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Soldiers Looking For Hookups On Craigslist Are Being Warned of a Military Sting

Daniel_Stuckey writes with this excerpt from Motherboard: "Word has it there's a military sting operation to bust soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan who are using Craigslist to find casual hookups, and now troopers are being warned to keep their sexual exploits on the down-low. It all started when news article published last week in the Army Times suggested undercover military cops were trolling the Craigslist Baghdad personals to catch officers posting lewd photos looking for casual sex. (The Baghdad site is presumably a product of the war in Iraq, though most of the posters now are deployed in Afghanistan.) The story was picked up by the Daily Mail and a subsequent wave of media outlets, exposing the X-rated subculture."

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  1. Re:In other news by PPH · · Score: 5, Funny
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    Have gnu, will travel.
  2. Swf seeking swm by alen · · Score: 4, Funny

    Must have 300 on pt test
    Shoot expert
    Combat infantryman's badge preferred

  3. Re:Sting? Whose sting? by dkleinsc · · Score: 3, Funny

    What about Sting, formerly of The Police? After all, isn't the motto "Every step you take, I'll be watching you"?

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  4. Re:I'm not surprised there's a Craigslist for Bagd by RabidReindeer · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm more surprised by the fact that having sex is illegal? And the military police has jurisdiction over this crime? wtf

    I hear it's considered "Unauthorized Use of US Government Property".

  5. Re:Hookers by linear+a · · Score: 5, Funny

    The key to military success is good advance planning.

  6. Re:Hookers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Men and women both have this need. And yes, it is a need.

    You haven't met my Wife.

  7. Re:So what? by citizenr · · Score: 5, Funny

    They're 1) Americans, in 2) a Muslim country. Double repression.

    Probably safer to ship their partners over for conjugal visits, than go native.

    Especially with this camel virus going around.

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