Daily Rotten Archives October 1, 2001 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Who is the Mystery Man in Bogota Associated Press | Submitted by: Soylent A mystery man, one "Diego Serna", keeps showing up in footage next to Colombian president Andres Pastrana and other heads of state. Nobody is able to explain exactly who he is or why he is there. Described as a "thin, nerdy man with glasses and a dark, rumpled suit", all the usual suspects deny any knowledge. Read article... Let's call it "Compensated Dating" Reuters | Submitted by: Soylent Japan outlawed teenage prostitution a mere two years ago. But vestiges of this long and honored tradition linger to this day -- many Japanese men eagerly try to sleep with very young girls. "If they can't get girls under 18 years old, they find 19- or 20-year-olds and dress them up and make them look like schoolgirls." Read article... Osama Family Tree Washington Post | Submitted by: Soylent "His name is a huge asset," said Adil Najam, a professor of international relations at Boston University, who has studied the bin Laden family. "It is like someone called Rockefeller becoming a communist." Read article... Dissent During "Wartime" New York Times | Submitted by: Soylent "Administration officials stopped returning their phone calls for a time after they expressed skepticism about the White House assertion that Air Force One had been threatened by terrorists. That story was challenged in several news accounts this week and the White House abruptly stopped talking about it." [free NYT subscription required] Read article...