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Soldiers are casualties of corrupt creditors
Source: Salon
“We have to revisit this,” said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who chairs the defense appropriations subcommittee and is the Senate’s second-ranking Democrat. “If we’re serious about protecting military families from exploitation, this l ...
Full article at: Salon
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U.S. military has a long history of abuse
Source: The Washington Post
Regarding the May 10 editorial “ Disorder in the ranks ”: Soon after arriving at Goodfellow Air Force Base in Texas for technical training school, I was called into a meeting with two officers investigating charges of physical and ...
Full article at: The Washington Post
More like this 5 days ago, 5:24pm CDT
On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated By Debt
Source: Boise Weekly
Seven years after Congress banned payday-loan companies from charging exorbitant interest rates to service members, many of the nation's military bases are surrounded by storefront lenders who charge high annual percentage rates, sometimes exceed ...
Full article at: Boise Weekly
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Army investigates 'abusive sexual contact' allegations against sergeant assigned to sexual assault prevention post
Source: Syracuse.com
"They expect prevention measures at all times, and when prevention isn't achieved, then both expect accountability." The Army is investigating "abusive sexual contact" and other allegations against a soldier assigned to co ...
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US military in new sex assault case
Source: BBC News
15 May 2013 Last updated at 11:35 ET Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill has held up an Air Force nomination over a sexual assault incident For the second time in as many weeks, a US serviceman assigned to prevent mili ...
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More like this 1 week ago, 10:35am CDT
Yet Another Sexual-Assault Investigation Likely to Spur Congressional Action
Source: Time Magazine
Sexual assaults in the military, long simmering on the Pentagon’s back burner, moved to a roiling boil 10 days ago – and threatened to explode with the announcement Tuesday night of yet another probe into sexual assault ...
Full article at: Time Magazine
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Army idles anti-abuse adviser
Source: Arkansas Online
WASHINGTON - A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual-assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for “abusive sexual contact” and other alleged misconduct and has been suspended from his duties, the Arm ...
Full article at: Arkansas Online
More like this 1 week ago, 5:46am CDT
Lawmakers outraged over another military sex case
Source: ABC6 Columbus Ohio
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File). FILE - In this April 29, 2013 file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a joint news conference at the Pentagon. Arctic states have agreed to let nations that are located nowhere n ...
Full article at: ABC6 Columbus Ohio
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US Army Sergeant Accused of Sex Crimes
Source: Voice of America
A U.S. Army sergeant has been accused of sexual assault crimes, the latest incident in an ongoing problem plaguing the U.S. military. The U.S. Defense Department says the unidentified sergeant is a coordinator ...
Full article at: Voice of America
More like this 1 week ago, 2:44am CDT
Raping the World
Source: AntiWar.com
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Kusinski was arrested the other day for groping a woman in a parking lot at one in the morning in Washington, D.C.’s Crystal City. Just another incident involving sexual coercion and an Americ ...
Full article at: AntiWar.com
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