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Americans United Demands Military End Its Proselytizing Christian Concerts

Americans United for Separation of Church and State is calling on the U.S. military to stop holding Christian music concerts on its bases. Their complaint is spawned by an upcoming Christian rock concert planned for Fort Bragg. The “Rock the Fort” event at Fort Bragg this weekend targets both military personnel and adults and children in the surrounding community for …

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U.S. Army Published Instructional DADT Comic Book In 2001

Boing Boing reports that the U.S. Army apparently published an instructional comic book in 2001 meant to direct soldiers on how to handle gay troops. Boing Boing speculates: “The publication was very likely as a test document with little distribution.” Click over to read the entire thing.

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IRAQ: Army Orders Soldier To Remove Anti-Gay Facebook Video

A U.S. soldier stationed in Iraq is being investigated for posted a Facebook video in which he mocks two young Iraqi boys, asking if they are little “faggots” who are good at gay sex and whether they will grow up to be terrorists. Army officials have ordered the solider to remove the video from his page, but it has already …

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Birther Army Colonel Faces Court Martial

Army Lt. Colonel Terry Lakin says he doesn’t have to obey the commands of his illegal Kenyan president. The Army says, “Deploy or face court martial.” Via World Net Daily: “On 30 March 2010, this command became aware of your intentions to refuse to follow deployment orders. Your stated reason for refusal was your belief that the election of the …

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Gen. Paul Eaton Endorses DADT Repeal

Retired U.S. Army Gen. Paul Eaton, who lead the invasion forces in Iraq, has strongly endorsed the repeal of DADT. “Discrimination based on sexual orientation is inappropriate in our society.” Listen to the entire clip, the guy knows his stuff. Easton’s son is a third generation West Point graduate now serving in the infantry.

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Gen. John McHugh: No More DADT Firings

Secretary of the Army Gen. John McHugh says he will no longer expel soldiers under DADT. Mr. McHugh, who spoke at a breakfast with Pentagon reporters, said it made no sense to pursue discharges of service members as he speaks with them about the change in policy. Mr. Obama, Mr. Gates and Admiral Mullen have all asked commanders to assess …

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DADT Hearings: Army Gen. George Casey Opposes Moratorium On Firings

At today’s Congressional hearings on DADT, Army chief of staff Gen. George Casey expressed opposition to a temporary moratorium on dismissals until the repeal is sorted out. The Army’s top uniformed officer said Tuesday that he has “serious concerns” about overturning a 17-year policy that bans gays from serving openly in the military and supports a yearlong study into the …

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Top Iraq GI Supports DADT Repeal, White House Won’t Commit To Timetable

Recently we’ve seen been nonstop support for the repeal of DADT from the upper echelons of the armed services. The top commanding general in Iraq says he thinks everyone – gay and straight – should be allowed to serve in the military “as long as we are still able to fight our wars.” The comment by Gen. Raymond Odierno (Oh-dee-AIR-no) …

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Canada May Grant Asylum To Lesbian U.S. Army Deserter

A lesbian U.S. Army private fled to Canada after being outed by a fellow soldier, claiming she’d received a death threat from fellow soldiers. In a first, Canadian authorities are considering her asylum request as a “persecuted political refugee.” Federal Court Justice Yves de Montigny’s order for the board to consider a gay U.S. soldier as a credible refugee candidate …

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Texas: Soldier Goes On Rampage At Fort Hood, 12 Dead, 31 Wounded

U.S. Army base Fort Hood, which houses 40,000 troops just north of Austin, Texas, is today the site of a bloody massacre in which 12 soldiers and civilians are dead and 31 are wounded. One of the dead is the suspected shooter. He is identified as Major Malik Nadal Hassan, 39. The Freepers are going nuts already. UPDATE: Two additional …

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Federal Judge Boots Case Of Birther G.I.

Major Stefan Cook, the Army reservist who refused to deploy to Iraq because he claimed Obama was not his legitimate commander-in-chief, got his head handed to him in court. Via World Net Daily: An American soldier questioning the eligibility of President Barack Obama to hold office has had his latest legal challenge dismissed “as frivolous and wholly without merit.” The …

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No Evidence Our Soldiers Killed Gay Iraqis

Last month, two gay Iraqis spoke to a group of Washington LGBT activists, claiming they had evidence that American soldiers had taken part in the murders of gay men in Iraq. Yesterday the Washington Blade reported that U.S. Army officials have investigated the claim and found no evidence to support the charges. Additionally, one of the gay Iraqis making the …

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West Point Grad Booted From Army After Coming Out On Rachel Maddow Show

Paging President Obama……

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West Point Alumni Come Out

A group of 38 West Point alumni have come out to show support for the repeal of DADT. Thirty-eight graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., came out of the closet Monday with an offer to help their alma mater educate future Army leaders on the need to accept and honor the sacrifices of lesbian, gay, bisexual …

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