the gay bomb

She also correctly diagnosed our powers that be as profoundly and fundamentally sexually retarded.

Hi, forgive my ignorance, but what does this stand for? This is the second time I've seen it on ILX and I've no idea what it means.

WITH THE GAY BOMB!
GAY BOMB
GAY BOMB!

(rocking out)

"U.S. robot plane drops water bags to Al Qaeda members under the influence of MDMA gas"

from e-sheep.com

those pentagonians certainly think outside the box. more on this here:

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/offbeat/2007/06/sunshine_project_uncovers_us_m.html

The proposal came from the Air Force's Wright Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, which requested $7.5 million to develop a so-called "gay-bomb." Using the Freedom of Information Act, Edward Hammond, director of the U.S. office of the Sunshine Project, obtained a copy which was "part of a military effort to develop non-lethal weapons." If completed, the bomb would release a chemical aphrodisiac "and by virtue of either breathing or having their skin exposed to this chemical... soldiers would become gay." This would cause their units to break down as the troops "became irresistibly attractive to one another." In addition to a "gay bomb" the proposal also mentions using chemicals which could make bees angry so that enemy forces would be attacked not only by our troops but also swarms of stinging insects.

Defense Department officials have acknowledged that such ideas were proposed by the Air Force in 1994, and then "quickly dismissed." They played down the significance of the Sunshine report, stating that many proposals come their way that are rejected for ethical reasons. But Hammond disputes their dismissal as "absolutely incorrect." He contends, that "if [the ideas] had been summarily rejected I would never have found them." He went on to state that the Joint Non-lethal Weapons Directorate, based out of Quantico, actually used the "gay-bomb" idea as a marketing tool in a CD-ROM from 2001-2002 and that "the Pentagon... submitted it to the highest scientific review body in the country."

So, much like the media's coverage of this story, the original "gay bomb" idea may have been proposed, dismissed and then resurrected by a different branch of the military (in media terms, think print to blog to TV). Now the gay and lesbian communities, which are already suspicious of the U.S. military, have yet another reason to shake their heads in disbelief. And they are not alone. Leave aside the "Kids In The Hall" absurdity of "attack bees" and "gay bombs." The fact that The United States Air Force asked for $7.5 million for a project that assumes a) sexual orientation can be altered through chemicals and b) homosexuals are more interested in sex than duty is certainly worthy of a second life in the blogosphere.

Imagine what else is in that "black budget" to keep us free.