[Abn1508]

If women are in combat, hell, if they're in the military, they are going to be raped during war. If being in combat equals "equality" then, yes, that is a price they will have to pay.

And it's not just women. It's a poorly researched field but homosexual rape has occurred throughout history. Lawrence and the nine Turks comes to mind.

[Ga Rob]

if they're in the military, they are going to be raped during war....

In 1994 Bill Clinton signed an exec order which opened this possibility up. It allowed for women to be posted Combat Support Units. Women were always able to be a mechanic or helicopter crew chief, etc, etc. So as far as a "job" in the Army they were equal. But this exec order put them in harms way. Now they are assigned to the units that service the tanks...at the front!!!

It is alot more likely they'll be captured if they are fixing a thrown road wheel on a Bradley...than if they are changing an engine in the rear.

[Risa]

>>And it's not just women. It's a poorly researched field but homosexual rape has occurred throughout history. Lawrence and the nine Turks comes to mind.<<

I recently had a discussion about P.O.W. rape with a friend who was active in Gulf War I theater - he said men P.O.W.s are commonly raped, too, by Arab captors, especially younger men. He then keyed into GOOGLE the words 'Arab homosexuality' and some intriguing material was retrieved, which certainly supports his statement and yours too.

I wonder why, in our society, the female victim of this despicable crime gets so much attention, while the male victim is silenced.

risa



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