European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 02, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday october 2, 1994 commentary the stars and stripes. Page 23 what newspapers Are saying at Home the following editorial excerpts Are from newspapers throughout the United states. The editorials Are provided by the associated press Scripps howards news and other stateside syndicates. Dally news x los president Clinton s haitian adventure inspire imitations russian president Boris Yeltsin hints that it might. in his address to the , general Assembly Yeltsin. Seemed vaguely to Sugge St that russian troops might justifiably be sent to any of the Independent republics that comprised the former soviet Union if there were a need for peacekeeping Protection of russian Security or Protection of russian minorities. When understood in the context of More blatant threats coming from powerful elements within Russia such reasoning could become a pretext for the possible establishment of a new russian Empire. And now we have new moral ammunition Courtesy of Washington. The american military occupation of Haiti justified by Only a Remote connection to american Security makes it difficult for the United states to argue credibly against similar acts in the former soviet Union. In other words what May seem an exercise in democracy building to this rather naive administration might actually help erode the gains made by democratic forces against russian domination. The. Haiti adventure May help make imperialism respectable again especially if it s clothed As it usually is in High moral purpose. A Herald so if president Clinton s strategy succeeds in restoring something resembling democracy to Haiti he will disarm Many of the critics of his foreign policy. But such a verdict is a Long Way off. For now we can Praise his three envoys most notably former president Carter for averting an armed clash that surely would have claimed a Large number of lives haitian and american. V realistically however there is Little Hope that american troops will come out of this engagement unscathed or that they will be coming Home any Tim soon. Tensions Between supporters of strongman Raoul Cedras and those who support deposed president Jean Bertrand Aristide Are High and american troops Are stuck in the Middle. That is not Likely to change in the near future. The agreement brokered by Carter allows Cedras to remain in Power until mid october. And once Aristide has been restored to Power,.what then Secretary of state Warren Christopher already has conceded that american troops will remain at least until parliamentary elections can be held in december. Haiti has Little history of democracy. It has in fact been Home to some of the most brutal despots the. World has known. We Hope Clinton succeeds arid that Haiti defies the Odds against it. History however demands that we prepare for the worst. Kent county daily times West Warwick . As a president Jimmy Carter s grades passing. _. After the presidency the Story is much different. Carter the Peanut Farmer is head and shoulders above the former presidents when it comes to being actively engaged in the Well being of his nation. Carter s lacklustre White House years Are forgotten in the deeds of this amazing sex president s _ accomplishments. Carter has won world respect in his Post presidency years and president Clinton would be Wise to use the expertise of. Carter for the Good of the nation history will be kind to the Man from Plains because he has earned his place for his Many deeds since leaving the White House. Las Cruces . Sun news americans Are angry. They re politically volatile they re fed up with How much Money government takes out of their paychecks people Are becoming less supportive of programs and opportunities for minorities immigrants and the poor according to the poll released. By the times Mirror Center for the people and the trends fears foreboding implications for this Border area where minorities immigrants and the poor Are major social factors. As Public support of spending taxpayers dollars to help others declines future sessions of Congress May Well decide More votes Are Tobe won by taking a hard line against such Federal _ _ programs. -77 in the nov. 8 general election will be getting lots of questions from these angry answers could have a lot to do with who wins arid who loses at the polls. Charleston . Daily mail the crash of a us air Jet outside Pittsburgh Cost 132 people their lives. Unfortunately not ajl their survivors were Given time to Happy attorneys could t wait to Contact survivors in Hopes of signing up new customers. Never mind that the National transportation safety Board shaving difficulty determining what led to the crash. Never mind that the survivors had yet to mourn their loved ones. ./.v. ,.the Gold Rush was on. 2_4__ trial lawyers stand to pocket one third of whatever Money is shaken from us air or whatever deep pockets corporation the lawyers can find. Trial lawyers defend their marketing tactics. John p. Coale a Washington lawyer said he already called the families of 30 victims of the us air crash to ask if the wanted to receive information from his Jirm. It s hardly disgusting Coale said. There s no solicitation. It s very Low keyed so there is no people Are entitled to financial Relief for damages. Lawyers certainly can advertise. But the Public wonders just Why attorneys can t allow time for a decent burial or cremation or even word for the National transportation safety Board before signing up customers. A. _j., Star Tribune i Minneapolis first came Barbara Bush s autobiography in which _ the former first lady said that unlike former president Bush she supports abortion rights while asserting that her opinion did t matter in Public debate because shews no elected by the american people. Now comes Nancy Reagan who allowed to a class at George Washington University. That i Don t believe in abortion. On the other hand i believe in a woman s Choice. That puts me somewhere in the no it does to it puts Nancy Reagan squarely in the abortion rights Camp where Many people., perhaps most feel As she does. ,. In her claim to being near the Middle Nancy Reagan ran smack up against a destructive misconception about abortion that supporting 8 abortion rights Means advocating or favouring the procedure ". v a opponents would prohibit abortion for themselves and everyone else. The opposite Point of View would involve prescribing or possibly even requiring abortion. No one has seriously advanced such a , no Nancy Reagan in t in the Middle on abortion because there Aren t two extremes to Frame Middle there Are Only those who would deny All i women the right to choose arid those who would protect that night for women who accept abortion and for those who Don t. Nancy Reagan fits clearly into the latter category with a lot of other Fine prolife people who defend the right to chaos a. They should make Nancy Reagan fee Welcome. Augusta a Chi on Cle the nation Arnost popular Reform movement is the Orie for term limits. Wherever it has been proposed on a referendum it has passed by huge majorities. This includes president Clinton s Home state of Arkansas where 60 percent of voters of d congressional Ter limits. /,., of course wherever this happens career politicians try to overturn the people s will in court and Arkansas is no different. ?.- what is surprising,.however is that Clinton s Justice department which could have stayed out of thi Slegal Melee or better yet come Down on the Side of the people squarely backs the ruling general Drew Days is asking the . Supreme court to allow him to make the argument tha Arkansas anti incumbent device is unconstitutional. Such Friend of the court government briefs often carry a lot of weight with the justices. This is an inexplicable position for the administration to take when you recall that candidate Clinto campaigned As an outsider who asked to be elected to clean up the mess in Washington a triess mad largely by longtime politicos who believe they have a permanent lease on Power. Now those career Hack save become Clinton s cronies and he wants them. To protect Clarion Ledger Jackson miss. The eci Siori by the judicial conference of the United states to bar cameras from Federal courtrooms is a setback that runs counter to experience. Americans have grown accustomed to cameras in the courtroom. Court to is Only the most recent example. Cameras Don t intrude they Don t require excessive lighting or make any commotion. Indeed the decision ran counter to the conference sown study which found Small or no effects of camera presence on participants in the proceedings courtroom decorum or the administration of
