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Women raped by contractors in Iraq but did you even notice this was happening? Did you know we have women in the military facing this every day? As with the view of some of the elected in congress, this is not even thought of as criminal, but a contract issue to be resolved through mediation. The women in the military do not stand a chance if no one even paid attention to this.
We are paying the contractors with our tax dollars but they get to ignore the law and then are defended by some in congress? Are you ok with this? Are any of these congressmen supported by you when they want to allow this to happen?
Pentagon opposed measure to help rape victims
By John Byrne
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 -- 8:20 am
It's not just Republican senators who oppose an amendment allowing defense contractor employees to sue over rape in US courts.
It's also the Pentagon itself.
An amendment put forth by Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) sought to allow victims of rape to sue over their treatment in the US court system, after revelations that a KBR employee could only seek redress through arbitration, as outlined in her employment contract.
Thirty Republicans voted against the amendment, which passed the Senate 68-30.
read more here
http://rawstory.com/2009/10/pentagon-opposed-measure-rape-victims/
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