Moral Imperatives For Sale
“Worldwide, at least 600,000 to 800,000 human beings are trafficked across international borders each year. Of those, it is believed that more than 80 percent are women and girls, and that 70 percent of them were forced into sexual servitude. The United Nations believes that the trafficking of humans beings is now the third largest source of money for organized crime, after arms and drugs. We’ve got a problem; we need to do something about it.………….
America is…..confronting nations that profit from or tolerate human tafficking. Those countries face potential sanctions that include the loss of U.S. military and economic assistance, as well as the loss of support from the World Bank and the IMF. This approach is yielding results.” ——George W. Bush, July 7, 2004
“…..we hope you are joining us in the abolitionist movement of the 21st century to advance freedom for the world’s most vulnerable citizens.”——Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, June 3, 2005
and the kicker:
BUSH WAIVES SAUDI TRAFFICKING SANCTIONS
“President Bush decided Wednesday to waive any financial sanctions on Saudi Arabia, Washington’s closest ally in the war on terrorism, for failing to do enough to stop the modern-day slave trade in prostitutes, child sex workers and forced laborers.”——AP News, September 9, 2005
