Remember when Karen Hughes was dispatched to the Middle East to tell Muslim women how lucky they were to be receiving Western-style freedom, courtesy of the U.S.? Well, the news, it's not so good...
"Women are facing increasing violence in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia, especially when they speak out publicly to defend women's rights, a senior U.N. official told the U.N. Security Council. Noeleen Heyzer, executive director of the U.N. Development Fund for Women, called on for fresh efforts to ensure the safety of women in countries emerging from conflicts, to provide them with jobs, and ensure that they receive justice, including compensation for rape." More
