European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 14 the stars and stripes letters to the editor wednesday february 16,1994 european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan command far publisher. Bernard a. Zovistoski. Editor news and editorial. Bill Walker 1 a a european editor Deborah Absher Bow Char a new Semilof sports editor George mane City editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Eleax 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. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117. Riff Verstr. 104, 69126 Heidelberg car 419, Box 1310. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does nol con Siniuta endorsement by the department of Delonso or the stars and stripes of the products or services  Lan Stuhl i saw on television that More than 60 injured people from Sarajevo have been flown to and Are being treated at land Stuhl army regional medical Center and doctors there Are ready to receive More 1 am astonished to hear that any . Medical facility has the capability to handle that number of people on a moments notice when it takes weeks or months for american dependents or retirees to get an appointment which is blamed on shortage of doctors and or personnel due to draw Down and base closures. While i understand that these poor people from the former. Yugoslavia need to be taken care of i fail to see Why it cannot be done a German hospitals. After All that is where americans Are sent because . Facilities Are either nonexistent or overloaded. Perhaps Germany would Welcome the Opportunity to participate in this humanitarian Mission since the German Constitution does not allow for anything else. I wonder if treatment for americans has to be postponed or even cancelled to accommodate the bosnian. Helping out was Fine As Long As there were enough medical facilities available but things have changed and i believe we should take care of our own first. A Britt a e. Norton Wiesbaden Germany. A a a employees right the word throughout the military Community is  1 guess As Long As everyone a aware of the concept we should t worry about the implementation of Quality. In be read several articles about rude Cashiers poor service incompetent military spouses and retired personnel. I was always told every time someone Points a Finger three fingers Point Back at them. You want Quality service a treat your employees like a human  you need to rid the workplace of terms like a by the books or  As for cafes Cashiers i be heard supervisors rant about the fact that they done to have to give Breaks. In order to get Quality service a lot of these Bosses Are going to have to Start developing Quality attitudes. From the airman Basic private at the front Gate who protects your person property from unauthorized personnel to the Guy in maintenance who comes out on holidays to fix your heat you need to show appreciation and respect. You need to disregard the bars and stars come out of Tho cushy offices and recognize those employees receiving Low wages and poor hours who keep the operation going while you sleep. A your degree of Friendship with the a a rights people May have gotten you a break but it did no to make you a Superior being. You want Quality forget your false sense of Power and importance and treat your people right. A Madalyn d. Brice Ramstein a German accurate picture after Reading the letter in reference to the show ill Fly away i  help but reply. The a on the tube Section of sunday Magazine states that ill Fly away is highly acclaimed but Low rated because critics said it was too deep for the mtg music television generation. I feel that vol Fly away is an accurate depiction of that period of our history a no matter How a a ugly it was. There were Many Whites As Well As Blacks who fought for change and paid a heavy Price for it. Granted the show is of a period some 30 to 4q years ago but i feel it has Many lessons which we can still apply today. It shows the ignorance of those who were prejudiced the strength of those determined to change and the personal dignity in knowing they were doing what was right to make a change. If the writer is offended by this a a ugly past by All Means done to watch roots. This is another accurate depiction of past history and something we Are far from being proud of. But it is history no the less and no matter How ugly or glorified it is something we can All learn from. A a  Babenhausen Germany Indonesia a message in response to the article a Indonesia tour plans to drop magic Jan. 26stating that Indonesia would Block entry of magic Johnson into the country for a tour promoting the prevention of aids i find the whole thing absurd. In order to prevent the spread of aids there needs to be education and information based on facts. ,. What kind of message is being sent to the people of Indonesia by not allowing magic Johnson into the country does this say to these people that by letting an his infected person into their country that they Are at risk anyone promoting the prevention of aids knows that an his infected person poses no risk if there is no bodily fluid Exchange. I feel this decision is sending the wrong message to people All Over the world. A Helga m. Fleser Mannheim Germany editors note we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter a to write to us. Letters expressing readers viewpoints or opinions Are published daily on this Page. All letters must be signed and in elude 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 unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Commentary or . Must stay Loose on policy in Russia a More somber Hue is settling upon american policy toward Russia and the rest of the former soviet bloc and the question of the Day is whether it is too somber or not enough. Its now widely accepted that High Hopes for Reform and democracy need to be tempered by the Post communist realities. The official View Calls for incremental midcourse adjustments to take account of the developments prompting president Boris n. Yeltsin a slippage. But another View is beginning to be heard. It arises from doubts that Many share and that were Given succinct statement in the state departments a open forum on feb. A by the respected mainstream academic Charles Gati a hungarian born specialist on Central Europe. Gati argues that unanticipated difficulties of transition a economic dislocation nostalgia for a order a disillusionment with the West a have encouraged the open enemies of democracy. No longer Gati suggests can the United states reasonably expect to accomplish in tandem its twin purposes of ensuring a responsible russian foreign policy and nursing democracy. Washington must return to a View of Russia entering on its strategic capabilities and to a focus on influencing russian foreign policy with traditional instruments of Carrot and stick. Without giving up on democracy in Russia the democracies it should try hardest to enlarge Are those in Central Europe that show More Promise. Certainly the last Point has a Clear resonance. But the harder part goes to the evident frustrations of democracy and re form elsewhere in the old soviet bloc. In Russia and in some of the Darker Eastern european places such As Romania a condition of barrenness and uncertainty May hold for decades. This condition will Likely keep us permanently wondering whether even the most Able democratic leadership can manage the stresses of an unforgiving cultural and political inheritance. But that is the Point the evidence before us does not permit or compel a definitive judgment now on How Reform is going to fare in Russia. Any judgment will have a Large and unavoidable arbitrary element to it. There is no pressing need to come Down hard either Way. We can stay Loose and work with the available democrats As Best we can. Democracy in Russia is not americans to implant or abandon but first of All russians to make grow. C the Washington Post