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NEWS & LETTERS, August-September 2006Women WorldwideBy Mary Jo Grey Police arrested 21-year-old Army Specialist Suzanne Swift in June, after she went Absent Without Leave rather than serve a second tour of duty in Iraq. She refused to return and be a part of the war itself, as well as face daily belittling, sexual harassment, and threats of rape from male officers and fellow soldiers. She faces possible court-martial and five years in prison. * * * Voters in Liechtenstein have overwhelmingly rejected a Catholic Church-backed initiative that would have banned abortion, birth control, assisted suicide and living wills. Only 20% of the people supported it. |
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