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...ruled against a soldier who charged the Army with selective prosecution because the military antisodomy law was not being enforced in heterosexual cases. This time, however, Judges William Norris and William Canby sided with openly gay Sergeant Perry Watkins, 39. They said the Army had improperly refused to re-enlist him and marshaled constitutional reasoning that could, if upheld, enable gays to win pleas against all levels of government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Uniform Treatment for Gays | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

...Reinhardt dissented, arguing that he was bound by earlier cases, but denounced antigay laws and regulations and predicted some precedents would one day be overturned. "Were I free to apply my own view" of the Constitution, he wrote, "I too would conclude that the Army may not refuse to enlist homosexuals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Uniform Treatment for Gays | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

...memo suggested that Meese, now attorney general, enlist top administration officials, including Reagan himself, to persuade the Army to give Wedtech the engine contract...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jury Finds Reagan Aide Nofziger Guilty | 2/12/1988 | See Source »

...destabilization at the hands of Young Turks in the military. The dissidents, members of the Reform the Armed Forces Movement, which was decisive in toppling Ferdinand Marcos, are widely respected and admired for their integrity among Filipino soldiers. But it was plain last week that Honasan had failed to enlist that support effectively in his cause. After the colonel's capture, Ramos said that only twelve dissident Filipino officers and about 90 enlisted men remained on the loose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines Roundup of an Elusive Renegade | 12/21/1987 | See Source »

...Colored" and "Asian" leaders, "urban middle-class Blacks, traditional Black leaders, and externally, the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom." (p. 23) The government, Huntington wrote, may want to "divide and rule" Black groups, using "fragmentation among Black groups and the rivalry among Black leaders...to enlist some measure of Black support for the reform process...

Author: By Gay Seidman, | Title: Mr. Huntington Goes to Pretoria | 11/5/1987 | See Source »

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