European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 letters to the editor thursday october 27,1994 european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan. Commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski. Editor. News and editorial Deborah Absher news editor. Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor org Manet. City editor. To write us unit 29480a apoae09211 -. Orpo Strachn 1437 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As of shows news ext. 237, 255, 282,226,326. Sports ext. 225, 269, 263, 332, 321, 221 features ext. 230,245,341 letters to editor ext 208,400, education Jimi Jones ext 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Effot Bathen room 117, rat Verstr. 104, 69126 Heidelberg Telephone Dan 3707010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-10554. 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I hic cd rate f la mob Pye it in reference to a front Page article oct. 11, it appears the stars and stripes is still running in Competition with the National enquirer for inaccuracy and flamboyant stories.".  Get off the persian Gulf stuff it s a known fact for a Long time that Saddam Hussein has had troops poised All Over the no Fly zones and near Kuwait also. Your stories on the accidental shoot Down of the helps in Northern Iraq sucked up vast quantities of swamp water. Now i m beginning to understand Why the army and air Force Exchange service has started to sell your rag. Why not spend some of your Money doing positive Impact stories by the Way who comes up with those lame questions you ask military members in the sunday is sues seems your editorial capabilities Are limited and i shall Start saving my 50 cents a day.-. A \ now for the army sergeant and his wife on the front Page. Get  sorry that they have been on such a Toller coaster. Did they spend those pay checks they have been receiving for the last four years maybe his first sergeant will do the army a favor and recommend that he go Home and be a Civili arh tech. Sgt. Earl a Peckham Turkey Arnet Iho hero it was with scepticism that i read your profile of can correspondent Peter a Nett oct. 10. Did you really expect a favourable reaction from your readership to this article i m afraid i must disagree with your portrayal of or. Arnett As a courageous Media hero. Despite his avocation of searching for the truth Arnett straight forwardly broadcast the most outrageous iraqi lies and propaganda. Remember the bombed out baby milk factory he did this without disclaimer or com ment. Although he has now rationalized his actions opening up channels of pm Nuri cation understanding the enemy Point of View Etc do not believe his motives were so altruistic at the time. In my opinion Arnett and his comrades at can cynically sold american interests and morale Down the River in Exchange for a larger ratings  clearly typifies the leftward Bent that dominates today s mainstream Media and now seems to be infecting the stars and stripes As Well. In the future if you wish to justify the actions of individuals such As Peter Arnett or Jane Fonda please keep it on the editorial Page instead of reporting it As straight news .-.-. Staff sgt. Tim Lindell Raf Mildenhall England to our readers let us know what you think we encourage our readers especially those who have never submitted a letter to write to us. Letters expressing readers View Points or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone  to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Or fax country code 49 06155 601-395, Dan 348-8395. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Next i subscribed to six different magazines Back in june and july. It has be ii Over a month since the takeover Here arid to my Surprise they have increased their variety of magazines and books Here and they even have the magazines i had subscribed to on the shelf before i get them in the mail so far 1 have no complaints about Afes service and with this kind of service i Don t think i will. Charl Shalini Rota Spain me $312 to Send my cats Home. I did not stuff them in one Cage to get away without paying for one of them that was not my intention. I assumed that since they would be taking up the same amount of space As if i were Only shipping one that would not have to pay full Cost. This airline policy not Only seems lobe intended to rip off the consumer but could cause Many Young families to not be Able to afford to take their pets Home. I adore my cats and it would break my heart to have to leave them behind. But in times of such uncertainty As when you a reposing and every Penny counts this May be an option i must face. My Point is that i believe americans Are being unfairly judged. It is not our Lack of concern or love for our animals that causes us to abandon them but rather financial prohibition if i had suspected ahead of time the tremendous expense of shipping animals i surely would have thought twice before i accepted the responsibility. Mary Lynn Gibbon Baum older Germany poor food service somebody should remind the snack bar employees at Lan Stuhl Hospital that it is their Job to serve us food and let us pay for it. I got there at 20 minutes after 10 . And was second in line. The person in front of me ordered one item instead of taking my order the lady behind the counter did nothing but glance at the clock. At exactly 10 30, she asked me for my order and sure enough i was told that they Don t serve breakfast anymore. It took another 10 minutes to get something else to eat then i had to wait again. The cashier was Busy entertaining her daughter and grandchild which were sitting at a nearby table. Next time i have an appointment Atlan Stuhl Hospital i la bring a picnic Bas Ket.  ".,a a a. Corolin Montimarano Wiesbaden Germany beating the mail i have been Reading for the past few months negative comments on army and air Force Exchange service taking Over the bookstores. I read How their taking Over will make the Bookstore ordering process decrease on books and magazines that were there before the takeover. After Reading All of the negative com ments and knowing they were coming Here pet shipping costly i have heard it said Many times that Ger mans do not like to give pets to americans because they often abandon them when leaving the country. Granted there Are those who do not understand the responsibility involved in being a pet owner and recklessly abandon their family friends. But the situation i find myself in is Appal Ling. I am flying Home on a major airline in october and i have two cats a Mother and her daughter. To reduce the trauma of Fly ing i requested that my cats be allowed to Fly in one Kennel and the major air Carrie was More than willing to comply with my request. But Here is the catch i still must pay for two spaces for my cats. It will Cost just cafe High up to the editor dear or and mrs. Stutt Gart Welcome to the . European com after Reading the article about you in the stars and stripes one can Only assume that after being abducted by space aliens a few years ago you have just arrived Back on this planet. So to facilitate your return please allow us to highlight the past four years for you. Feel free to take notes. Remember the Wall Well it s not there anymore. This was the motivation for the people in charge to say hey let s have a draw Down. We Haven t done that for along  now this was the incentive for All of the High ranking commanders to go on radio and to and give interviews in the f a pers assuring us How great everything would be after the draw Down was completed. Then they assured everyone that Only the Best facilities would be  array sent just about everyone Home except and you la be interested in this the major Headquarters. They might even have added one or two. The air Force just sent everybody to either Aviano or Span Dah Lem. There Are a few people left at Rhein main hurrying to Complete a new picnic area in the Center of base up it willbe ready to turn Over to the local authorities. Now while this was  on your mor ale and welfare people did t want to be left out so Way Back in 1990, when Al the soldiers Yvere packing up to go fight a War inthe Mideast they polled them to see if they really cared what recreation facilities were left in Europe. Based on this poll that no one Ever saw they gave away a fully devel oped easily accessible Multi faceted area in Exchange for a promised renovation after they closed it for two years of a place Tew people can pronounce and even fewer can spell. There is an implied Promise that the Salt mines will stay the same. Flushed with Success they plan to do the same to the travel service in the next few weeks. One other thing or. And mrs. Stuttgart about your living next to a dump. The explanation for that is that no one else wants to. And remember there Are no plans for you to get sick. This should bring you up to Date. Now please try to pay attention we May not be Able to write to you every four years. George Downs Opper Hofen Germany a Xor 7zam 7h�yr� Mot Fez so Kyfor the withpxo7ect amen went