European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday december 12, 1993 1 the stars and stripes t. A a a Page 5 . Ambassador reflects on German past present nation grapples with legacy he says Berlin apr after stressing in his first big speech As . Ambassador that Germany should Widen its global role Richard . Holbrooke reflected in an interview on what was holding it Back history a Burden. Quot the question in Germany a and it is a fundamental question and i pose it to everyone a is when it happens in Germany is it Tike other countries of is there something different about Germany a Holbrooke asked. Holbrooke the son of a jewish woman who left Germany in 1933 when Adolf Hitler Rose to Power was talking about right Wing attacks such As the oct 29 beating by Neo nazis of an american luge athlete in Eastern Germany. Ethnically motivated attacks Quot happen every night of the week in every City in the world but yet Here it gets International attention a Holbrooke said. Quot and i understand Why. Its a perfectly legitimate Holbrooke 52, is a Veteran Diplomat who took up his Post in Germany nine weeks ago he was a Carter administration undersecretary of state for East asian and Pacific affairs. In a speech in Berlin on tuesday he reiterated that Washington supports Germany a bid for permanent . Security Council membership. . Leaders do not fear a but applaud a a greater International role for Germany he stressed. In an interview at his residence in Berlin on wednesday Holbrooke suggested that it was impossible to a do a serious International peacekeeping operation without German and japanese but Many germans have opposed even the limited involvement of 1,700 peacekeeping troops in Somalia. Unlike. Chancellor Helmut Kohls Christian democrats the main opposition social democrats arc deeply divided on the Issue a and they arc leading in the polls with National elections due next year. Germany a passionate debate Over whether the country a International engagement should include soldiers with weapons is framed by the nazi legacy. At dinners he attends Holbrooke said a the germans say the question we ask ourselves is a now that we re unified Are we a Normal country a a and my answer is a if Holbrooke you be asked the question you be already answered because in be never heard a chinese japanese or Frenchman ask a Are we a not Mal country a the ambassadors maternal Grandfather a jewish leather merchant in Hamburg who won the Iron Cross fighting for Germany in world War i immediately sent his four children out of the country in 1933 just after Hitler Rose to Power. The Grandfather and his wife later followed. French May owe healthy hearts More to wine Portland Ore. Apr the French May have fewer heart attacks on a diet Rich in fats because they cat More vegetables not because they drink wine with dinner. A a team of Oregon researchers credits vegetables for the so called a French Paradox a one of the lowest heart attack rates in the industrialized world despite a cuisine famous for fat Laden sauces. Others have suggested the French habit of drinking wine with food May be responsible but not these researchers. A we done to think its mainly wine a said or. William Connor author of the Oregon health sciences University study a we think the French eat More the study published saturday in circulation the journal of the american heart association examined the diet of people in 40 countries. But another heart disease specialist said wine May be just As important in a healthy diet As vegetables. A we know that people who drink wine suffer less heart disease a said or. Curtis Ellison of Boston University. A it does t matter if its in Oregon or other factors do help reduce heart disease he said. Vegetables contain substances called antioxidants that Block a form of cholesterol and cooking with vegetable oils Ipp in saturated fat such As Olive Oil also helps. A California researcher said the link Between moderate alcohol consumption and reduced heart risk is generally accepted but wine appears to have stronger benefits than Beer or liquor. A there is evidence that there Are antioxidants in wine a said or. Michael Criqui of the University of California san Diego. He said the French habit of drinking a Small amount of wine with dinner also May help Block cholesterol but he warned against encouraging people to drink. A there Are plenty of people who need an excuse to drink a said Criqui the author of an earlier smaller study based on the same . Data used by the Oregon researchers. Top shiite Ayatollah buried in Iran Nicosia Cyprus apr streets in Iran teemed with mourners escorting the body of grand Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Golpayegani the supreme Leader of the worlds 200 million shiite muslims to his burial site saturday. State run Tehran radio monitored in Cyprus said Golpayegani was Laid to rest amid a a sea Quot of millions of mourners in the Central iranian holy City of qom 80 Miles South of Tehran. The radio said Black Clad mourners beat their chests and wailed a Hussein Hussein in a traditional evocation of the name of shiite islam a holiest Saint. Golpayegani died thursday at age 98, the society of teachers of the qom Seminary a the shiite sects top scholars a announced that he would be succeeded by grand Ayatollah All Araki the state run islamic Republic news Agency said the scholars announced their decision late Friday. Golpayegani had become the supreme spiritual guide for the majority of shiites in Iran and Iraq and for members of the sect around the world after the deaths of grand ayatollahs Abul Qassim Al Khouri in August 1992 and Abdul a Ala Sabzevari a year later. Araki one of three remaining grand ayatollahs in the shiite world was viewed As a noncontroversial Compromise Choice to succeed Golpayegani As Marjaye Taalid regarded As the highest shiite authority in interpreting the Koran islam a holy Book. The decision defused a possible confrontation Between so called conservatives and radicals inside the Tehran Hierarchy. Radicals believed Iran a spiritual Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 54 a the candidate of some of the conservatives a was too Young and unqualified. They thought grand Ayatollah Ali Montazeri 71, was better suited. Montazeri an outspoken critic of the governments policies has been stripped unofficially of his title. He As been under virtual House arrest in qom since Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini dismissed him As his designated successor before he died in june 1989. Khomeini although regarded in Iran As an a a Imam a the highest shiite Honor a was never named a grand Ayatollah a distinction reserved for scholars of Eminence. Shiites make up about a fifth of the worlds 1 billion muslims. The islamic Faith split into sunni and shiite branches after the death of the Prophet Mohammed in a.d.632. Letters a to Santa dad s in army so Stop All wars Shawn requests the following excerpts Are from letters written by fourth graders for kindergarteners at Ramstein elementary school Germany. The fourth graders Are in is. Michelle s class while the Kin Are partners Are taught by mrs. Moss. For my dad i want to get him a new Golf club and it should be clean. For mom to give her a dog made out of Crystal. I want All the wars to Stop because my dad is in the your Friend Shawn Gilmore. 1 like you because you bring presents. A fourth grader named Gayla Thompson is writing this for me. And if kids Are bad ency get nothing. If i had one wish it would be to have a real Monkey. I want the world to have Trees with White and Pink love Gayla Thompson and Sonja Tripplet a. I want to get my dad a new plastic Pink Wallet. It is going to open and close with velcro with two pockets spaces to put pictures and space to put Dollar Bills a Christmas is when you go to bed and Santa comes to give you presents that you wanted while the Reindeer go to other Peoples houses. I would like to give Santa 5 ice Cream Cones. All of them Are double scoops in a sugar Cone with 2 love Teresa Call Quot. For Christmas i want to give my teacher a Gold ring. For my mom i want a curler and for my dad a tool Box. For Christmas i want a Puzzle with me on it. A Book with me in it a jacket that says Jimmy Larouche on the Back. I think Santa lives in the North pole in a Small building with the Little sincerely Jimmy Larouche a if i could get my teacher miss Moss something for Christmas i would get her scotch tape and a a incl 1 have two Brothers their names Are James and Kiyono a my mothers name is Jezzeray Mommy. My daddy a name is Jonhey daddy. 1 sleep in a room with my youngest brother Kiyono. I really love to draw. I want scotch tape a a incl and a Eraser for Christmas a fourth grader who is really Nice named Jessie Nicole Webb is writing this for your two friends Jessie and Erica Christmas letters and lists also were received from the following children in mrs. Moss kindergarten class written by is Michelle a fourth Grade class Shana. By Chasity Raybuck Teresa Call by Kaylen Holmoe Kyle Sals. By Dale Wood Kristen. By Carissa Pipis Jimmy Kevin Hurt Ryan by Cory Jacobs Amy Langston. By Senem Chorea pm Kevin Woodsby Kevin Hurt Zermira Gayla Thompson Lindsey Wrazin by Bryan with More help from Vanessa Perez ales Michael Sims Sarah Madsen. By Carissa i Pis Roger. By Dale Wood Nicola Lakeland by Jessie Webb Chris Perry by Darren Jennie Garrett by Chasity Raybuck Maria Smith by Ashley Busch Nicole Dugre. By Kaylen Holmes Jacob Humphrey. By Cory Jacobs Kyle Justice Parker Bernadette Daniels. Iby Natalie Bernier Gina l Senem chores in a Vanessa Wallace by Vanessa Perez Steven Woodbu Ryby Seth Rammer Katie. By Natalie Jason. By Brandon Mcisaa by Alesha Dave. By Dame Sonni. By Alesha Keagan Katie Dobbs and Jod Phillips to Ryan from Alex by Bryan Drew
