EXCLUSIVE... Army Investigation into Sexual Harassment Charges by Speciali

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EXCLUSIVE... Army Investigation into Sexual Harassment Charges by Specialist Suzanne Swift Ended in July, Attorney Says Military "Did Not Do Diligent Investigation"

AMY GOODMAN: And what happened to you there?

SUZANNE SWIFT: As soon as I got to my unit, the 66th MP Company, it was basically constant sexual harassment. And I reported to a squad leader who, looking back now, I feel like he was just setting me up to be like his little Iraq deployment person to have sex with. And, you know, it started out -- he singled me out. And any guy that would talk to me, he'd be like, “Oh, he likes you. He wants to have sex with you.” And it kind of isolated me.

AMY GOODMAN: This is your supervising officer?

SUZANNE SWIFT: This is my supervising noncommissioned officer, yes. And coming out of basic training, where it's the ideal Army setting, you know, everybody is impeccable with everything, and then going, you know, into the active duty regular Army, you -- I’m trying to think how to explain it. It's a culture shock, because you go from the perfect army into somewhere where people say things like -- I don’t know -- “Why are you looking at me like you want to have sex with me?” And, you know, this is your supervisor that’s four ranks above you. It's just a huge shock, and you don't know what to do.

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/18/1351245

What comes to mind is "death of an empire".

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1. Aloha, haven't seen it yet but will tonight-pics of Honoulu Code pink

will be in the segment, or so I am told. From when we protested for Suzanne Swift in front of Fort Shafter. It was awesome! I wish I knew how to add pics here, you could see them too. Anyway aloha to all who support Lt. Watada and Suzanne Swift.

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2. watched it tonight

It is an outrage, I firmly believe woman should not be in combat areas and have to deal with such behavior by thier male superiors. I could not believe she had been in Iraq 3yrs! I hope she is released soon and not court marshalled, she does not deserve that kind of punishment, I am so angered by it all!