Secret Service Scandal: Official Says Agency Probing El Salvador Trip Allegedly Involving Prostitutes

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL 04/26/12 

WASHINGTON — The Secret Service acknowledged Thursday it is investigating whether its employees hired strippers and prostitutes in advance of President Barack Obama's visit last year to El Salvador. The disclosure came hours after the Homeland Security secretary assured skeptical senators that a separate prostitution scandal in Colombia appeared to be an isolated incident.

A spokesman for the Secret Service, Edwin Donovan, said the agency was investigating allegations raised in news reports about unprofessional behavior that have emerged in the aftermath of the prostitution scandal in Colombia. The latest, by Seattle television station KIRO-TV, quoted anonymous sources as saying that Secret Service employees received sexual favors from strippers at a club in San Salvador and took prostitutes to their hotel rooms ahead of Obama's visit there in March 2011.

Prostitution is legal in both Colombia and El Salvador.

Separately, the Washington Post earlier this week cited unnamed "confidants" of the Secret Service officers implicated in the Colombia scandal saying senior managers tolerated similar behavior during official trips. It described a visit to Buenos Aires in 2009 by former President Bill Clinton, whose protective detail it said included agents and uniformed officers. During that trip, the Post said, members of the detail went out for a late night of partying at strip clubs.

"Any information brought to our attention that can be assessed as credible will be followed up on in an appropriate manner," Donovan said.

The expansion of any investigation into immoral behavior by the Secret Service represents another mark against an agency that has been tarnished by the prostitution scandal. At an oversight hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill, senators struggled to reconcile the image of courageous agents assigned to protect the lives of the president and his family with the image of a fraternity atmosphere that has emerged from its investigation in Colombia so far.

The chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., praised the Secret Service as "wise, very professional men and women" and called it shocking that so many of the agency's employees were implicated in Colombia.

At the same hearing, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said there was no evidence of similar behavior, based on a review of complaints during the past 2.5 years to the agency's Office of Professional Responsibility. She said that if there was a pattern of such behavior, "that would be a surprise to me."

The Colombia scandal erupted the morning of April 12, when a fight over payment between a prostitute and a Secret Service officer spilled into the hallway of the Hotel Caribe.

Eight of the Secret Service officers have been forced out, and the agency is trying to permanently revoke the security clearance of one. Three others have been cleared of serious wrongdoing but face administrative discipline. One of the Secret Service officers was staying at the Hilton hotel in Cartagena, Colombia, the same hotel where President Barack Obama later stayed for the Summit of the Americas.

Another dozen military personnel also were implicated. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said this week that all have had their security clearances suspended.

The Defense Department briefed senators on Wednesday about its investigation, but Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Thursday he was unsatisfied with what the Pentagon told lawmakers. Unlike for civilian U.S. government employees, soliciting prostitutes is a criminal offense for U.S. military personnel even in countries where prostitution is otherwise legal.

"Secretary Napolitano and especially the director of the Secret Service has been pretty forthcoming in many aspects of this, unlike the Pentagon, which has completely stonewalled, using the excuse that a Uniform Code of Military Justice – as you know, that's the military law – somehow is a barrier to us receiving information," McCain said Thursday on the CBS program "This Morning.

With trial, Edwards enters next chapter of political soap opera

By Raelyn Johnson, CNN
 (CNN) -- On any given day in the fall of 2007, John Edwards could be heard preaching his populist prose to Iowa voters who eagerly packed into lumber barns, VFW halls and Culver restaurants across the state.

His message was less about the two Americas of his 2004 campaign -- the haves and the have-nots -- and more about fighting for the middle class and ending poverty in America.

The Democratic candidate had spent nearly all of 2007 logging days in Iowa traveling across the state's 99 counties. He had every reason to believe he could be president. He felt the country would let then-Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama destroy each other and he would rise as the more experienced and safe nominee.

To many voters, Edwards could have been president of the United States. Five years later, the possibilities for Edwards are completely different.

Edwards' criminal trial begins Monday in Greensboro, North Carolina.

He is charged with six felony and misdemeanor counts related to the money dealings of his failed presidential campaign.

Among other things, the government alleges that Edwards "knowingly and willfully" received nearly $1 million in illegal campaign contributions to hide his pregnant mistress from the public so he could continue his presidential bid. Edwards acknowledges that while his actions were wrong, they were not illegal. He could face up to 30 years in prison.

Edwards met Rielle Hunter in early 2006 at bar at The Regency Hotel in New York City. Hunter approached Edwards, not believing it was him. Later that evening, Edwards and Hunter met again, privately. The man who consistently spoke about two Americas began living two lives.

5th Code Tip Posted...

Weekly Tips on Beating the Code!

1.) Be observant: Ladies, we men give you constant information on the type of men we are. Ignore the smiles and listen to what were saying. We test women constantly with jokes and crass comments to feel you out. Never let those types of comments slide, once you do you have lost any chance of balance in that relationship.

2.) Lock down the giggling: Guys wont admit this to you but, giggling is seen weakness to men. We immediately think we can manipulate a woman who seems to giggle at everything because, we feel a giggling woman is naive. Test it yourself, next time your out socializing don't giggle at anything. I guarantee you will be treated with much more respect.

3.) Stay calm and cool: I know this can be hard depending on what your doing but believe me, calm and cool keeps a man off balance. Never act too excited about anything otherwise, you will appear desperate. When a woman appears desperate to a man he will think less of you and start to treat you like a pet.

4.)  How can you tell when a man is cheating? I get this question often. It seems that many women are very interested in finding out how to tell when a guy is starting to stray. Well, there are many clues which completely give us away. This is one of the biggest.... underwear. If a man in a relationship all of a sudden decides to buy new underwear when he already has plenty, watch out. He's prowling. I go into much more detail about this subject in the chapter "No leash."


5.) The truth about lingerie: I know that lingerie may be a wonderful thing to most women. I actually don't mind a woman who wears it once in a while to change things up but the truth is most men truly don't care about lingerie. It's not about the packaging, to us men it's all about the gift, so think twice before you go out and spend a bundle on lingerie to impress a man. Honestly, we can care less...


Next tip on April 30th
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Secret Service agents relieved in Colombia amid prostitution allegations

Cartagena, Colombia (CNN) -- A group of Secret Service agents and officers sent to Colombia ahead of President Barack Obama were relieved of duty and returned home amid allegations of misconduct that involved prostitution, according to two U.S. government sources familiar the investigation.

The 11 Secret Service members -- both agents and uniformed officers -- were interviewed Saturday at the agency's Washington headquarters, after which they were placed on administrative leave, Assistant Director Paul Morrissey said in a statement.

They are under investigation after preliminary findings revealed that they brought back several prostitutes to the Hotel Caribe in Cartagena, sources told CNN on Saturday.

Also Saturday, the U.S. military announced that five service members assigned to support the Secret Service in its assignment have been "confined to quarters" in Colombia after they violated curfew and "may have been involved in inappropriate conduct" at the same hotel. The statement, from U.S. Southern Command, did not offer more details, including whether prostitution was involved.

The command's leader, Gen. Douglas Fraser, said he is "disappointed by the entire incident and that this behavior is not in keeping with the professional standards expected of members of the United States military," according to the statement.

The alleged misconduct overshadowed the start of the sixth Summit of the Americas, where the president was to focus on trade, energy and regional security.

None of the agents or officers being investigated was part of the president's personal protective detail and Obama isn't based at the hotel. But dignitaries and journalists reporting on the hemispheric meeting were staying there, a U.S. government official said.

By the CNN Wire Staff
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Weekly Tips on Beating the Code!

1.) Be observant: Ladies, we men give you constant information on the type of men we are. Ignore the smiles and listen to what were saying. We test women constantly with jokes and crass comments to feel you out. Never let those types of comments slide. Once you do you have lost any chance of balance in that relationship.

2.) Lock down the giggling: Guys wont admit this to you, but giggling is seen as weakness to men. We immediately think we can manipulate a woman who seem's to giggle at everything, because we feel a giggling woman is naive. Test it yourself. Next time your out socializing don't giggle at anything. I guarantee you will be treated with much more respect. 

3.) Stay calm and cool: I know this can be hard depending on what your doing but believe me, calm and cool keeps a man off balance. Never act too excited about anything, otherwise you will appear desperate. When a woman appears desperate to a man he will almost certainly treat you like a pet. 

4.)  Tip coming April 10th.

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The Time has Come!

  Next month I finally get to tell the world about A Man's World. I have a very heavy month of radio interviews coming. In the past I have done many radio shows including The Mancow Show, and Richard Stevens. I really enjoy doing it.  I absolutely adore women and everything they bring to the world. I've learned many secrets about our male social world, things you had no idea were happening right before your eyes. We men are bonded together by what most of us call, "THE CODE." Our male code or brotherhood gives us a supreme advantage over the women of our society. For the last fourteen years I've been in social circles very few get to see and discovered things most wouldn't believe. It's time to share this private information with all the women of the world so they finally have a true understanding of the incredibly deceptive world we men create around them. I will post station times on my blog whenever I have them. It's Time!

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Gender Slurs.

By Sarah O'Leary:

Gender Slurs: Why What Rush Limbaugh Said Is So Damning to Women.

"Gender Slur (noun) (def.): The use of sexually-based words or phrases for the sole purpose of objectifying, intimidating and/or demeaning the intended victim to gain superiority, advantage, power and/or control. (syn. "word rape")."

-- Author

Rush Limbaugh's on-air assault of Sandra Fluke was light years past reprehensible. And the reason it was so horrific had nothing to do with Mr. Limbaugh's politics or what he thought about Ms. Fluke's politics or a host of other arguments that have been expressed by news outlets, pundits and citizens. Rush Limbaugh's use of "slut" and "prostitute" was a textbook example of how horrifically damning gender slurs are, and why such forms of abuse deserve swift and serious action. Mr. Limbaugh "word raped" Ms. Fluke. He used heinous sexual terms designed to degrade her, not her politics or her actual conduct. Why? Because objectifying and shaming a woman's relationship to sexuality is the most intimate, callous, hurt-filled and shocking thing one can do.

I couldn't agree more. The problem is the millions of men who secretly do this in our male social world. We men all have many friends who speak like this about women in our social circles everyday. Once A man's World is released, the women of the world will know everything they were never suppose to know. This is going to be Huge! I promise you.

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A Man's World, the shocking truth page excerpt!

A Man's World, The shocking truths women need to know about the male code.

     I was very concerned with the temptation of cheating when married. The common rule amongst men is that it's not cheating if you haven't been caught. I also got some advice from guys who felt that if I was going to do it, to make sure I stayed in control...meaning, keeping them [women] under the illusion that they have control by simply telling them they were. A wealthy friend of mine named Anthony pointed out something I'll never forget. He said. "You treat a marriage like the presidency. You're the president and your wife's the first lady. The president has all the power and the first lady has no power at all, but the illusion is that she does because we have fooled them into believing she does." He said, "The first ladies are nothing more than housewives that we decided to give a title to. This is why we don't have to ever worry about a female president. Women believe that as long as there's a first lady, they have a voice. Always make your wife believe she has power and you will be fine."

     What Anthony said really opened my eyes. How many times have we all heard men proudly say She's the boss, when speaking with someone in the presence of their wife or girlfriend. I began to learn that deception and misdirection are powerful tools within the male code.

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