European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes wednesday August 7,1991 european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Josaf commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor it. Co. Thomas e. Conrad Usa Deputy commander Maris to Minckl production manager. Bill Walker european editor William healer circulation manager switchboard 06155-6010. Ets 348-5741 or 5823. Telex 419-332. News Tel fax 06155-601416 mailing address Apo 09211-4211 or Post Ach 11 14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt 11,  06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension. News ext. 237,255, 282, 226, 326. Sports ext. 225, 269, 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 Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 340-8659 or civilian 0471-88782. 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Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available Tor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non men actor of the purchaser user or  Mission i am a respiratory therapist assigned to the Frankfurt army regional medical Center though i must As an no support the need to train our soldiers to survive and to carry out the wartime and peacetime Mission i find myself unable to justify to myself and my subordinates the training of medical personnel in offensive operations directed against the enemy. This training in no Way reflects the Mission of the army medical department or that of the army medical department regt. In fact training medical personnel in offensive operations directly violates the Mission to conserve fighting strength As Well As the Geneva conventions. Examples Are medical personnel being trained to use Claymore mines conduct an ambush and carry out demolition of targets. To those who would say that since i feel this Way i should leave military service a happily i will retire this year. However this does not diminish my responsibility to speak out. A staf sgt. Thomas g. Fields or. Frankfurt Germany court ruling blasted the recent ruling by the supreme court against Dionisio Hernandez and for legalized discrimination handed Down by the Reagan Bush John Birch supreme court was in a sure no Surprise to anyone. The court ruled that prosecutors May sometimes exclude jurors who speak both Spanish and English from criminal trials in which the defendant is hispanic if for no other reason Hernandez a complaint was actionable because he was denied a trial by a jury of his Peers. The Case nevertheless had to be decide cd by the country a for Lack of a better word highest court. Although Justice Anthony Kennedy writing for the court maintained that the prosecutor offered a a race Neutral basis for his peremptory strikes based on assumed behaviour of hispanics a they seemed hesitant to accept the courts official English translation of testimony Given in Spanish the use of this Peculiar voir dire does nothing More than pave the Way for future a race Neutral rejections of jurors by offering a tool of discrimination disguised As a Legal judicial Avenue a Eric a. Ross Augsburg German officials Bear watching in response to a recent letter the conviction of Oliver North was overturned not by the supreme court but in part by a Federal appeals court judge named Laurence Silberman. This is significant in Light of the fact that judge Silberman was a Reagan Bush Campaign adviser in 1980 before being appointed to the court by president Reagan. Get the picture judge Silberman is also thought to have been present at a 1980 meeting Between the Reagan Bush team and a person representing the regime of the Ayatollah Khomeini a revelation that inspired the recent a october Surprise Quot controversy where the Reagan Bush team was thought to have collaborated with the iranian hostage holders to delay the release of american hostages until after the 1980 presidential elections. The overturning of the North conviction was nothing More than a Little Back scratching. 1, too hate to Sec $40 million wasted but 1 am More incensed when the a old boy Quot network conspires to defeat Justice and circumvent the checks and balances system. The writer wants to spend that $40 million placing drug dealers in jail but in my opinion crime is crime whether in a crack House or in the White House. Strict Equality of individuals under the Law is required for ours to truly be a government of Laws not men or else we slither into the personality cult style of government reminiscent of nazi Germany and stalinist Russia. Perhaps we should glance away from our purse strings for a moment and Lay a watchful Eye on our Public figures. They seem to be watching out for one another. A William h. Myrick Raf mild Nhatt England editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. A a a letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action1 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.need action on mias lately we have been Reading about photos of mias. As far As i can see if there is any possible Way that there could be live captive americans held in Southeast Asia the . Government has an obligation to look into it. One example is capt. Donald Gene Carr. A photo was shown in the stars and stripes which his half brother said is definitely his half brother. But what does the National Security adviser say he does not believe that there Are any american prisoners of War in that country Vietnam. That is pretty much the attitude of our government. Now what will happen if one of the mias comes Home look at All the Back pay automatic promotions lawsuits Etc. The american government will look pretty stupid wont it it works at disproving any evidence rather than proving it. What if or. National Security adviser Brent scow Croft had a son listed As a Mia his answer would be quite different. I think it is time that we get a new Security adviser As this one appears to be worthless. It is also time to write to our lawmakers and make them earn that $23,000 raise they just gave themselves. Lets put the pressure on by writ my letters demanding action be taken and now. If we done to then we deserve the Type of government that we have. A tech. Sgt. William Rosinsky Raf Lakenheath England #  message distorted the an television spot requesting viewers to report incidents of waste fraud and abuse in the procurement area creates the impression that such transgressions Are exclusive to or occur primarily in that activity. This is a disservice to the thousands of dedicated and highly ethical procurement professionals working daily to contract for an enormous variety of goods and services in an area regulated by a Large number of Complex Laws rules and regulations. An should realize its error in singling out Only one activity and remove this announcement from the air. It could deliver a More effective message by dramatizing examples of fraud waste and abuse not Only in procurement but letters to the editor also in the motor pools mess Halls warehouses offices and anywhere else they May occur. These visual examples would serve As a basis of comparison for what is going on in their viewers work environments and help them to recognize such infractions. In a writing this letter to the stars and stripes rather than directly to an with the Hope of addressing the same audience that May be getting a distorted message about the procurement Community from these unfairly slanted announcements. We should remember that they too Rose to the occasion during desert storm not with rifles but with pens phones and computers. The countless tons of Quality material that sustained the fighting forces arrived in time because of the efforts of skilled procurement personnel working Well beyond their appointed hours. And they never got a Parade. A Tony Greco Kaiserslautern Germany missing Duffel bag i arrived in Frankfurt on july 22 on american airlines flight 84 from Chicago. My army Duffel bag clearly marked with my name and my address in Heidelberg was not available for me to claim. Although the airline continues to search for this lost bag it  that it was probably removed from the Airport by another passenger thinking it was his or her own. I would appreciate any help or information that May locate my lost bag a please Contact either american airlines in Frankfurt at civilian 069-690-2176 or myself in Heidelberg at ets 3702748/2647. / a maj. Andrew l. Laurel Heidelberg German teach your children in reference to a or movies and children a i also believe that if you Are going to take your children with you to see an a rate film the child needs to be Able to understand exactly what is being portrayed. I have not seen the movie new Jack City. I will eventually. From what in be heard the message is anti gang but Only if the observer can understand or wants to understand. For the parents guardians who choose to have their children accompany them to the movies a please if you re going to go to a sex drug violent film at least explain the difference Between the Good Guys and the bad Guys. We owe it to our kids arid their morals and the morals of the future Public. So Many people Are trying to persuade americans into an anti gang society. 1 believe that we As parents need to stress that to our children. Sex drugs and violence Are everywhere and will never go away As Long As we done to do anything about it. 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