Tag Archives: Geoff Morrell
Gates: DADT study out Nov. 30
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told reporters Sunday that he will release the Pentagon’s study on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” one day early, adding that, “if this law is going to change, it’s better that it be changed by legislation
Prospects for DADT repeal turn on Dec. 1 report
Four days after President Obama said there will be enough time, "potentially," to repeal "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" during the lame-duck Congress, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters that he is "not sure" what the prospects are for repealing it
DADT trial opens to little notice
While most people who are concerned about eliminating the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell law are focused on a bill in Congress and a survey by the Pentagon, there is important action elsewhere—in a federal district court in Riverside, California.
Side step on marriage, but step forward on DADT
President Obama side-stepped a question Thursday about what he’s doing “now” to ensure that gay couples “are treated as equal citizens,” but there was a signal from the Pentagon that same day that movement may be coming on “Don’t Ask,