European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14j letters to the editor Friday May 6,1994 european edition _ col. Steven s. Hoffman Usana commander pub Shar a a Bernard a. Zovistoski a editor. News and editorial Deborah aether. Now9 editor a Bill Welker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor a. George mane. A City editor to write us unit 29400 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 348-0 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 sex. 200. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room .117. Re Merlr 104,69126 Heidelberg pm r 419, Bok 1310. Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan. 3707010 or civilian 06221 �?�23421 Tel fax 06221-27239 Kaiserslautern,.Germany Kevin Dougherty John. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of do tense or the stars and stripes of the products or services adv mod. Same old Story in response to the Story on Michael Fay the boy in Singapore who has been sentenced to lashings with a Cane i cannot believe that so briny americans Are so naive. What do these people think just because they Are american citizens they can get away with anything Well Here is a news Flash they can to. Being a military policeman i see things Tike this every Day. For example Manv new soldiers coming to Germany get drunk or just do not care go out and break the German Laws and what happens one Way or the other they pay the German government. A couple months ago the stars and stripes had an article in the newspaper about How Many american citizens were in foreign prisons around the world. Why Are a they there because foreign courts have found them guilty of their Laws and set punishment according to their Laws. A spec. Samuel d. Hooker Ansbach Germany paying clients get stuck there has been a recent announce ment of an aerobics instructor being fired coinciding with the possible closure of the ecu Raul fitness Center in response to inquiries regarding this Issue the of flees of the chief of Community recreation division and morale welfare and recreation Karlsruhe have refused to provide details. In fact members who use the fitness Center for aerobics must pay t editor s 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 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 tetters for clarity length and taste. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 294b0, Apo a 09211. $20 per month although mar and Community recreation division never consult these paying members with regard to changes that May affect the Center. If this disregard for the paying customer occurred at a private health club the management would be replaced immediately. This should be no different in this situation where members who generate Over $2,000 per month for mar Are ignored. A v this All too common excuse for the fiasco is that it is because of the draw Down. Well everyone is tired of this convenient excuse. The draw Down will not be final until the end of 1995. And some of the Basic Community services should not be compromised for the weak management who Are too Busy scrambling to find another Job where they will continue to do nothing and hide. A commanders must take full responsibility and hold those in Community service positions accountable. Mar service should always be Paramount necessities. Those in positions that service the Community should remember that they have jobs Only because of the Community. Private industries would not tolerate such irresponsibility acid incompetence and neither should the Public sector a fran Maklin Karlsruhe Germany learn about real noise i read Quot letters to the editor for intelligent debate on pertinent issues. I was sorely disappointed by a dreads Mailbox slammers Quot when i realized the writer was actually not joking. He was being serious in his whining about Mailbox slamming. I do not condone Mailbox slamming. But with All the problems dangers and serious issues facing humanity today who cares about something so Small my advice to the writer is to buy some earplugs and Deal with it. It is a Good thing the writer is not a Tanker or a scout his Jitter Ness could be a serious problem. I think the writer needs to spend a few Days out in the a a boxy Here in Hohenfels Germany maybe 10 Days in a Bradley will give him a better feet of what a real a torture chamber is like. ,. I will be sure to close my Mailbox More carefully in the future maybe i will get better service if i know my mail clerk Isnit on Edge a yeah right. A spec. Christina m. Stanley Hohenfels Germany a commentary 1 a Day nations absent but not forgotten by Zbigniew Brzezinski the exclusion of both Germany and Russia from the approaching a Day commemorations is highly inappropriate. Not Only did millions of russians die defeating Hitler but millions of germans have been born and have grown up in a democratic Germany that is now a solid part of the West. It is especially inappropriate because the Quality of Europe a Security will be determined largely by the1 degree to which Germany remains permanently anchored in an integrating Europe and the extent to which Russia is linked constructively to a bigger and More secure Europe. Both these countries Are destined to con ten us play i no major roles in Europe a n affairs. But neither is Likely to play constructively if the geopolitical context creates tempting options for National self assertion especially if nationalistic temptations Are exacerbated by a sense of exclusion. _ Germany has been a Good citizen of Europe for decades now. It has loyally and generously supported Europe a Security arid is the Only nato member with All its forces fully integrated into the joint command. It has been willing to propitiate French Pride in order to Foster a far reaching French German reconciliation which in turn became foundation and catalyst for unification in Europe. At the same time Germany has managed to serve As the Linchpin for a continued . Military presence on the Conti nent. The Washington Bonn connection has not been diluted by Franco German political leadership in promoting. Europe a integration. Last but by no Means least Germany has demonstrated a genuine commitment to democracy for exam pie no country has More humane Liberal immigration Laws. A a a. But Germany a circumstances a. And of psychological mood rare changing. The leadership will soon be renewed. The approaching 50th anniversary of the end of world War ii will Mark a Milestone in generational change. This year will see. Departure of the last russian Soldier from German soil. Might not some germans soon begin to resent the presence of american troops claiming that Germany is the Only european country still occupied Quot will growing numbers of germans then begin to take exception to the remaining limit Lions on their National sovereignty and what will be the German a and russian a reaction to a Centra Europe that remains a geopolitical vacuum is that what russians minister of foreign affairs had in mind when last december he enticed his German counterpart with the vision of a special a taxis Between Germany and Russia in the construction of a new Europe if Europe enlarges deepens its Unity arid widens its Security perimeter there Are Good prospects for Germany to remain a Good citizen As Well As the Leader of a Europe that becomes More truly european. The Best design would be an enlarged europ e a n u n to n Ems Racin g the european free Trade area countries and eventually also reaching into Central Europe. Nato should also enrol these countries. A Europe along those lines would envelop Germany while enhancing the German role within it. Attaining that goal will require continued exercise of political leadership by France arid Germany. It will Call for genuine German polish reconciliation Matching the existing German French reconciliation. A French German polish coalition would provide a mighty inner Core for a larger Europe. It would affirm a positive role for a powerful constructive and european Germany. Such a trilateral strategic coalition a incorporating 175 million citizens a would be economically driven by Germany and politically balanced by France and Poland. German leaders Are aware of this Opportunity. That is Why some have taken the Lead in urging the eastward expansion of the european Union and nato. Absent though they May be from the Normandy festivities the germans arid the russians Are Likely to loom Large in the thoughts of president Clinton and other leaders gathered there. 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