European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16letters to the editor Friday May 20,1994 european edition col Stevens Hoffman Usan. Commander publisher. Bernard a. Zovistoski. Editor a. V news and editorial Deborah Aba her a news editor Bill waiver european editor Bob Wicker sports editor. George Manei City editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 a or Postrach 11 14 37 a. 64278 Darmstadt Germany a a news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-0 plus Extension As follows. A 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 Josoph Owen room Liz ramp me str 104, 69120 Holdel Tserng car 419. Box 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 08221-27239. 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A the appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of Volans or the stars end stapes of the products of services advertised. Faulkner a Choice your May 16 paper contained an inter est Irig pair of articles. On Page 5, you reported How the Citadel is being taken to court by Shannon Faulkner and on Page 13, you carried an editorial by William Raspberry on How Black schools should not be forced to integrate. My question is Why is it acceptable to have Black schools and women a schools but not a male military school Raspberry makes a Good Case for keeping single race schools alive for the Good of those who choose a  education. Faulkner has the Opportunity to attend the National service academies which have accepted women for the past 18 years her quest for a nontraditional. Education is not solely dependent upon admission to and participation in the. Citadels corps of cadets a Chris Stephenson it Masens Germany take care of our own i would really like to know How in the world president Clinton can give $600 million in Aid to South Africa when in the United states we have our own people who need it. What about our homeless people All our shelters and soup kitchens done to these people mean anything anymore to our government where is the rationale of taking care of our own before we take care of them. Here we arc the world Power undergoing cutbacks and draw Downs to save Money but in the same breath we give away All this Money. Some people would Call it an investment but whatever you Call it its Stilt a donation for Well never see a Penny of that Money invested Back into our country. Have any of our government officials that approve these a a donations Ever wondered what would happen if we were Ever in need of financial assistance. Would there be any other country As generous As ours with Money it seems As if our governmental system is a a let a Cut Back Here Here and Here so we can give it to some other country. 1 am so tired of seeing United states citizens being treated like second class citizens. President Clinton stated that we must not turn our backs to the new South Africa government but what about the United states government when will we finally be Able to take care of Bur own a Sharon Dicsen Heidelberg Germany. A. Quot a a. A Fluck is a Duck the writer of �?oar-15 not assault Rifle May 10 was Correct in stating that the ar-15 and m-16 Are Exter Nauy the same but incorrect in that they have fundament Tabi internal differences. The facts Are the lower receiver on some ar45s is the same on the m-16. He states that the ar-15 is incapable of automatic fire. As any Soldier Worth his Salt knows the lower receiver Ai d its components Are what allows the m-16 to fire automatically. A a. A a. With the replacement of two parts arid the modification of two Small holes a drilled into the lower receiver these weapons can be made to fire. Automatically. The statement that the 223-Cartridge is Only Good for Hunting Varmint sized game in t misleading if your definition for Varmint includes something the size of an elephant. \ if the writer Wasny to trying to mislead readers he would have told them the Dif. Ference Between the 223 and 5,56 round is three thousandths of an Inch. The damage done by this  the 5.56 is the same. .7 a if it walks like a Duck and talks like a Duck id bet its a Duck. A tech. Sgt. Willie b. Thomas Frankc neck Germany not a my anymore help me please. Aliens have apparently kidnapped me and transported me to a faraway planet. I know this must be True because the planet i grew up on was much different from this one. For instance on my planet asking someone out for a Date was considered a compliment a not sexual harassment. Someone who committed a Cri pc and admitted to it was punished no matter How Good a reason he had for doing it crimes were not categorized As violent nonviolent just crimes and parents spanked their children instead of waiting for the singaporean government to do it. Please j 1 want to go Back to that planet. A Dave wed Doii Cairo Egypt 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 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. Or fax 06155-601-463, Dan 348-8463. Like it or not a word helped shape . By Guy Gugliotta maybe it Hasni to been fashionable around Washington for the past 15 years but it turns out that there Are quite a few places outside the United states where a a Liberal is not a dirty word. These liberals Are not your Garden variety bleeding heart lefties wearing jeans and Tennis shoes eating organic food mostly vegetable Reading the nation and nominating political candidates who always lose. No these liberals Are the oldest most mainstream purveyors of Republican gov can mint in the world a the people who invented the phrase a Liberal democracy As in the United states is a Liberal democracy. A lot of them Wear suits and cat badly. Quite a few win elections last week the Liberal International the Europe based organization that represents Liberal parties worldwide held a meeting of its executive committee bringing delegates from More than 20 nations to Washington for two Days of luncheons symposiums arid ceremonies that had them popping up All Over town. These kinds of gatherings Are de Rigueur in Europe and latin America where politicians frequently link up with ideological Kinsmen. But in the United states which views most Supranational organizations As communist plots a a internationals have never been popular. That probably wont change but the democratic party through the National democratic Institute has a cordial relationship with Hie liberals even serving As co sponsor of the Washington a meetings along with the Friedrich Naumann foundation the International Arm of Germany a Liberal free democratic party last week vice president a1 Gor was in South Africa arid could t make his scheduled speech so . Aid administrator a Brian Atwood filled in with a keynote address that he described As a More a discussion among  Atwood was however careful to Point out that liberalism International style does not mean the same thing As the a Al word used by republicans As a Handy Way to Bury Lett leaning democrats at the polls. Atwoods disclaimer was echoed by regional Naumann foundation chief Bernd Schetterlein who confessed to a difficulties with the word �?~liberal1 As it is defined Here and elsewhere. We see liberalism As a centrist philosophy not one that is on the  traditional liberalism is the embodiment of enlightenment ideas now included in the constitutions of most of the world s democracies the Rule of Law separation of Powers personal and economic Freedom secular government. The american revolution was fought for modern Liberal principles and the United states is the worlds oldest Liberal democracy. The declaration of Independence with its emphasis on a life Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness a is in Many respects a Liberal manifesto. Liberalism is the party of Gladstone Asquith and Lloyd George in Britain of current Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien and of presidents prime ministers or Cabinet ministers in two dozen other governments. In an interview after last weeks com Ference Schetterlein said Liberal doctrine once found kinship with Eisenhower republicans and their emphasis on free markets and individual freedoms but have become increasingly Cool to the gop As it has moved right a a and particularly toward the Christian  liberals today he said Are More attracted to president Clinton so new a democrats. Cwashington Post m when you <5�t 1/ rj6htpown to of my. L f it theft tub Sucre Poest Espe Aux Folsom a on in my poem ton Iouwan to know ii Hammy future lwk5> ugh 7 Tab got a 7-ah-hour jog Andover 6qocotn v s went Loans f