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Sexual Assault in Military

The Pentagon's Annual Report on Sexual Assualt in the Military, or, How to Lie with Statistics

Helen Benedict | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

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Helen Benedict

The Pentagon released its annual report on military sexual assault. Reports of sexual assault have risen 8 percent in military as a whole. Yet to the Department of Defense this is good news.

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Military Rapes Rise, Prosecutions Still Low

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — More people came forward to report sexual assaults in the military last year, but a significant percentage wouldn't give crucial de...

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The Way I See It- Let's Make PTSD a Household Name.

Colleen Perry | Posted 01.07.2009 | Living

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Colleen Perry

I can tell you from personal experience that the symptoms of PTSD affect not only the soldier, but their their family and friends. After his return from Panama, my brother was never the same.

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A Culture of Violence Against Women: More Than Rape Kits

Amie Newman | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

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Amie Newman

There is good reason to hunt down the facts about the rape kits. But the larger issue - of rape, sexual assault and how we deal with violence against women in this country - has been overlooked.

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DoD Shirks Congressional Oversight of Sexual Assault in the Military

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

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Rep. Louise Slaughter

It is unconscionable that women who are sexually assaulted while serving their country in the military should have to make the decision between confidentiality and justice.

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