Sex slavery uncovered in Vermont

[dArKeR]

AP , ESSEX JUNCTION, VERMONT
Saturday, Jul 24, 2004,Page 7

The regulars at the Park Place Tavern weren't surprised when police raided what is being described as an Asian brothel in a small house across their shared driveway.

But they were surprised when news reports linked the now-closed Tokyo Spa and two other health clubs in the area to what police say is an international prostitution ring that smuggled Asian women into the US and made them sex slaves.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2004/07/24/2003180238

Wonder if this will get as much air time in the American Whore Media as aWol's Cuban sex trade speech?

[nightperson]

1. This thread title reminds me of primary season here.

Just kidding (mostly)! C'mon, someone had to say it!

[thebigidea]

2. must be a fun neighborhood.

"Morning, Greg. Lovely bit of weather we're having."

"Did you see my new shovel, Tony?"

"I sure did see the sparkling job it did on that driveway. Not a speck of snow. Say, who do you share that driveway with, Greg?"

"Oh, that's the Asian Brothel, operating a sex slavery ring. I look the other way, its the neighborly thing to do."

"I'll say. Well, I gotta go water my uh... saltines. Yeah. See you later, Greg."

"What's the hurry, Tony? Were you born yesterday or something?"

"Well, I guess I always did wonder why they went with soothing red lights."

"Uh huh..."

"But the muffled screams and wracking sobs? I honestly thought that was your own marital difficulties."

"Me and Francine are having some problems, but she's not a slave! I categorically deny locking her in a small pine box."

"Where is it?"

"In the spare bedroom, when the kids went to college I figured I'd - NEVER MIND! We're talking about the Asian Brothel."

"You're growing increasingly troubled, Greg. I must admit feeling very scared right now."

"The Asian Brothel is there for a reason, Tony. Its about more than massages. Its about community."

"But they're slaves!"

"Indentured servants... uh, temporarily repositioned."

"Kidnapped, you sick bastard!"

"That's what the liberal media would have you believe!"

"Skip the non-sequitors, Greg - I should've known you were up to the pervert stuff. You always did go to Thailand a few more times a week than the average suburban Vermont schoolteacher with a troubled past..."

"There you go again, jumping to conclusions... oh no, sex slaves - it must be me! Just because I shovel the driveway doesn't mean I lurk around schools... I do that because I care about education! About community!"

cue stirring anthem.

[bahrbearian]

8. Hehehe, good one.

[mom cat]

13. Well done. eom

[Pachamama]

14. Republicans call it "OUTSOURCING JOBS"

Gee...it happened in Vermont - maybe the Repukes in the GOP will try to pin this one on Howard Dean? They will say its why he won't release his records from when he was Governor?

[kutastha]

3. LBN?

This has been in the news here for the past two weeks.

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/specialnews/spa/

[frylock]

4. can we slap sanctions on vermont?

I mean, if it's good enough for Cuba...

[Whoa_Nelly]

5. Is Vermont in Cuba?

Georgie asked Charlotte Church in what state was Wales....maybe GW meant Vermont, Cuba when he was talking about the sex slave trade.

[Judi Lynn]

7. This IS a news item George W. really SHOULD see

before he shoots off his mouth again about Cuba, trying to impress the Bastista Cuban "exiles" in Florida.

Looks as if Cubans will be getting a good laugh from this:

Posted on Thu, Jul. 22, 2004

U.S.-CUBA


Castro's sex-trade point lost on Bush, student says

President Bush's use of a quote from Cuban President Fidel Castro noting the high education levels of Cuban prostitutes has sparked a controversy.

BY MAURA REYNOLDS
Los Angeles Times News Service

In a hotel conference room in Tampa on Friday, Bush told law enforcement officials that Cuban President Fidel Castro was brazenly promoting sex tourism.
''The dictator welcomes sex tourism. Here's how he bragged about the industry,'' Bush said. 'This is his quote: `Cuba has the cleanest and most educated prostitutes in the world.' ''

Asked about the source for the quote, White House officials later provided a Web link to a 2001 paper written by Trumbull. At the time he wrote the paper, Trumbull was a Dartmouth College undergraduate. Trumbull is now 24 and a law student at Vanderbilt University.
(snip)

'Castro was merely trying to emphasize some of the successes of the revolution by saying, `Even our prostitutes are educated,' '' Trumbull said. ``Castro was trying to defend his revolution against negative publicity. He was in no way bragging about the opportunities for sex tourism on the island.'' On Monday, administration officials acknowledged that they did not have a source for the wording of the president's citation other than Trumbull's paper. A White House spokeswoman defended the inclusion, arguing that it expressed an essential truth about Cuba.
(snip)

According to a translation by the British Broadcasting Corp., Castro told Cuba's National Assembly in July 1992 the following:

``There are hookers, but prostitution is not allowed in our country . . . There are no women forced to sell themselves to a man, to a foreigner, to a tourist. Those who do so do it on their own, voluntarily . . . We can say that they are highly educated hookers and quite healthy, because we are the country with the lowest number of AIDS cases.''
(snip)

''It is really disheartening to see bits of my research contorted, taken out of context, and used to support conclusions that are contrary to the truth,'' Trumbull said.
(snip/...)

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/9211390.htm?ERIGHTS=8262277627921712792miami:&KRD_RM=3mkmlmmlnkjppmjjjjjjjjjsko
(Free registration required)

[donsu]

12. thanks for this info

nt

[jdj]

6. They busted one ring here, about 2 months ago.

Cops watching these Latino men at Food Lion, for some reason they got suspicious and pulled them aside. Searched their car, and found TWO LATINA WOMEN IN THE TRUNK, BOUND WITH ROPE. The women are brought here from Mexico to work as prostitutes, these men were their pimps, but instead of working off their time they are killed when they outlive their usefulness. I mean, I live in a one horse podunk town in NC, and I was freaked when this was front page news here. I was (is) heartbreaking.

[lottie244]

9. Aisans? My god! I thought only those uncivilized Africans did this (sarc)

It's all over the place. Our government almost aids the Russians with their sex trade slaves.

[leesa]

10. Bomb Vermont!

[gottaB]

11. "The US has the cleanest and most relaxed sex slaves in the world"

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/specialnews/spa

yikes