THE TELEGRAPH: The week’s most ludicrous comment comes from US Army General John Sheehan, who has blamed the Srebrenica massacre on – wait for it – the gays. Specifically, “openly homosexual” Dutch soldiers, who presumably were too busy swapping grooming tips to notice 8,000 people being slaughtered. Amazingly, while a classic of its genre, it is far from the most preposterous thing homosexuals have been blamed for. The following have all – honestly and seriously – been blamed on gay people. Read on and comment >>> Tom Chivers | Friday, March 19, 2010
ADVOCATE.COM: The Dutch prime minister is lashing out at retired American general John Sheehan for blaming the Netherlands' inclusion of gays in the military for massive deaths during the war in Bosnia.
"The remarks were outrageous, wrong, and beneath contempt," Jan Peter Balkenende told reporters at a press conference, according to Reuters.
Other Dutch leaders decried Sheehan's assertions as well. The Dutch Defense Ministry said Sheehan's claims were "absolute nonsense" and that gay Dutch soldiers often work alongside the U.S. military in its NATO mission in Afghanistan. Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen said Sheehan's statement was "the bizarre private opinion of someone without an official function." Renee Jones-Bos, the Dutch ambassador to the United States, said there was no evidence that his claims were correct. >>> Michelle Garcia | Friday, March 19, 2010
DIE PRESSE: General: "Schwule UNO-Soldaten schuld an Srebrenica-Massaker": Die Friedenstruppen im bosnischen Srebrenica versagten wegen der fehlenden Kampfmoral homosexueller Soldaten, meint ein ehemaliger Nato-General. "Schlichtweg albern", sagen die Verantwortlichen. >>> APA/Red. | Freitag, 19. März 2010
