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Even beyond the direct pain inflicted on the survivor, a culture that tacitly condones sexual violence by treating survivors with undue skepticism or denigration and the issue itself with callous indifference creates an atmosphere that affects all of us. Women’s interactions with men are limited by the bounds of caution, as women are always at some level concerned with the possibility of sexual contact occurring against their will. Men are, by virtue of societal silence, left largely clueless as to how to start frank and honest conversation about sex, and occasionally find themselves in situations where they...
...stake in this week’s flap, according to observers on and off campus, are Harvard’s efforts to recruit top female academics and reach out to alumnae and professors already displeased with what they perceive as the University’s callous attitudes towards women...
...troops having inadequately armored vehicles [Dec. 20]. That should in no way detract from the seriousness of the shortages and the problems that our troops are facing in combat in Iraq. It does not make Rumsfeld's answer - "You go to war with the Army you have" - less callous or arrogant. And it certainly does not make the deaths and horrific injuries suffered by our troops less real or less painful to bear because they lack such protection. Dorian de Wind Major, U.S.A.F. (ret.) Austin, Texas Improvising in the military, like using scrap material to add protection to vehicles...
...troops having inadequately armored vehicles [Dec. 20]. That should in no way detract from the seriousness of the shortages and the problems that our troops are facing in combat in Iraq. It does not make Rumsfeld's answer?"You go to war with the Army you have"?less callous or arrogant. And it certainly does not make the deaths and horrific injuries suffered by our troops less real or less painful to bear because they lack such protection. Dorian de Wind Major, U.S.A.F. (ret.) Austin, Texas...
...troops having inadequately armored vehicles [Dec. 20]. That should in no way detract from the seriousness of the shortages and the problems that our troops are facing in combat in Iraq. It does not make Rumsfeld's answer--"You go to war with the Army you have"--less callous or arrogant. And it certainly does not make the deaths and horrific injuries suffered by our troops less real or less painful to bear because they lack such protection...