Rape Rooms

Patrick Cockburn takes apart the claim that "Gaddafi is feeding his troops Viagra and ordering them to rape the womenfolk of the rebels" — Lies, damn lies, and reports of battlefield atrocities — while reminds us that "sexual violence behind bars is still widespread in the United States" and "most of the perpetrators were not other prisoners but staff members—corrections officials whose job it is to keep inmates safe" — Rape Factories.