Tuesday in Washington DC with the staff of M.E.N.D. 4 MALE SURVIVORS OF MST

Group of MST Survivors at The National Press Club

Well Tuesday February 15th 2011 for Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma (Military Rape and Sexual Assault) will be a day we never will forget, it was the day that a group of brave Sisters and Brothers Survivors filed a Class Action Lawsuit IN THE UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.against Former Secretary of Defense Donal Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and 
The Pentagon. They accuse the U.S. military of permitting a culture that tolerates rape and sexual assault. Seeking accountability in the armed forces. If you would like to know more here is a list of Media that covered this story.

CNN Piers Morgan Tonight:
• http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2011/02/16/exp.piers.morgan.military.women.cnn
• http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2011/02/16/piers.female.soldier.abuse.claims.cnn

AP (Wednesday):
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110216/ap_on_re_us/us_military_sex_abuse_3

AP (Tuesday):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021501072.html

NBC Nightly News / MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/41610279#41610279

NBC Today / MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/41596467#41596467

New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/us/16military.html

CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/02/15/tsr.starr.alleged.assaults.cnn?iref=allsearch

Newsweek / The Daily Beast:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-02-15/robert-gates-sued-over-us-militarys-rape-epidemic/

ABC News:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/17-veterans-sue-pentagon-mishandled-rape-cases/story?id=12926111

BBC News:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12469368

AOL News:
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/15/17-victims-sue-pentagon-over-plague-of-sexual-violence/

Examiner News:
http://www.examiner.com/female-veterans-affairs-in-national/military-rape-and-sexual-assault-lawsuit-against-secretary-of-defense-gates

Military Times:
http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2011/02/military-sexual-assault-lawsuit-021511w/

Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/15/veterans-say-rape-cases-m_n_823307.html

Talking Points Memo / TPM Muckraker:
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/02/military_personnel_say_pentagon_ignores_sexual_assaults_harassment_video.php

Daily Mail (UK):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1357230/US-veterans-sue-Pentagon-rape-sexual-abuse-comrades.html

UPI:
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/02/15/Lawsuit-Military-allowed-rape/UPI-57371297817062/

Voice of America:
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Pentagon-Sued-For-Allegedly-Mishandling-Sexual-Assualt-Complaints-116266729.html

Sky News:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Donald-Rumsfeld-Named-In-Lawsuit-Alleging-US-Military-Ignored-Rape/Article/201102315932456?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_3&lid=ARTICLE_15932456_Donald_Rumsfeld_Named_In_Lawsuit_Alleging_US_Military_Ignored_Rape

Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2011/02/16/veterans__sue_over_sexual_abuse/

Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/15/veterans-say-rape-cases-m_n_823307.html

KNSD-NBC 7 (San Diego):
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local-beat/Did-the-Military-Turn-Blind-Eye-on-Rape-Victims--116281569.html

WDTN-NBC 2 (Dayton, OH):
http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/local-woman-reacts-military-sex-assault-report

WCVB-ABC 5 (Boston):
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/r/26877078/detail.html

WUSA- News 9 (Washington, D.C.):
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=136165&catid=373
http://www.wusa9.com/video/default.aspx?aid=99165&storyid=136165

TBD-ABC 7 (Washington, D.C.):
http://www.tbd.com/articles/2011/02/sex-assault-lawsuit-seeks-dod-changes-53122.html

KFOR-NBC 4 (Oklahoma City, OK):
http://www.kfor.com/news/local/kfor-news-military-rapes-story,0,7329024.story

CTV (Canada):
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/World/20110215/us-military-sexual-assaults-110215/

Democracy Now:
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/2/16/headlines/veterans_file_class_action_suit_over_sexual_abuse_in_military

Press TV (Iran):
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/165426.html

New York Times Caucus Blog:
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/the-early-word-budgets-and-uprisings/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Georgetown Patch:
http://georgetown.patch.com/articles/georgetown-law-firm-represents-victims-in-military-rape-and-sexual-assault-litigation

Ms. Sparky Blog:
http://mssparky.com/2011/02/soldiers-sue-dod-for-retaliation-against-rape-victims-gates-and-rumsfield-named/

Ms. Magazine:
http://www.msmagazine.com/news/uswirestory.asp?ID=12859

Newser:
http://www.newser.com/story/112133/female-vets-sue-pentagon-over-sex-abuse.html

New Civil Rights Movement:
http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/pentagon-faces-class-action-suit-exposing-military-sexual-abuse-crisis/legal-issues/2011/02/15/17430

KSFX-Ozarks FOX (Springfield, MO):
http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=405516

Slate:
http://slatest.slate.com/id/2285413/

Care 2 Blog:
http://www.care2.com/causes/womens-rights/blog/women-sue-military-for-ignoring-rape/

America Blog:
http://www.americablog.com/2011/02/sexually-abused-vets-file-class-action.html

Wilmington (OH) News Journal:
http://www.wnewsj.com/main.asp?SectionID=49&SubSectionID=156&ArticleID=188259

Please add any media not listed and a link if you can. 

Till we meet again remember what  
Winston Churchill said  "IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HELL, KEEP GOING"

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