[Vision2020] Pentagon Confirms It Sought To Build A 'Gay Bomb'

[Glenn Schwaller]

Sorry, I just don't get the "Wilsourson" references.  It's just too esoteric
for me I'm afraid.  I admit it, I'm no match for your scathing intellectual
wit.

Glenn

On 6/12/07, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>
> Although I did not retrieve this news article from Courtney's BLog, I am
> certain that it will be there soon, Mr. Wilsourson (aka Schwaller).
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
> students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
>
> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
> On Behalf Of Glenn Schwaller
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 4:43 PM
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Pentagon Confirms It Sought To Build A 'Gay
> Bomb'
>
> You sure that wasn't on Dale's website as well??
>
> On 6/12/07, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
> > >From KPIX-TV (CBS affiliate) in San Francisco at
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/2yr9bw
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Pentagon Confirms It Sought To Build a 'Gay Bomb'
> >
> > (CBS) BERKELEY, Calif. A Berkeley watchdog organization that tracks
> military
> > spending said it uncovered a strange U.S. military proposal to create a
> > hormone bomb that could purportedly turn enemy soldiers into homosexuals
> and
> > make them more interested in sex than fighting.
> >
> > Pentagon officials on Friday confirmed to CBS station KPIX-TV in San
> > Francisco that military leaders had considered, and then subsequently
> > rejected, building the so-called gay bomb.
> >
> > Edward Hammond, of Berkeley's Sunshine Project, had used the Freedom of
> > Information Act to obtain a copy of the proposal from the Air Force's
> Wright
> > Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio.
> >
> > As part of a military effort to develop non-lethal weapons, the proposal
> > suggested, "One distasteful but completely non-lethal example would be
> > strong aphrodisiacs, especially if the chemical also caused homosexual
> > behavior."
> >
> > The documents show the Air Force lab asked for $7.5 million to develop
> such
> > a chemical weapon.
> >
> > "The Ohio Air Force lab proposed that a bomb be developed that contained
> a
> > chemical that would cause enemy soldiers to become gay, and to have
> their
> > units break down because all their soldiers became irresistibly
> attractive
> > to one another," Hammond said after reviewing the documents.
> >
> > "The notion was that a chemical that would probably be pleasant in the
> human
> > body in low quantities could be identified, and by virtue of either
> > breathing or having their skin exposed to this chemical, the notion was
> that
> > soldiers would become gay," explained Hammond.
> >
> > The Pentagon told KPIX-TV that the proposal was made by the Air Force in
> > 1994.
> >
> > "The Department of Defense is committed to identifying, researching and
> > developing non-lethal weapons that will support our men and women in
> > uniform," said a DOD spokesperson, who indicated that the "gay bomb"
> idea
> > was quickly dismissed.
> >
> > However, Hammond said the government records he obtained suggest the
> > military gave the plan much stronger consideration than it has
> acknowledged.
> >
> > "The truth of the matter is it would have never come to my attention if
> it
> > was dismissed at the time it was proposed," he said. "In fact, the
> Pentagon
> > has used it repeatedly and subsequently in an effort to promote
> non-lethal
> > weapons, and in fact they submitted it to the highest scientific review
> body
> > in the country for them to consider."
> >
> > Military officials insisted Friday to KPIX-TV that they are not
> currently
> > working on any such idea and that the past plan was abandoned.
> >
> > Gay community leaders in California said Friday that they found the
> notion
> > of a "gay bomb" both offensive and almost laughable at the same time.
> >
> > "Throughout history we have had so many brave men and women who are gay
> and
> > lesbian serving the military with distinction," said Geoff Kors of
> Equality
> > California. "So, it's just offensive that they think by turning people
> gay
> > that the other military would be incapable of doing their job. And its
> > absurd because there's so much medical data that shows that sexual
> > orientation is immutable and cannot be changed."
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Seeya round town, Moscow.
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >
> > "Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the
> tranquil
> > and steady dedication of a lifetime."
> >
> > --Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.
> >
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