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BREAKING: Russia fears new Western military secret weapon! (Original Post)
William769
Aug 2013
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busterbrown
(8,515 posts)1. Great!!! n/t
wryter2000
(46,037 posts)2. LOL
Nice
Socal31
(2,484 posts)3. Pffft.
I can tell that is a photoshop because the shadow from the palm-tree would be visible based on the frame of reference that the distant lighthouse gives.
William769
(55,145 posts)4. And you would be wrong.
1awake
(1,494 posts)7. sarcasm n/t
William769
(55,145 posts)8. Thanks for letting me know.
It's been hard to tell lately.
1awake
(1,494 posts)9. lol, ain't that the truth. Great day to ya. n/t
Socal31
(2,484 posts)12. Yea sorry about that.
That comes from message boards where pictures are routinely posted. Some "expert" will always chime in about why it is a photoshop, and they usually are as valid as what I posted.
William769
(55,145 posts)13. No problem.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)5. K & R
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)6. KNR
Zorra
(27,670 posts)10. I hear they destroy the marriages of homophobic religious bigots.
If that is true, Russia will be devastated.
William769
(55,145 posts)11. We got plenty right here to worry about that too!
Socal31
(2,484 posts)14. The obligatory "double rainbow" video.
William769
(55,145 posts)15. Awesome video! Although I had to lower the volume.
Thanks for posting it here.
Behind the Aegis
(53,952 posts)16. K&R
A product of the light. It will expose the bigotry!
Cha
(297,154 posts)17. Brilliant, William!
William769
(55,145 posts)18. I have my moments.
Cha
(297,154 posts)19. Don't we
all.
Cha
(297,154 posts)20. Western Secret Weaponry like this?
"Benefits extended to US gay military spouses"
"The Pentagon also stated it would grant leave for military personnel stationed in a US state that does not permit same-sex marriage to travel to a jurisdiction where they can marry legally."
there's more..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23705160#TWEET856206
US military same-sex spouses will gain all benefits open to opposite-sex spouses by 3 September, Pentagon officials have said.
It includes healthcare and housing and will be open to any military member with a valid marriage certificate.
Plans to extend benefits to unmarried gay couples have been dropped.
The move comes after the US Supreme Court struck down a federal law that defined marriage as between one man and one woman.
The Pentagon had already extended certain privileges to same-sex couples after a ban on openly gay troops - known as Don't Ask, Don't Tell - was repealed in September 2011. But most benefits had been off-limits until the Supreme Court ruling.
It includes healthcare and housing and will be open to any military member with a valid marriage certificate.
Plans to extend benefits to unmarried gay couples have been dropped.
The move comes after the US Supreme Court struck down a federal law that defined marriage as between one man and one woman.
The Pentagon had already extended certain privileges to same-sex couples after a ban on openly gay troops - known as Don't Ask, Don't Tell - was repealed in September 2011. But most benefits had been off-limits until the Supreme Court ruling.
"The Pentagon also stated it would grant leave for military personnel stationed in a US state that does not permit same-sex marriage to travel to a jurisdiction where they can marry legally."
there's more..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23705160#TWEET856206
William769
(55,145 posts)22. The Rainbow Brigrade!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)23. Yeah! That's the America I love.
Cha
(297,154 posts)25. Well stated, fresh!
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)21. Nicely done
freshwest
(53,661 posts)24. Ah-ha! I thought this was going to be one of those 'heavy' threads but you made it 'light.' Thanks.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)26. Well, they're right to fear!
longship
(40,416 posts)27. I bear that Dr. Goldfoot is still working on the bikini machine.
Well, it's late and I tried to find some sleazy Maxwell Smart global plot to post. All I got was Vincent Price and a bikini machine. Sleazy enough at this late hour, I suppose.
BTW, nice rainbows. That would serve Putin right.