Has Hillary Clinton Spoken Out About The Halliburton Rapes?

[SoFlaJet]

yet and what has she DONE about it-has she called any hearing on it yet and if no then why not?

[Iggo]

1. Has Obama?

[maddezmom]

2. found this

~snip~
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., also wrote to Mukasey, to ask for an investigation into Jones' claims.



http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=3992370&page=1

[SoFlaJet]

3. thanks Maddezmom

I'm not looking for a fight I'm just asking the question since she is the "women's candidate" and all

[maddezmom]

9. found the letter, too

December 12, 2007

Senator Clinton Calls for Investigation of Reported Rape and Detention of American Contractor in Iraq


Washington, DC – Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today called for an investigation of allegations by Jamie Leigh Jones that she was brutally raped and forcibly detained while serving as a contractor in Iraq. According to news reports, more than two years later, no United States government agency or department has undertaken a proper investigation of the incident. In a letter, Senator Clinton urged Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Attorney General Michael Mukasey to take swift and immediate action to investigate these allegations.

“These claims must be taken seriously and the U.S. government must act immediately to investigate Ms. Jones’s claims,” Senator Clinton wrote.

The text of Senator Clinton’s letter is below. (Click here for a PDF version.)

The Honorable Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of State
United States Department of State
2201 C Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20520

The Honorable Robert M. Gates
Secretary of Defense
The United States Department of Defense
The Pentagon Suite 319
Washington, D.C. 20301

The Honorable Michael Mukasey
Attorney General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20503

Dear Madam Secretary, Mr. Secretary and Mr. Attorney General:

I write to express my deepest concern about recent news reports that the U.S. government has failed to properly respond in the case of Jamie Leigh Jones, a young American woman who claims that she was brutally raped and detained in Iraq by U.S. contractors. I urge you to take swift action to investigate these allegations immediately.

As I hope you are all aware, recent news accounts indicate that Ms. Jones, a Halliburton/KBR employee in Baghdad, alleges she was gang-raped by her fellow employees and then held under guard against her will in a shipping container in order to prevent her from reporting the horrific crime. She states that she was denied food and water during her detention and told that she would be fired if she left Iraq to seek medical attention. More than two years later, news reports state that no U.S. government agency or department has undertaken a proper investigation of the incident.

These claims must be taken seriously and the U.S. government must act immediately to investigate Ms. Jones’ claims. These allegations implicate all three of your departments. If one of your departments has already launched a private investigation, I urge you to disclose your findings without delay. If no investigation has been started, I urge you to decide the proper course for an inquiry into these claims and to commence your investigation with the utmost urgency.

Sincerely,

Hillary Rodham Clinton

[SoFlaJet]

11. I'm glad she didn't let that one slide

that's one for our side mom

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

15. OMFG. This is rich.

:rofl:

It's like I'm living an episode of "The Office" here on DU! :rofl:

[MyNameGoesHere]

12. You're kidding right?

Then I would suggest that maybe the question could have been asked thusly: Has either candidate responded to the Haliiburton rapes?" If that was your true intent it may have stopped he post from looking like someone with a bone to pick.

[LostinVA]

16. HRC isn't "the women's candidate"

[11 Bravo]

33. "I'm not looking for a fight."

Were you able to keep a straght face when you typed that? After all, your previous posts have been so even-handed and politely phrased, however could ANYONE think that you just might be a disingenuous, shit-slinging, sexist, flame-thrower? Certainly not me.

[MethuenProgressive]

35. Flamerbaiters always deny their flamerbaiting when caught

[LostinVA]

4. Yes, she has done something about it

[joeybee12]

5. Stirke one!

Two more chances!

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

6. What a fascinating post.

:-)

[SoFlaJet]

7. sorry it doesn't pass

your fucking scrutiny-I was asking a legitimate question don't try and turn it into something it's not

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

8. LOL,

:hi:

[SaveOurDemocracy]

14. We know what it was. n/t

[SoFlaJet]

19. Jesus

you people are just amazing anymore you know that? You can't even pose a question without being attacked by paranoid Clinton supporters anymore on Democratic Underground-sorry if I wasn't a little more "delicate" with my query

[elixir]

36. What a waste of a post. Assuming that asking about rapes is a "woman's job". Has Obama asked about

the brutal rape and murder of women in Kenya - his ancestral home?

http://www.vday.org/contents/press/release/04

[onehandle]

10. Has Barack Obama Moved the House to Impeach George W. Bush?

See. I can talk random trash too.

Obama is going to win the nomination. Why are his supporters so bitter?

[SoFlaJet]

13. oh get a fucking grip will you please

I'm not attempting to inflame the board-I was curious not criticizing

[MethuenProgressive]

22. He was too busy NOT speaking Out About The Halliburton Rapes?

Obama must be PRO RAPE!!111!11!


I HATE what the DUbamas have done to DU.

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[MethuenProgressive]

28. You DUbamas are killing DU.

[bridgit]

17. Testimonies of Halliburton rape victims are found here...

http://www.halliburtonwatch.org Along with so-called responses from bush's Justice Dept. With AG's like Gonzales & Mukasey, HRC, or anybody, could send over a stack of requests for review and nothing would be done.

Concentrating on whether HRC alone is to have done something misses the point. Republicans have to be run out of town. If we are seen bickering, sniping, or back-sliding on what really needs to be done and McCain gets in there; or bush declares martial law and STAYS in there...there'll be a true, deeper hell to pay.

[MethuenProgressive]

18. Flame bait.

Using rape victims to make petty "points" on an Internet bulletin board?
Shame on you.

[SoFlaJet]

20. did I inflame anything with my replies?

and you wonder why this board is going down the tubes lately-I can't wait until Tuesday night and maybe this will all be over and we can get back to the way it used to be and fight the true enemy-not Obama not me-the REPUBLICANS

[MethuenProgressive]

21. Threads like yours are killing DU.

[SoFlaJet]

23. how long have you been here?

and then look up how long I've been here with this name and then tell me when Oustemnow joined-which was my previous name before a computer crash-I've been a pretty good member of this board for a long time and have never been banned and have never had to put someone on ignore-if you don't like my posts then put me on ignore I really don't care

[MethuenProgressive]

24. I HATE what you DUbamas have done to DU.

[Marie26]

26. Failed flamebait.

[SoFlaJet]

27. yea sorry

I guess I really need to up my flame game since you Clinton people have it down so pat and are so quick to call other democrats disgusting and hateful names justifying it all in the name of flaming-you people are a disgrace to progressive values-when are you going to tell me I'm a sexist or a woman hater just because I don't support the same person you do?

[Marie26]

30. Uh-huh

Nice attempt to change the subject from the fact that you used a brutal rape to try to score some points against Hillary Clinton. Which is why you're now being so defensive. That's the problem w/"gotcha" smear attempts - sometimes you'll be the one caught. Probably should've done a 5-second Google search instead. Massive fail. Oh, well, there's always the next thread - you've got two more to go!

[SoFlaJet]

32. what will you do

when Hillary suspends her campaign on Wednesday? Who will YOU support?

[Name removed]

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[VenusRising]

31. Obama joined the other Senators in December.

http://www.democrats.org/page/community/post_group/HillaryClinton2008SupportersUnitedStates/Ccs7

[MethuenProgressive]

34. A rec?? Some DUbama gave a recommendation for a debunked flamebait thread??

The DUbamas strike again! :rofl:

[indimuse]

37. next.

what about your boy..has he done ANYTHING about Afghanistan..held ANY meetings...etc...