage of Large Maneu vers allows members of the soviet Liaison missions who Are barred from the Man Euver Sites to follow the operation better than they could on site As an graciously provides in depth vis a embargo limit urged there is no doubt that an embargo of Iraq is Good strategy. It will eventually Lead to an economic and subsequent military collapse in that country. However the embargo should not include everything. Everyone especially innocent civilians should be entitled to food and Medicine. It is immoral to deprive people of these substances. Furthermore this food and Medicine embargo is being used against us As More and More otherwise moderate iraqis become increasingly anti american. Very simply the food and Medicine embargo is wrong. A a name withheld Frankfurt Germany Ual coverage rounded out with precise details about unit movements equipment failures organizational Structure the effect of weather and anything else the soviets might be curious about. And hardly a Day goes by that we done to read of some other . Commander in saudi Arabia popping off to the press about How his unit comprised of this number of people organized in this fashion with this Type of equipment armed with these types of weapons that function better at this or that particular Range is going to do this or that to these iraqi scoundrels in this detailed order if All goes according to this particular plan. So at the same time we should not be too hard on Gen. Dugan. Publicly disclosing War plans capabilities intelligence assessments targets equipment and strategy is what one should expect from the product of a system that says concerning matters of operational Security a do As i say and not As i a Michael Corum Wiesbaden Germany the firing of Gen. Michael j. Dugan was an overreaction by the administration. Here a a ranking military commander with an outstanding record Over the years who was summarily dismissed because he commented i judiciously on a sensitive subject in a Media interview. Wasny this dismissal too harsh an action in View of a one time Gaffe would an admonishment have sufficed this was a Case of one strike and you re out. Granted he exercised Lack of judgment in discussing possible military options the fact remains some of his comments could be considered already in the Public Domain Saddam Hussein is a one Man show he and Baghdad would be obvious targets the air Arm would be the most effective and quickest and least costly Arm of attack. For All we know Gen. Dugans remarks May have had a sobering effect on Saddam. Nevertheless Gen. Dugart should have been More prudent in discussing such matters with the Media in a position of leadership. At the same time the american Public is Well informed enough to know that such decisions were not his to make anyway. There is often a tendency by policy makers to underestimate the intelligence and judgment of the rank and file citizen. The . Military once had and still May have a policy on a speaking with one or a singing from the same Sheet of music a As a ranking military Public affairs officer once told me. When you get right Down to it Wasny to this the Type of policy so evident in the communist East for the past several decades and weren to we Happy when All this and what went with it came to an end this past year frankly i found Gen. Dugans remarks refreshing and not disturbing but As an sex Public affairs officer i knew he was in trouble the moment i read them. Rex l. Gribble Heidelberg Germany pen pals please publish my name in your pen pal column. A Maria Antonle Tat. Estre Llanes South Poblacion Al Malamud Negros Oriental Philippines _i8 College student he rolled in the army oct program at Ithaca College in new York. 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Roll j. Cabanag Ibabao siquijor province 6225 Philippines please publish my names in the pen pal column Lam 19 years old. A Merlinda Cabasag Ondola Banawan Negros Oriental 6221 Philippines dear Ann Landers i am a 15-Vear-old girl from a Good family. My parents Are Well known in this City. I have two terrific Brothers. Ann please excuse my Guage but i just had the scared out of me. My Boyfriend and i had without any Protection and i was three weeks late. I was absolutely sure i was pregnant and did no to know what to do or who to talk to. No Way could i go to my parents. We never talked about things like that. I was sure my Mother would die of Shock and my father would kill me. I decided to confide in my Best Friend she yelled at me at first but then she gave me some advice a go to a clinic and get tested to find out for sure if i was pregnant. The next Day an hour before we were to head for the clinic i discovered i Wasny to pregnant. Please Tell your teen age readers that if they done to use contraceptives they Are just Plain crazy. From now on in a going to insist on a condom. If my Boyfriend does no to agree he can find himself another girl. A i feel so Lucky that i did no to get caught i want to help other girls stay out of trouble. . Done to suggest abstinence. Its almost impossible once you be crossed that line. A relieved and Lucky in a. Dear r. And a thanks for a Good letter and now id like to add a few words. Done to expect Complete Protection from a condom. Some experts say there a a 10 percent failure rate. A condom can leak break or come off. Go to planned parenthood or a gynaecologist for a Complete briefing on How to keep from getting pregnant. Not knowing can wreck your life. Dear Ann Landers i am a 72-year-old widow who lives alone in this big old dilapidated House. Quot a i can t live Here any longer because everything is breaking Down and would Cost a Fortune to fix. I put the House up for Sale and my daughter who is single is heartbroken. She loves this place and insists that i sell it to her. She asked me to continue to live Here but i can to wait to get out. The problem should i sell my daughter this House and let her learn firsthand How expensive it is to live Here or should i stick to my guns knowing that she a being blinded by sentiment i feel it would be cruel to let her get into this mess but she refuses to listen to reason. She believes that i am simply being mean and that i done to want her to have it. What a dilemma in a torn Between letting her learn one of the hardest lessons of her protecting her against a monumental headache. She would never be Able to handle it. I know her. In a her Mother. Torn in the Midwest dear Mother your daughter sounds like a Headstrong determined woman. You cannot protect her from her own poor judgment forever. I say sell her the House and let her learn that it pays to listen to someone who is experienced and has her Best interests at heart if you refuse to sell the House to her she will probably hold it against you forever. C creators Syndicate the san ipes european edition a circulation 170,000 col. Gene e. Townsend Usan commander editor in chief it. Col Gayle w. Fix Usa Deputy commander editor in chief Marie Kominicki Bob Wicker Deane b. Mcdermott production manager managing editor circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the u1 880/1008 overseas. Contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official views of or endorsed by the . Government the department of defense or the . European command. The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of detente or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. 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