European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 letters to the editor sunday january 23,1994 the san european edition col. Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski Ellof news and editorial Deborah Absher news editor Bui Walker european editor Bob Wicker. Sports editor George Manes atty editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 Orost Facell 1437 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 0615-601416. 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 Jami Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room ft7, Rome str. 104, 69128 Heidelberg car 419, Box 1318. Apo a 09102 Telephone on 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 08221-23421. 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Including inserts or supplements Dos not constitute endorse ment by the department o defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Fabricated article in reference to Many officers arro Gant Jan. 1/2i m appalled that an individual in today s military would Send a let Ter like this without first trying to ascertain the facts. If the letter is unedited which i highly doubtful then the writer proves the Point made by the dec. 21 article about Simonella s commanding officer. Believing something is True or factual because it is in print is As realistic As be Lieving that Garfield is a real live cat who actually thinks and does what is presented in the comics. The Point is that the stars and stripes like most other papers is a highly edited piece of journal ism. When Reading a daily tabloid one must keep in mind that newspapers i general do not report of make news but manipulate it so As to affect profits in positive manner. The dec. 21 Story about Simonella is Crafty piece of misinformation. There were just enough facts to make it plausible an enough fiction to make it a front Page Story that would sell papers. Let s face it the Bottom line is what counts the most to the stars and stripes and most otherness publications whose motto is Don t let the facts get in the  have personally worked with the offi cer in question and because of this could View the article for what is was a Fabrica Tion wrapped in a few facts. After talking to a reliable source that s newspaper Jar go if the truth be told it seems the interview in question was highly edited Cut and slashed to provide a More Saleable article. Don t get me wrong i Don t agree wit everything that comes Down the Chain. I m not required to. I do believe in this officer abilities and Trust his motivation when it comes to matters concerning Simonella an making it a better place to live. Now the big question is can the Sta Sand stripes take the criticism or will they highly edit this letter to represent their Point of View maybe they won t even print it. I guess i la just have to wait and  on stars and stripes you re our main source of news out Here. Who knows maybe if you practice More responsible journalism your paper might actually increase. Truth what a bold new concept. Of by the Way for All of you fit s in print it must be. True people Gar Field is not a real cat. Bill wat Terson Simonella a a station Sicily. Tradition Worth keeping it is indeed strange to see and hear woman claim to not trying to kill the Citadel yet file a costly lawsuit against this Fine school. What an utter waste of time Money and the Citadel s own re sources to have to fight another frivolous attack on its traditions and standards that have been upheld by thousands of graduates for a Century and a  there even an Issue of Justice Here i know not what is. Shannon Faulkner True motives Are but i have to wonder what she was thinking when applying Toan unquestionably All male military institution. What Little girl would ask to join the boy scouts or Little boy seek to be come a girl scout what Parent would encourage such a ridiculous notion these institutions were established apart from one another by design to offer unique training and opportunities to it members. The same holds True for All female Orall male schools at any level. This is not about segregation or gender discrimination it s about one person wanting special rights and privileges to disrupt an established precedent that forms the very Core of a specialized military education  Citadel set Forth its standards and reasons for All male enrolment Over 150years ago and now one 18-year-old is seeking to trash this tradition simply be cause it s a tradition the South has held onto Long enough and thank goodness she s finally taken Steps to rectify this horrifying  is one telling aspect of this Case that seems to have been overlooked. Of course is. Faulkner s application would have been rejected outright if the accompanying records had revealed she was a woman. It seems she has already revealed personality trait incompatible with the High standards of the Citadel s corps of cadets by deliberately misrepresenting herself during the application process having references to her gender removed from her High school  and integrity. Is. Faulkner states with every passing year traditions end. This is 1994." maybe so but some traditions Are far too important Tobe erased by the Mere passage of time. A. Matthew Lyons in Ciurlik a Turkey. -. Abstinence is safer what a sad and unfortunate commen tary Nurnberg s it. Col. Jane Bell de scribed in Nurnberg s Bell sounds the alarm Jan. 9 concerning their sex Edu cation  Are presented As an answer for everything from sexually transmitted diseases std s to unplanned pregnancy. The problem with sexed program such As this is that it assumes we can t expect Young people to abstain from pre or extramarital sexual activity. Maximizing on people s Lack of self control and giving instruction on proper condom use is treading in dangerous Waters. We Are not animals. In reality we re talking about people who have personal dignity respect for themselves and others and the capacity today no and abide by it. When Given the Opportunity and encouragement even those who Lack control can make Good moral choices and carry them out. It is indeed realistic to expect people to say no much like we teach just say no to drug use smoking and other harmful behaviour. True sexually transmitted disease shave gone wild but teaching the consequences of promiscuity far outweigh proper technique in condom use. Casual sex May be safer with a condom but it snot Safe. How Many know the failure rate of a condom even planned parenthood estimates that it ranges from 13-16 percent Amon regular users. The department of Educa Tion warns ". To keep aids from spreading a condom must work 10 times better than for birth control. A woman infertile roughly 36 Days a year but some one with aids can transmit the deadly virus 365 Days a  contemporary thought leads us to be Lieve that sex is a private act Between two people and no one has the right to say otherwise. Meanwhile our government is spending billions on the deadly aftereffects. Strangely enough Many groups that pressure for Public funding of abortion Sand care for those afflicted with an std also defend their absolute right to have unlimited sexual Freedom behind closed doors. Their position is a Gross Philosoph ical contradiction in terms and effects those to whom they give advice. I encourage All those who engage in promiscuous behaviour to consider  mover Sembach a Germany education is the key i have to take Issue with the article Nurnberg s Bell sounds the alarm on sexually transmitted diseases. In the interview it. Col. Jane Bell says in to Day s environment this condom is As valuable As your Gas  i am wondering if it. Col. Bell is aware of the failure rate of condoms i have heard that the condom failure rate is 20percent. That is an extremely High rate. However medical officials and the Clin ton administration would have us believe that condoms Are the Best weapon in the fight against aids. Would you have sex with someone who has aids and the Only separation Between you is a piece of Latex one thousandth of an Inch thick of course not. The proper strategy for the fight against aids is education not condoms. The teaching of abstinence and responsibility in sexual activities will gain further ground than accepting the false premise that we can influence people s sexual desires. That mind set is what the Clinton administration would have us believe you redoing to have sex anyway so Here use a  i am sure that the new aids Public service announcements put out by the Clinton administration will air Onan and you will see what i mean. In aids education classes no on teaches the failure rate of condoms or you might laugh How to properly use condom. In today s environment the con Dom is As deadly As the m-16. Andrew Morkunas Schweinfurt Germany ,. Erroneous information the article diary cited in Soldier s be heading Jan. 19 not Only provides a great Deal of erroneous information i seriously misquotes me. Although Many people May not believe what your news paper prints i am constrained to set the record  reporter Mark Kinkade called in seeking a comment about the facts of therase i refused to comment on any details stating that i did not want any further potentially prejudicial pretrial publicity than had already been disseminated by the Media. When or. Kinkade later asked if a trial would be held in Fulda i responded that a no charges had As of that Conversa Tion been referred to trial and b any fur ther pretrial publicity might Well make appropriate a change of venue for any trial which might be held. The words attributed to me in the Arti Cle clearly imply that any information which i could provide would prejudice jury against my client. I never said this nor would i say anything of the sort. The implication that i did is unwarranted journalistic editing which is professionally insulting and defamatory. My whole in tent in speaking with or. Kinkade was to prevent any pretrial publicity so that both my client and the government could havea fair trial. Or. Kinkade s article May have made this goal impossible at elastin Europe. David court attorney at Law Frankfurt Germany editor s note the Story accurately quoted court. It did not state directly or indirectly that hews concerned about providing in formation that would prejudice jury against his client. That infer ence is his. Recognition deserved i m writing because after the slam Dunk contest at the Kaiserslautern Christmas basketball tournament in de Cember i saw nothing about the results in the paper As i did for the one in 1992.the Winner deserves some recognition. He received Little or none after receiving controversial second place in the 92 , among others would like to congratulate a hard worker Fine athlete and Winner of the 1993 contest our co worker and Friend Orlando Donn. We re proud of him. Deborah Wambach a Fortal Germany editor s note we encourage our readers especially those who have never submitted a letter to write Tous. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published daily on this Page. All letters must be signed and in clude 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 let ters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211