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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 06:54 AM
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What do these five countries have in common?
*Egypt
*Iran
*North Korea
*Saudi Arabia
*United States

The answer:

Their policies forbid people who are openly gay from serving in the armed forces.

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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 07:03 AM
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1. Nice company we keep, eh?
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waiting for hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 07:07 AM
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2. Aren't these similar to the ones
that banned Flag Burning? I can't wait until '08.
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Dhalgren Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 08:12 AM
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3. What's happening in '08?
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Clark2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 08:13 AM
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4. Some sort of big beauty contest, I think.
:shrug:
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Dhalgren Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 08:17 AM
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6. Owned by "The Donald", no doubt...
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 08:14 AM
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5. Does every other country permit openly gay persons to serve in the military?
Or, is that list the only five?
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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 09:05 AM
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7. The entire list from the page
*Belarus
*Brazil
*Cuba
*Egypt
*Greece
*Iran
*Latvia
*North Korea
*Philippines
*Saudi Arabia
*Serbia
*Syria
*Venezuela
*Yeman

I just included our 'allies' as well as the "axis of evil".
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 09:13 AM
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8. wow, even China allows it
That surprises me, given that homosexuality is a topic that is not talked about openly in China.
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