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Despite allegations, no prosecutions for war zone sex trafficking

June 10, 2014: This story has been corrected. Eight years ago, President George W. Bush issued a stern policy on sex trafficking in war zones — a policy that remains on the books to this day. With government contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan sometimes exceeding the number of U.S. troops, Bush vowed to prosecute employees […]

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