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Explicit Photos Fan U.N. Sex Scandal
Los Angeles Times ^ | 2/12/05 | Maggie Farley

Posted on 02/12/2005 9:47:09 AM PST by saquin

UNITED NATIONS — A scandal about the sexual abuse of Congolese women and children by U.N. officials and peacekeepers intensified Friday with the broadcast of explicit pictures of a French U.N. worker and Congolese girls and his claim that there was a network of pedophiles at the U.N. mission in Congo.

ABC News' "20/20" program showed pictures taken from the computer of a French U.N. transport worker. The hard drive reportedly contained thousands of photos of him with hundreds of girls. In one frame, a tear can be seen rolling down the cheek of a victim.

The news report coincided with the U.N.'s new "zero- contact" rule banning any interaction between U.N. soldiers and locals in Congo.

The staffer, Didier Bourguet, 41, is facing charges of sexual abuse and rape in France. His lawyer, Claude de Boosere- Lepidi, said in court last week that there was a network of U.N. personnel who had sex with underage girls and that Bourguet had engaged in similar activity in a previous U.N. posting in the Central African Republic.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: centralafrica; congo; peacekeepers; scandals; un; uncorruption; unitednations; unmonsters; unpeacekeepers
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To: saquin
In a normal world, Kookie Annan would have been forced to resign a month ago.

But the United Nations is a surreal institution in a surreal world. I believe it's untouchable, unreachable and indestructable by humans.

Too bad Rod Serling isn't still alive and writing.

Leni

81 posted on 02/12/2005 8:39:38 PM PST by MinuteGal
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To: infidel29

>did someone mention Teddy Kennedy?

ROTFLOL!


84 posted on 02/12/2005 8:54:59 PM PST by postaldave (ACLU = Anti-Christian, Liberal, and Un-American.)
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To: Minnesota fox

you tell him spell nazi{grin}


85 posted on 02/12/2005 8:56:18 PM PST by postaldave (ACLU = Anti-Christian, Liberal, and Un-American.)
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To: pbrown

No you see these are U.N pedophiles... Now if they had been U.S workers then wer would be talking about REAL news. The MSM is becoming an obscene joke. And they probably think they did some great public service with abu grab.


88 posted on 02/12/2005 9:14:30 PM PST by marty60
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To: taylorgirl
"I don't want to rain on your parade but the UN has stopped more rape than the US Army has"

Rubbish!
UN has stopped more rape like in Rwanda? and like they are doing n Darfur?
Stop talking nonsense and make some sense for a change will you?
92 posted on 02/12/2005 10:10:04 PM PST by KwasiOwusu
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To: saquin

When I first read about this story in a London Times article, I didn't ever think it would see the light of day in the US media, so ABC deserves some credit for doing a report on it.

Will we ever see it in the New York Times or the Washington Post? Maybe on page A23, if at all.

As the US stands accountable in the court of public opinion for the actions of its soldiers, so should the rest of the world.


93 posted on 02/12/2005 10:14:10 PM PST by RegT
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

He looks like your typical European inbred faggot perp. Picking on young girls, that he can handle. Facing an enraged father, he would die of fright pissing in his shorts.


94 posted on 02/12/2005 10:16:46 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (This just in from CBS: "There is no bias at CBS")
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To: taylorgirl
War - anywhere is bad.

This in from the universe: Killing and war are not bad. They are necessary to keep the forces of evil at bay. Are you 12 years old?

96 posted on 02/12/2005 10:21:54 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (This just in from CBS: "There is no bias at CBS")
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To: Deetes

Yes, and he needs to be replaced with someone who is honest and trustworthy, i.e. not x42.


98 posted on 02/12/2005 10:37:02 PM PST by octobersky
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To: blackie

BTTT


99 posted on 02/12/2005 10:39:40 PM PST by international american (Tagline now fireproof....purchased from "Conspiracy Guy Custom Taglines"LLC)
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To: taylorgirl
"The world is not your little Risk Board to play on. War - anywhere is bad"

Like the war to remove Hitler from power and stop him killing even more Jews than the 6 million he'd already slaughtered?
Grow up!
100 posted on 02/12/2005 10:40:30 PM PST by KwasiOwusu
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