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"Dykes, Whores or Bitches": One in Three Military Women Experience Sexual Abuse
alternet.org May 12, 2008
Speaking out against the war, female veterans describe regular abuse at the hands of their peers -- and the military's failure to address it. ... Colonel Ann Wright, retired U.S. Army, grabbed the audience's attention at a panel called Women in the Military, hosted last...
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- Current Conflicts,
- War, Terrorism & Civil Disorder,
- Armed Forces,
- Crimes Against the Person,
- Defense & Security Forces,
- Conflict in Iraq,
- War in Afghanistan,
- Defense,
- Sexual Abuse
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