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5. Even during unnecessary conflict

Tue May 29, 2012, 12:07 PM

May 2012

war rape occurs.

http://www.historiann.com/2008/04/07/rape-still-a-powerful-weapon-of-war/

Rape of women during wartime -- Ancient times until World War II

http://www.religioustolerance.org/war_rape1.htm

My point is that we have needed to address this for a long time.

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Syria using rape as weapon against opposition women and men [View all] tabatha May 2012 OP

Nothing new or unique about that loyalsister May 2012 #1

Except this isn't war Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #2

There is an imbalance of power and people are being attacked loyalsister May 2012 #3

Even during unnecessary conflict loyalsister May 2012 #5

Where are the Assad apologists now? Odin2005 May 2012 #6

Wow.... PragmaticLiberal May 2012 #7

Asad has to go Vehl May 2012 #8

How to get rid of him is the question. Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #9