European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16j letters to the editor thursday december 16,1993 thes european it Futon col Steven s. Hoffman Usan comm fax la of Qubti Jhu of Bernard a. Zov1stoski a editor news and editorial a Barmi a it her not erf Tor Bih Wakiw european editor Bofty term spoils editor George Menee City editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Cati 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 Jim Jones. Ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117, rame str. 104, 69120 me Welberg cmr419, Box 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 let lax 06221-27239. 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The appearance of advertising m tout publication including men or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and Stipes of the products or services  cheer the writer of a toys waste space  10 was right when he said we were thinking with our hearts. Its hard not to think with your heart during the Holiday season when so Many Are going without. But he was wrong in his notion that provide Santa made no sense in View of the appalling condition in the Region. Indeed it is precisely those conditions which de Mand that thinking caring human beings provide some measure of Relief of the stomach and the spirit. We want to assure you our minds were fully engaged since the Start of the he Mani Tanan Relief operation in july 1992. Essentially provide Santa donations Are used As cushioning material for the provide Promise Relief supplies though some fragile items Are added to the Normal Load. The end result is we Are airlifting and dropping More food and supplies now than we were before provide Santa. The provide Santa donations were not just toys either. We received 65 tons of donations from seven countries and More than 70 percent of the donations were clothes for All Ages. These clothes Are being airlifted Ana dropped into the needy warring regions along with provide Promise cold weather supplies of blankets and warm clothing. Money was also donated generously to the cause. More than $ll300 was collected and will be used to Purchase More heavy Coats and shoes to be airlifted and dropped into the Region. Unfortunately our aircraft a the american c-13qs and French and German c-16qs a Are restricted from taking fuel of any kind into Bosnia and Herzegovina. Although this does t negate the necessity for fuel it does limit our ability to solve All of the country s problems. Our 250 volunteers who took part in this valiant Effort to brighten the holidays for bosnian children worked at a backbreaking Pace and should be applauded for their work. I believe All who volunteered and donated to the operation feel nothing warms a child More than to hold a stuffed toy a regardless of his or her nationality. Sometimes a toy can shatter the hopeless feelings of suffering perhaps More than food and blankets. The writer s a Bah Humbug Quot is an inappropriate response to the men women and children of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The spirit just like the body needs to be sustained and nurtured a especially during times such As these. A Brig. Gen. Donald e. Loranger or. Commander 435th Airlift win Rhein main a Germany an empty san empty after Reading amp of Many complaints tout cafes lately i must add my thoughts. I am Over 70 years old and do not appreciate having to write this Type of letter. I have better things to do with my remaining years. Shopping at cafes is not a bargain for me since i must pay the 20 percent custom tax to the German customs office. I still would prefer to spend my Dol Lars in american shopping facilities than on the Economy _ byt0 bet a Case of Mineral water at the cafes it Nomy. On . 2,1 thought i d Stop by to get four seasons at Ramstein air base. I had almost a full Case of empty Beer bottles so i thought i d also get a Case of Beer so i filled the Case with empties from another Brand of non alcoholic Beer. Both Are German Beers but cafes Only carries the alcohol Brand i had. I turned the Case in and told the cashier i was returning a Case and would be getting another Case of Beer and a Case of Mineral water. When i went to pay for the Purchase i went through the line with a different cashier. She asked if i had turned in an a empty Quot and i showed her the Case i turned in. She noticed there were two different Brand bottles. The bottles Are exactly the same Only the labels differ and there were Only six bottles with different labels. The bottles were identical. She asked another cafes employee if she could accept these other bottles with the different labels and he said no. What difference it made ill never understand. Well As in be said in a Over 70 now and am fed up with such incompetence with such an insignificant detail. I cannot see Why cafes has such a silly policy. To me there is no difference. I would like an explanation. A to make a Long Story Short i did not Purchase the Case of Beer and the Case of Mineral water. I picked up my empty Case and left. A John a the Cucman Ramstein a Germany. A living up to name _ 1 would like to set the record straight on those who Bash christians. Many claim to be christians but Are far from it. Jesus warns us to beware of wolves in sheep s clothing who devour his flock. Toliese wolves he talks about Are priests who molest children catholics and protestants killing each other in the name of religion Ana pastors robbing people of their Money. To be a Christian is to be  if you Are a drunk a liar an adulterer or any of these things and say you Are a Christian a you Are not. Cd. Thomas Mainz Germany it editors note the Holiday season has produced a shortage of letters so this feature has been abbreviated. 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 in this Page. All letters 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 for clarity length and taste. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit29480, Apo a 09211. Commentary by Sid Balman or. Secretary of state Warren m. Christopher May be the Diplomat for the 1990s. Like any politically Correct new age Diplomat the California attorney drinks wine a preferably White a jogs and places a Premium on such social aspects of foreign policy As human rights and the environment. In an Era where one need Only flip on a computer and Don a specially designed helmet and gloves to experience life with none of the risks a a new Gadget called virtual reality a Christophers Brand of International relations could perhaps be dubbed a virtual  Christopher s Consulta t10ns in Europe and the Middle East this month looked and Felt like deft diplomacy. _ and reporters travelling with americans top Diplomat were told by his handlers the Mission was a stunning Success. The mood in the front of the Secretary a air in Craft on the homeward bound leg was a euphoric a they said. Peel off the layers of whistles Bells and Media spin however and it becomes Crystal Clear that what his aides hyped As on the spot diplomacy was in reality a play that had already been scripted in Washington. Everything had been pre programmed so that All the pin a typed Diplomat had to do was upload the appropriate software to create the desired reality. Push a Button and european allies endorse a . Initiative to gradually expand the North Atlantic treaty organization to the former East bloc. Another Button and syrian president Hafez Assad agrees to resume peace negotiations with Israel in Washington next month. Those were the two principal achievements of Christopher s trip. But his consultations had Little to do with it. Months of talks with nato leaders a and a Call on russian president Boris Yeltsin in Moscow during october a gave Christopher the stamp of approval on the a partnership for  the meetings in Brussels Belgium provided a convenient forum to announce it while also giving the impression that the Alliance was in on solid footing after years of troubling differences Over How to manage the Balkan Bloodbath and global Trade. Assad who was irate Over the palestinians secret peace Deal with Israel had refused to allow his negotiators to rejoin Middle East peace talks in Washington. So. . Officials said they let it be known to the Arab Leader Well in Advance of Christopher s visit that president Clinton Woula be available for a Summit if Syria returned to the bargaining table at foggy Bottom. A Well programmed diplomatic machine a a a virtual Quot state department a May lend itself to Christophers diplomatic skills. But renegade leaders Are not Likely to play along. 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