Sunday, June 10, 2007

Pentagon Confirms It Sought To Build A 'Gay Bomb'

From CBS News
Hank Plante, Reporting

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 5 that military leaders had considered, and then subsquently 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...

Read the rest of the article here.

Seriously, people, a "gay bomb?"

Finals are on Tuesday and then I'm BACK! (I can hardly wait!)

9 comments:

The Future Was Yesterday said...

Oh...My....Gawd!! Run fer yer life, George! They's queers ever whar!!"
Only the Reich Wing could think that one up.

Ace those finals kiddo, and let's get to savin' the world!:)

bluegrrrrl said...

Oh for god's sake. Now I've heard it all.

Undeniable Liberal said...

Nice to see you back. Now let's go drop some gay bombs on Iraq and end this war!

The Future Was Yesterday said...

I got to thinking about this post....

What if OUR guys were log cabin republicans????

Thorne said...

Oh, I love this!!!! Peace by phucking!!! Wooo Hooo... lemme grab my purse, honey; I'm goin' to Iraq!

supergirlest said...

it is official. pentagon=ridickledockle.

here's to all a's!!!!!!!!!!!

SheaNC said...

Now we know what would happen if our "war czar" was John Waters!

Professor Zero said...

That is wild !!! They are truly insane !!!!

Adie said...

Well written article.