Look at how women are being used/abused by the American military. This piece is just another one on the plight of women soldiers in the American army.
It's not surprising that they don't get justice or their complaints of rape aren't taken up, because the very purpose for their deployment is to "serve" the men soldiers. This becomes blatantly clear with how openly officials deny to hear sexual harassment cases. On the other hand they threaten these victims with dire action when they come up to complain.
This article is a MUST read!
And they say Islam oppresses women? That's a lie. Islam has honored women, because Islam doesn't equate men and women. Men are different and women are different - physically, emotionally, and mentally. They were created for primarily different roles. They don't challenge each other, but rather they complement each other. They are definitely not the same.