The Allies rescured a POW

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...

I'm glad we got the female soldier out. I know that sounds sexist but I feel worse about a female POW than a male POW.

That''s fantastic news!

Finally, something good happens. How about an Iraqi surrender? That would be cool!

I''m glad we got the female soldier out. I know that sounds sexist but I feel worse about a female POW than a male POW.

After hearing what happened to the female POW''s in 1991, I''m with you.

Let''s get the rest out now.

Not to pour cold water on this, but, where are the rest of them? I find it odd that she was found very close to where she and her comrades were captured.

I too was worried this may spell doom for the others in her company.

I think they found the other bodies in the same building, or so I heard on the radio last night that they believe they have.

And to think I was actually complaining about my commute to work this morning. Talk about putting things into perspective.

For what its worth. She had multiple gunshot wounds, a broken arm, and TWO broken legs. I don''t think the broken bones were from a firefight.

The last I heard, They had found eleven bodies in an unmarked, shallow grave outside of that ""hospital""

That''s out of twelve MIA/POW''s from her maintainence company, I believe. So minus her, that''s all of them.

There''s also talk of her suffering from ""other injuries"" being kept quiet for her privacy. Given the Iraqi military''s propensity for violating their female prisoners...

"Rat Boy" wrote:

There''s also talk of her suffering from ""other injuries"" being kept quiet for her privacy. Given the Iraqi military''s propensity for violating their female prisoners...

Yeah, I think thats something we all thought of, but didn''t want to voice aloud.

Not that you''re a cad or anything for bringing it up. Although I thought it was pretty tastless when some of the news reporters asked about possibilites of rape.

It''d all have come out in the war crimes tribunal...or the TV movie of the week.

Uniform Code Of Military Justice

920. ART. 120. RAPE AND CARNAL KNOWLEDGE
(a) Any person subject to this chapter who commits an act of sexual intercourse with a female not his wife, by force and without consent, is guilty of rape and shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.
(b) Any person subject to this chapter who, under circumstances not amounting to rape, commits an act of sexual intercourse with a female not his wife who has not attained the age of sixteen years, is guilty of carnal knowledge and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(c) Penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete either of these offenses.

That picture is none to inspiring.

I hope she gets a lot of love, kindness and good counseling.

I get a really bad feeling. I hope Im pleasantly surprised.

Thats probably a contributing reason to the fact that there are far fewer women in the infantry than men. I know it would be a reason for me, if I was female.

(a) Any person subject to this chapter who commits an act of sexual intercourse with a female not his wife, by force and without consent, is guilty of rape and shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.

Does that mean you can force yourself on your wife, and its okay? I know, stupid question. It just seemed like a wierd omission.

No. This article refers solely to combat conditions, I believe.

You can still be tried under criminal law for raping your wife. There may well be some specific article in the UCMJ relating to a soldier''s actions outside of combat but I''m not going to wade through the volumes to find out.

I''ve been told on many seperate occasions that forcing yourself on anyone, while being a member of the armed services will definitely carry a much harsher penalty than normal.

You can still be tried under criminal law for raping your wife.

Surprisingly, and unfortunately, this is not true in every US state,

"Elysium" wrote:
You can still be tried under criminal law for raping your wife.

Surprisingly, and unfortunately, this is not true in every US state,

Wow! Isn''t it a Federal law?

Wow! Isn''t it a Federal law?

Most criminal laws are defined in state penal codes.
There are very few criminal actions that are considered to be federal offenses. Some notable exceptions include drug trafficking, kidnapping across state lines, and certain actions that provoke violence against the United States.

Like Scoli implied, it is not. Unfortunately, I know someone for whom it was an issue and could not prosecute.

Like Scoli implied, it is not. Unfortunately, I know someone for whom it was an issue and could not prosecute.

Ouch!