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This ring was busted before 9-11-01. My speculation is that Townshend has been visiting these sites for a long time, heard that one he visited was busted, and began a public 'crusade' against kiddy-porn because he knew what was coming and wanted to give himself cover.

His latest excuse: he was trying to encourage adoption of Russian orphans. While 'researching' this topic, he stumbled into some Russian kiddy-porn rings.

It's so weird that his research leads him again and again into child pornography. What a coincidence! I've been online for four years, have been doing research for four years (including research on foreign adoptions) and have never encountered this garbage. If I had, I certainly would have contacted law enforcement (Pete, in the Russian-child-porn story, says that he didn't contact the police, despite the fact that he saw a 2-year-old boy being raped. Niiiice. His concern wasn't enough that he would contact ANYONE until he was sure that his credit card number was in police possession.)

Busted, Pete. End of story.

Wrong. Pete Townshend originally posted his “Different Bomb” piece in January of 2001, at least a half a year prior to the FBI handing over names to the UK. When he found out about the names being handed over, he reposted his entry, and subsequently posted more on the subject. He was not even aware he was on the list until the press showed up at his door. BTW, he was a priority 3 on the list, meaning his was of the lowest priority, and would not have even been contacted by the police for quite awhile.