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Claire McCaskill: Rape is the crime of a coward. Rapists in the ranks are masquerading as real members of our military because our…

On the recordMarch 12, 2013
Rape is the crime of a coward. Rapists in the ranks are masquerading as real members of our military because our military is not about cowards.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

McCaskill condemns rape in the military, emphasizing it as a crime of power, not sexual gratification.

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