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Fmr. U.S. general: Gay military allowed genocide

(CNN) – Explosive accusations emerged yesterday during Senate hearings on the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which prevents gay and lesbian Americans from serving openly.

A former U.S. general made some inflammatory claims, saying the Dutch army wasn't able to save thousands of Muslims from being killed in Bosnia in 1995 – because gays were allowed to serve openly. Our Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr has the details.