Monday, April 16, 2012

Pentagon 'Embarrassed' By Colombia Summit Prostitutes Scandal



Colombia Summit Prostitutes Scandal 'An Embarrassment' For The U.S. Military -- BBC

Claims that Secret Service agents and military personnel hired prostitutes in Colombia are an embarrassment, the US military's top officer has said.

"We let the boss down," US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey told a Pentagon news conference.

Secret Service and military staff have been questioned over allegations of misconduct on the eve of President Obama's visit for a weekend summit.

Eleven Secret Service agents have been suspended and sent home.

Pentagon spokesman George Little told reporters on Monday that the number of military staff involved could be more than the five originally reported.

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More News On The US Military Prostitution Scandal

More military personnel might have been involved in misconduct before Obama’s trip -- Washington Post
Pentagon: More personnel possibly involved in Colombian sex scandal -- Christian Science Monitor
Pentagon says more US troops may be involved in secret service scandal -- The Guardian
Pentagon 'Embarrassed' by Alleged Misconduct in Colombia -- Voice of America
US military 'embarrassed' over secret service scandal -- AFP
Pentagon Expands Personnel Probe in Colombia -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Pentagon investigating 10 military members in Colombia scandal -- L.A. Times
US military 'embarrassed' over secret service scandal -- AFP
Embarrassed Pentagon Expands Probe of Personnel in Colombia -- Bloomberg

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