military

Good to see they’ve got their priorities straight

by Cara July 30, 2008

Yesterday, I came across this article about how the rates of sexual violence against women in the military are out of control and victims often do not report because of fears that they will not be taken seriously or even be the ones punished rather than their male assailants. Now, regular readers will know that [...]

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Still No Justice for LaVena Johnson

by Cara July 15, 2008

I’ve been doing a bit of learning about the LaVena Johnson case via What About Our Daughters. I knew that I hadn’t heard much about it in my daily woman-centered news-reading travels. In fact, it has been getting a little bit of blog attention precisely because of how the media has ignored it. If you [...]

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Jamie Leigh Jones May Get Her Day in Court; More KBR Victims Come Forward

by Cara May 13, 2008

Very exciting news: it has been ruled that Jamie Leigh Jones can take her rape case to trial. Jones is the woman who was raped and held hostage by coworkers while working as a KBR contractor in Iraq, only to have KBR cover up the case, “lose” the evidence and try to force her into [...]

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