Pentagon Eases 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Law -- Christian Science Montior
The Pentagon announced changes Thursday to how the 'don't ask, don't tell' law approaches the investigation of homosexual conduct.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday relaxed the "don’t ask, don’t tell" law, raising the bar on how homosexual conduct can be investigated within the military.
“I believe these changes represent an important improvement in the way the current law is put into practice, above all by providing a greater measure of common sense and common decency to a process for handling what are difficult and complex issues for all involved,” Secretary Gates said in announcing the changes at the Pentagon.
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