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Showing Original Post only (View all)Here Are The Wild Details From The Secret Service's Prostitution Scandal [View all]
http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-secret-service-agents-suspended-military-involved-colombia-prostitute-scandal-2012-4
President Barack Obama's trip to Colombia this weekend has been overshadowed by a prostitution scandal involving at least 11 Secret Service agents assigned to the White House's advance security detail.
Since the Washington Post first broke the story this morning, details have started to leak about the incident, which took place during a wild night of partying at a hotel in Cartagena Wednesday night, two days before Obama's arrival in Colombia.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the staff at the Hotel Caribe were first alerted to the Secret Service agents' cavorting by a dispute between at least one local woman and at least one Secret Service agent over a bill for services rendered. When the agent would not open the door for the hotel manager, the hotel called the local police.
The hotel then checked to see who might have brought the call girls to the party, and initially came up with a list of 22 Americans 17 Secret Service agents and five members of the U.S. special forces who may have been involved in the partying.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-secret-service-agents-suspended-military-involved-colombia-prostitute-scandal-2012-4#ixzz1s74btCob
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xchrom
Apr 2012
OP
It's not a profession. It's a tragedy. Hard luck. Taking advantage of someone's
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#59
Allowing the purchase of one's private parts for someone to use requires mental dissociation with
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#60
'Trauma'? 'Mental problems'? Can you show me some evidence to back up your claims?
DutchLiberal
Apr 2012
#68
I agree. Prostitution is a form of abuse. Anyone who uses prostitutes is aiding and abetting
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#57
Exactly. Every time I hear of this scandal, I think of the stories of JFK's security detail
AzDar
Apr 2012
#21
None of the agents involved were on the President's personal security detail, according to the state
dixiegrrrrl
Apr 2012
#13
That's 22 guys who will no longer work as the advance security team for the President.
HereSince1628
Apr 2012
#7
Although I agree with you, that this perhaps should not have gotten out...
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#62
I believe the article stated that prostitution is illegal in Colombia except
Arkansas Granny
Apr 2012
#17
How stupid to put themselves in a compromising situation that could be used to get at the Prez.
Fla Dem
Apr 2012
#22
This kind of thing makes me sad...The Secret Service should not be known for these things.
Poll_Blind
Apr 2012
#29
Foreign nationals behaving badly. Americans aren't the only one, although they seem
Cleita
Apr 2012
#37
Exactly. What's the likelihood of a female SS to pick up male prostitutes in other countries? nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#64
I think we need to understand that Colombia, as a country, is a prostitute of the U.S.
Peace Patriot
Apr 2012
#47
This is all true, but cheating and hiring prostitutes is a constant activity, and men
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#66
You said it! Sex just amps things up. Life is already too crazy to add infidelity and
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#81