European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages stars and stripes july 2007 Yaqoub stars and stripes tribal City officials and and iraqi military officials have met in bad Cuba to Cement the gains made during the recent sweep of the according to the nine bad Cuba tribal leaders and the cites mayor met with the officials wednesday at the City government called the Bayou a tribal the local Lead ers Are a Linchpin in the Ameri can plan to keep area residents from backing insurgent today meeting was vital in the Way As the tribal Lead ers Are True representatives of their said David commander of the 1st cavalry divisions 3rd Bri Gade combat there is strength through and As the people continue to grow tired of the hatred Al Aida the tribal leaders play a key role in that on june and iraqi troops launched a sweeping Offen Sive to Clear the City of insure two weeks of House House operations now have led to a situation where the military push needs to be backed up with government be Courtesy of the army tribal leaders from bad Cuba meet with David 3rd brigade combat 1st cavalry division and staff Abdul commander of the Dyala operations to discuss concerns and issues throughout purity and a return to daily military officials have bad Cuba residents had chafed at the imposition of strict islamic Law by including the establishment of an islamic court and a ban on cigarette As in other areas of Mili tary officials the insurgents appeared to reach too far and turn significant portions of the local population against them in to help and iraqi now in troops Are seeking to further that fragile Alli the terrorists Are continually trying to build a wedge Between the the Security forces and the Sutherland in order to prevent the terrorists from driving that Strong working relationships Between the the Security forces and the tribes Are mom charged with Misdemeanour after son stands on Flag by Oskar Garcia the associated press a member of a Kansas group that has drawn criticism for protesting at sol Diers funerals was charged thursday with misdemeanours after her son stomped on a Flag during a demonstration last Shirley of to was charged with negligent child contributing to the delinquency of a Flag mutilation and disturbing the i have not failed to do my duty to my to my god or to my fellow and i take my Job dead Phelps Roper said she said county prosecutor Lee Polikov has pointed the big guns of government at my Liberty and at my a message left thursday after noon for Polikov was not immediately the american civil liberties Union will Likely represent and was waiting for official approval from its said Laurel executive director of Acle Phelps Roper acknowledged that she allowed her 10yearold to stand on the she said the act qualifies As free Dom of and she prom ised to Challenge the constitutionality of the Flag mutilation she noted that the supreme court has struck Down Laws forbidding Flag Nebraska Flag Law defines Flag mutilation As when a person intentionally casts contempt or ridicule upon a Flag by or trampling upon such Phelps Roper is a member of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka and the daughter of the Church the Fred Phelps Roper said Church members have protested at hundreds of military funerals across the country for 17 Westboro message during funeral protests is that the Soldier deaths Are gods punishment for the nation accepting Homo sex the june 5 funeral in Bellevue was for Nebraska army National guard William Bill who was killed May 25 when an explosive device struck his vehicle in Japan police say Sailor admits stabbing two women by Hana Kusumoto stars and stripes a 19yearold Sailor was arrested thursday afternoon on suspicion of stabbing two japanese in a Yokosuka City an Uraga police spokesman the uss Gary Sailor allegedly stabbed a 16yearold girl in the stomach and 26yearold woman in the Back during an argument around thursday near Maori Kaigan station and fled the the spokesman once in police the sail or admitted to the stabbings and was placed under arrest at on suspicion of attempted the spokesman the name and rank of the sail or were not released by police or the but japanese Media reports said the Sailor was a Seaman or a construction worker found the injured 16yearold lying on the Street and notified the police around according to the when police arrived they found the injured 26yearold in the the spokesman police say the apartment is the residence of a 38yearold service member who allegedly was Dat ing the the spokes Man did not name the service member or say where he is As signed Only that he was not Home during the incident police said the teenagers injuries were minor and the woman suffered serious wounds but was expected to the construction worker told police he saw a 5foot6inch Stocky no japanese Man run Ning from the the spokes Man police searching the area found the who had similar physical and asked him to voluntarily come to the police station for the spokesman police said the Sailor and the women met a week but de tails of their relationship Are under naval forces Japan Leader rear James Kelly said in a news press release thursday that he is gravely concerned a Sailor May have been we have been in Contact with japanese prefectural and National government officials to resolve this Case As quickly As pos we All Pray for the victims speedy Kelly rear Richard com Mander of task Force which includes the uss said he is very disappointed this Sailor appears to have violated rules to ensure conduct during Liberty reflects the value we place in the relationship with our Host we Are All concerned for the welfare of the victims of this egregious Wren no new crackdown on Liberty privileges for Yokosuka naval base sailors is Navy officials said Yokosuka naval base com Mander Daniel Weed and joker the uss Gary commanding met with Yokosuka mayor Ryoichi Kabaya on thursday afternoon to according to a Yokosuka City Kabaya expressed regret Over the incident and asked for Preven Tive measures to be the offi Cial stars and stripes reporter Chris Fowler contributed to this the military first amendment newspaper got rights free of control and censorship