Nail polish. Eye liner. Lipstick. If it has a pink ribbon, it means that your purchase is supporting the fight against breast cancer. I came across an interesting article this week, about something called “pinkwashing.” This video clip explains the term: Ironic isn’t it? Companies that knowingly use cancer-causing ingredients are joining the fight against […]
The Whistleblower Movie Review
I recently went to see The Whistleblower with my husband Jay and some abolitionist friends. The movie is based on the book (my review here) by Kathryn Bolkovac and Cari Lynn, about Bokovac’s real life experience working for a US military contractor in Bosnia. There she uncovers that peacekeepers from several international agencies are involved […]
Book Review: The Whistleblower – Sex Trafficking, Military Contractors, and One Woman’s Fight for Justice by Kathryn Bolkovac
I just finished reading the riveting true story of Kathryn Bolkovac, author of The Whistleblower: Sex Trafficking, Military Contractors, and One Woman’s Fight for Justice. Here is an excerpt from the back cover: When Nebraska police officer and divorced mother of three Kathryn Bolkovac saw a recruiting announcement for private military contractor DynCorp International, she […]
As Part of Our Peacekeeping Mission, We Will Feed You, Clothe You, Help Your Government, and … Rape Your Women
This is an excerpt from Victor Malarek’s The Natashas: Inside the New Global Sex Trade. It serves as an introduction to today’s post on the crimes of international peacekeepers, development workers, and army personnel in conflict zones. Malarek interviewed a young woman named Olenka who was held as a sex slave in the northern Bosnian […]