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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-23-07 02:37 PM
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N.M. National Guard unit alleges racial profiling
Source: AP

ALBUQUERQUE — At a base in Kuwait last May, nearly 60 members of a New Mexico National Guard unit were told to remove their shoes, socks and shirts so that military investigators could check them for gang tattoos.

Several members of the Rio Rancho-based Task Force Cobra alleged racial discrimination, saying the unit was targeted because of its large number of Hispanics.

Army investigators, however, found that the tattoo search was lawful and not racially motivated, the Albuquerque Journal reported in a copyright story published Sunday.

"I'm embarrassed to say that's how the Army is," said Adjutant Gen. Kenny Montoya, who commands the Army and Air National Guard in New Mexico. "They don't want to admit mistakes."

Within days of the search, Montoya wrote to a senior Army officer in Kuwait, requesting an apology be made to Task Force Cobra. None was given.

Read more: http://www.lcsun-news.com/latest/ci_5731994
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-23-07 04:15 PM
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1. (for the 12 jillionth time) I'm shocked - SHOCKED!
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