European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14letters to the editor tuesday february 23.1993 european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher. Bernard a. 20v1st0ski editor news and editorial Blit Walker european editor Deborah aether new editor Bob Wicker sport editor pm Corby City editor a Oeor Gemanda special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155 601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 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 Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117, Rome str. T04, w-6900 Heidelberg car 419, to 1318,. Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421. 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The appearance of advertising m this publication including inserts or supplements Doe not constitute Ondoise Mem of the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised everything advertised in this publication shall be made available Tor Purchase use or patronage without regard to act. Color religion sex National origin age Mantai status. Physical Handicap political affiliation or any other no morn Lector o i a he purchaser us or or Patron. No guilt on Bosnia i was displeased to read that lord David Owen and other . European statesmen have urged the United states to step into the bosnian conflict. They even say that should we fail to get involved the responsibility for prolonging the conflict is ours. V i resent this line of reasoning. Why Isnit it also the responsibility of the warring factions of each and every one of the members of the United nations i fail to see As these statesmen do our role being simply mercenaries of the United nations. Other nations have armies that could have been sent and still can be sent. Why must the United states do it All and pay the Cost both monetarily and in blood for myself i refuse to take a guilt trip for the bosnian conflict and i done to think my country should. -w.d. Wagner Ramstein a Germany a a a a a \ no Gay policy cheaper if president Clinton wants to reduce our military forces seeking out and prohibiting Gays in our military forces is far less costly to the taxpayers than having to accommodate Gays in the armed forces. Hard working military men and women arc being forced to retire because of military cutbacks. Now president Clinton wants to replace them with Gays if this is How our True men and women Are rewarded for their services then i fear for the destruction of our military forces and the effects this will have on the United states of America. A mrs. Walter e. Land Lan Stuhl Germany a a a a a. Gays not role models homosexuals openly expressing their Quot alternate lifestyle in the military Community not Only will disrupt our lives but will set a poor example for our Little boys and girls. I done to know about everyone but i done to constantly expose my three male children to negative behaviour and negative environments saying its of because they will see it anyway. What a cop out. Even if i were not in the military i would move before i would subject my sons to this behaviour. Our children Are precious and we should think of what this will do to their generation seeing men and women kissing each other their friends possibly having two moms or two dads. What Are you going to do when your sons want to know Why what if they want to sleep Over at a Friend s Home whose parents practice this lifestyle a sgt. Theresa Overton Heidelberg Germany. A hitter fruit in Somalia in reference to Quot problems of others feb 2it is amazing that anybody can see an estimated 350,000 people die of starvation and disease and think it is not a compelling National interest for the United states which is one of the greatest nations in the world because our Oil Supply is not at stake. Greatness said Martin Luther King jr., is not measured by material interest or Possession but by ones contribution to humanity. Sending troops to Somalia is not Only a Good idea it is the necessary right thing to do. No decent human being will turn his Back on a starving child just because it does not pose a compelling National interest. The United states and the former soviet Union for 21 years supported Mohammed Siad Barre the dictator who ruled Somalia. The dictator shifted from Side to Side to get billions of dollars in military Aid from the. Superpowers. He used the weapons against Nis own people As the soviets and americans looked the other Way. Political stability in Somalia was not a major priority during the cold War. The superpowers were Only concerned about influence in what was their a strategic country. In essence what is going on in Somalia right now is in part the a bitter fruit of superpower foreign policies. The insinuation that our tax dollars Are being wasted in Somalia shows total Lack of understanding of foreign affairs and International policies. A sgt Kola a. Cooper Hanau Germany a a a. Payback on monday regarding Quot conscience dear feb. 10 in the letters column i took monday morning off As compensation for not being Able to watch anything worthwhile on television the night before. If football went the Way of the roman gladiators the net benefits to the worlds collective intelligence could vault us beyond All imagination. A sgt David h. Baker ii Hohenfels Germany a a a. A lunch policy too negative  we use a Little positive reinforcement Here Why not give the children incentives to eat quietly such As making them want to earn something by behaving in a positive manner a Catherine a. Vins Mannheim Germany. A Gas Chambers were real recently i got the Chance to read a letter titled Quot Gas chamber error feb. 5 stating that there were no Gas Chambers at concentration Camps in Germany. Publishing such a letter without any correction might Lead certain historically not so interested readers to the conclusion that there were no Gas Chambers in German concentration Camps. Even the fact that extermination of human beings in these concentration Camps which were located in Germany was executed by methods other than Gas Chambers does not overprint the truth that millions of people mostly jews were killed in Gas Chambers that were part of German concentration Camps. And what does it matter that these German concentration Camps were not situated in German territories its a fact that these Camps  were invented by germans and operated by germans. One should not give place to a so called a historian revisionist who tries All kinds of propaganda tricks to deny this. A Stefan Szajak jewish Community Frankfurt Germany a a. Whereas concert listing his had an i can stand. I can t stand any  i must respond to the letter from Rota Spain commending the Mannheim elementary school principal and putting Down the parents in Mannheim. Lets get All the cards out on the table shall we first id like to say that i realize mrs. Wilcox had to do something about discipline at lunch. Her Rule of silent lunch is not what bothers me. My concern is the Drill sergeant who walks around the cafeteria with her microphone calling Down the Quot offenders and sending them to the infamous timeout table. Now to an adult this May seem minimal but i can Tell you that to some children it is extremely stressful. Our son was in first Grade last year and cried each morning for weeks that he did no to want to go to school. I knew he really liked his teacher and  figure out the problem. Evcic Day after school he seemed Fine so i figured he was just adjusting to first Grade. Then All of a sudden one afternoon when answering my daily question of a How was your Day a he burst into tears and said Quot i hate  1 did t have a clue. I used to teach school and my former students loved lunch. The Little Guy was scared to death of that Monitor. 1 discussed this with his teacher and together we got him through it. 1 wonder How Many other children have Felt this Way my Point is this i am writing regarding the concert schedule normally featured in the thursday edition of stripes Magazine. What has become of this service i May have missed the copy of the stars and strides announcing the discontinuation of this feature. I have been disappointed the last several weeks to find that i can no longer get information about my favorite bands m your newspaper. Can someone explain to me Why you can to provide such a simple service when 12 of the 16 pages in stripes Are advertisements a Charles Kraemer Heidelberg Germany editors note the listings now appear every Friday in the focus entertainment Section. And typically no More than 12 pages of the 32-Page stripes Magazine contain ads. Editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must to signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for Darity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should induce address and Telephone number. 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