"And I'm asking myself why..."
Franken Wins Bipartisan Support For Legislation Reining In KBR’s Treatment Of Rape
In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was gang-raped by her co-workers while she was working for Halliburton/KBR in Baghdad. She was detained in a shipping container for at least 24 hours without food, water, or a bed, and “warned her that if she left Iraq for medical treatment, she’d be out of a job.” (Jones was not an isolated case.) Jones was prevented from bringing charges in court against KBR because her employment contract stipulated that sexual assault allegations would only be heard in private arbitration.
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) proposed an amendment to the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill that would withhold defense contracts from companies like KBR “if they restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court.” Speaking on the Senate floor yesterday, Franken said:
The constitution gives everybody the right to due process of law … And today, defense contractors are using fine print in their contracts do deny women like Jamie Leigh Jones their day in court. … The victims of rape and discrimination deserve their day in court [and] Congress plainly has the constitutional power to make that happen.
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A post by mrvoid which lists the Republican senators (all men) who voted against the Franken Amendment.
Of these 30 men, the following are up for reelection in 2010:
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Jim DeMint (R-SC)
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Richard Shelby (R-AL)
John McCain (R-AZ)
John Thune (R-SD)
David Vitter (R-LA)
Richard Burr (R-NC)
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~ Victim: Gang-Rape Cover by U.S., Halliburton/KRB - at ABC News
~ Court rules that KBR employee's gang rape wasn't a personal injury 'arising in the workplace.' - at Think Progress
~ Halliburton covering up gang rape employees
~ After rape victim used cell p hone to call for help, KBR bans use of personal phones in Iraq
~ Rep. Poe: At least 3 other women were sexually assaulted while working for KBR in Iraq
~ KBR Gang Rape Survivor says 11 more women like her: Justice Department is a No-Show (Since then, the number has gone up to 38.)
~ Anther KBR Rape Claim Brings Scrutiny
~ Wikipedia entry on Jamie Leigh Jones
In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was gang-raped by her co-workers while she was working for Halliburton/KBR in Baghdad. She was detained in a shipping container for at least 24 hours without food, water, or a bed, and “warned her that if she left Iraq for medical treatment, she’d be out of a job.” (Jones was not an isolated case.) Jones was prevented from bringing charges in court against KBR because her employment contract stipulated that sexual assault allegations would only be heard in private arbitration.
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) proposed an amendment to the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill that would withhold defense contracts from companies like KBR “if they restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court.” Speaking on the Senate floor yesterday, Franken said:
The constitution gives everybody the right to due process of law … And today, defense contractors are using fine print in their contracts do deny women like Jamie Leigh Jones their day in court. … The victims of rape and discrimination deserve their day in court [and] Congress plainly has the constitutional power to make that happen.
Rest of article here
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A post by mrvoid which lists the Republican senators (all men) who voted against the Franken Amendment.
Of these 30 men, the following are up for reelection in 2010:
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Jim DeMint (R-SC)
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Richard Shelby (R-AL)
John McCain (R-AZ)
John Thune (R-SD)
David Vitter (R-LA)
Richard Burr (R-NC)
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~ Victim: Gang-Rape Cover by U.S., Halliburton/KRB - at ABC News
~ Court rules that KBR employee's gang rape wasn't a personal injury 'arising in the workplace.' - at Think Progress
~ Halliburton covering up gang rape employees
~ After rape victim used cell p hone to call for help, KBR bans use of personal phones in Iraq
~ Rep. Poe: At least 3 other women were sexually assaulted while working for KBR in Iraq
~ KBR Gang Rape Survivor says 11 more women like her: Justice Department is a No-Show (Since then, the number has gone up to 38.)
~ Anther KBR Rape Claim Brings Scrutiny
~ Wikipedia entry on Jamie Leigh Jones