Report: US Ambassador who blamed Israel for Muslim anti-Semitism solicited minor prostitutes

I am sure that many of you remember Howard Gutman, the US Ambassador to Belgium who blamed Israel for Muslim anti-Semitism (video here). We now discover that Ambassador Gutman has problems controlling other parts of his body aside from his mouth. He's allegedly been soliciting prostitutes, including minors (Hat Tip: Weasel Zippers via Bad Blue).

A State Department whistleblower has accused high-ranking staff of a massive coverup — including keeping a lid on findings that members of then-Secretary Hillary Clinton’s security detail and the Belgian ambassador solicited prostitutes.

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Among the bombshell findings:

* A DS agent was called off a case against US Ambassador to Belgium Howard Gutman over claims that he solicited prostitutes, including minors.

“The agent began his investigation and had determined that the ambassador routinely ditched his protective security detail in order to solicit sexual favors from both prostitutes and minor children,” says the memo.

“The ambassador’s protective detail and the embassy’s surveillance detection team . . . were well aware of the behavior.”

Undersecretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy ordered the investigation ceased, and the ambassador remains in place, according to the memo.

Gutman was a big Democratic donor before taking the post, having raised $500,000 for President Obama’s 2008 campaign and helping finance his inaugural. 

 Maybe Gutman thought that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has a soft spot for out-of-control men....