Sex offenders beware: You can run, but you can't hide. A new international crackdown is zeroing in on American "sex tourists" who could find law enforcement picking them up from the airport when they get home.

Operation "Twisted Traveler" was set up under the PROTECT Act of 2003, strengthening penalties for child-related crimes such as abduction and producing pornography. The act establishes an international age of consent at 16 as well as making it a crime to pay someone under 18 for sex; Americans who break the law can be tried and convicted back at home.

The first three suspects arrested under the international provision of the law were nabbed in Cambodia in February. All had served time for sex-related offenses in the U.S. before. The men have been charged with various crimes from enticing young boys with money and candy to visiting one of Phnom Penh's child brothels. ]]> egw 2009-10-05T15:33:54-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/11/11/53057/530

The countries of Indochina love themselves some communism. Laos and Vietnam are openly People's Republics, with red hammer-and-sickle flags lining the streets, while Cambodia fronts like a democracy. (Mao Zedong Boulevard and Josip Broz Tito Street in Phnom Penh hint at the country’s political ideology.)

In Laos and Vietnam, it seems every central square, statue and museum pays homage to the worker’s struggle in some form. Here’s a quick run-down of the reddest sites in the region:]]> ced138 2008-11-11T13:45:11-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/