i am printing this because

ms logan had to have given her permission to cbs (for whom she works) to release this.

it is NOT part of a woman's job to be assaulted. BUT it happens. it happens here and there. it happens to civilians and to military personnel. 

it MUST STOP 

WE are your mothers, daughters, aunts, sisters, neighbors. we are your friends.

to ms logan, thank you for being so brave. it takes courage (in our times) to step forth. you didn't ask for my advice, but i will tell you, you did the right thing by saying it out loud. you do NOT have to go through this alone.

CBS News' Lara Logan Assaulted During Egypt Protests
(CBSNews) 

On Friday, Feb. 11, the day Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, CBS chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan was covering the jubilation in Tahrir Square for a "60 Minutes" story when she and her team and their security were surrounded by a dangerous element amidst the celebration. It was a mob of more than 200 people whipped into frenzy.........

and then this (but we knew this was happening. it was happening to us BY us. yet, little if anything is being done. EVEN YET. EVEN NOW)

Military Veterans File Suit Over Rape Claims