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Waya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-23-06 02:58 PM
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The Missing Girls of Iraq
Sex trafficking, virtually nonexistent under Saddam Hussein, has resurfaced in Iraq. TIME reports on a seldom-discussed epidemic: girls being kidnapped and sold to brothels.......


http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1186519,00.html?promoid=rss_top
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long_green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-23-06 03:04 PM
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1. I wonder how many of those brothels cater exclusively to U.S. troops
nm
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pocket Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-23-06 04:18 PM
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6. probably a lot of them
though troops can pretty much just take what they want.
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KingFlorez Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-23-06 03:08 PM
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2. And we made things better?
Saddam certainly was no saint, but at least the place was stable. Maybe this is what Bush considers freedom.
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jerry611 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-23-06 03:14 PM
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3. Im not surprised
Sex trafficking is a global problem that is ignored by practically the entire world. In a country that is in virtual anarchy, it is not surprising such a practice would begin there.
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Cooley Hurd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-23-06 03:48 PM
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4. Kicking and recommending...
Among all the tragedy in Iraq, this is probably the least discussed.:(
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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-23-06 04:16 PM
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5. WHY do you think Dyncorp, etc. lobbied AGAINST human trafficking laws?
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Branjor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-23-06 04:51 PM
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7. Kicked and Recommended
n/t
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awoke_in_2003 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-23-06 05:01 PM
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8. Just like the torture rooms
Edited on Sun Apr-23-06 05:01 PM by awoke_in_2003
they just put up the sign "Under New Management"

on edit: K&R
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