I'll tell ya, I'm not going to kill innocent people over a lie so you'd better ask them.
"Army discharges 11 soldiers under its 'don't ask, don't tell' policy" by Associated Press | March 13, 2009
I don't know. Gay, discharge, I don't like the double-entendre.
WASHINGTON - The Army fired 11 soldiers in January for violating the military's policy that gay service members must keep their sexuality hidden, according to a Virginia congressman.
Representative Jim Moran, a Democrat, said he has requested monthly updates from the Pentagon on the effect of the policy until it is repealed. In a statement released yesterday, Moran said the discharged soldiers included an intelligence collector, a military police officer, four infantry personnel, a healthcare specialist, a motor-transport operator, and a water-treatment specialist.
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"How many more good soldiers are we willing to lose due to a bad policy that makes us less safe and secure?" asked Moran, a member of the House panel that oversees military spending....
The military discharged nearly 10,000 service members under the policy in a 10-year period from 1997 to 2007. The number fired each year dropped sharply after the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, when forces were stretched thin. Whereas more than 1,200 were dismissed in 2000 and again in 2001 for violating the policy, about half as many - 627 - were fired in 2007....
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Stop your griping, gays. They don't even let them in the parades here.
"St. Patrick's parade a political quandary; Candidates weigh exclusion of gays versus exposure" by John C. Drake, Globe Staff | March 13, 2009
Candidates for mayor in Boston have had to decide on whether to march in Sunday's annual Saint Patrick's Day parade in South Boston, a decision that could have political implications.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino has spurned participation in the parade for years because of the organizers' refusal to allow gay groups to register and march....
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