European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 letters to the editor Friday january 14,1994 european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial of Boris Abib a news editor Bill Walker european editor Bitowf emf sports editor City editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 111437 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. 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Classified Germany 06 55-601349, Dan 348-8349. Advertising Tel fax 06155-601412 please Recycle this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services overseas. Contents of Cha stars and stripes do not necessarily reflect the Oil goal views of or endorsement by the . Government the department of defense of the . European command. The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorse ment by the department o Delessa of Tho stars and stripes of the products of services advertised. Ludicrous Metter every so often something appears in letters that is so ludicrous it begs for a response. In fight drugs not guns Jan. 7the writer s assertion that the Sale of any drug in any amount should re sult in. The death penalty is quite simply claim that a teen Ager who gets busted for Selling a joint is in the Sam league with those who import millions of dollars Worth of cocaine or heroin makes me wonder what the writer has been smoking not just let the arresting officer shoot the dirt bags and save our Over worked courts the trouble of giving these lowlifes a fair trial the sort of scorched Earth Justice advocated by the writer May once have worked in Iran or the soviet Union but not in America. Wiir Burg Germany. " Ivo longer a Community when i was in the United states kept snaring with my sister a military wife like myself my desire to come Backoo this Beautiful country but not so i can buy sch ranks or Crystal or even i left Here in 83, i took Back with me something that can never be re placed. Here i really got a Chance to see the Community work together. You Lookout for me and i la look out for you we need each other was what kept being repeated to me and finally i got the Mes Sage. Overall it was very positive and the majority of people were very gracious. My sister tried to Tell me How things an attitudes had changed especially the americans. She tried to keep me fro being disappointed and failed. I just knew i was coming Back to experience that wonderful sense of Community again. It took exactly i a months for my Rose coloured glasses to get yanked off. I had never seen nor heard of such be Havior As i experienced in the months that i be been Here. Is it the draw Down that has reduced men and i mean women As Well to such backstabbing and lying and mean and manipulative conduct is it fear of Rock ing the boat that is keeping those who could do something from doing some thing what is it that is preventing offi cers from behaving like gentleman i that phrase passe in the army has it be come dog eat dog has the draw Donnow become the breakdown of Trust in the military you May ask who have you been talking to i can honestly say a few ple. It is things i be heard while sitting at a bus Stop or in the mall areas dining facilities at Parks or even in the commis sary line or experiences of those ple i know. All t want to know is cannot Trust some of their leaders in peacetime How Are the going to be Able to Trust them in War time Elaine Andrews Katterbach Germany. v housing reflects society in reference to a recent letter dealing with conditions of military housing areas i have lived in military housing areas five years and unfortunately the problem described Are not isolated and regrettably Are a reflection of the american society and the decline of it. Naturally one can t sit Back and say that All occupants of such areas behave equally but obviously those who behave substandard stand out among the de cent encounter the american families who say Why should i care. I m Only Here for a few years it s not my Home \ " then there Are those who simply have extended their Normal lifestyle to an other country. Both groups Are frightening because they permeate callousness laziness and disregard for the cleanliness of second group however reflects the decline of the american it reflects the upbringing of an entire Genera failure of parental Structure leadership and yes values unfortunately i passed on to the next generation. Parental supervision guidance and leadership cannot be executed from a Balcony the next time you walk past a .housing area and see trash All Over the grounds overflowing dumpsters car Bat teries animal fees in the stairwells smiled diapers on the playground or in hallway ashtray think about what it says about us the americans. I Don t like it. I realize there will be those who will say what has he done to improve on these problems Well after five years. He Mem. It s like trying to sweep Sand off a Beach. Sgt. 1st class Thomas Favia Frankfurt Germany editor s note we encourage our readers especially those who have never submitted a letter to write Tous. Letters expressing readers viewpoints Are published daily on 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 manner. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Commentary Glinton impressed by regal by Helen Thomas Prague czech Republic even residents of the White House can be awestruck by the places where their counterparts live As a wide eyed presi Dent Clinton demonstrated when he toured the Gold and White Prague Castle with his Host czech Republic president Vaclav Havel. At their first meeting in the hapsburg room Clinton spread his arms wide open and quipped you la notice presi Dent Havel s modest Little he then told Havel when i was whereas a student no one invited me to the Castle his remark was reminiscent of the time then president Jimmy Carter made state visit to London and was invited to Dine at Buckingham Palace. Carter re called coming to London As a tourist years before and peering through the Fence at the House top aides poured it on with reporters going out of their Way to stress Clinton s leadership role at the nato Summit where he was viewed As the new kid on the Block. His proposed partnership for peace plan which offers close ties to nato to Central and Eastern european nations has been endorsed and he has scored an other Success in persuading the Ukraine to get rid of its nuclear Arsenal netting the president High Marks on the Diplo Matic front. Clinton has demonstrated that he much prefers Domestic issues but As pres ident he also has to Deal with major Secu Rity issues that affect the United states and the rest of the world. Madeleine Albright the administration s czech born ambassador to the United nations was in her element when she joined president Clinton on his tour of Prague. Albright was born in former Czechoslovakia and has close ties to the Region. Clinton and his entourage walked across the medieval Charles Bridge and in pied Piper fashion about 80 photographers scrambled after him. The president is not used to ple walking out on him especially report ers at news conferences. But a few wire service reporters Cut out a Little before the news conference ended in Brussels Belgium in order to get into the presidential motorcade which Waits for no one but the president. When Clinton showed up for the next Stop he asked reporters Why they had left in such a hurry. Where did you go he asked. The explained that they had to leave Early to stay with his party. Did you say anything important after we left a reporter asked Clinton who laughed. Pressing on the reporter asked did you say anything newsworthy Clinton again laughed and said sadly those Are two different things. The White House travelling party has been breaking in new hotels on the presi Dent s current european swing. In Brus Sels the president and the press corps were put up at the Conrad hotel and i Prague the travellers stayed at the new atrium hotel. C United press International j.f., 7/c5, u6hvn6 and special of
