Posted on 09/15/2006 1:16:33 PM PDT by radar101
Enemy lines: She deserted the Army just before her 2nd tour in Iraq, not because of the war, she says, but because her superiors preyed on her.
Car keys in hand, Army Spc. Suzanne Swift was about to leave her home in Eugene, Ore., for a second tour of duty in Iraq in January when she turned to her mother and said she couldn't do it. With 2 1/2 years to go on her commitment, she opted out.
Swift hadn't wanted to go to Iraq when she signed papers while still in high school, but she was no conscientious objector. She believed in what her president told her about the war on terror, and in Iraq she endured discomfort and danger with her unit. She had already shipped her personal belongings to Iraq for her next tour.
But Swift said she had also been singled out for repeated sexual abuse. In the eyes of some with whom she served, she said, she was never a comrade in arms; she was a target for their sexual advances. And despite her complaints, she said, the Army hadn't protected her.
Suzanne Swift, visiting her mother's home on a weekend leave from Fort Lewis, has not been charged. Neither have the men she accuses. Associated Press photo by Ryan Gardner
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If true, the superiors should be punished, but she still broke the UCMJ, regardless. There are alternatives...........
Any person subject to this chapter who through neglect or design misses the movement of a ship, aircraft, or unit with which he is required in the course of duty to move shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Smells like BS
They tend to take "missing movement" as very serious!!!
Well, she does have a nice rack.... ducks and runs
Dude, not cool.
If you look at a woman cross-eyed nowadays, that's "sexual harrassment." This is another example of the dangers of redefining words and phrases. Look what the Dizzy DemocRATS' did to the definition of "torture." What a joke!
"victims" the new class of American soldier, brought to you by anti military, affirmative action.
How high up the chain of command were these "superiors"? To an E-3, an E-4 is a superior. Or were senior noncoms or officers involved?
If it was the latter, it could be difficult to even get a report filed. But there is always the chaplain.
Yes, mammal ... er, ma'am ... er, sir....
In my dad's day, to tell a pretty woman she was pretty was a compliment. Today, it may be motivation for a restraining order. I believe the whole problem grew out of the kind of women who wouldn't think of dressing well to attract a man wanting to get even with the kind of woman who did, if you know what I mean.
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"Well, she does have a nice rack.... ducks and runs"
Yeah, too bad shes butt ugly.
I have to say it again. If delicate flowers like this soldier cry and run when someone is mean to them, how the f**k are they supposed to perform as soldiers? OK -- flame away.
I'd hit it.
Not cool? You mean you don't think she has a nice set?
I do. We've moved from, "I Enjoy Being a Girl" to "I Enjoy Being a Victim."
She hiding her gas mask there?
You forget where she was being sent to fight. All she has to do is whip off her top and the women hating ragheads would freak out and run the other way.
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