Wednesday, March 31, 2010

US General Sorry For Blaming Massacre On Gay Soldiers

The cemetery at the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial and
Cemetery to Genocide Victims. Photo from Wikipedia


US General Apoloises For Blaming Gay Dutch Troops At Srebrenica -- Times Online

A retired US general has apologised for saying that Dutch troops failed to prevent the Srebrenica massacre because openly gay soldiers were included in their UN peace-keeping force.

John Sheehan, a former Nato supreme commander, wrote a letter to a senior Dutch general accepting that he was wrong to name him as the source of the claims and putting the blame for the atrocity on political guidance given to officers.

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More News On General John Sheehan's Anti-Gay Comments

US ex-general apologizes for Dutch gay comments -- AP
US general apologises for anti-gay remarks -- AFP
US general apologises for gay Dutch troops slur -- The Telegraph

My Comment: Case closed .... time to move on.

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