European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12letters to the editor saturday april 30,1994 european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher a Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Deborah Absher news editor Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor Georg Manee City editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 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 Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117, ramp Norstr 104,69128 Heidelberg car 419, Box 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-27239. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. No Flag tribute i am writing regarding president Clinton a reaction to the a Friendly fire Accident in Iraq involving two air Force jets and two army helicopters. Clinton ordered that All nags on Public buildings be flown at half staff for four Days. I fully support this decision and mourn the loss of fellow americans serving their country. A /. What i done to understand is Why no such order was Given a few weeks ago when More than 20 paratroopers were killed and scores More seriously injured in the tragic Accident involving an f-16, c-141 and c-130 at Pope fab near fort Bragg . Is it because this most recent Accident involved foreigners dying at the hands of americans is Clinton trying to prove to those countries that we re really sorry for what happened and we mourn the loss of their loved ones i acknowledge that i May be More sensitive to this Issue than others. Had this Accident occurred six months ago it is very Likely that my husband would be among the injured or dead. Fort Bragg was our former duty station. Unfortunately All but three of those killed were from my husbands former unit. All were colleagues and seven of them were our friends. /. V a a a i Only wish Clinton would have shown these people the respect they deserve. I feel that he viewed those deaths As insignificant and that their service to our country is unappreciated. A Susan Moyer Ansbach Germany a editors note if 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 include address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More pah be published in a timely manner. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Send Tor letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Outraged Over a brazed i read with great sadness that the town of Gorade in Bosnia and Herzegovina for All intents and purposes has fallen. I am outraged As a foreign service officer i am outraged As an american and i am most of All outraged As a human being that there were none m the world who cared. I am outraged at the muslims of the world for where were they when their Brothers needed them i am outraged at France and Germany for the Knock was at their door but the door did not open i am outraged at the israelis they who teach the holocaust lest we forget. We humanity in All our righteous indignation sit by and watch this holocaust while debating the merits of who should intercede. There comes a time and i for one believe the Slaughter of the people is such a time for a nation any nation without an invitation to take action to Stop the Slaughter. It was not a time for a peacekeeping Force and now there is not time for any other Force. I am outraged and am truly embarrassed that none came Forward. A James c. Athanas. Cairo Egypt caning works in Singapore my husband and i had. The great Opportunity to live in Singapore for 1 i years. Singapore is a City state that is smaller than new York City with an approximate population of 2,800,000, including three very different ethnic and religious backgrounds. When you arrive in Singapore there is no doubt what the Laws Ana the consequences for breaking those Laws Are. They Are strict and often seem Petty in american eyes but never have we lived in a cleaner safer and More harmonious society. What crime does exist unfortunately is usually Domestic disputes. Now look at the United states. Every minute of every Day a violent crime is committed. Perhaps caning is a bit harsh for vandalism but caning is an absolute deterrent in their society and has kept Singapore for the most part crime free. Someday it would be Nice to say the same for the United states of America. A. A v. Quot a a it would also be Nice if president Ong Teng Cheong were to Grant clemency to Michael p. Fay. However the chances of this happening Are slim to none As presidential Powers Are limited in Singapore and saving face is still very important in their society. Is caning Barbaric perhaps. But it works and As Many singaporeans will Tell you Singapore is a Fine City. A Meredith Beck Vilseck Germany commentary cancel the luxury of Day off for mourning by Peter a Brown As we rightly obsess about the size of the Federal deficit and Public waste its time to end the tradition of shutting Down the government when an sex president Dies. Simply put the Price tag is too High. It is one that we As a nation can no longer afford. A Quot. Quot a a. A a a a. Just because we did it in previous generations for past presidents does no to mean we should do it today. We once did Many things a delivering mail More than once a Day and allowing social Security benefits to be tax free a that were laudable but were ended by economic reality. Quot when this tradition began the american Economy was More competitive. We were so dominant in the world Market we could do whatever we wanted and not pay a Price. Not coincidentally Faith in government was much greater then too. But times have changed. Continuing the practice is a perfect example of government doing things the Way they be always been done without considering whether it is a Good idea. Its the Type of thing that Bill Clinton complained about during his Campaign and that vice president Gores much celebrated Effort to reinvent government is aimed at changing. Of course we should Honor our fallen leaders. The official funeral does that. This suggestion has nothing to do with Richard Nixon. Taxpayers will be getting looked if the same thing happens when Ronald Reagan George Bush Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford die. It has to do with common sense. It will Cost the taxpayers an additional $23 million to $88 million in out of pocket expenses depending on which government Agency is doing the estimating. A that a what those government workers deemed essential will get in overtime pay for reporting to work on wednesday when the rest of the Federal workforce got an extra Day off. Maybe in Washington that a not a lot of Cash but in Dayton that a serious folding Money. \ the $23 million to $88 million is actually Small potatoes compared with the other a a a a a. Quot. A -. How about the $308 million that Federal workers will get in their checks for the Day anyway even though they Are not working that a what economists Call a lost productivity Quot and it Means that the already slow bureaucracy will get even slower for a time As the backup lengthens. And that does no to count the lost productivity in private firms that Deal with the government but can to get anything done because no one is answering the phone. Its not like these government workers Are going to stay Home and mourn. Federal workers like any sane individuals in their situation will go to the mall run errands or spend time with their families. There is nothing wrong with giving these workers the extra vacation. But if that is what we want to do lets acknowledge we Are creating another vacation Day for government workers. This is Only going to increase the level of Public cynicism about the value the people get from government for their taxes. When we began the traditional of closing the government when sex presidents die people thought they were getting value from government for their tax Money. Not so today. Moreover How about the millions of americans who depend on the Federal government in their daily lives who la get stiffed the Small businessman who lives off his Cash flow and needs to Deposit the checks that wont come without mail delivery. Or the Man or woman who has arranged his or her schedule in Advance to take off work or find a. Baby Sitter in order to Deal with a social Security or immigration problem. If the idea is to reinvent government to make it More efficient and useful to its customers the taxpayers closing it Down when a former president Dies does no to make sense. A. A. /. A a. C Scripps Howard news service i Hap no treat Hal women cj6ar�tres such a &6peal i feel a kit totally re my Oujo Xep it w
