---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Abhilash GAIA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mar 19, 2006 3:24 PM Subject: <<gaia-discuss>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear All In a fascinating article, Christine Ahn charts how women are interconnected to the Iraq War, both in and outside of the military. Ahn also shows how female soldiers aren't dying only in combat. Even though most women aren't sent to the front lines, the military environment can be just as dangerous as an enemy bullet. As Ahn writes, "According to Col. Janis Karpinski, several women soldiers have died of dehydration in their sleep. They refused to drink liquids in the evening because they didn't want to have to urinate after dark for fear of being assaulted or raped by male soldiers on the way to latrines. While incredible, it is not entirely implausible. According to the Miles Foundation, 30 percent of female veterans have reported rape or attempted rape while on active duty." Read the article at http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=15&ItemID=9871 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala run by Global Alternate Information Applications (GAIA) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
