Rape as a weapon of war needs to be talked about continually. That it is primarily civilians who die in contemporary wars. That women and children, innocents so to speak, are the primary victims of war. One of the things that makes Ann Jone's story good journalism is that she gives brief histories of the conflicts, therby tying the women's individual stories to the upheavals as direct cause and effect. It is chilling to read how the perpetrators of very personal destruction of lives - and rape is very personal - have been promoted to high positions. Remember too the number of women in our military who have been raped by comrades, the high rate of domestic abuse by returning soldiers. Is it possible to have a "civilized" war?