News When is a 14-year-old a Woman?
When she’s raped and murdered by US troops, that’s when.
Two days ago, news agencies released proof that the Iraqi who was allegedly raped and killed along with her family by US troops in Iraq was just 14 years old. Despite this revelation, according to Editor and Publisher, many news organizations have persisted in championing the young teen’s adulthood by referring to her repeatedly as a “woman.” For example: a widely reprinted AP report describes the girl as a “young Iraqi woman” and a “woman.” A Washington Post story calls the teen an “Iraqi woman.” CNN calls her a “young female” and a “woman.” PBS’s Jim Lehrer called her a “woman” on his “NewsHour” show. CBS calls her a “young woman.” And so on.
So, a more accurate description would have been "US troops, in an ongoing quagmire fought for oil and profit, raped a young girl, and murdered her family, and then lied about it like their Commander In Thief lies about everything else."
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