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12 10th, 2010| 
AFP – The US Senate dealt a potentially deadly blow Thursday to efforts to end a nearly two-decade ban on gays serving openly in the US military, voting against taking up a bill to repeal the restriction. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
8
AP – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday he would demand a vote on letting gays serve openly in the military, a test of whether Republicans have dropped their objections to overturning “don’t ask, don’t tell” after a Pentagon study found it could be done without hurting military effectiveness. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
2
AP – Directly challenging the Pentagon’s top leadership, Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain on Thursday snubbed a military study on gays as flawed and said letting gays serve openly would be dangerous in a time of war. McCain’s opposition foreshadows the upcoming Senate debate on a bill that would overturn the 1993 “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, which bans gays from serving openly in the service. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
2
AFP – The US military’s top officer on Thursday said American troops are “ready” for the repeal of a ban on gays serving openly, arguing the armed forces would be stronger as a result. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
1
Reuters – A miniature robotic space shuttle launched from Cape Canaveral in April has completed a nine-month classified mission for the military and will be headed for a landing as early as Friday, Air Force officials said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
1
AFP – A Pentagon study said ending a ban on gay soldiers serving openly would create no serious problem for the US military, as the White House pressed for repealing the law. Read the rest of this entry »