European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                \ Page 14letters to the editor tuesday August 3,1993 thes european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan commar Der Pii Blishel Bernard a. Zovistoski editor. News and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Paulc Oxby City editor George Manes special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 1114 37 64278 Darmstadt 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, rim Erst. 104, 69128 Heidelberg car 419, bos 1318, 1 Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421. 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The appearance of advertising in tins publication including m3eits or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and slopes of the products or services advertised. Reflection clarified a. A 4 a. A letter writer july 15 found the stars and stripes policy a a disturbing in that it was not a reflecting the views of the  an acquaintance informs me that Congress mandated some time ago that the stars and stripes be an objective presenter. I am a new Reader of your newspaper a have i been missing something is the stars and stripes As the writer asserts supposed to remain a propaganda aim of the department of defense the writer cites As an a a example of your papers a a failure to reflect the military a a View the printing of an Anna Quindlen column about Gays in the military. Per the writer the column should not have been printed since a homosexuality is incompatible with military  is the writer aware of the congressional directive is he also unaware that Gays have been in the military since the nations founding that the 6th army a 1992 Soldier of the year award went to a Gay Man and that other awards and commendations have gone to other Gay and lesbian personnel or does the writer read Only those articles favourable to his viewpoint As the stars and stripes did not respond to the writer would you now clarity the role and purpose of your paper  land graft Netherlands editors note this newspaper is mandated by regulation to provide a free flow of news and information to . Forces in Europe. Propaganda censorship and military news management Are expressly forbidden. A a a. Respect comes first i have something to say political correctness be damned. My father and his were career . Marines. Although i was a a a dog for 20 years 1 had a. Lot of respect for our sea services a until Tail Hook. I was also quite disgusted by a recent Case at Niernberg. I am not a religious zealot i am a heterosexual male who adheres to certain moral principles. For one i do not offer myself sexually to every woman i see. To me sex is very special. It is one of the highest gifts one human being can offer another. If homosexual males can afford me the same respect i give to heterosexual females i Welcome them to the military world. If not please stay away from Here and stay away from me. A Robert a. Baird Sec Konheim Germany a another test for Equality we started out More than 200 years ago with a fall men Are created  at the time this was a truly ground breaking statement. A no nation has Ever been founded with such a concept As one of its guiding principles. Over the years the idea has been challenged again and again. We ultimately have held to the idea that people should be judged by their character and actions rather than wealth or accidents of birth. Now we Are challenged again. Are homosexuals less than the rest of us because of this Accident of birth Are discrimination and bigotry against them acceptable the new Compromise policy proposed by the Clinton administration is a Small but significant change. I have no doubt what the ultimate outcome of this process will be. I am confident that americans really do believe in our founding concepts and in time will overcome our fears. I do wonder How Long it will take and How painful it will be. A a. Roney Pate Stuttgart Germany a not so Subtle message when a Reader recently confronted your decision to publish a picture show ing a swooned Soldier being carried away during a visiting general a speech you excused any unintended messages about the tone of the general a visit under the umbrella of a Good photojournalism a apparently forgetting that you regularly exploit the Power of implied messages. Its amazing How regularly your paper engages in Subtle and not so Subtle journalistic activism publicizing feminist Issue after feminist Issue without even nodding in the direction of equal coverage for opposing views. You can to have it both ways either you re out to innocently titillate people with coverage of a the unusual Ana unexpected a a or you Are responsible for All of the unintended and Subtle Side messages that accompany your very decisions concerning which Issue voices and photographs will gain exposure in your medium. Should you Ever Lack ideas about How to appear a unusual and unexpected a How about publishing a couple of months Worth of viewpoints that done to Cater to the Ultra Liberal feminist Point of View should that happen i May even be Able to quit calling your paper the a feminist forum and end my office s informal Boycott of Reading self purchased copies of it a Jeffrey a. Krinock Rhein main a Germany censorship or boredom As a Long time listener of Rush Lim Baugh when 1 was Back in the states i can to believe that the most popular radio show in the states is not on the air in Europe. Even an will air popular shows and movies that May be controversial to some viewers. It s True that Rush has a different Angle on presenting news that a what makes millions of people listen to his show. He covers a wide spectrum of issues that make you More aware of the environment government local news and special groups that other news programs will not talk about. Its a shame that armed forces radio and television service is either censoring the Public from Rush or trying to bore us to death with weak programs. I done to know about you but sometimes i listen to the radio so i can get to sleep a at night. Forget mtg i want my Rush Limbaugh. A pfc. Mark Fogh a 1 Baom Holder Germany i a e a e a a doctors stand not heroic in reference to a heroic stand on abortion july 19i Caff relate to what was said. I cannot believe the Sonalla mindedness of some males these Days. If a woman is raped or impregnated by any other circumstances which Are not her fault then she has the right to abort the pregnancy if that is her Choice. And no doctor in any military medical facility should give a refusal. Done to get me wrong a pregnant women Are the most Beautiful women in the  Shannon Merten _ Wiesbaden Germany a a a a a a High scores for maps the person who wrote a no Cream of crop july 19 does not know what he is talking about. The military police corps has always required higher general and Standard test scores than most military occupational specialities. The maps have always required a two mile run for the physical training test even when the rest of the army was required to do one mile. And he states maps do not know what stress is. I  shot on duty i have gone into burning quarters to ensure All occupants Are outside i have had to enter an apartment where a Man with an Uzi style machine gun had just killed his wife and was holding the kids As hostages. Along with other maps i faced Noriega a thugs a full year before combat troops were sent into Panama. So done to Tell me that maps done to know what stress is. Also some of these better trained better educated and More physically fit troops can get just As stupid As any civilian on the Block. Maps have never claimed to be More elite than other troops but we Are just As proud. By the Way skill qualification tests Are taken after a Soldier is already trained and in the army for at least a year it is not Given to recruits to see what military occupational specially they can qualify for. A David Kuntze or. Darmstadt Germany editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily on this Page. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter Fetters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should include address and Telephone number. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Mom if you re no carry Inmany Nus ranch. J Don t so shout you re going to re amp Jill Herb. That s 0bcausb to Cut vib bbb away from your farm roots too Long. Act vib forgot by we for Jub doonesbury Harb a a amp of v this farm Smau As it is has sustained this family for four  j done to carb whatsit tabs i will re bump Zharn