http://www.walnet.org/csis/news/vancouver_98/province-980303.html Paul, A local "little" report that sounds a lot like raids in the LA area. But it's all over. The subject may well be sensationalized by the media, but more than any other topic--that I don't know. Most links I turned up focused on trafficking from Eastern Europe, as Judy said. This may reflect the relatively easy linguistic access, though, compared to Asian villagers. Nick Kristoff of the NYT has written extensively on sex trafficking in Cambodia, and throughout SE Asia. If anyone wants to read these columns (available through Select), ask me. The more I hear about global trade, the worse it seems for workers of all kinds, just about everywhere. Organ harvesting...Jeez. Can we stop now? Carol ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html