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From Code Pink — Halliburton Sexual Assault

By ~LS~ On February 27, 2008 · Add Comment · In Feminism, Politics and tagged Tagged With: Feminism, Rape, Sexism

War is hell for everyone involved. For women, this hell can be especially deep. Recruiters don’t tell those who enlist that 30% of military women will be sexually assaulted while serving. Women who work as contract employees in Iraq face similar dangers.

Jamie Leigh Jones, a former Halliburton/KBR employee in Iraq, recently testified at a Congressional hearing that she was drugged and brutally gang-raped by her co-workers in 2005. Three years later, KBR and the military have failed to punish the perpetrators or provide redress for Jamie Leigh.

We met Jamie Leigh in Washington and we were moved by her courage-under tremendous pressure-to speak out publicly and start an organization, The Jamie Leigh Foundation, to help other women. Since Jamie Leigh spoke out, 38 U.S. women, all contract employees in Iraq, have come forward to report crimes of sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. Halliburton/KBR has failed [...]

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Valentine’s Day

By ~LS~ On February 15, 2008 · Add Comment · In Pop Culture and tagged Tagged With: Holidays, Movies

Yesterday was a great Valentine’s day. I looked forward to it for two weeks and I wasn’t disappointed. First we woke up at 6:30 AM (gawd) and baked our usual v-day cookies. Then that evening we went out to eat steak at Ruth’s Chris steakhouse. Which was yummy. Last, we went to see another Bollywood movie, Jodhaa Akbar. I had been looking forward to this movie ever since they started showing the previews for it three months ago.

Essentially, Jodhaa Akbar is a love story between the Muslim Mughal Emperor and his Hindi wife in 16th century India. It stars Aishwarya Rai (Bachchan), who I think is terribly beautiful. The movie was widely anticipated, and we didn’t get good seats because the theater was so full. The film showed at Grand Cinema, which has taken over the Hindi movie niche from the closed Siegen movie theater. Steve and I have [...]

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Hillary and Barack

By ~LS~ On February 8, 2008 · 3 Comments · In Feminism, Politics, Race and Racism and tagged Tagged With: Hillary, Obama, Sexism

I am still torn between Hillary and Barack and I have only a handful of days before I must decide. I suspect that when I get to the poll, it will be a gut reaction which one I choose. I think Hillary has more experience, especially legislative experience, which is needed to get work done, but Barack represents something fresh and new, a new generation of politics, which appeals to me greatly.

I don’t like the way that Hillary and Barack have gone for each others’ jugular during their campaigns. I think the bile spewed between the two has diminished the process and reduces it to politics as usual rather than “something new,” which we desperately need. I hope that, by the time the election comes, democrats are not too bitter about winning or losing so that they become disaffected and don’t vote. I’m especially concerned that all the black [...]

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