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The appearance of advertising in this publication Jadud ing inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Only a a in response to a recent letter the persian Gulf syndrome has Only recently been accepted by the United states. It took a lot longer with Many heartaches of the Vietnam veterans to recognize agent Orange s devastating effects. The British finding is just that a finding and should not be blown out of proportion. Even with the acceptance of the persian Gulf syndrome it is not being totally accepted by military units. Signs and symptoms Are being ignored and the Soldier is left put in the cold. I am British and married to an american Soldier. We have lived in Many parts of the world and respect All nationalities and cultures. History is the past we should look to now and the future. Independence is one thing ignorance is another. A Jennifer s. Button Bargor sorg Hof Germany a Spock Goodman  to the rather unusual  for a usual criminal activity of today s youth columnist Ellen Goodman unwittingly reveals one explanation of our teen age gangsters. Her compassion for youngsters aria tolerance of their Misbehaviour expresses the child psychology of our entrenched Liberal establishment headed presently by the president of the United Stales. The byword a Spock him Don t spank him had its inception in the 1960s, along with the justification for draft dodging anti War activity civil disobedience racial confrontations illegal drugs and general permissiveness. This was also a decade in  current promotion of women and women a causes became a nationwide obsession Goodman who competes with sen. Ted Kennedy in being the first loudest proponent of Liberal causes whatever they May be proves herself to be a True disciple of or. Spock and his teachings. In Brief this concept of parental care  tolerance of Misbehaviour for fear of inhibiting the child a natural talents and learning potential. This line of think ing does no to envision an age at which the child is to be controlled and taught personal discipline the Ideal of the child accepting responsibility for his actions does no to enter the picture., for Goodman and others who wish to avoid the responsibility for the criminal acts of our juvenile offenders reconsidering their convictions about parenting will present a dilemma. The whole Liberal Agenda spawned mostly on College campuses in the 1960s comes into play. Goodman and her fellow travellers fear the imposition of discipline and responsibility in child raising to control crime could endanger their social programs. Was. Wallace Wiesbaden Germany define the Mission i have read and enjoyed the. Stars and stripes for Many years and enjoy it very much. T especially enjoy the snivel Section letters to the editor. Now its my turn. With All that s been said and done is the civil War in the former Yugoslavia Worth one american life when the president of the United states starts calling american soldiers and airmen . Troops i Start to worry. Is it because american troops swear an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United states and the civil War in the former Yugoslavia does not threaten us and or our vital interests Are not at stake by putting a Blue helmet on our soldiers or having them operate under the North Atlantic treaty organization Banner we can Point the Finger at someone else when something goes wrong. We As a country need to have a Clear defined Mission thanks for the Fine work you do. A Michael f. Ucovich ill sheim Germany editors note we encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter to write to us. 1 letters expressing readers viewpoints Are published Dally 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 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 just not the smokers by Barbara t. Roessner Hooray for the smoke free Mcdonald a for indoctrinating our kids about the dangers of smoking and for taking the tobacco Industry to task for using nicotine As the ultimate marketing Hook that is methodically addicting its customers. V / but cursed be those who would use cigarettes As a reason to hate. What is it that propels one group of people to find some Means a any Means a of ostracize no another group what is it about human nature that propels us to subdivide into the anointed and the scorned the Good and the evil. I done to believe in original sin but perhaps there docs exist original insecurity original ego or original need to prove oneself by disproving someone else. There docs seem to be a Basic drive to vilify to demonize to elevate oneself by putting another Down. It is no longer. Acceptable and in Many cases no longer Legal to employ race gender or Creed a the usual suspects in this process openly. It is however to use smoke particularly if you would never use race gender or Creed. A a a a. A. A this is largely an educated prejudice a White Collar prejudice a fort something and u under save -1 he a r the b Irke n s lock prejudice. It is , the pc prejudice. Most anti smoking bigots will Tell you theirs is a health Issue Plain and simple. Cigarettes kill they quite accurately Point out. Cigarettes cause untold human suffering and untold Cost to society a in pain and also in medical Bills and. Insurance premiums and they rightfully add the evidence is mounting that secondhand smoke kills too. Smokers Arentt just destroying their own lungs a they re destroying ours. On occasion though these legitimate health concerns Are Laid aside. Emboldened by the current political climate featuring a drive to have the Federal government regulate nicotine As a drug is alcohol next subtler motivation is revealed. A a a v a Friend relates How the administrator of a Large midwestern Hospital recently boasted that he would never hire a doctor who smokes. My Friend who is not a smoker protested. Would you refuse to hire a doctor who cats butter she asked. How about a Couch potato an obese doctor an anorexic doctor a doctor with a fondness for scotch what if the smoking docs Are the Best in their Fields what has their cigarette habit got to do with their ability As surgeons As oncologists As paediatricians when pressed the administrator did not invoke the Prospect of higher insurance costs or absenteeism. He insisted a startled that my Friend an otherwise politically Correct Type would disagree a that smokers Are simply unethical unworthy people. Similarly a Man i know recently in formed me that he would never Date a woman who smokes. Not because he is revolted by the odor of cigarettes. Not because he would fret about her health and Well being. Not because her diminished lung capacity might limit her Mountain biking capabilities. But because he considers anyone who smokes to be inherently weak morally flawed a generally inferior member of the species. Besides being outrageously arrogant there a something hauntingly High school about these attitudes. There a a certain spite ulness a certain meanness of spirit that makes me hark Back to the Days when the Cool people puffed away in the lavatories while the nerds huddled in the science lab. Is this some kind of revenge i am not a smoker most of the time. They say its nigh impossible to do but for nearly a decade now in be smoked on saturday nights and Beach vacations. I frequently go for several weeks sometimes months without a cigarette. I do not visit the smoking lounge at work. I do not smoke in my car or with rare exception in my Home. I ask people not to smoke around my children. In be got a foot in both worlds. I generally applaud the ubiquitous nonsmoking Symbol the red Circle slashed in two and superimposed Over a burning butt. What bothers me is that too often the underlying image a the thing that s being stamped out and stomped upon a Isnit a cigarette but a human lace. C Hartford courant Anark Mark that a just p&pq5t&&u5 your amp not Gay. Wow our a you know that \ How a bout the rep skins ? i Rusoff 5&&on,mom. Least Kyd be alarm 7his, Okay