We Don't Have Enough Arabic Translators to Be Weeding Out the Gay Ones

From the Associated Press:

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- A decorated sergeant and Arabic language specialist was dismissed from the U.S. Army under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, though he says he never told his superiors he was gay and his accuser was never identified.

Bleu Copas, 30, told The Associated Press he is gay, but said he was "outed" by a stream of anonymous e-mails to his superiors in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C.

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is such a strange policy, and it doesn't seem to be doing any good. If anything, the policy has become a means of removing capable men and women from the military at a time when all other standards are being relaxed to keep numbers up.

Anyway, Wonkette points out the strangest part of the Bleu Copas case:

On Dec. 2, investigators formally interviewed Copas and asked if he understood the military's policy on homosexuals, if he had any close acquaintances who were gay, and if he was involved in community theater. He answered affirmatively.

I've known my share of people who have been involved in community theater. I guess most of them are in the closet.