European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 02, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 letters to the editor saturday september 2,1995 european edition col Stevens Hoffman Usa commander publisher Bernard a. 20vistoski editor news and editorial Kathy Day news Edilow Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George Manes City editor to write us unit 29480 apoaeos211 orpostfach11 1437 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 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 ext. 208,400. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Bamberg Germany Ron Jensen room 424 bldg 7039, Warner Barracks unit 27538. Box 23626 Apo a 00139 Telephone civilian 0951 -36896, Heidelberg. Germany Effie bathers room 117, Flome str 104, 69116 Heidelberg Telephone Dan 370 7010 or Vii Ian 06221-23421 Tole a 0622m 0554. 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We Are very proud of our new Lodge and want to make sure our custom ers Are aware that it is now open and ready for business. However the Story contained an inaccuracy that i would like to address. The reporter reports that the new Lodge. Cost the Navy $4.2 million to construct and  that is not True. The Cost of the construction was $4.2 Mil lion but it came out of. The Navy Lodge program s capital improvement budget the Navy Lodge program is a Nona  printed fund activity no taxpayer Money is used to support the program. All the profits generated by the program Are re. Invested Back into the lodges to ensure our authorized patrons have a Comfort Able clean and modern facility in which to stay. ". I Hope this letter clears up any misunderstandings your staff or your readers May have about the Navy Lodge program. Bernard Iliff director Navy Lodge program Virginia Beach a. Fighting for. All she did for America is waste time and tax dollars. Is. Faulkner sure showed me what she is made  moral of the Story when the going gets Tough quit. It s Okas Long As you have a Good excuse. Pfc. Mark Schweikert Schwein flirt Germany cadets embarrassing sickening. That is the Way i feel about the Shannon Faulkner fiasco. The actions of the Citadel cadets and Shannon Faulkner were an embarrassment to our country. The immature reactions displayed by the cadets Only degrade the institution. Are these men the future leaders the Mil itary is looking for How do the actions of the cadets affect women already serv. Ing in the military is. Faulkner appears to be a person who wanted some attention to make his tory As a Freedom fighter for Worsen s rights. What a righteous cause she was serbs Are terrorists in response  aug. 27 guest columnist i agree wholeheartedly that lift ing the arms Erna run Gamst the bosnian government is the fairest solution to the complicated conflict in the Balkans. I also agree that no . Troops should be involved without a Clear definition of the Mission. Although this  a civil War and there Are no Good Guys there is clearly an aggressor arid that is Serbia and the serbian factions in both Bosnia and Croatia. This is not a War for National Unity for the serbs. If the serbs had initiated a War to unify the old Yugoslavia which Many Western diplomats were duped into thinking at the outset of the conflict then it is unlikely that any intervention would have been undertaken by the United nations after the bombardment of Dubrovnik and Sarajevo As Well As the stories of eth Nic cleansing that began to emerge it be came Clear that the serbs were embark ing on a War of terrorism and ethnic and cultural purging  As the nazis. Although no Side has been exempt from atrocities the Cia estimates that the serbs have committed 90 percent of the crimes. The recent reports of the mass Slaughter of about 6,000 men and boys from Srebrenick Only underscore that fact. Vav it is erroneous to say that the serbs Are fighting for an Entrance to the Adriatic. A look at the map reveals that the cur rent Yugoslavia which includes Monte negro has a larger Border to the sea. Although Bosnia does have Many min eral resources it is a very mountainous country with a poor infrastructure and a lower Standard of living than the remain Der of the former Yugoslavia. It is roughly equivalent to Appalachia in the United states. " a ". -. Given that Russia is a firm ally of ser Bia even sending volunteers  us tra nationalist russian factions to fight on the Side of the serbs it is highly unlikely that Russia would sell weapons to the bosnian  the United states has clearly chosen sides in the conflict. The Washington agreement for a Loose confederation Between Croatia and Bosnia As Well As a not too publicized military agreement Between the United states and Croatia attests to . Sentiments. Overall i agree with the writer s conclusions. Unfortunately he understands the conflict better than Many of our elected representatives in Washington Michael r. Brumage Wiir Burg Germany 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 Are published daily on this Page. A letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Send 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. Commentary to by the los Angeles times against the bloody backdrop of yet another horror in Bosnia the Western Powers have taken up the sword against the serbian aggressors. Finally dozens of nato warplanes have pounded military targets in Pale the bos Nian serbians Mountain capital arid in the Hills around nearby Sarajevo. Never before had nato carried but such a Large air attack. Never before could the main nato players in Bosnia the United states France and Britain agree on much of anything. But in a 48-hour stretch partly in response to monday s gruesome results of a. Bosnian serbian mortar attack on a Sarajevo shopping District convergent Mili tary and political initiatives have been loosed. With momentum they could Clear the Hump of indecision that has blocked pre Vious efforts to end the War in the bal kans now 40 months old. The report that the initial nato air attack a night raid accidentally killed five european Union observers at Pale did riot deter the Alliance from sending up a second wave in Daylight. And to the Surprise of some the nato command showed no hesitation to strike again de spite russian demands that the fighting cease. This time the bosnian serbs had stepped across a line that was not to be ignored. Long months of dithering and Bicker ing had made nato a holstered gun. The serbs have taken Comfort in that. Washington supported bombing from the outset but nato decisions Are made in concurrence and France and Britain which unlike the United states had ground troops at risk in Bosnia were cautious. Then Jacques Chirac a hard liner be came president of France and the Equa Tion changed eventually Tilting to the decision to strike. In tandem with the military response a  peace initiative is under Avay. Rich Ard Holbrooke assistant Secretary of state conducted two Days of talks in Paris with  the bosnian presi Dent. The american then headed for Bel. Grade capital of Yugoslavia to discuss peace possibilities with serbian president Slobodan Milosevic whose serbian sex pans Inist policies triggered Tii War and who now finds his country strangled by . Sanctions. Milosevic has lost some control Over his bosnian satrap Radovan Karadzic but still holds the purse that keeps the serbian rebellion going in bos Nia. How the picture has changed since the serbs began rolling up the Unk de nations so called Safe areas for muslims earlier this year. That was the High Point of serbian Success it s been downhill since. The coming weeks will Tell but All the players american european Muslim and serb should seize the Opportunity. The moment is Ripe. Enough. About 7h&r. Fwva7& a5kjn6a 5�xualabu5e Vic pm about hbr.pa5t behaviour k e0&?/ victim if Asp up Thrift. Consign of 9-2. We p .707hankgurhc&75k r Majno the Venu available