The Project on Government Oversight released a report that is less than flattering about the ArmorGroup, a government contractor who provides security in Afghanistan. This article is a must-read for an understanding of the history of American contractors in war zones as it relates to sex crimes.
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An unintended result of government-forced population control: Chinese police arrest baby snatchers - Times Online:
Police began to receive reports in September of two men on a motorcycle who grabbed toddlers as they played in the street – some in broad daylight and within sight of their parents. The first to disappear was a two-year-old girl. Then on November 14 a two-year-old boy vanished off the street. A two-year-old girl snatched on December 9 was finally dumped on the street after family and friends gave chase. But five days later a three-year-old boy was abducted.
Mothers began to stay at home, preventing their children from going to kindergarten. They locked their doors before dark. Even adults stopped speaking to strangers, anxious that the abductions could spread. After all, women have for many years been targets of gangs who sell them to men, usually farmers in remote regions, who have failed to find a wife.
British pop star, Gary Glitter, is roaming the world again after being release from a Vietnamese prison. He was convicted in Vietnam three years ago for molesting children and previously convicted in the UK for child porn possession. Glitter is the guy who wrote “Rock and Roll (Part 2)” that has become a sports anthem. It’s good to read the NFL banned his version of “Rock and Roll (Part 2)” from its games. The NFL and other organizations have substituted a cover version for Glitter’s version, however, and I’m not sure if that’s any different than playing his.
Various media have reported the guy still has millions and is seeking refuge in Asia. The British government renewed his passport in 2002 and the Daily Mail is reporting that as a blunder. However, 19 countries so far have refused him entry. Officials in Hong Kong put him back on a plane to Thailand where he was first refused entry. Countries that normally pander to sex tourism are avoiding a celebrity who inadvertently put a spotlight on the issue.
The Times is reporting that he will be shuffled back to England:
When he does arrive back in Heathrow the singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, will be met by police and told that he was being placed on the sex offenders’ register.
He will join 30,000 people on the register and will be required to give police his name, date of birth, home address and national insurance number. He will be kept under the highest level of surveillance and be visited weekly by police and probation staff. If he breaks the terms of his registration he could face a prison sentence of up to five years.
I hope his celebrity keeps him in check. A pedophile with millions is dangerous and Glitter appears unrepentant.
