European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The in filpes i i Chuo coi my i to pm my i a it ump a j Ernaro a obis Tofu i i news and editorial. A a wafer a Or&Lte�r-1 o of Dabo Abaft Nui Coffey no it i us cry Dik rot Wycka of Tori Mono Styls. Id loss cow soc tons Coflin to write us unit 29480 Apo a 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 to Aalt Owan room 117, ramp Verstr. 104, w-6900 hat Felvarg car 419. Box 1318. Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty. John Bohmer. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or sup Lemanis does not constitute endorsement by the deportment of detente or the Star and stapes of the products or services advertised everything advertised in this publication shall a made available Lor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex Naii Onai origin Ege Mantai status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other no Mem Tutor of the purchaser user or Paton 1 letters Toa Lark of integrity annies exposing the Gross rats Matagi went of morale welfare and ret ration funds by the i rank furl commanders last summer and again recently illustrate pointedly the total Lack of haste integrity in those entrusted with the management of Public tax Money. The idea of finding Quot the path of least resistance Quot in order to accelerate fiscal year spending May not have been in it rect violation of current Law but Given the enormous Ness of our National financial crisis it shows total disregard for Public Trust and the ideals our leadership must recover if we Are to survive. The Quot new image created for the Frankfurt civilian personnel office by spending More than $18,000 for brochures and $60,000 for office equipment and remodelling should be dedicated As a Monument to narrow minded selfish greed of the worst kind. There can be no moral justification for the fiscal management philosophy demonstrated in this situation. This attitude is not unique to the military but exists at virtually every level of government in America. This is a cancer that during the past 30 years has finally rendered government unable to provide anything of lasting substance for future generations. We see instead a nation without the ability to solve the pressing social issues physical decay in our cities and disillusionment of our citizens. The immediate threat to the future welfare of the United states is greater today than it Ever was during the cold War. The ultimate irony will be that we not the russians conquered ourselves. In the near future president Clinton will ask All americans to accept what will Likely be seen As painful sacrifices for the Overall Good of the nation. We have the right to demand in return a new style of leadership at every level that transcends Blind loyalty to both partisan politics and the kind of narrowly focused personal Agenda that is literally driving us into the ground. The deliberate misuse of Public funds by circumventing the Law and disregarding the integrity of office regardless of intent or justification can no longer be accepted As Quot business As  a Keith Johnson ,. Langon Germany. A a an unwanted sacrifice i am sure we arc All disheartened by the article Quot Clinton urges freeze on military pay raises feb. 19. Our new president does no to want us to have pay raises commensurate with the Ever increasing Cost of living. We both service members and family members make sacrifices in Many ways this should not be one of them. A Christine Ferguson Firth Germany a leave Nasty habits Home on the feb. 15 Page there was a letter stating that volunteering is an individual thing and All who donate valued time to the service of others should Only be commended. 1  agree More. The letter tells of the selfless women who offer a Little compassion in their visits to fellow americans jailed Here in Germany. 1 Volunteer a Little of my time now and then and i for one  appreciate someone telling me How to utilize that time so 1 Felt for the writer until his last paragraph that almost had me hurling heavy Glass objects around my living room. This Guy seems to think that the Young Man in the movie Midnight express made a stupid mistake that any one of us today could be capable of. Quot on excuse me or. Customs officer but i can to for he life of me figure out How that 2 million dollars Worth of opium got taped to my Chest. What on Earth was i thinking Quot give me a break. Any idiot who Conics to a foreign country and commits a crime the editor 1. In in t Hope or get ought in the United St is i a Tiv and Tufe else to the my i id or Tum might get what he deserves do you him my think when these Ndu is Juiia it shoplifting mugging raping smuggling Etc that they showed their victims compassion17 so Why should they expect it in Pul a i Hope americans remember when we travel abroad that we arc guests and must leave those Nasty habits behind for in Europe Asta they prosecute or in some places they just amputate. A Kathleen Ossiander Lanau Germany a a a a global credit system during the past few years the United states has been stressing globalism throughout the world. 1 am very much in favor of creating one world common currency credit system. This common currency credit system would help the g-7 group of seven to put a lid on inflation devaluation and currency speculators. Tattooing a Small number on a persons Finger that a scanning machine could read a bar code would be Ideal. Giving each citizen a personalized number and or taking a fingerprint would ensure the Protection of the individuals personal credits in his or her Bank  one world credit Oystern would help Stop tax evasion criminals from robbing stores for hard Cash drug dealers hiding Money in Swiss Bank accounts and it would diminish counterfeiting of Money and credit cards along with helping the police locate any criminal. Hopefully the g-7 and the United nations will work toward a goal of a common currency credit system one Day. A Demetrius Montana Raf bunt Waters England quit the griping this is in response to the writer who believes that she and her husband deserve a free Holiday from the army. Do you know what my husband and my son and i deserve lets see a limousine service to the Exchange free groceries a College education for All three of us better housing preferably with a Jacuzzi three skylights a Redwood deck and a wet bar. My son could use some new socks. My husband is an e-4. We could t even conceive of buying the gasoline to get us to the Alps. And there Are Fine soldiers in the armed forces who have Only served one year or two years As privates or e-3s, with two or three kids. A lot of them served in the desert too. The writers husband served for 16 years and has earned the rank of e-7. It does count for something. That a what his rank paycheck and pension Are for. Instead of griping about getting a free trip to Berchtesgaden Why does no to the writer use their paycheck and go a Alison Matza Kaiserslautern Germany. A a a mortified by Gay rookies 1 grew up around the san Francisco area As the youngest of 10 children. My oldest brother is a homosexual. Big Deal. It always seemed to be a fact of life. None of the family had a problem with it. After High school like so Many others i entered the . Army. After training 1 was promptly sent to Hanau Germany As a Brand new private. Imagine an 18-year-old California girl spending her first night with two lesbians. It happened to me. I have never Ever Felt so mortified in All my life. A private mind you is not about to raise a stink. Besides the two lesbians were already common knowledge. Imagine yourself in my shoes for just one minute. It is not a very comforting feeling. Remember 1 never had a problem with homosexuality and still do not. However i will never forget How threat Sun Cuffy f �8 ened and violated i Felt let my required to it share a room with very Active homme a fac and not to mention sharing show of Faal rtt imagine ail your tax dollars going to % Brand new private or lieutenant entering the military to defend our beloved Toun try would you want them to be nervous about taking a Quot Community Shower Quot during a War would it affect their performance As it did mine knowing i would have to spend an 18-month tour with two lesbians in my room would it bother you if it were your son or daughter Al. Keeton Frankfurt Germany a a a a pure Christian hate i believe the military has made a major mistake. It has banned the wrong group of perverse individuals from military service. After Reading All the letters to the editor 1 have concluded that christians Are a very malicious and prejudiced group. These christians appear to think that their beliefs should apply to everyone. They use the Bible to promote and spread hatred violence and prejudice. If All these so called christians Are truly going to heaven when they die 1 Hope there is a hell because i done to think i could stand an eternity filled with pure Christian hate. A Jimmy e. Holland Kaiserslautern Germany. A a inconsistent positions Janet Reno president Clinton a latest nominee for . Attorney general says she is personally against the death penalty but is  Choice. Now i know of no unborn infants that have committed or Are even capable of committing a capital crime. Yet the woman who has been nominated As the nations top Law enforcement officer will not Only do nothing about doctors and women executing these innocents but also will probably support them. On the flip Side she has a problem a personal one with the death penalty. What is she talking about she says she a  Choice. The death penalty a Good enough for the unborn but not serial killers a Winthrop a Johnson Izmir Turkey a a done to like it done to read it according to websters dictionary Quot parody is a literary composition imitating and ridiculing some serious work 1 disagree with the author of Quot unfunny unneeded feb. 19. . Has a tendency toward stating the obvious. 1 find it amusing and entertaining. If this particular comic strip is offensive done to read it. By the Way what is the proper pronunciation of Usa eur . Guarnero Bonn Germany. A left stranded i agree with Quot favorite comic missing feb. 11 apartment 3-g was my favorite comic too. We were left hanging in the Middle of Little Ellie and her brother trying to locate their Mother. You could at least have ran it to the end of that part or told us the outcome. A Charles Whitaker inc Riik a Turkey editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints Are published daily on this Page. All letters must be signed. 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