More Defense Department Dissembling on LGBT D-Day

CMR News Release
In response to a news conference conducted yesterday at the Pentagon by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, Elaine Donnelly, President, Center for Military Readiness, issued the following statement:   

"In a performance today that can only be described as unfocused, evasive, and almost sheepish, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen continued to deny or ignore tough questions that Congress has asked about . . . 
Complete CMR News Release is posted here.

Armed Services Committee Chairmen Call for Delay In Gays-in-the-Military Law

CMR News Release:

In a September 12 letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) and Personnel Subcommittee Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC) called for delay in the implementation of repeal of the 1993 law regarding gays in the military, mislabeled "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."  Implementation of the repeal is planned for next Tuesday, September 20, but the repeal legislation requires written regulations (not PowerPoint slides), which the Defense Department has not provided to Congress.

Complete CMR News Release is posted here.

New Defense Secretary Lets Down the Troops by “Certifying” Military LGBT Law

Late on Friday afternoon, July 22. President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen signed a piece of paper “certifying” that repeal of the 1993 law regarding gays in the military would do no harm to the armed forces.  The document has no credibility, but it will have harmful consequences.  Having pulled the trigger for final repeal 60 days later, on September 20, President Barack Obama will own the San Francisco/LGBT Military that he has created.  The Center for Military Readiness issued an immediate news release, which is posted here.