The Associated Press reports this recent development [1] in the American military’s effort to keep America safe.
A decorated sergeant and Arabic language specialist was dismissed from the U.S. Army under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, though he says he never told his superiors he was gay and his accuser was never identified.
Bleu Copas, 30, told The Associated Press he is gay, but said he was “outed” by a stream of anonymous e-mails to his superiors in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C.
It’s apparent that our nation’s soldiers are toughened up enough to fight all kinds of armed and dangerous enemy soldiers. We dare not expose them to a gay man, however. Especially a gay man who has been highly decorated by the military for providing translating services desperately needed by the military. According to the article, the military has now dismissed 55 American military translators who were proficient in Arabic, all because they were gay.
Here’s how it all culminated:
On Dec. 2, investigators formally interviewed Copas and asked if he understood the military’s policy on homosexuals, if he had any close acquaintances who were gay, and if he was involved in community theater. He answered affirmatively.
I don’t see any acknowledgment that this highly trained gay interpreter, if allowed to simply do his job, might have helped to foil a terrorist attack. Let’s see. Maybe this despicable firing will cost us thousands of American lives. Maybe the Associated Press forgot to inquire . . . .
Perhaps we need a new word in the English language. What should we call an American organization that viciously, willingly and deliberately attacks an innocent person who is effectively doing his job to defend America?
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