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© Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Angelina Jolie urges world to end rape in war
By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
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James Rogers
But isn't wartime rape supposed to be absolutely necessary in order to allow the brave soldiers some much needed rest? Not to mention helping to keep crime levels down?
slumdog
It would also be nice if we ended killing or even the wars themselves.
USNinJapan2
Sorry Angelina, but the only way to end wartime rape is to prevent the war in the first place. This isn't the same as banning landmines or torture. As ugly as it is, that's the reality.
Wolfpack
Not to mention those killed, maimed, starved, gassed, tortured, etc. Yes, rape is bad anytime not just during wartime. Angelina Jolie is a decent person with a keen sense for the obvious.
Yes, the UN set the bar pretty high by itself participating in rape and other sexual crimes by it's "peace keepers" in countries such as the Congo, Liberia, Bosnia, and Haiti among other places.
badsey3
http://www.salon.com/2004/07/15/hersh_7/
When you commit these types of heinous crimes -and align yourself with evil- there is a huge spiritual price to pay.
http://gawker.com/i-am-sorry-that-it-has-come-to-this-a-soldiers-last-534538357
JeanValJean
" It would also be nice if we ended killing or even the wars themselves."
End wars, end empirical actions.
Rape, without a doubt, is heinous. Yet, it happens in peaceful nations as well.
End aggression.
nandakandamanda
In the dark and middle ages, rape was surely one of the few 'joys' of any campaign, if you faced death every day. Never having fought in a war I cannot judge, but is it actually possible to remove rape from the battlefield? Surely the front lines are one place for rapists to go and get their rocks off, yes/no? Perhaps it is up to the character of the local field commanders to control what does and doesn't happen under their command.
Realistic or not, someone needs to say it, and I guess Angelina Jolie is as good a person to say it as any.
presto345
What seems crystal clear to me is that rape is a crime, period, and it appalls me that there are those who condone it under the guise of war, armed conflict or historical precedent, even citing the 'need' for it. Do people who talk about the ugliness of rape think about the act in relation to their own wives, daughters, family? Those found guilty at war trials, or even during wars, are guilty of committing war crimes and should be severely punished. Committing these vile acts 'in the face of death' can never be an excuse to destroy a woman's (usually) life. I admire Jolie for her efforts.
HonestDictator
Last I checked rape was heinous whether it's during a war or not. We still have sex slave traders even in this day and age. Some countries refuse to do anything about rape period, and some even worse ones (I'm pretty sure everyone figured out which ones) will penalize the woman who has been raped with the "crime" of adultry.