Sexual harassment in the armed forces

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Clinton Years (1993-1996) by BBC

Nov 22, 199613:39Society & Culture

After public revelations of cases of sexual violence in the US Army and Navy Alistair Cooke examines the scandal of the sexual harassment of women in America's armed forces.

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