Men Stopping Rape, Inc. » rape in the military http://www.men-stopping-rape.org a valuable part of the movement to end sexual assault since 1983 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:02:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 BBC NEWS : Women at war face sexual violence http://www.men-stopping-rape.org/2009/04/bbc-news-women-at-war-face-sexual-violence/ http://www.men-stopping-rape.org/2009/04/bbc-news-women-at-war-face-sexual-violence/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:28:49 +0000 admin http://www.men-stopping-rape.org/?p=48 Very well-written article, adapted from a new book by Helen Benedict on the experiences of women serving in the Iraq war.

The passage that stood out so starkly to me was this quote:

“I was less scared of the mortar rounds that came in every day than I was of the men who shared my food.”

Of course, with Sexual Assault Awareness Month in full swing, the timing couldn’t be better.

BBC NEWS | Americas | Women at war face sexual violence.

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