By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units
Independent voices from the TWT Communities
Barcelona received the maximum points in AP's global soccer rankings on Tuesday, with the team's striker, Lionel Messi, coming close to top marks.

It was Barcelona's first loss by two goals since a 3-1 defeat to Real Betis in the Spanish Cup on Jan. 19, 2011.
Football likes to call itself "the beautiful game." That will not and cannot be true as long as some of its fans remain so disgusting.
Bolton was relegated to the League Championship on the final day of the English Premier League season, wasting a late lead in a 2-2 tie at Stoke.
Alessandro Nesta says he will leave AC Milan at the end of the season and consider a move to Major League Soccer.
Kobe Bryant's representatives and Virtus Bologna are "working very intensely" to bring the Los Angeles Lakers' star to Italy during the NBA lockout.
The president of Virtus Bologna said he has an agreement with Kobe Bryant that's "95 percent done" for the Los Angeles Lakers star to play in Italy during the NBA lockout.
Italian club Virtus Bologna has reached a verbal agreement with Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant to play in Italy during the NBA lockout.
Italian club Virtus Bologna said it has reached a verbal agreement with Kobe Bryant for the Los Angeles Lakers star to play in Italy during the NBA lockout.
Scheduling problems with other Italian clubs were threatening to derail plans for Kobe Bryant to play for Virtus Bologna during the NBA lockout.
The president of Virtus Bologna tells The Associated Press he is "very confident" Kobe Bryant will sign a deal to play for the Italian club during the NBA lockout.
The president of Virtus Bologna is optimistic Kobe Bryant will sign with the Italian club during the NBA lockout despite scheduling problems posed by other teams.
Kobe Bryant has been offered a $6.7 million, one-season contract to play for the Italian team Virtus Bologna, appealing to his childhood memories of growing up in the country.
The Italian league voted against adopting a collective contract signed by the players on Wednesday, raising the possibility of a Serie A strike.
The Italian league has postponed discussions about a strike threat because too few Serie A presidents showed up at a meeting on Friday.