European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes Friday March 22,1991 the St fees european edition circulation 200.000 col Genee Townsend Usan a a a commander publish of Bernard a Zovistoski a editor it. Col Gayle w. Fix Usa a Deputy commander Marie Kominicki production manager a. Bob Wicker managing editor Deane b. Mcdermott a circulation manager switchboard 06155-6010, ets 348-5741 or 5823. Telex 419-332. A a. A a a. Tel fax 06155-601376. Mailing address Apo 09211-4211 or Postrach 11 14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany. A / \. A news 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension. News ext. 237.255, 282 226. 326. Sports ext. 225, 289, 263,332, 321, 221. Features ext. 230.245.341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226.business Randy Mcclain ext. 326. Bureaus a a a a Bremerhaven Germany ets 348-8282 or civilian 06155-601326. 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A a a a a a letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. _ is payback time i respect and Admire All of the troops of desert storm but Erin is my hero. In fact the Only thing stronger than my admiration is my love for  can to wait until she and i can finally be together. In fact 10 years from now when our kids come to me and say a daddy Tell us about the War a ill be proud to Tell Mem to go ask mom. A a a Charlie Flint. Catnip Darby Italy of Congress time to flex those bureaucratic Muscles. / How to pay for the liberation of Kuwait and How to get Iraq rebuilt without the american taxpayer footing the Bill i have a plan. It is a ruthless business plan unlike the plans we had for the last couple of countries we have rebuilt. After the War is Over and Saddam is gone one Way or another we As cell los coils Alsed in  task Force made up of Coa i la to u v lotion members should secure Iraq s Oil Fields and rebuild them. Once the Oil Fields become operational we should take 70 percent of the monthly Revenue and put it toward the Bill for the War. The remaining 30 percent should be used to rebuild Iraq. Once the Bill is paid including interest lots of interest we can then sell the Oil Fields Back to them if they cart afford it unless some Gutsy foreign policy people decide we should be further Compon when it comes to compensation not just the military hardware and so Forth should be accounted for but also every person in the world who has had to Shell out extra Money to pay for the Sharp Rise in Oil prices should be reimbursed. That Bozo has hosed up a lot of people s lives arid now it is payback time. A Mitch Duckworth Vai Hingen Germany generals done to compare i have been Reading articles and letters recently in the stars and stripes bashing or defending Peter Arnett a Baghdad reports. The Bottom line is that most people want the news and reporting two ways. A a. / a a most of the time you hear criticism of reporters for colouring modifying or slanting their reports to make a Point. It is asserted that a reporters Job is to a report a . What he sees and can find out through questions and research. Opinion and analysis belong in a Section designated As such. Peter Arnett was a reporting a As was his Job it is the viewers or readers responsibility to interpret the information. News reports All Quot too often fail to make a Clear distinction Between reporting and editor Mhz ing. They Are not helped by readers and viewers who Are confused in their demands. �?1st it. Adrian t. Moore Mainz Germany wishpp1?01slc? palestinian israeli Issue ing Gen h. Norman Schwarzkopf. With Gen George Patton. History records that Patton had no problem at All with a Battle plan that required a High casualty rate Schwarzkopf Battle plans were not Only a stroke of Genius but also showed that he had a serious concern for the common foot Soldier. The casualty rate of operation Deserf storm was nowhere near what the experts of certain major magazines predicted. A Kevin l. Haley operation desert storm Fiancee is his hero 1 was recently asked who i admired most in the entire world. Although i had never Given the question much thought before the answer was very simple my Fiancee Erin. Her Stalwart attitude throughout operation desert shield and operation desert storm has been the foundation that has supported me through these Rocky times. Erin was deployed with the 101st airborne to saudi Arabia on sept-15. During her months there she has maintained an incredibly High state of morale and a great attitude that has Only led me to love her More each Day she has made the Best of every situation and has tried to  same for her troops. Despite the fact that desert storm has seen the loss of her friends and her Beautiful Long Golden hair in addition to the hardships faced by everyone in saudi Arabia and no she Isnit a in the rear with the  a she a Forward at a logistical assault base she has taken it All in stride. In the aftermath of the Gulf War letters to the editor troops. The troops who feel that were left out of the fighting for which they were trained should be thankful that they were not Given the Opportunity to see combat. Ask anyone who has witnessed his buddy with his legs blown off and Yelling a please help me a and there is nothing that you can do for him but to give him Comfort for his last remaining minutes. No i cannot see Why someone feels they were passed by when it comes to War. They should just say that they were the Lucky ones a staff sgt. Glenn t. Purdy a Vietnam Veteran Karlsruhe Germany proud of her army Man i am an army wife from Nurnberg Germany with a husband Over in saudi Arabia. There a something i and a lot of army wives done to understand. Why is it that the Media to and the top brass report mainly on the marines i agree that the marines do a. Fine Job but what about our Guys arc they so non essential and unimportant that they and we done to deserve any credit and acclaim i for one am very proud of my army Man. A Joyc Armour. Rumburg Germany Cronkite Bias showing in response to Walter Cronkite a commentary in the stars and stripes. The Media coverage of the War everyone involved is now struggling has not increased my distrust of the to create a new regional order in the military. The Media coverage of the a area., a integral to this struggle is Resolution of the palestinian israeli conflict. The up t amount question of the palestinian Issue is israelis continuing occupation of the West Bank and Gaza strip for which Israel has been widely condemned. But it is important to remember that Israel did not occupy these areas through an act of aggression or a simple desire to acquire More territory. Instead the occupation was incident to Arab attacks on Israel in 1967 and 1973. / Israel occupied these areas after defending itself against massive Arab attacks much As we occupied Germany after world War ii. I would venture to say that had the germans organized resistance to our occupation and initiated a continual terrorist Campaign against the United states Germany would still be occupied. The simple fact is that the Arab nations a Egypt excepted have not explicitly recognized israelis right to exist. Therefore the israelis still see themselves As fighting for their very lives. Until the Arab nations Are ready to guarantee israelis Security the conflict will continue indefinitely. Be. Dale Franks or. Brun sum Netherlands Lucky ones miss c combat i am writing in response to your article a combat free experience in sets some . A pretence up desert storm Media has solidified an absolute distrust of the Media. Pull your pants up or Cronkite your Bias is showing. A John l. Herring Stuttgart Germany no room to criticize i have just finished Reading Walt Morrissette a commentary on Afna a policy of tape delaying sports events. It leaves me with one burning question where does Morrissette or any member of the stars and stripes staff come up with the Gall to criticize another organization for delaying news or entertainment an example Here it is 11 of clock sunday morning and in the saturday stars and stripes i just purchased i am Reading of Richmond s upset of Syracuse last thursday. Maybe just maybe tomorrow morning i will be Able to read How my Mutual fund did last week. I say maybe because it is not at All uncommon for an edition of stars and stripes to bypass Turkey altogether. For you see since feb. I this Community has not received an Issue of stars and stripes on the Day it was published. A our own  Here in Mir summed up the philosophy of the stars and stripes very aptly. Pc Star Day when he said a the stars and stripes yesterdays news tomorrow a a capt. James p. Norris Izmir Turkey