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Lt. Dan Choi, the LGBT activist and West Point graduate that became a media staple during the battle to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, has been arrested in Moscow for attending a gay pride parade along with more than 30 other domestic and foreign activists. Interestingly enough, Moscow police allowed Lt. Choi to keep his cell phone with him in jail, which has allowed him to use Twitter to narrate the entire legal process. 'This has been my favorite pride march yet,'Lt. Choi tweeted from jail. The decision to allow protesters to keep their telephones in jail and use them to report on the experience seems strange, though demonstrates the heightened level of respect given to foreigners protesting in the country. Lt. Choi also noted that fellow protesters claimed they were being treated better than at other attempted rallies because foreigners were present... |
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Can we say IDIOT
by Laura Roberts on Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 10:13:15 PM
explanation
by Mark Sashine on Monday, May 30, 2011 at 4:35:11 PM