European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 b letters to the editor Friday. February 12,1993 the Ujj Lek european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan com Nandor put Istir a. Bernard a. Zovistoski a editor a a news and editorial dab Orch Absher nows editor Bob we str sports editor Bill Walker european editor Paul Cozby i City editor Gorga Manaa special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 i or Post Tach 11 1437 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-0 plus Extension As follows 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 news ext. 326. News bureaus hcioel0erq, Germany Joseph Owen room 117 rame str. 104, w-6900 Heidelberg car 419, bos 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone dsn.370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421. 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Everything advertised in this publication shall be Mado available Lor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color , sex National Ong age mar Tui status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other no Merit Tutor of the purchaser user or Patron. The real a atrocity in reply to the letter a israeli atrocities ignored a Jan. 28it seems the writer is totally misinformed on the subject he claims to know a the truth about. The writer claims that the jews committed a a atrocities against the palestinians and compares them to nazis. What a joke. The real atrocity Here is the fact that Israel had to fight a War in 1948. The Only thing Israel did to provoke a War was being a predominantly jewish nation. The. Anti semitic Arab countries  live with that. Israeli policy like South african policy How do palestinians act within Israel How Many times have palestinians killed jews for no other reason than their race How Many terrorist acts have been committed against innocent jews if innocent palestinians done to want to be singled out they should help the jews in fighting these heinous  israelis won the land they have in wars they did no to Start or that they had to Start because the arabs were preparing to attack. There Are no such things As the a a occur red  its jewish land by right f israelis neighbors want to keep their and they  Start wars they can to finish. A spec. John Marlc Heidelberg Germany Blind to the truth anger does no to come close to describe How 1 Felt after Reading the letter titled a Gas chamber error Jan. 5. In a a jew who lived for Many years in Israel. My own father was in one of the a Allied propaganda Camps for two years he was tortured on a regular basis and All my aunts uncles cousins and grandparents were murdered there. Whether it was in Gas Chambers or not is irrelevant a the fact remains that 6 million innocent people died in the hands of murderers and unfortunately people Are still engrossed in trying to prove Germany a innocence regarding these atrocities. Is. Bruce kit Zingen Germany Gay Issue harmful the problem created by lifting the ban on pays in the military is aggravating. The military has enough difficulties to handle without one More. Our military is being Cut significantly. Good soldiers Are being tossed out even after serving honorable. The future is in constant flux. We Are trying to shape the capabilities of our Force to meet the needs of a More dangerous world while our resources Are being slashed at the same time the military is expected to be capable of 100-Day wars. The pressure is on and the backing seems to be gone. As it was in Vietnam our hands Are tied with a Mission still to be done. Integrating Gays at this time diverts our efforts from More pressing issues. The vast majority of service members dislike the idea. We Are being used As a social Experiment when the preponderance of America has not concurred with this proposed civil Liberty. This Issue hurts our combat readiness. The United states has the Best trained most effective military Force in the world. That Edge should not be squandered. Opening the military to Gays during this period of transition Only makes matters worse. A maj. Anthony Vav. Young Heidelberg Germany bigots in blinders although i did not vote for president Clinton i say Hooray for his courage not Only to expose but also to stand against bigotry. I am a married employed White heterosexual member of the human race. I have been friends with men women Gays heterosexuals bisexuals Blacks Whites Browns catholics protestants isl mites soldiers sailors and marines. None of my friends was any less capable or any less human because of his or her gender color or sexual persuasion. And Lama Good person. It s Way past time for those self proclaimed a super men to take off their blinders and get on with the task of living in the real world. Maybe then we can All Ltd it to work and solve the rest of the problems we face As a nation and As individuals seeking to do Well in a world of interrelated activity. A a j. Russak graft Wohr Germany build professionalism i am amazed at the amount of Energy we Are putting into lifting the ban on Gays in the military. Isnit the Basic Issue professionalism bringing your bedroom sexual practices into the workplace is unprofessional and a detriment to Good order and discipline. Regardless of race Creed color National origin gender or sexual orientation we must adhere to the standards of professionalism. We should put our Energy into building professionalism instead of tearing it Down with illogical myths and fears. A sgt. Carl Hays. Karlsruhe Germany biased reporting seen i am writing to seriously complain about your newspapers coverage or the murder of the apparent homosexual Navy Sailor Seaman Allen Schindler. There have been articles alleging that this was a homosexual hate crime. One article quoted someone from queer nation. These articles repeated much of the same information. In addition this subject has been in your newspaper at least two other times. The investigation of this murder is not it Complete. No one knows if it was a tale crime. It could have been drugs Money or any number of other causes. I am sick and tired of your newspaper portraying this As a hate crime when ail the facts Are not known. K in a concerned that they Are Reading biased reporting. We would All appreciate. More objectivity and less posturing by your staff. A col. Alan w. Hassebrock Ramstein a Germany. In Praise of Miami u. In response to the letter a a a canes Lack discipline Jan. 22the writer has a total disregard for the academic achievements of the University of Miami fla., As Well As athletic achievements. Yes Miami should be recognized for its sheer exc i Lence and prior to bashing the school for the loss this year to Alabama i would suggest a serious look into their record. The University of Miami has one of the Best academic programs in the country which includes an outstanding medical and veterinarian program. I am not advocating paying College players. Certainly this is a terrible idea and As we saw in the sugar bowl Miami was not up to Par on that Day. The outcome was As it should have been the Superior team that Day triumphed. But lets not take anything away from their record for the year As Well As the enthusiasm and Talent on the team. A Vicki v. Alderman Vilsick Germany. A a a different Story now this is in response to Quot foul up on furniture feb. 1. I Howe a very similar problem. We were told that we could buy our furniture when we were ready for reassignment. It has come time for us to move and we were informed that we cannot buy our Beds nor our Kitchen tables with chairs because of the shortages. Like the lady who must leave her songs bed behind we must leave our songs and two daughters Beds behind. Thank you for the notice. A Susan Perry Mannheim Germany a super medevac service 1 wish to convey my gratitude and appreciation to the medevac system plane Crew and . Naval Hospital Naples Italy. I was medically evacuated four times to Lan Stuhl Germany for treatment. Starting from Naples and throughout the trips where our itinerary changed on Short notice there was never a complaint by the Crews but the very Best of care and excellent food. My thanks and greatest appreciation o out to All personnel involved in the medevac system and May you have a very Happy Valentines Day. I really appreciate the wonderful jobs you do for the people in the Mediterranean. A Valerie Coyle Naples Italy editors note j your paper typically Only has eight pages devoted to . News. Your devoting a half Page each of the last two Days on this Case is beyond the realm of reason. Your paper is the most read by the troops in Europe and As a commander letters from readers expressing their viewpoints Are published daily on this Page. Ail tetters must to signed. To 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 include address and Telephone number. 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