Thursday, September 22, 2005

Bush waives Saudi trafficking sanctions


President Bush decided Wednesday to waive any financial sanctions on Saudi Arabia, Washington's closest Arab 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.

In June, the State Department listed 14 countries as failing to adequately address trafficking problems, subjecting them all to possible sanctions if they did not crack down.

The Bush/Saudi relationship is really creepy. Who suggested dropping sanctions against sex slave trade -- Jeff Gannon?