Crooks & Liars returns to the story of PFC LaVena Johnson with a post by Logan Murphy: Nicole and I have both written posts about the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of PFC LaVena Johnson, and Democracy Now! had a heartbreaking interview with her family last week. LaVena
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The parents of PFC LaVena Johnson believe that their daughter was murdered in Iraq – contrary to Army claims of suicide – and suspect that she may have been victim to a sexual assault. The Army has resisted calls for reinvestigation of the matter; public and Congressional attention are required in order to change military [...]
Apologies for coming late to the July 18 writeup on PFC LaVena Johnson by Ann Friedman of Feministing. The post asks readers to spare just a couple of minutes to sign the Danielle Vyas-authored petition to Congress and President Bush, which has (of this writing) 2374 signatures with a goal of 3000. Friedman references posts [...]
The online grassroots organization ColorofChange.org, a black advocacy group founded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, has lent its support to the family of LaVena Johnson. The group has launched a new petition addressed to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and its chairman, Representative Henry Waxman. From the petition page: Justice for [...]
John and Linda Johnson, parents of Pfc. LaVena Lynn Johnson, were interviewed on Democracy Now! by host Amy Goodman on July 23. Activist and retired Army colonel Ann Wright was also part of the discussion; as detailed at DN!, Col. Wright spent twenty-six years in the US Army/Army Reserves and was a diplomat in the [...]
Kim Brummell, an Army veteran and member of the North Carolina American Civil Liberties Union, has written about PFC LaVena Johnson in a post titled “Deadly Wall of Silence.” How will cases like this affect women signing up for the service and staying in the military? How will it affect the respect citizens have for [...]