European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 16 letters to the editor saturday. Be Zembar 4,1893 thes eur opts edition col Steve Hoffmam Usan _ _ cd Mendez Pusher Bernard a. Szoyi Stockt. Editor news and editorial i oort Iammar now editor am air european editor  Spott editor  City editor to write us unit 29480 _ _ Apoate 09211. Or Postrach 1114 37. 64278 Darmstadt Gem Tany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension j or on 348-8 plus Extension As follows v news ext. 237,255,282,226,328. Sports ext. 225,269,263,332,321,221. Features ext. 230,245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education a cml Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus head Claro Germany Josaph Oman. Room 117, a a Row str. 10. 6912 Htwe big car 41s, Box Isis Apo a 04102 Ompton on 370-7010 or civilian 062ai-n�av.iam�oe22i-7723s. 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Doe not Oona Twute an Craa mar by Iha department of defense or the Star and . Bureaucratic Brushoff in response to Quot a to Aid fatigue plagued Gulf vets Quot nov. 18i am. Glad to see the veterans affairs committee announcing that it will compensate a re ice members whose health is in Jeoff Ardy As a result of service during operation desert storm since the return of troops Many service members have had different medical problems. The Type of illnesses Range from chronic fatigue to respiratory ailments Over the past two years per Jodi Cate have covered this topic Many including pictures showing inc deteriorating health of service members. The article All have one thing in common mysterious illness with unexplained causes. It common Senise would show that if a service member deploys to a Mission in Eood health Only to return to experience health problems something is definitely not right. These service members served in a snort term situation that for some will have Long term effects. The lawmakers need to keep this in mind and address the situation immediately and not give it the bureaucratic Brushoff a Stephen Smith Vicenza Italy. A a a. A. Shifting focus i would Tike to Clear up a few misconceptions and make a few Points missed by the writer of a pervasive pornography nov 24studies have not conclusively shown that pornography causes a perverted sexual crimes against women and  it has been known that viewing violent pornography does increase the chances of violence against men. In fact it has been proven that it is exposure to violence not pornographic material which causes this increase. The writer also states that when sexually explicit material enters a Community crimes against women and children increase. This is also untrue. Studies actually hypothesize that High pornography sales and High rape rates correspond More with the number of Young males in the area than with each other. Some data actually shows that High pornography sales and rape do not relate at All. For instance Utah has the lowest circulation of pornography in the fifty states but has the 25th highest number of reported rapes new Hampshire ranks ninth for pornography sales but Only 44th in rapes. Another argument against the Pomora Phy rape connection is the incidence of rape in countries where pornography is already illegal. As a nation we need to Stop trying to find easy solutions to troubling problems such As sexual violence. Ted Bundy and other criminals May try to shift the focus of their crimes onto a Scapegoat like pornography As the writer pointed out but it is most Likely that they would have committed their crimes regardless of pornographic materials. The perpetrator of sexual violence is the attacker not what he May have seen or read. Sean Hall rms teen a Germany. A a a a let reason prevail _ the writer of a rights and wrongs nov. 25 does not understand How anyone can ignore the first qualifying part of the second amendment to the United states Constitution. Maybe it s because the first part of this amendment is not a qualifier it is a reason. The framers of our Constitution stated that the reason a the right of the people to keep and Bear arms shall not be. In. R and Bear arms shall not be  whether the reason for this right has any relevance today is1, immaterial. The right is there until a change is made. 1. Since our Constitution has survived for Well Over 200 years the framers of this document must have known what they were doing. A sgt. 1st class Stevan w. Connors Frankfort  a. Quot a a Good deed donations recently Holge Meyer and companions took off from the 21st personnel replacement in with yet another Load of donations from Rhein main air base and the surrounding communities. Its destination was the City of Sadar Pitluk Uno in the middie of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The humanitarian donations were transported to the War torn area where they were greatly needed and greatly appreciated. And remember no Good deed goes unrewarded. Happy holidays. A spec. . Melody Rhein main a editor s note fringed is that they wanted to have a Well regulated militia. They could have just As Well used another reason such As in order to ensure no family will go hungry a everyone has the right to keep and Bear arms Tor Hunting. The Bottom line is that for whatever reason a the right of the people to keep the Holiday season has produced a shortage of letters therefore this feature has been abbreviated. In place of letters Well present comments by our stable of columnists. Meanwhile we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us expressing viewpoints or opinions that Are published daily on this Page. All Fetters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. We Reserve the right to edit letters Tor clarity length and taste. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo ae09211. Commentary by Helen Thomas president Clinton will be slowing Down a bit during the Christmas Holiday but his aides say he will be working on next year s Agenda even though at a More leisurely Pace. During the last it months Clinton has been on the go constantly. He Felt it was important to make Good in his first year and he and his aides Are satisfied with their record of racking up a record number of Bills passed by Congress Alt that action however came at a Price. His Deputy chief of staff Roy Nee Tan d and chief Capitol Hill lobbyist Howard Paster Are quitting after one year an unusually Quick departure and reportedly due to burnout. Every piece of legislation was a after a major struggle a process that tool some of the Shine away from the Percsi hard fought Battle with passage won Only a a a a a it took pres dents accomplishments Ort Capitol Hill in any Case 1994 looks to be a repeat of this year s work with Clinton pushing another major Domestic Agenda. The Centrepiece is the National health care program and Clinton expects the package to come to a vote sometime next Spring. He also Hopes to overhaul the welfare system and is currently weighing several options to get longtime welfare recipients of the Rolls and into rewarding jobs. Another big ticket item is Job creation but much of that Effort will depend on the state of the Economy. A recent forecast by the National association of business economists predicted the Economy will expand 2.2 percent in 1993 and 2.7 percent in 1994, Clinton will not be Able to ignore the Job picture with congressional elections on the horizon. U was the slogan a the Economy stupid 1 that got him into the White House and americans still Are Apt to vote from their pocketbooks. The president also is planning to propose reforms in the foreign Aid program that take into consideration the end of the cold War and new National priorities now that communism is considered a dead Issue in most parts of the world. Aid will go hand in hand with foreign policy priorities. Two nations that expect their Aid to continue at current Levels Israel and Egypt now receive s3 billion each annually along with other assistance to Spur peace efforts in the middie East. Next year also will mean More overseas travel for Clinton with at least three trips to Europe scheduled. During a 10-Day trip in january he will attend a nato Summit meeting in Brussels Belgium. He also will tourney to Prague czech Republic and Moscow for state visits and make a Side trip to Minsk in the former soviet Union. In june Clinton will go to France to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Normandy Landing during world War u. He travels to Naples Italy in july for the economic Summit a trip that also includes a visit to the Vatican and perhaps to other nations on the continent. Clinton is not one to let any grass grow under his Fet while he is serving in the presidency. It c United pres rite Meural  , piece it was Tia a nines who hired Ruby to Amienee Oswald fort Lief i. I Vhene con i this puke is Neal Iva