Jamie Leigh Jones

Woman Testifies In KBR Rape Case: I Was 'Scared To Death'

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 08.20.2011

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HOUSTON — A Texas woman tearfully told jurors Monday that she was "scared to death" and held against her will by her employer after being drugge...

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The F Word: Step Toward Justice for Jamie Leigh Jones

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laura Flanders

Score one for Senator Al Franken. Thanks to him, Jamie Leigh Jones, a former KBR employee who alleges she was gang raped by her coworkers will get her...

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The F Word: Challenging "High Road" Contracting

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laura Flanders

This is what must make it hard for people working inside the Obama administration. No sooner does the White House start talking up something good, tha...

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Jesus Did Not Say 'Forgive and Forget'

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anne Dilenschneider

According to the VA, at least 30% of American servicewomen (and many men) have diagnosed cases of Military Sexual Trauma, a form of PTSD. The perpetrators are usually servicemen and commanders.

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Jon Stewart Takes On 30 Republicans Who Voted Against Franken Rape Amendment (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

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In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was gang-raped by her Halliburton/KBR co-workers while working in Iraq and locked in a shipping container for over a day to...

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Congress Takes Critical Step in Halting Abusive Forced Arbitrations

Anthony Tarricone | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anthony Tarricone

Al Franken and Mary Landrieu's amendment protects defense contractor employees who have been victims of sexual assault, harassment, or other forms of discrimination.

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Senate Passes Amendment To Prevent KBR and Halliburton From Getting Away With Raping Employees (Literally)

Howie Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howie Klein

Al Franken offered the amendment because of a KBR employee, age 19, who was raped by a bunch of KBR workers in Iraq. After she was rescued, she was informed that she couldn't take KBR to court.

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The Real Reason Obama Isn't Making Much Progress

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

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Johann Hari

The institutions that are blocking progress have rallied over the past few months to defend two causes with very little popular support in the United States: rape and slavery. No, really.

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Jamie Leigh Jones: Halliburton Employee's Gang Rape Not Workplace Injury, Court Rules

Mother Jones | � by Stephanie Mencimer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Remember Jamie Leigh Jones, the Halliburton/KBR contractor who alleged she was gang raped by her co-workers in Iraq and then imprisoned in a shipping ...

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Lady Gaga and The Glamorous Rape

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 11.17.2011

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Charlotte Hilton Andersen

the media is selling us an image of rape and domestic violence as being artistic, dramatic, the result of misguided love and -- most terrifying -- wanted.

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Pentagon Won't Probe KBR Rape Charges

ABC's The Blotter | Justin Rood | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Defense Department's top watchdog has declined to investigate allegations that an American woman working under an Army contract in Iraq was raped ...

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Bush Administration Silent On Halliburton Rape Accusations

ABC News | Justin Rood | Posted 05.25.2011

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A powerful senator says he is still waiting for the Bush administration to respond to inquiries he made last month following reports that American wom...

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Woman Can't Sue Halliburton Over Rape Because Of Cheney Policy

Mother Jones | Stephanie Mencimer | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Wednesday, Jamie Leigh Jones told a House Judiciary Committee her now-famous story about having been allegedly drugged and gang-raped two years ago...

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Justice Dept Refuses To Attend Congressional Hearing On Halliburton Rape Cases

ABC News | MADDY SAUER | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Department of Justice refused to send a representative to answer questions from Congress today on the investigations into allegations of rape and ...

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Congress To Investigate Halliburton Rape Allegation In Iraq

ABC News | JUSTIN ROOD | Posted 05.25.2011

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A House panel is looking into charges of sexual assault made by a former KBR employee in Iraq. At a hearing next Wednesday, the House Judiciary Commi...

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