2/26/2004

Rapes in war

The unfortunate thing I find about this article is that it doesn't surprise me.

The United States military is facing the gravest accusations of sexual misconduct in years, with dozens of servicewomen in the Persian Gulf area and elsewhere saying they were sexually assaulted or raped by fellow troops, lawmakers and victims advocates said on Wednesday.

There have been 112 reports of sexual misconduct over roughly the past 18 months in the Central Command area of operations, which includes Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan, military officials said on Wednesday.

It seems like we hear a story about rapes in the military every few months. I wonder if anything will get done this time.