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Obama still not admit, US military RAPED their own female soldiers

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What about the SAF?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090416/us_nm/us_usa_military_rape_3


Book tells of female U.S. soldiers raped by comrades
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By Christine Kearney Christine Kearney – Thu Apr 16, 12:32 pm ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Female U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan have more to fear than roadside bombs or enemy ambushes. They also are at risk of being raped or sexually assaulted by fellow soldiers.

"The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq," a book based on 40 in-depth interviews, recounts the stories of female veterans who served in combat zones and tells of rape, sexual assault and harassment by male counterparts.

Some were warned by officers not to go to the latrine by themselves. One began carrying a knife in case she was attacked by comrades. Others said they felt discouraged to report assaults.

"The horror of it is that it is their own side that is doing this to them," said the book's author, Helen Benedict, a journalism professor at Columbia University in New York. The book was released in the United States on Wednesday.

One in 10 U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are female, and more women have fought and died in the Iraq war than any since World War Two, according to U.S. Department of Defense statistics cited in the book.

Benedict said the book's title comes from the isolation female U.S. soldiers experience when combining the trauma of their combat duties with sexual harassment by fellow soldiers.

"Because women are under so much more danger now and actually in the battle, it's a particularly tragic situation because all soldiers are supposed to be able to rely on one another to watch their backs," Benedict said.

"And how can you feel that way if your fellow soldiers are harassing you all day or trying to rape you or actually even raping you?"

One such soldier, Marti Ribeiro, was a third-generation Air Force sergeant who served in Afghanistan in 2006 as a combat correspondent with the Army's all-male 10th Mountain Division. Her story includes an account of being attacked and raped by a U.S. soldier in uniform while guarding a post.

After completing the shift and not showering to substantiate the attack, she reported it to authorities, only to be told if she filed a claim she would be charged with dereliction of duty for leaving her weapon unattended. She left the military.

"I had dreams of becoming an officer one day, like my father and grandfather," she says in the book. "Unfortunately, because I'm female, those dreams will not come true."

SURVEYS UNDERSCORE PROBLEM

The number of reports of sexual assault in the U.S. military rose by 8 percent in fiscal 2008 from the previous year and by 25 percent in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a report released by the Pentagon in March.

There were 2,908 reports overall of sexual assault by members of the military. Such assaults include rape, indecent assault and attempted rape, the report said.

Of the 40 women Benedict interviewed who served between 2003 and 2006, 10 said they had been raped, five said they were sexually assaulted including attempted rape, and 13 reported sexual harassment.

A new play based on Benedict's work was performed in New York and may tour the United States. After a recent performance, real soldiers hugged the actors who portrayed them. Some wiped away tears.

U.S. officials said the increase in assaults was due to efforts to make it easier to report them.

Cynthia Smith, a Department of Defense spokeswoman, said the department was committed to eliminating sexual assault from the military through prevention and response policies and eliminating barriers to reporting assaults.

"The Department of Defense's goal is to establish a climate of confidence that encourages victims to report sexual assault and get the care they need," she said in an e-mail.

Benedict and some researchers say U.S. government figures are much lower than their findings because the government only counts those brave enough to report the assaults.

The problem is not new to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

A 2003 survey of more than 550 female veterans who served in wars from Vietnam to the first Gulf war found that 30 percent said they suffered from rape or attempted rape and 79 percent reported being sexually harassed, according to the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.

(Editing by Daniel Trotta and Eric Beech)
 

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In IRAQ, US military RAPED their own female soldiers

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How female U.S. soldiers in Iraq are at growing risk of being raped and assaulted... by their own male colleagues

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The roadside bombs are terrifying.

The enemy ambushes are the stuff of nightmares.

But for female soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, another fear lurks behind the horror of war. They face enemies on all sides - including their own.

For they are being raped and sexually assaulting in increasing numbers - not by the enemy, but by their own male comrades-at-arms.

'The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq,' a book based on 40 in-depth interviews, recounts the stories of female veterans who served in combat zones.
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Author Helen Benedict

Helen Benedict, right, has written a new book on the rape and assault of female U.S. soldiers overseas

It tells of rape, sexual assault and harassment by male counterparts.

Some were warned by officers not to go to the latrine by themselves. One began carrying a knife in case she was attacked by comrades. Others said they felt discouraged to report assaults.

'The horror of it is that it is their own side that is doing this to them,' said the book's author, Helen Benedict, a journalism professor at Columbia University in New York.

The book was released in the United States on Wednesday.

One in 10 U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are female, and more women have fought and died in the Iraq war than any since World War Two, according to U.S. Department of Defense statistics cited in the book.

Ms Benedict said the book's title comes from the isolation female U.S. soldiers experience when combining the trauma of their combat duties with sexual harassment by fellow soldiers.

'Because women are under so much more danger now and actually in the battle, it's a particularly tragic situation because all soldiers are supposed to be able to rely on one another to watch their backs,' Ms Benedict said.

'And how can you feel that way if your fellow soldiers are harassing you all day or trying to rape you or actually even raping you?'

One such soldier, Marti Ribeiro, was a third-generation Air Force sergeant who served in Afghanistan in 2006 as a combat correspondent with the Army's all-male 10th Mountain Division.

Her story includes an account of being attacked and raped by a U.S. soldier in uniform while guarding a post.

After completing the shift and not showering to substantiate the attack, she reported it to authorities - only to be told if she filed a claim she would be charged with dereliction of duty for leaving her weapon unattended.

She left the military.

'I had dreams of becoming an officer one day, like my father and grandfather,' she says in the book. 'Unfortunately, because I'm female, those dreams will not come true.'

The number of reports of sexual assault in the U.S. military rose by 8 per cent in 2008 from the previous year and by 25 per cent in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a report released by the Pentagon in March.

There were 2,908 reports overall of sexual assault by members of the military. Such assaults include rape, indecent assault and attempted rape, the report said.

Of the 40 women Ms Benedict interviewed who served between 2003 and 2006, 10 said they had been raped, five said they were sexually assaulted including attempted rape, and 13 reported sexual harassment.

A new play based on Ms Benedict's work was performed in New York and may tour the United States. After a recent performance, real soldiers hugged the actors who portrayed them - some sobbing as they did so.

U.S. officials said the increase in assaults was due to efforts to make it easier to report them.

Cynthia Smith, a Department of Defense spokeswoman, said the department was committed to eliminating sexual assault from the military through prevention and response policies and eliminating barriers to reporting assaults.

'The Department of Defense's goal is to establish a climate of confidence that encourages victims to report sexual assault and get the care they need,' she said in an e-mail.

Benedict and some researchers say U.S. government figures are much lower than their findings because the government only counts those brave enough to report the assaults.

The problem is not new to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

A 2003 survey of more than 550 female veterans who served in wars from Vietnam to the first Gulf war found that 30 per cent said they suffered from rape or attempted rape and 79 per cent reported being sexually harassed, according to the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.
 

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西报:最险恶的敌人是男性战友 美驻伊女兵的苦恼
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资料图片:很多赴伊拉克和阿富汗作战的美国女兵回国后面临巨大压力导致的精神疾病

新华网消息:西班牙《世界报》4月21日发表文章,题目是“美国女兵最险恶的敌人是她们的男性战友”,摘要如下。

美国女兵米姬拉·蒙托亚绑在自己腿上的匕首不是用来防备伊拉克敌人,而是为了保护自己免遭男战友的侵害。某晚,一名男性士兵结束夜间的值勤后,挑衅地对蒙托亚说:“知道吗?我现在就可以强奸你,不会有人听到你叫喊,也没人会知道这事儿。你能做什么呢?”蒙托亚立刻脱口而出:“用匕首刺你。” 男战友接着说:“你没有刀。”蒙托亚斩钉截铁地回答:“我有。”

那晚,蒙托亚没有带匕首,但从那以后,在伊拉克驻扎的11个月的日日夜夜她都会随身携带一把,“我带匕首是为了提防自己人”。

蒙托亚说:“男兵把女兵视为狐狸精、妓女或者同性恋。”同蒙托亚一起服役的一名男兵给她的解释是:“派女兵来是为了让我们一饱眼福。”依据是越南战争期间美军曾有过妓女服务,但伊拉克战争却没有,因此只好派女兵来补偿男士兵。

在伊拉克战争期间服役和牺牲的美国女兵是二战以来数量最多的。2003年伊战爆发后,超过20.6万名女性士兵在中东服役,这个数字比海湾战争多5倍,比越南战争多26倍,其中104名女兵牺牲,600多人负伤。

尽管驻伊女兵人数有所上升,但她们仍然是孤立无援的一群人:平均每10名士兵中只有一名女兵,在一些驻扎地,整个军营里甚至只有一名女兵。

40名女性在哥伦比亚大学新闻专业教授海伦·贝内迪克特的《孤独战士:驻伊女兵不为人知的战争》一书中讲述了各自的经历。她们当中28人遭受过男性战友的强奸、性侵犯或性骚扰。这不是个别现象。美国退伍军人事务部的几项研究数据显示,30%的驻伊女兵被她们的男性战友强奸,71%遭受过性侵犯,90%遭遇性骚扰。

美国国防部了解这一问题,在其2009年的年度报告中承认,90%的性侵犯案件从未被揭发,即使被揭发,其审判结果往往令人失望。马蒂·里贝罗就遭遇过这种情况。她是家里服役于美国空军的第三代人。里贝罗在书中讲述自己驻阿富汗期间遭到男性战友一次强奸和几次性侵犯的经历。她某次值勤时被一名男兵强奸,事后她为了保留证据没有洗澡,然后揭发了此事。她得到的回答是如果她出庭,可能被指控(在被强奸时)未携带武器。此后里贝罗继续驻扎在那个地方直到役期结束,“最终我离开了军队。我原本梦想着像我父亲和祖父那样成为一名军官,但因为我是女人,这个梦想永远无法实现了”。

钱特尔·亨内伯里2005到2006年间在伊拉克服役。她说:“在分队的60名士兵中,我是唯一的女兵,也是最年轻的,当时只有17岁。那些士兵忘了自己身在前线,经常说些吓人的话。其中一个被我当作朋友看待的男兵曾试图强奸我,还有两个军士一直想跟我上床。”亨内伯里称,没有人陪伴她上厕所或洗澡,“我唯一的伙伴就是身上的武器和刀。比起从天而降的炮弹,我更害怕那些每天和我一起吃饭的男战友。”亨内伯里在驻伊期间被一名男战友强奸,从那以后她从不在下午以后喝任何东西,哪怕当地40摄氏度的高温总导致她因脱水而晕倒,因为“我害怕一个人上厕所”———她知道会发生什么。
 

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Singapore supplies FOC SPGs to American GIs.

Filipinos are angry that US Marine's 40 years sentence became NONE for a rape on Filipino woman.

:rolleyes:

http://www.tribune.net.ph/commentary/20090426com1.html

What sovereignty?

EDITORIAL
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04/26/2009

US Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith was out of the country the exact moment that the Court of Appeals (CA) handed down its decision acquitting him of rape charges which likely happened with the consent if not assistance from Gloria’s minions.

The United States Embassy made the announcement of Smith’s immediate flight out of the country the same day that the CA ruling was handed down.

The general response from the administration of Gloria was that the court ruling on the release of Smith was immediately executory and since it was an acquittal, appealing it with the Supreme Court would constitute double jeopardy. ..........

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http://www.gmanews.tv/story/158402/Smith-leaves-RP-after-women-justices-clear-him-of-rape


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Smith leaves RP after women justices absolve him of rape
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MANILA, Philippines - Less than 24 hours after his acquittal by women justices of the Philippine Court of Appeals (CA) was made public, Lance Corporal Daniel Smith left the Philippines.

US Embassy spokeswoman Rebecca Thompson said the US government was hoping that all the parties involved would move forward, following the decision of the CA to acquit the US serviceman earlier convicted by a lower court of raping a Filipina in Subic, Zambales.

“Following the decision of the Philippine Court of Appeals, Daniel Smith departed the Philippines under the authority of United States military officials," Thompson said in a statement e-mailed to media on Friday.

She described the case as a "difficult and emotional" one for all involved, especially the families and loved ones of the parties to the case.

"We hope that the parties can move on with their lives," said the spokeswoman.

According to Thompson, the US Embassy observed the terms of the Visiting Forces Agreement while the case of Smith was being tried until he was acquitted by the CA on Thursday, April 23. ........

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http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breaki...201022/US-Marine-in-Subic-rape-case-acquitted



US Marine in Subic rape case acquitted

‘Romantic episode,’ not rape, says CA
By Dona Pazzibugan, Tetch Torres
INQUIRER.net, Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 16:41:00 04/23/2009

Filed Under: Subic rape case

MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE 3) The Court of Appeals has acquitted an American marine of raping a Filipina, saying the soldier and his accuser shared a “spontaneous, unplanned romantic episode.”

In a 71-page decision, the appellate court said Lance Corporal Daniel Smith and the victim, identified in court only as Nicole, were both intoxicated after a night out and were “carried away by their passions.”

The court also said Nicole flirted with Smith and led him on with “reckless abandon” and that there was “no evidence” that she was forced into sex.

.........
 

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Re: In IRAQ, US military RAPED their own female soldiers

There should be a sequel called Saving Private Helen.
 

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It had definitely been covered up as much as possible.

We hear about soldiers being charged or court martial-ed for raping civilians but not raping a fellow woman soldier, I think I had not heard anything like that at all.

Why?
 

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It had definitely been covered up as much as possible.

We hear about soldiers being charged or court martial-ed for raping civilians but not raping a fellow woman soldier, I think I had not heard anything like that at all.

Why?

US military is going really Ku-Ku this time. They had been raping civilians since even their own civil war days of Abram Lincoln until today. This is norm to the US military. And now they begin to rape their own comrades?

:eek::confused:

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Uncle Sam wants you RAPED?

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