Recent Posts - Blip http://blip.tv Recent Posts - Blip - Blip en-us http://blip.tv Sat, 17 May 2014 00:47:00 +0000 Sat, 17 May 2014 00:47:00 +0000 B2C213B2-2F4B-11E4-AB8A-576A393B4967 http://blip.tv/episode/7021102 Time to Get Serious About Sexual Assault in the Military? maker_xyPW02lvxFb1 991141 maker_xypw02lvxfb1 0 townsquare http://blip.tv/show/991141 http://blip.tv/skin/blipnew/placeholder_user.gif notfound-poster-1.png 7021102 7004419 file TV-UN 0.0 2014-05-17T00:47:00Z English 0 0 0 8 79 http://www.maker.tv 536 gYwSguv7fwI http://blip.tv/play/gYwSguv7fwI http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post7021102&skin=rss Maker_xyPW02lvxFb1-TimetoGetSeriousAboutSexualAssaultintheMilitary837.jpg Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair is on trial for sexual assault, specifically relating to an affair he conducted with a subordinate for three years. That this case is even going to trial suggests that the US military is beginning to take seriously the issue of sexual assault. So what&apos;s the reason for the increased incidence of sexual assaults that are being reported in the armed forces? What role do military culture, demographics, mental illness and politics play in affecting how frequently sexual assaults occur in the military and the resulting response? Host: Ana Kasparian Panelists: Bob Harris: Author - The International Bank of Bob http://www.bobharris.com http://www.kiva.org Sonali Kolhatkar: Co-founder - Afghan Women&apos;s Mission http://www.afghanwomensmission.org Shane Goldsmith: President and CEO - Liberty Hill Foundation http://www.libertyhill.org Support The Point for FREE by doing your Amazon shopping through this link (bookmark it!) http://www.amazon.com/?tag=townsquare... No license (All rights reserved) <br /> Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair is on trial for sexual assault, specifically relating to an affair he conducted with a subordinate for three years. That this case is even going to trial suggests that the US military is beginning to take seriously the issue of sexual assault. So what&apos;s the reason for the increased incidence of sexual assaults that are being reported in the armed forces? What role do military culture, demographics, mental illness and politics play in affecting how frequently sexual assaults occur in the military and the resulting response? Host: Ana Kasparian Panelists: Bob Harris: Author - The International Bank of Bob http://www.bobharris.com http://www.kiva.org Sonali Kolhatkar: Co-founder - Afghan Women&apos;s Mission http://www.afghanwomensmission.org Shane Goldsmith: President and CEO - Liberty Hill Foundation http://www.libertyhill.org Support The Point for FREE by doing your Amazon shopping through this link (bookmark it!) http://www.amazon.com/?tag=townsquare... YahooPartnerVideoID Blip post id 7021102 http://blip.tv/file/7004419 Default Category mental illness sexual assault military sexual assault military culture jeffrey sinclair general sexual assault military trial brigadier general sinclair military rape culture sexual assault military culture jeffrey sinclair trial forcible sodomy Sat, 17 May 2014 00:47:00 +0000 mental illness, sexual assault, military sexual assault, military culture, jeffrey sinclair, general sexual assault, military trial, brigadier general sinclair, military rape culture, sexual assault military culture, jeffrey sinclair trial, forcible sodomy http://a.images.blip.tv/Maker_xyPW02lvxFb1-TimetoGetSeriousAboutSexualAssaultintheMilitary837.jpg mental illness, sexual assault, military sexual assault, military culture, jeffrey sinclair, general sexual assault, military trial, brigadier general sinclair, military rape culture, sexual assault military culture, jeffrey sinclair trial, forcible sodomy Time to Get Serious About Sexual Assault in the Military?