Homosexuelle im US-Militär
am 16.05.2007 von http://log.handakte.de/Mitte März überraschte die Washington Post ihre Leser mit der Nachricht, dass die Anzahl der nach der “Don’t ask, don’t tell“-Politik des Pentagon aus dem Militärdienst geworfenen Homosexuellen 2006 deutlich gesunken sei. Also seit dem Beginn der Kriege in Afghanistan und Irak. “Don’t ask, don’t tell” (kurz: DADT) - das heißt im Wesentlichen, dass Homosexuelle in der US-Army bleiben können, wenn sie sich nicht offen …
Hot Stuff
Heimspiel / Keith Richards: `I snorted my father’ LONDON - Keith Richards has acknowledged consuming a raft of illegal substances in his time, but this may top them all. In comments published Tuesday, the 63-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist said…
100 Zitate - Folge 1
Heimspiel / “I feel sorry for people who don’t drink, because when they get up in the morning that’s as good as they gonna feel for the rest of the god-damned day. Ain’t nothin’ gonna help them.” - Frank Sinatra, 1915-1998…
There aint no sanity clause
Transblawg / When I started this blog, I was thinking of calling it No Sanity Clause. It had the ideal link between law and Mar(ks)x. But then I realized that not many Germans would understand that. Perhaps it’s just as well, since this name has since been…
Spelling book aims for high sales
Transblawg / Lynne Truss’ publishers have now published Vivian Cook’s ‘Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary or why can’t anybody spell?’ (I pasted that. I can’t be bothered to misspell). Amazon.co.uk already has a five-star re…
Timber framing/Fachwerk
Transblawg / It’s very frustrating when you’re translating a long text and you realize it has hundreds of references to timber framing and you don’t know enough to handle it fluently. But things could be worse. “It’s frustrating if…
Links roundup
Transblawg / While I’m busy elsewhere, here are some more parasitical offerings: Babelport: There’s a new translation portal out, Babelport. I didn’t bother to look at it at first because these things are springing up like nobody’s busines…
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» Sharp Drop in Gays Discharged From Military Tied to War Need - washingtonpost.com
The number of homosexuals discharged from the U.S. military under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy dropped significantly in 2006, according to Pentagon figures released yesterday -- continuing a sharp decline since the A…
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