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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

From the Washington Post

The State Department yesterday added seven countries, including four Arab allies, to its list of worst offenders in failing to suppress human trafficking and forced labor, which it called "a modern day form of slavery.

Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.), who sponsored the law that requires the report, contended that this year's survey was too soft on China and India. In his view, they should have been placed on the list of worst offenders. ... He noted that in China, a strict one-child policy results in the aborting of female fetuses. By 2020, he said, 40 million men will not be able to find wives, "creating a huge magnet for trafficking."


Did this guy just say that not having a wife results in men purchasing sex-slaves? What a ridiculous and offensive thing to say.

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