Contrary to its rhetoric and its international legal obligations, the Bush Administration has refused to protect women's rights in Iraq.

Iraqi Police Commit Rape – Armed, Trained, and Funded by the US

Contrary to its rhetoric and its international legal obligations, the Bush Administration has refused to protect women's rights in Iraq. In fact, it has decisively traded women's rights for cooperation from the Islamists it has helped boost to power. Torture of women by police recruits armed, trained, and funded with US tax dollars is one symptom of this broader crisis.