At the same time that Yale was petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the school to continue its ban on military recruiters visiting campus, the university was also educating the unrepentant former spokesman for the Taliban at a 40% discount.

Yale’s argument against the recruiters was that, because of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy towards gays, the military is a discriminatory institution that violates the school’s non-discrimination policy and therefore can’t be allowed on campus.

It would be a lot easier to believe Yale was standing on principle if the school wasn’t simultaneously hosting an official of the Taliban, a regime that executed people for being gay and cut off the fingers of women who wore nail polish.

I guess we now know: if given the choice between supporting gay rights or supporting America’s enemies, Yale will choose the latter.

Of course, it would be nice to get the school’s perspective on this, but beyond a brief non-statement, the Yale administration isn’t talking.

So yesterday, I went to Yale to see if I could entice any university officials to speak on camera. Not surprisingly, I was met with silence, a door slammed in my face, and eventually, the police.

The video will be released in the upcoming film Indoctrinate U. In the meantime, we’ve posted a write-up and some pictures at the On The Fence Films website.