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Harvey John (Jack) McGeorge is seen on leatheru.com Web site. UN officials defended hiring the kinky co-founder of an S&M group as an Iraqi weapons inspector - saying his personal life is his own business. Harvey John (Jack) McGeorge also lacks a specialized university degree - although he was once honored with a "doctor of S&M arts and letters" from "Leather University." McGeorge, who comes from Woodbridge, Va., is in New York waiting to be sent to Iraq as a munitions analyst. "He is someone who has expertise in warheads and munitions, and that's what's important," said Ewen Buchanan,...

The United Nations inspection mission in Iraq has been fully prepared for controversy over chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. Instead, the first crisis it faces concerns sado-masochism, pansexuality and leather fetishes. Senior officials were trying to explain yesterday how such a crucial mission came to include an American former Secret Service officer who has no specialised degree in any of the relevant sciences, but considerable expertise in unusual sexual practices.Harvey John "Jack" McGeorge was nominated for the mission by the United States government. The revelation of his personal details has also led to the disclosure that no background checks have...