Here my list of what I want to know:
1. Who filmed the documentary?
2. Who directed it and produced it?
3. Was it broadcast or shown elsewhere, other than on YouTube?
4. Is there a reliable English translation, and how might we determine the translation's reliability? (I for one can't tolerate the internet translations; I want a thinking human's version, and one that isn't either a Joran supporter or a Joran basher.)
5. Who set up the sting, and who were the intended victims of the sting (i.e., the people who were suspected of criminal bahavior)?
6. Are there reliable print sources for this material? That is, have mainstream media outlets investigated, reported and written about the material in the YouTube video?
That's for starters.
And for other posters, am I hallucinating? Didn't Joran talk about human trafficking in one of the "undercover video sessions"? I know there are other sources who have made this claim about Joran. We can more profitably collect these to refer to later.
Finally, I understand that prostitution is legal in the Netherlands. However, recruiting women to go there to "dance" and then putting them in brothels because they don't have the money or contacts to go home or find a place to live is against international law against human trafficking. Or so I understand. Once we get this story straight, we will see.
I don't think an understanding of Dutch is necessary to know the filming, production, and broadcast of the Pieter de Vries show. That information is widely available by searching Pieter de Vries on the internet. Additionally, various talking heads have discussed the production, and Pieter de Vries.
I don't know of any English translation of the program. Automatic internet translations are confusing, and notoriously misleading. The Thais requested a transcript of the program. I don't know if that was produced, or what language it would have been.
It's been some time since I watched the documentary, but it's my understanding that Joran mentioned to an acquaintance that they could make some quick money bringing Thai women to the Netherlands for prostitution. As they drive and discuss the idea, you can see prostitutes in the background (they're in the windows of the buildings). The idea was that women would be told they would be dancing, but Joran thought that once they were in the country, there would be little they could do if they were forced into prostitution. Joran was going to take the women to the Dutch embassy in Thailand and help them apply for a 3 month visa.
Personally, I think that is unrealistic, as prostitution in the Netherlands is out in the open, not a hidden crime. Also, I think that if Joran went to the embassy trying to get visas for Thai women, the embassy would have been suspicious ... if only because of Joran's status as a suspect in Natalee's disappearance.
The acquaintance contacted Pieter de Vries, and the sting operation was hatched. In the video, you can see Pieter and the acquaintance communicating with Joran via computer chat. Joran eventually becomes suspicious of the acquaintance, so he meets Joran in Thailand and they kind of push Joran into producing a couple of women (they want to wrap up the sting). When the women show up at the hotel, they say they need to finish their studies, which is a surprise to Joran. They make it clear that the job and the money does not interest them. Joran claims he can find more women. de Vries eventually takes over communicating with Joran via chat, and tells Joran that he's been caught in a sting. Joran thanks him for the money.
It's my opinion that without the encouragement of the acquaintance and de Vries, and financing from de Vries, Joran's venture would have quickly become nothing more than a passing thought. He did not have any finances to back the idea, and everyone else in documentary was part of the sting operation.
His plan was immoral, but it amounted to nothing for many reasons.
