European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday november 27, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 11ann Landers dear Ann Landers two of your recent columns dealt with Early warning signs for diseases such As cerebral palsy and hepatitis b. You have millions of people aware of How to detect and take fast action against these ill 1 6ss6s� each year More than 50,000 americans go Blind one third needlessly. Another 13 million suffer from Eye diseases. Ailing Eves rarely Send warning messages of pain so testing to assure Early detection is crucial. The enclosed a a Reader a digest Home Eye test a featured in our september Issue was developed in cooperation with the american Academy of ophthalmology and the american optometric association. A Reader from Bowling Green mo., told us that after she took the Home test she phoned her Ottom Ernst and was immediately referred to a Retina specialist. The woman is now being treated for and age related Macular degeneration the principal cause of blindness. We Hope our Eye test will help others protect their precious sight. For a free copy of the test your readers can Send a self addressed stamped envelope to a a Reader a digest Home Eye test a reprint manager . Box 406, Pleasantville n. Y. 10570. A Lesta Cordil Public relations manager dear Lesta Cordil thank you for the Eye test i sent it to my ophthalmologist and Here is her response dear Ann Landers i reviewed the a a Reader a digest Home Eye test and found the information accurate and worthwhile. My Only concern is that people who use it May get a false feeling of Security that All is Well. While it has value it is not a substitute for a Good Eye exam. There Are several diseases that it will miss. The most significant of these is glaucoma a blinding Eye disease which in its Early stages presents no sym tons. L i believe the exam does have Merit however and that you can safely recommend it to your readers if you Point out that the test does have this one notable deficiency. May Khadem m.d., department of ophthalmology Northwestern University medical school dear Ann Landers of the things i have Learned from your column now is pay Back time. . In Chicago was in search of a Snappy comeback to friends who said a a you re no fun anymore a after she stopped drinking smoking and taking drugs and had lost 50 pounds. You recommended silence to those morons. You might appreciate what my recently sobered up Friend said to an old drinking pal who chided a i liked you a lot better when you were she replied a i liked you a lot better when i was drunk Stan Miller Nevada City Calif. C creators Syndicate letters a writer offers insight into political attacks following is an article i wrote that appeared As an oped piece in the oct. 31 edition of the Wall Street journal european. Because As Well As to business and political leaders the information applies to senior . Military officials and their personal Security i offer it As a letter to the editor on april 25, a 42-year-old female sex mental patient seeking to a get in the news wounded Germany a spa party Leader Oskar Lafontaine in a knife attack. On oct. 12, a 37-year-old convicted Felon with a history of drug addiction and schizophrenia shot and seriously wounded German Interior minister Wolfgang Schau ble. These two attacks introduce a new dimension of threats against vips located in Europe. Previous assassination attempts against european based political military and business leaders were by professional terrorists. The attacks against Lafontaine and Schauble prove that european based leaders and their Security guards must now be concerned with a group appropriately called attacks against famous people by other than professional terrorists have been an american phenomenon. Presidents Kennedy and Reagan sen. Robert Kennedy or. Martin Luther King and former Alabama gov. George Wallace were attacked by deranged citizens. The opposite is True for european based leaders. Germans Siegfried Buback Hanns Martin Schleyer Ernst Zimmerman Karl Heinz Bec hurts Gerold von Braun Riihl Alfred her Hausen and Hans Neusel italians Mario Rossi Francesco Coco Aldo Moro Lando Conti and Gen. Lucio Giorgeri French Gens. Rene audran and Henri Blandin George Besse european based american Gens. Alexander Haig Frederich Kroesser and James Dozier and . Sinai Force director Gen. Leamon Hunt were attacked by professional terrorists. Dramatic changes under Way in Europe will Impact the threat situation. As passions flare during the unification of Germany merging of the european Community lingering withdrawal of . Military forces from Europe and Western businesses . And european move to exploit Market opportunities in Eastern Europe we can expect violence from psychopaths from both East and West who perceive themselves or their cherished institutions to be threatened or sullied. It is instructive to note that or. Schauble is called a the architect of Germany deranged citizens seeking satisfaction through violence use different attack planning and execution techniques than do professional terrorists. Studies of previous attacks by crazies reveal the below listed patterns offered with Security suggestions of How to defeat their efforts. Crazies Are loners losers and Brood Over some Issue perceived to besmirch their most esteemed values. They nurture their anger until moved to act against some prominent individual considered the cause for their problems. Crazies differ from terrorists in that they usually act alone therefore Are denied the intelligence professional attack planning monetary and weapons support backup and escape planning associated with professional assassination attempts. Crazies Seldom travel to make their hit. Opportunities present themselves when the target lives in or travels to the craziest area. The news Media provide crazies their pre attack intelligence what prominent individual will be in the area and when and where he will appear. Crazies Seldom think of escape because they Are never certain the attack Opportunity will present itself. And if it does they Are not sure they will go through with it. Crazies Are not suicidal. Delusions that drive them to their infamous deeds Are accompanied by fantasies of subsequent Fame. For some the anticipated Fame is the purpose of the act. The vast majority of assassination attempts terrorist or crazy initiated occurs within 15 feet of the target. Lafontaine a attacker wielded a knife. Schiwi Ublee a attacker fired from 24 inches. Crazies unlike terrorists Are Little concerned with professional Security surrounding a vip. Once in position and resolved to attack a crazy develops Tunnel thought and vision. Security suggestions Media coverage of when and where potential targets will appear should be minimized. When such appearances Are publicized Security must be ensured while entering and exiting the most dangerous times the location. Coordination with local Law enforcement will reveal the presence of area Security threats. Local police assistance must deny such persons Access to the area where the principal will appear. Security must never allow a stranger to come Between them and the principal. Because most attacks occur within 15 feet of the target close in Alert Security is the key. Approaching an individual with the intent to kill is not Normal therefore assassins at work neither look nor act Normal. They sweat their hearts Pound their Heads throb their eyes Glaze a they look and act different. The Best Opportunity to detect a crazy is Between the time he resolves to act and moves to act. Security must act immediately to neutralize any detected potential threat. That is done by demanding the threats attention staring Yelling pointing moving toward until the principal can be secured. European based vips Are facing dangerous times but Security measures professional and individual can significantly reduce threats. Done to accept the concept of a if they want me they can get one can influence his or her personal Security through awareness of threats and alertness in dangerous situations. A William t. Corbett Stuttgart Germany editors note a prior to retirement from Active duty Corbett was a combat arms special forces colonel assigned to the european come Headquarters in Stuttgart Germany. 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