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| Sex club leader on UN weapons team |
| 2002-11-29 |
| The United Nations launched perhaps its most important weapons inspections ever Wednesday with a team that includes a 53-year-old Virginia man with no specialized scientific degree and a leadership role in sadomasochistic sex clubs. Hey Fred, here's the porn link you were expecting! The UN acknowledged Wednesday that it did not conduct a background check on Harvey John McGeorge of Woodbridge, Va., who was in New York waiting to be sent to Iraq as a munitions analyst. McGeorge was picked for the diplomatically sensitive mission over some of the most experienced disarmament sleuths in the world. A UN spokesman said McGeorge was part of a group recommended by the State Department, which in turn said it was merely forwarding names for consideration. The disclosures about McGeorge's qualifications come as concerns are being raised among some former UN weapons inspectors that the current team lacks experience. The former inspectors, who worked for the UN Special Commission created after the Persian Gulf War, say the new inspectors have been selected in part to avoid offending Iraq. These critics say that Hans Blix, the executive chairman of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, is bypassing some experienced inspectors because they were opposed by Iraq as too aggressive in the earlier inspections. They don't want anyone who can find their own ass. Former inspectors also say that rules requiring applicants to quit their government jobs meant that some of the best-qualified experts did not apply, leaving many positions to be filled by applicants, such as McGeorge, from the private sector. The former inspectors also say the current inspection team lacks the size, mobility and equipment to do its job adequately, and that the new UN policy of not sharing information with intelligence agencies could further handicap the team's ability to find weapons sites. Which is the whole idea. UN officials defended their team of inspectors, saying that they are highly qualified and among the best in the field. But they acknowledged that they conducted no background checks. "As the United Nations, with people applying from many countries, we do not have the capability to do that," said Ewen Buchanan, a spokesman for the inspection commission. "How would you check?" Let me say that again in case you didn't belive what you just read. THEY DIDN'T DO ANY BACKGROUND CHECKS ON THE INSPECTORS!! McGeorge is a former Marine and Secret Service specialist who offers seminars on "weaponization of chemical and biological agents" for $595 a session. Since 1983, he has been president of his own firm, Public Safety Group Inc., which sells bioterror products to governments. One online ad promotes his role as a "certified United Nations Weapons inspector." McGeorge does not possess a degree in one of the specialized fields - such as biochemistry, bacteriology or chemical engineering - that the UN says it seeks in its inspectors. An Internet search of open Web sites conducted by The Washington Post found that McGeorge is the co-founder and past president of Black Rose, a Washington-area pansexual S&M group, and the former chairman of the board of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom. He is also a founding officer of the Leather Leadership Conference Inc., which "produces training sessions for current and potential leaders of the sadomasochism/leather/fetish community," according to its Web site. Perfectly qualified. Several Web sites describe McGeorge's training seminars involving various acts conducted with knives and ropes. Wanted to visit Iraq to take a advanced class, they are into knives and ropes at the palace, I hear. McGeorge said Friday that a State Department official invited him to apply for the UN team and officials at State and the UN did not ask about his S&M background. But he said he would tender his resignation to Blix if The Post printed a story about it. A State Department official said that the Bureau of Nonproliferation collected resumes from potential inspection commission candidates and then passed along, without recommendation, those who appeared to meet the general criteria of the jobs. Another act of brilliance by State. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 Iraqies:McGeorge, we the peoples republic arrest you for being a western spy. Expect to be questioned and totured! McGeorge:EX-CEL-ENT! The UN not sharing intelligence eh? Mebbe they don't have any to give... (Think IQ=0) |
| Posted by: flash91 2002-11-30 14:01:53 |
| #3 Headlines: "McGeorge Dominates UN Inspection Team" "Newest Inspector to Whip Team Into Shape". |
| Posted by: Easily Amused 2002-11-30 06:47:50 |
| #2 so Blix is a sub...naughty boy! Wait until the media has worked up the rest of the team. CNN and the Weapons of Mass Distraction. |
| Posted by: john 2002-11-29 19:56:25 |
| #1 I'm betting (OK, Charles at LGF came up with it too) that this was deliberate, done to (add to the circus atmosphere) embarass Blix. |
| Posted by: Raj 2002-11-29 15:39:00 |