Threat to National Security?
"We do not deny there is some gang activity and gang association within the military, but we do not see it as a rampant issue," says the Army Criminal Investigation Command. However, the issue prompted the FBI to publish a report in January and stated that gang activity within the US military "...is increasing and poses a threat to law enforcement officials and national security."
Now wait, we've heard this language before. But where? Ah yes, one of the main reasons to NOT repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'-because lesbian and gay servicemembers are a "threat to national security."
Where are the cases of groups of LGB members involved in gang-related activity, and a rising number of cases of murder, vandalism, drug-distribution, and assault? Where is the military's priority on creating a safe and conducive environment of professionalism? Rather than dealing with this threat, the military instead is focused on discharging stellar servicemembers not because they have done something unlawful, but because of who they happen to be.
Thelma Gutierrez of CNN reports in this telling video posted on PaleoBlog about the rising problem of gang members in the US military that highlights two former military members and their own association with gangs. This video aired on CNN's Paula Zahn Now in May.
To date, more than 11,000 servicemembers have been discharged under DADT for being gay. An estimated 65,000 are serving right now.
-Jason Knight
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08-06-07
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