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Subscribe to RSSTEGUCIGALPA - Honduras has removed its ambassador to Colombia amid reports his personal aide was involved in a wild party held at the embassy of Honduras in Bogota, which, according to media, was attended by prostitutes and where cellphones and computers were stolen.
Ambassador Carlos Rodriguez quit his post on Saturday, Honduras' foreign ministry said in a release, after the government requested his withdrawal.
Rodriguez's personal aide went out with friends on December 20, picking up some prostitutes in Bogota's red light district before going to the embassy, where they consumed alcohol and trashed the facilities, El Heraldo daily reported (Link to Spanish-language newspaper).
It was not clear if Rodriguez was present, but the ministry said an investigation was under way.
Last year, about a dozen U.S. Secret Service employees were accused of misconduct for bringing women, some of them prostitutes, back to their hotel rooms ahead of a visit to Colombia by President Barack Obama, in the biggest scandal to hit the agency.
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Maybe they should fly down some of our crack secret service agents. I bet they could should them a thing or two about partying....they are a bunch of federal clowns
Gus, I suggest you take a basic English course. " I bet they could should."
When it comes to prostitution, I'm liberal.
Columbia!! Shame on you. You are just too much fun to deal with.
So you can't be a resident of South, or Central America, or even the Carribbean, go to Columbia and pick up some hookers and blow and trash a hotel room?
Damn, those folks used to know how to party - and I thought we Norte Americanos were the only ones who suffered from such Puritanical sensitivities.
What is the world coming to? What's next - Carnivale goes "family friendly?"
Sounds like a real swanky Ho-down.
He should have claimed it was a terrorist attack.
Party on!
Sounds like Honduras needs some lessons in covert operations.
Honduran envoy fired? Drinking, prostitutes, thefts, etc. Shades of the US Secret Service boys.
Those Columbian hookers must be something special if people are willing to blow their careers just to party with the hookers.
Being a politician isn't a career its called being a "Crook" Thieves! What career, Yeah. They are suppose to be public servants to serve not to take from the people.The government takes care of them while in office. They should only get their pension after completion of the term.If they really love their country and people as they say.
red light district alert! Bogota City Columbia is the new amsterdam of the americas!!!! Wowwee no need for smell-a-packet internet traffic! Weeds a ->pinch<- that much nearby...
kansas city to bogota is ~2700 miles!!! (thumbs up; nyc to amsterdam is ~3.7K miles.)
just google "miles kansas to bogota" to check it out!
Honduran immigrants stay out of America--many illegals here from Honduras--in Florida--we o not need any more perverts or child abusers--but in the same breath many Honduran people are nice and educated
A party with drinking and sex is a great party.
Apparently what happens in Columbia does not stay in Columbia!
Boys will be boys.
Should have went to Vegas.
Dumb asses could have just went to "LaGota" in Comayagua Honduras. But their scared of their own people.