Remember when Gays were considered security risks?

zbdent

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Fri Feb-18-05 11:28 AM
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Remember when Gays were considered security risks?

Again, selective hatred by the Bush misAdministration and Repuglycans in general - they loved "Jeff Gannon".

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/1115-03.htm - "US Army Linguists Fired for Being Gay" - all able to speak fluent Arabic . . .

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porphyrian

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Fri Feb-18-05 11:30 AM
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1. They are...

...they know how many are in the republican party and might out someone who's trying to be morally superior.

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Sporadicus

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Fri Feb-18-05 11:33 AM
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2. Gays Who Fabricate Elaborate Covers DO Represent a Security Risk

Edited on Fri Feb-18-05 11:50 AM by Sporadicus

Consider that gays in positions of power & authority who have gone to great lengths to cover up their sexual preference - marriage, children, etc. - are terrific targets for extortion. After all, they're willing to live a lie diametrically opposed to their nature in order to preserve their influential positions.

* is a case in point. Rumor has it that China has the goods on him and are extracting favorable trade arrangements in exchange for sitting on this knowledge.

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ThorsHammer

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Fri Feb-18-05 11:51 AM
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3. What the hell is the rationale here? (Army, not your post)

I don't see why they'd fire people who have a skillset that we need desperately, just because they're gay. At a time where we're running low on troops, I would think that people who want to serve would be welcome.

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