European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 17, 1993what newspapers Are saying at Home the following editorial excerpts arc selected front a Cross Section of newspapers throughout the United states. The editorials arc provided by the associated press and United press  Sun Baltimore precisely two Days Short of two years after the Start of the persian Gulf War . Bombs again fell on Iraq wednesday where a resilient Saddam Hussein still holds Power As George hush prepares to leave the while  elect Clinton s support was Quot four Square Quot for this unusual action by a lame thick president. The Fla cup has Given Clinton fair warning that Iraq will become his headache when he moves into the White House on wednesday. New Day Long Island . It May be a Little unseemly to cheer a military strike by a Superior Allied Force against an enemy so clearly inferior but when that enemy is Iraq s Saddam Hussein a Bronx cheer is certainly in order for him. Wednesdays military retaliation against Iraq was As necessary As it was inevitable. It can hardly be argued that Saddam Hussein was not Given enough warning by the allies who Defeated him in the persian Gulf War. A a. Los Angeles times military Force should always be the last resort when disputes Between nations threaten peace or erode the Rule of International Law. On wednesday recourse to that last resort became unavoidable. George Bush did t create this crisis nor did he leap with undue haste into a military  Dally times Farmington . Well its. A month since . Troops went into Somalia. How did guarding food turn into scarch and destroy missions. The Bush administration and the incoming Clinton administration must make absolutely certain the . Role in Somalia a and any other place where american servicemen and women arc assigned a is clearly  Herald Only one conclusion can be drawn from the recent european Community report on the rape of Muslim women in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The serbs arc using sexual abuse As part of their notorious a ethnic cleansing  if this latest revelation does no to Spur the West to decisive action what will. How can nations which Call themselves civilized confront this evidence and fail to respond forcefully fort Worth Texas Star Telegram there Are at least 81,972 compelling new reasons to redouble efforts to assist aids victims including finding ways to better treat the disease and cure it. Those 81,972 reasons Are the projected number of healthy american children who will be left Motherless by the turn of the  Clarion Ledger Jackson miss. The casualties of aids and the virus that leads to this incurable disease Are once again drawn to the fore with the untimely death of dancer Rudolf Nureyev president Clinton will inherit an aids prevention problem that was Little supported by the outgoing administration. To not take a More Active role would be to turn his Back on Many suffering americans who have been condemned to death by this disease. Examiner san Francisco illegal drugs Poison the final decade of the 20th Century in this a nation where social Progress once was i regarded As an inevitability. The human costs arc incalculable. For the taxpayers however it s time to take a dispassionate look at drug control  Dally nows Kent Wash. Smoke smoke smoke that cigarette a and you not Only risk cancer in your own lungs but spew out a a a secondhand Carcinogen to those who share your air according to a Long delayed report from the environmental Protection agency., now Federal state and local officials should adopt a comprehensive set of protective regulations to close the Damper on smoking in Public  Tribune newspaper of the twin cities Minneapolis As the year of the woman turns into the International year of indigenous people the United nations focuses on a task Lor which its members arc even less Well equipped than gender equity equitable treatment of groups often invisible within their Borders. How governments meet the Challenge of fairness toward the nearly 5,000 remaining indigenous cultures a Many of them tribal a will reveal a lot about the Long term prospects for human and planetary health the Tribune Scranton a. A 1. 1 Many postal customers May think that the . Postal service ainu to nothing but a hound dog but the Success of the initial Issue of the Elvis Presley stamp could boost the Agency a profitability. Next to he honoured How about Frank Sinatra. The Blade Toledo Ohio its easy enough this time of year for most of us to take the new years weight loss pledge work hard to diet and exercise in order to slim off a few of the Holiday seasons pounds and the flub will drop off. A new York study reinforces the notion that hard work is usually at the Core of successful dieting a hard discipline Over Many months especially when it comes to pushing away from the table before the damage is done a and undertaking whatever exercise is also needed to help slim down.,.,St. Louis Post dispatch its official god has nothing to do with religion in the land of Zion that a Zion iii., where the City Seal used to Bear the slogan a god  when that phrase came under attack City officials replaced it with a in god we Trust Quot the same words that Are emblazoned on . Currency. Will the line Between government and religion Ever be drawn. St. Paul Minn Pioneer press Gison president elect Clinton a renowned voracious Reading habits we re a touch sceptical about the new administration s apparent a a surprised at the news that the Federal deficit is getting worse. Did no one in the Clinton Camp read newspapers during 1992, or maybe Ross Perot s Book?.the Greenville . News Bill Clinton has said he intends to re make government so that it will be More efficient and effective. The Federal comptroller general May have a two word response to that worthy intention Good Luck. Improved bureaucratic efficiency certainly is desirable. The question is whether its attainable without examining everything the Federal government docs and determining How much it really needs to be  Augusta a chronicle Zoc Baird is one of president elect Clinton a mystery Cabinet choices. The 40-year-old attorney general designate has no government paper Trail. But As general counsel for a prominent Minnesota. Insurance firm she fought to curb the sky High costs of product liability awards. This has drawn Down on her the Wrath of Ralph Nader the nations Foremost advocate on behalf of the litigation explosion. In our Book a pro tort Reform a who irks Nader can to be All  Sentinel twelve year old Chelsea Clinton will be carrying a heavier Burden than her books when she goes into the eighth Grade class at the Sidwell friends school later this month. Both the Clinton have devoted most of their adult lives to polities in the Best sense of the word. And if part of the obligation of political leaders is to set a Gootel example they could not do better in this Case than to place what is Best for their child above All other  okla world political reality probably will prevent the Clinton administration and the new Congress from passing significant Petroleum taxes. Outrage from voters who refuse to see the Long term benefits of higher taxes on fuels probably will be enough to Stop Clinton As it has past  press Enterprise Riverside Calif. By the Lime Federal prosecutors got their turn at Charles Keating he was already serving a 10-year sentence on his state securities fraud conviction. They proceeded North class and now have won his conviction on 73 Federal counts of racketeering and fraud. Thus a. Keating 69, faces the possibility of an additional Federal prison term of 525 years. White Collar crimes Are sometimes hard to fathom. The scope of Charles Keatings might Best be measured by comparing his possible 525-year sentence with Lincoln s bailout costs. That would make each year Worth about $5 million