Brace yourself for the flood of disturbing photographs and film clips from this breaking scandal.
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.
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The accusations include pedophilia, rape and prostitution, said Jane Holl Lute, an assistant secretary-general in the peacekeeping department.
Oh. Did I say “breaking”?
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.
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In May the United Nations reported some 30 cases of abuse among peacekeepers in the northeastern town of Bunia, where half of the more than 10,000 soldiers are stationed.
Last month, one French soldier and two Tunisian soldiers were sent home, U.N. officials said. Three U.N. civilian staff were suspended.
The United Nations has jurisdiction over its civilian staff but troops are contributed by individual nations. Consequently, the world body has only the power to demand a specific country repatriate an accused soldier and punish him or her at home.
Listening to Rawlco radio as I type this. Something about Baghdad… Ozzy Osbourne’s house break in…
Perhaps someone should splice in some footage of US Marines or prison guards, in order to bring this story the coverage it deserves.
OH NOW, the U.N. does not do things like that, That is just silly talk brought on by cheap crack.
NOW if a US Marine points his gun at an unarmed person that is grounds for a Presidential Impeachment! (I loathe the media)