I know of no definition of "oppressed" that applies to these women, and calling them so does a disservice to those who truly are. Even if they were, there is no evidence of fraud or coercion, so we must conclude the exchange (marriage) is, at least, mutually beneficial.
Add some way to send suggestions/comments. E.g., the feed for Hacker News is completely different from what Feedly shows and from the front page of HN. Where's it coming from? I shouldn't have to come to HN to as about this.
According to the article, ODNI's attorney was given the question in advance, but it wasn't passed on to Clapper, so he improvised. Maybe the attorney's just covering for him, but that's what it says.