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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Merit Factor of the purchaser user or Patron. I am addressing the letter titled a Black grievances a for years Blacks have been undermined in their quest for civil and economic Power. How can you say that we possess the same opportunities As whited when our attempts at economic advancement have been blocked. Denial of economic Progress has not allowed us to build the political platform needed to Correct our social ills. A Brookings Institute report titled a the Urban underclass portrayed the attitude that Many of America s business executives have toward Blacks. One manager went on record As saying they re known to be  when asked How that image was developed he stated a go look in the jails a the National opinion research Center s general social Survey shows these attitudes Are spread throughout society. The Survey found that 64 percent polled thought Blacks less Likely to be hardworking and 78 percent thought Blacks More Likely to prefer living on welfare. The civil rights Bill is now being hotly debated. Instead of passing this important legislation the White House has sought to dilute the Bill. One civil rights Leader termed the Bill a an anti civil rights  after Bush a veto of the Bill a first version civil rights leaders sought to bypass Washington and meet directly with the business round table a coalition of 200 companies. Negotiations were progressing when the business group was told by the White House to Back off. The letter says a the key to Success is perseverance a and 1 agree with that. In our quest for Equality we have come up against a Mountain but let it be known that a by any Means necessary a we will move that Mountain. A airman 1st class Phillip Crowson Torrejon afe Spain faster fast food tips i have a question for All who use fast food drive through facilities. Why do you feel the need to shout into the speaker if you speak in a Normal Clear tone we can hear you perfectly. When you shout your voice becomes distorted. Not Only do you blow out our ear Drums but you will end up repeating your order several times. This not Only inconveniences you but those in line behind you. And if your car is unusually loud a faulty exhausts for example a turn it off. We will be Able to hear much better. And one More thing if the facility is located near an Airfield please have patience with us. When those planes Fly overhead we can to hear you at All. Thanks. A Ellen Haynes Burger King Ramstein a German instant War religion i am writing to address the Issue of service members who for religious reasons or moral reasons either filed for conscientious objector status or refused to participate in operation desert storm. As an army non commissioned officer i am paid to be combat ready and to be willing to fight and even kill if the Security or vital interests of the United states Are threatened. I like All these a a moral service members knew this the Day i enlisted. Their religious or moral seeking discharge. However to the Best of my knowledge there Are no More a Muhammad Ali situations in the Al Volunteer military. My question to these people is this your Faith never prohibited you from enlisting or training to fight a War so Why All of a sudden when the chips were Down did you instantly get so religious that you could t rough it with the rest of us a sgt. W. R. 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Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211.time to be realistic the military took yet another a flow blow in a recent letter titled a women in  the writer essentially said that politics would dictate a Quantity of women pilots the military naturally interested in politics would Cave in to pressure women would achieve combat Pilot status More because of their gender than their skill and therefore our a Premier world air Power would be degraded. The United states is among the most sociologically evolved societies in the world. Women inevitably will become combat pilots. Movement toward Equality among All human beings in the United states must be encouraged if our. Society is to continue advancing. This statement must apply to All aspects of our lives whether it be flying combat aircraft or flipping hamburgers at Mcdonald a. The writer made statements that i find prejudiced. One could take those statements and apply them to any other group religion race or class. Certainly we can give the military a Little More credit than his statement a in succumbing to pressures from such sources As the military inevitably must we begin the process of selecting and training females to fulfil combat roles based on their sex rather than their  the United states should not support any prejudice against either sex. A airman 1st class David Harris Sembach a German Faith in the Bible the letter on Christian mythology was Well written but the writer has drawn his own conclusions. Many scholars recognize that Christmas and easter were not originally Christian festivals. One theory is that letters to the editor the romans instituted the practice to make christianity More appealing to people of other religions. This assimilation of cultural practices was common throughout history. Consider Ecclesiastes 1 9 a what has been will be again what has been done will be done again there is nothing new under the  our math science language and even our modern Calendar have Pagan roots. Lets consider the Bible. It has a Long history of translation and dissemination and if you read other religious literature from corresponding periods you la find that the books selected for the Bible were Superior in Quality. These stories work As a guide to life because human emotions have not changed very much in 4,000 years. Why do so Many people readily accept the existence of ghosts or aliens but demand proof when it comes to god i have Many math and science books full of the theories that Are not proven fact but Are tools to solve problems and answer questions. So it is with the Bible. Faith in the Bible cannot be measured in a cup or weighed on a scale but it serves to reinforce the Hope that the return of the son of god will end the suffering Mankind has endured. A Douglas e. West Fulda Germany dodging Central Issue the irony about the  Choice is. Pro life debate is that  Choice activists always Dodge the Central Issue a abortion kills unborn babies. Some May try to justify the situation by claiming that its a matter of opinion whether a human life begins at Conception. However during fertilization a human life is created a a life entirely distinct from the Mother. No matter How comfortable it May be to believe that an unborn baby is not really human until some later Point its simply not True. Pro lifers do care about the mothers faced with the terrible dilemma of How to Deal with an unplanned pregnancy. Such organizations As Birthright save a life and alternatives to abortion Are out there. They counsel and support mothers throughout their pregnancy so they can make their own decisions about the baby a future. They show mothers that there Are real humane alternatives to abortion. Where is the Freedom of Choice for the unborn child done to let rhetoric about reproductive Freedom hide the tiny persons right to life. A Teresa m. Merrick Sembach a German make tax break fair i am a Reserve Captain still serving in the kingdom of saudi Arabia. I have been on Active duty for 250 Days and was present for each and every phase of the Gulf War. My question is Why were officers not Given the same taif break As enlisted personnel and warrant officers warrants Are officers but were Given the same tax break As enlisted personnel. We worked just As hard we were in just As much danger and missed our families just As much. So Why did the Law end up being so unequal. Please done to say its because we make the big Bucks. I have officers Here who have suffered financially. They could have used the tax break. A capt. Jim Vause operation desert storm