National Security Language Initiative

[Sarah Hurst]

Alina, thank you for your comments on your personal experience of working
with gays in the military. However, there have been well-publicized cases of
gay linguists being fired, as this recent article shows:

A new report reveals that recent military discharges of gay and lesbian
linguists in America were more widespread than previously reported, and a
large number of those experts were trained in languages that are strategic
in the US-led war on terror.

According to newly released Pentagon records, at least 73 language
specialists were discharged between 1998 and 2004 because of the military's
"Don't ask, Don't tell" policy that prevents gay individuals from serving.
Of those, 20 were Arabic linguists, 16 were trained in Korean and six were
Farsi speakers.

http://uk.gay.com/headlines/7351

Sarah Hurst

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