US Military Fires Three More Gay Arabic Linguists as Shortfall Continues

More Arabic linguists in the US military have been fired under the “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” policy, the Associated Press reported Thursday.

Washington lawmakers who say the military has kicked out 58 Arabic linguists because they were gay want the Pentagon to explain how it can afford to let the valuable language specialists go.

Seizing on the latest discharges, involving three specialists, members of the House of Representatives wrote House Armed Services Committee chairman Ike Skelton that the continued loss of such ''capable, highly skilled Arabic linguists continues to compromise our national security during time of war.''

[Silly me, I thought we didn’t have enough Arabic linguists – so much for protecting the United States. Apparently the gays are more serious of a threat than the terrorists.]