The United Nations is investigating about 150 allegations of sexual abuse by U.N. civilian staff and soldiers in the Congo, some of them recorded on videotape, a senior U.N. official said on Monday.One wonders, as Michelle does, whether or not this photographic evidence will grace the front pages of the New York Times and feature stories on the CBS Evening News among others... My best guess...what? No story here. No Bush-hater angle to take. Move along. Move along.
The accusations include pedophilia, rape and prostitution, said Jane Holl Lute, an assistant secretary-general in the peacekeeping department.
Lute, an American, said there was photographic and video evidence for some of the allegations and most of the charges came to light since the spring.
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Yet Another UN Scandal
Via Michelle Malkin, we get this from Reuters AlertNet:
