Bombs away.I agree with Christopher Rice ''For the singer/songwriter see Chris Rice Christopher Travis Rice (born March 11, 1978 in Berkeley, California) is an American author. Rice has written three best-selling novels: A Density of Souls, The Snow Garden, and Light Before Day. in Coastal Disturbances ["Band of Lovers," August 14] that the Defense Department's concept of a "gay bomb" that would make enemy soldiers fall into each other's arms in a fit of induced sexual passion and then wake up the next morning humiliated hu·mil·i·ate tr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates To lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of. See Synonyms at degrade. and demoralized de·mor·al·ize tr.v. de·mor·al·ized, de·mor·al·iz·ing, de·mor·al·iz·es 1. To undermine the confidence or morale of; dishearten: an inconsistent policy that demoralized the staff. is typically homophobic and ill-conceived. But I want to say something in favor of such a bomb--that is, a "weapon" that would make soldiers compassionate and affectionate for one another and for their enemy. Why do the straight men who run the government think good weapons have to kill and destroy? Wouldn't the most effective "weapon" be one that brought peace and love to the battlefield so there'd be no battle? With all our current technology, I think, the DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. should be developing a gas or a virus that would combine all the best effects of Prozac, ecstasy, and the hormone ocytosin so that, as Rice proposed, the soldiers would "develop feelings for one another." That's how we put an end to war. TOBY JOHNSON San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. |
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