AFP – A US Army officer who refused to deploy to Afghanistan because he believes President Barack Obama is not a legal citizen pleaded guilty Wednesday to disobeying orders. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US House of Representatives voted to end the US military ban on gays serving openly, leaving it to the Senate to seize what backers of repeal say may be their last chance for years. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – The Senate will get one last chance to dismantle the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy before going home for the year. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The chief of the US Marine Corps said Tuesday that ending a ban on openly gay troops in the military could jeopardize the lives of Marines in combat by undermining closely knit units. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – An Army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to Afghanistan because he questions President Barack Obama’s citizenship pleaded guilty Tuesday to one of two charges against him. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US President Barack Obama’s Democratic allies in the House of Representatives pressed ahead Tuesday with a stand-alone bill that would repeal the US military ban on gays serving openly. Read the rest of this entry »