Forwarded from Robert Touraine (Air Force rape)

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

OUR AIR FORCE MILITARY CULTURE IN IRAQ

I think that the proper way to understand this report is to consider the 
fact that the people who were involved in these assaults, the fellow cadets 
who undoubtedly tolerated it, and the senior cadets who covered it up are 
undoubtedly the air force officers who are flying missions in Iraq and 
Afghanistan.
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One in 10 of the female seniors said they were victims of rape or attempted 
rape yet more than 80 percent of the alleged attacks were never reported. 
Inspector General Joseph Schmitz told NBC News, "We are going to use the 
results to administer a survey at all three service academies this fall."

A group of women, all former cadets, say they were raped at the academy and 
they understand why victims are reluctant to come forward. According to 
former cadet Jessica Brakey, "The day my military career slipped through my 
fingers is when my chain of command found out about it. Before I knew it, I 
was fighting to keep up with all the paperwork and all the excuses that 
they were trying to throw at me for trying to get me out."

What happened to the man who assaulted her? "He¹s flying jets as far as I 
know," Brakey said.

MSNBC article at http://msnbc.com/news/958729.asp?0cv=CB10



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