European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 21 opinion what newspapers Are saying at Home the following editorial excerpts Are selected from a Cross Section of newspapers throughout the United the editorials Are provided by the associated press and other stateside recognize terrorists clues Cherry Homegrown terror is a problem that be come All too familiar in Europe where Mil Lions of immigrants from All Over the world Many of them in substandard housing and without jobs or Hope to improve their in the United we Haven experienced an attack by Homegrown terrorists since the bombing of the Federal building in Oklahoma City 12 years since there have been several foiled plots by Homegrown i the list of convicted or alleged Home grown terrorists now includes the six local men arrested last week for plotting to at tack fort at least four of them attended Cherry Hill High school West As its a scary that someone who grew up Here and went to school Here could see this nation As his enemy and plot to kill americans for the same twisted reasons the 19 11 hijackers killed peo ple six years these cases show even those who Are born and raised Here can believe in the sick jihadist belief sys and with terrorists being bred in our it is imperative that All of us do our part and report any suspicious activity to dont just decide on a whim to become mass there Are clues when people Are warped enough to methodically plan the deaths of people they dont even and its up to All of us to notice these clues and relay them to trap Hamas revolting rodent the Dallas morning news theres an old often but ground Lessly attributed to the that give me a child until Hes and i will give you the the idea is that what goes into a Childs head from an Early age sets the course for his if that the Dis gusting kiddie to project Hamas is under taking threatens to postpone peace for an other Farfour arabic for Butterfly is the name of a Mickey mouse Ripoff who stars in a childrens television program broadcast by a Hamas run Farfour instructs Young viewers on their responsibility to undertake armed resistance against the a video clip seen around the world on the internet depicts the Mali Cious mouse feigning a machine gun at Farfour is raising a generation of palestinian mouse keeters to kill and die for the islamist every society educates its children in its own whats so revolting about this rodent is his extolling not and not peace in other Hamas family the Coop tation of Mickey a worldwide icon of childhoods in for the Sake of the terrorist cause is a shocking new Low in child campfire prank was Fust rank the Daify news unbelievably poor that the Only Way to characterize a prank in which teachers scared Scales elementary school sixth graders by telling them peo ple were firing guns in the area during their recent Field trip to fall Creek real or guns have no place in our schools with the Virginia tech massacre fresh in our minds and prickly City by Scott Stantis Tonk Matt the Columbine killings still lingering in the nations educators should be Wise enough to realize that talk of guns and gunmen has no place in the schools set campfire prank or yet amid the uproar and National Atten we All need to step Back and take a collective not the system acted swiftly and appropriately to suspend the Lead teacher and assistant while nobody should lose their Job in connection with this the suspensions Are lessons should be Learned from this Fias because just As students would be punished for incidents involving real or imaginary educators should understand that guns Are nothing to joke about around the Good idea swirling Greensburg the Wichita Eagle Kathleen Sebelius has proposed an intriguing idea for the future of greens Burg rebuilding the Tornado ravaged town As a Model of environmentally Friendly Effi the proposal could put Greensburg on the map As the greenest town in Rural Sebelius its an exciting i because Greensburg infrastructure has been almost completely wiped its a rare clean slate Opportunity for a Community to rebuild using optimal design standards and new Energy the greening of Greensburg could in clude new residences and City offices that incorporate features such As higher Levels of insulation and More efficient windows and air conditioning before the Greensburg had achieved modest Fame for being Home to what it billed As the worlds largest hand dug the town might really attract Atten Tion and rebuild Hope and Pride by modelling a Green future for the mid no Iraq guarantee after Blair Texarkana Gazette British prime minister Tony Blair has announced he will resign effective june Blair has been a crucial supporter of policy in the Middle working closely with president Clinton to contain Saddam Hussein and following president Bush in the invasion that toppled the iraqi dictator and the fight to establish a democracy in that country that continues to this it is almost certain that the new prime minister will be Gordon who serves As the 2 Man in the government As Chancellor of the a position Akin to Treasury while Brown has supported Blair on Iraq so his position on the War As prime minister is so far that could be trouble for Brown is capable of pulling the plug on Britain involvement in Iraq in a heart beat should he decide that the course he wants to for Brown is keeping mum on his plans for but president Bush May soon be wishing Tony Blair was still in Downing leave retirees Money out of it the Columbus Ohio dispatch while members of the United nations consider whether to pile More sanctions on Iran for its refusal to give up its nuclear am Ohio legislature debates whether to require the states five Public pension systems to divest holdings linked to that dangerous but the general Assembly has no Busi Ness dabbling in foreign policy with Ohio retirees the Federal government already prohibits american companies from doing business in there could be times when a regime is so reprehensible or such a threat mat the United states should sever All economic but that is a decision to be left to con Gress and the not 50 state Legisla tobacco control plan justified the daily news the food and drug administration resisted Calls to regulate tobacco for de contending that it lacked the Neces sary the Agency reversed itself in classifying tobacco products As drugs and devices subject to Federal but four years the supreme court ruled that the Fra had it right in the first place that Congress had never granted the Agency the authority to regulate but theres reason to Hope that Congress now May be More receptive to legislation opening the Way to Federal regulation of to the tobacco control Bill would give the Fra the Power to Force reductions of Nico Tine Levels in it also would enable the Federal Agency to take Steps to Dis courage Young people from taking up Cigar chiefly through strengthening warn ing labels and limiting and the bid would allow the Fra to require Tobac co companies to disclose exactly what their products contain and order the companies to eliminate or reduce harmful and Addic Tive tobacco products claim people and Cost the nation billion in health care Bills every according to the american cancer Given that we would think that strict Federal oversight of the Industry that manufactures and pro motes those products is Long disheartened in the heartland Star Minneapolis president Bush said this month that hed instructed his chief of staff to seek common ground with members of con Gress on How to proceed in indicating he could live with the presence of Bench Marks in the funding he How want any consequences should Bench Mark goals fail to be though Bush conciliatory stance int really very it clearly was spurred by the Frank talk he got from a con Tingent of moderate Republican House including Minnesota Jim ram though they Haven bolted the president knows hell lose the support of Many republicans soon if his surge Doest show signs of the White House would do Well to employ the biggest surge in Politi Cal pressure and iraqi training it can mus Ter to show Progress in Baghdad the iraqis need to Speed up their As Bush put and while its engaged in All the administration had better seek constructive thinking about How Best to leave Iraq whether sooner or later and Stop the orchestrated gop attacks on those who want to do they Arent playing All that Well in the and will soon apply to More and More fellow and when they Start voting the views of the american therell be nothing for Bush to do but plan for the reality Hes had four years to accept there is no Penta gon solution to a civil War in learn about loan practices Petersburg times Given the growing evidence of improper relationships Between universities and Stu Dent loan companies in new York and other Florida attorney general Bill Mccollum is taking a prudent step to Start asking questions new York attorney general Andrew Cuomo has turned this Light on universe and he has uncovered some startling financial Aid directors at six different universities have been suspended for Alleg edly holding Stock or accepting consulting fees from preferred Lender student loan eight schools have paid million to reimburse students who we rent told about Revenue sharing the most serious question Mccollum will face in his investigation is whether any University officials Are profiting personally from steering students to certain Compa beyond he and University sys tem Chancellor Mark Rosenberg will need to examine whether universities Are steer ing students in an attempt to help them get the Best Deal or to enrich the University or the lending