Husky,
From the list of new articles in your post.
[url="http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/philippines-brothel-raid-aussies-arrested-20110520-1ewjt.html"]Philippines brothel raid: Aussies arrested [/url]
Geopolitical angle is being touted by "writers" of even the most routine general interest articles.
But wait, it gets much better....
This is the first time, I am even hearing of Phillipines described as a US colony......
From the list of new articles in your post.
[url="http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/philippines-brothel-raid-aussies-arrested-20110520-1ewjt.html"]Philippines brothel raid: Aussies arrested [/url]
Quote:Prostitution is illegal in the Philippines, Asia's Roman Catholic outpost, but the sex trade flourishes openly in many urban areas including Manila and Angeles, which until 1992 had hosted a US military base.
Geopolitical angle is being touted by "writers" of even the most routine general interest articles.
But wait, it gets much better....
Quote:President Benigno Aquino has been stepping up efforts to curb human trafficking, which the US State Department said remains a serious problem in the impoverished former American colony.
Earlier this month, a lower court in the south sentenced two Swedish men to life in prison after their arrest in 2009 for operating a cybersex shop where 17 adult Filipinas performed ..on web cameras for paying internet clients.
This is the first time, I am even hearing of Phillipines described as a US colony......