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Wednesday, March 7, 2007 12:00 AM

The private war of women soldiers

Many female soldiers say they are sexually assaulted by their male comrades and can't trust the military to protect them. "The knife wasn't for the Iraqis," says one woman. "It was for the guys on my own side."

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  • Tuesday, April 17, 2007 02:08 PM

    To all the men out there who trivialize rape:

    When Joan Walsh said that the hateful sexism that appeared on the internet was startling, I believed her, but of course seeing is believing and now that I've read the comments from this article, I am blown away.

    We deserve what we get?

    If you can't take the testosterone stay out of the army?

    You, my fine misogynists, no doubt believe that that is just the way the world is, that bullying rapists are par for the course. I think you're wrong. It will change. Your era is coming to an end, which is, of course, what makes you so angry. Time was that you could say this hateful crap anywhere, anytime you wanted. Now your last refuge is from behind an anonymous monitor. You still have options. You could come to grips with your hatred. Or you could just sit there and stew. Your choice.

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