Porn site depicting 'GI rapes' shut down

WorldNetDaily ^ | 5/5/04 | Sherrie Gossett

[wagglebee]

A pornographic website that said it featured "actors" portraying U.S. GIs gang-raping Iraqi women has been shut down by its operator after WND reported two Arabic websites were presenting the photos as proof of American crimes.

The American website, "Iraq Babes," was shut down by its registrant, Linda MacNew.

MacNew released this statement to WND:

I want to start by saying how appalled I am at this whole thing. The site iraqbabes.com is one of our client's sites that we had purchased for him as part of a hosting package that he ordered. Even though we knew it would be an adult site, all content was legal content obtained from a sponsor Extreme Traffic and listed in their 2257 statement that all scenes in the movies and images were performed (played) by actors. All actors/models were over 18 at the time of photography. And were paid for their performances. MacNew added, "In light of the anti-American use that other websites have found for this content, we have decided to sever all business ties with this client and have removed their site from our server. We want to thank WND for contacting us and making us aware of what was going on."

MacNew told WND she was not able yesterday to verify conclusively that the photos, which she said were produced by the Hungarian "Sex in War" site, were legal or illegal – meaning whether the women involved were without question porn actresses or were actually raped on camera.

Earlier in the day, MacNew questioned WND about how the photos were discovered, saying she thought it would be impossible to find them because they were so deeply buried in the Internet. She expressed shock that the photos came to public light at all.

When asked why she allowed her name to be associated the site, MacNew replied, "I had no idea something like this would happen."

"I'm very upset about it," she said. "I have a very good name and a very nice business."

MacNew Enterprises, along with the names Linda and/or Arthur MacNew, is listed as registrant on various pornographic websites ranging from "soft porn" to one which is much more explicit.

MacNew said she was not following news on the war and was unaware of the controversy over U.S. abuse of Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison.

"I was all against the war to begin with," she said. Regarding rape, MacNew added, "That stuff happens over there all the time anyway."

Veteran police detective and novelist Michael Tremoglie, commenting on the four websites involved and statements made by some of the persons connected to them, said, "If there weres any question in their mind about whether real rape was going on in these photos, why didn't they contact the responsible authorities, instead of trying to cash in on it?"

[wagglebee]

By the time this is over I bet 90% of what the mainstream press is so excited about will prove to be a hoax.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

prove to be a hoax

The video they offered called "Debbie Does Baghdad" should have been a lcue.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

lcue is French for clue.

[BossLady]

"Regarding rape, MacNew added, "That stuff happens over there all the time anyway."

Must be a Kerry supporter.....

[Darksheare]

Linda MacNew??
What the heck kind of woman would register a website proporting to depict 'rape', staged or otherwise?
Or is she one of 'THOSE' femninists?

[Graybeard58]

lcue is French for clue

lcever explanation.

[wagglebee]

No a Kerry supporter would also realize that until 1/20/01 it happened all the time in the White House too.

[BossLady]

Doah! ;)

[jocko12]

Linda your business is going to tank.

[prairiebreeze]

MacNew said she was not following news on the war and was unaware of the controversy over U.S. abuse of Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison.

"I was all against the war to begin with," she said. Regarding rape, MacNew added, "That stuff happens over there all the time anyway."

Prime example of leftist bigotry, hypocrisy and tolerance for the evil that befalls others, biut never their own sorry a$$es.

Somebody ought to do the internet a favor and shut Linda and Al completely down.

Prairie

[cripplecreek]

Is it just me or is it more than a little pathetic that people get off on rape?

I guess its like virtual child porn, no one is directly injured by it. That comes later.

[mikegi]

Someone posted a link to an anti-war site that mixed this obvious porn in with the photos from CBS. Search on google.com for "sex in war" if you want to know more.

[cripplecreek]

Im starting to see a connection to liberalism here. The liberals ideal society where if it feels good do it.

Evidently somebody thought it felt good.

[CFC__VRWC]

Linda your business is going to tank.

She served her purpose and made sure that the photos will be represented as the whole truth about American soldiers and that they'll be circulated on jihadist and leftist sites for years to come.

I wouldn't worry too much about Linda's business going into the toilet - I'm quite sure that Tah-Ray-Zah and/or George Soros will quietly make sure that she wants for nothing.

[Bigg Red]

"I have a very good name and a very nice business."

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Oh, yes, the pornography business is something to be very proud of. Geez, what a bimbo!

[Bigg Red]

lcue is French for clue

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I truly did LOL at that one.

[Jeff Gordon]

Linda MacNew of Macnew Enterprises is the webmaster for a site, hotspotcity.com that rents space to porn site owners. Her email addy is there if you wish to contact her.

[sarasmom]

Beat me!
That was a prime example of cognitive dissonance.

Pornographers are "good" and care what society thinks of them????
ROTFLMAO!

[barker]

lcue is French for clue.

LOL Nice spin on that.