E-mail sparks investigation of Army civilians

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E-mail sparks investigation of Army civilians
By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Feb 2, 2008 14:55:19 EST

An unknown number of Army civilian employees will be investigated in connection with the unlawful distribution of a chain e-mail that makes false accusations about Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

The e-mail appears to have originated at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and was sent out by civilian individuals to potentially thousands of people who work for Army Medical Command, including soldiers.

In response, the Army sent a memorandum Jan. 16 through the Medical Information Technology Center to an unspecified number of soldiers in Army Medical Command warning against using government computers to distribute the e-mail.

The email accuses Obama of concealing that he is a radical Muslim, that he disrespects the American flag and that he was sworn into office with his hand on the Koran.

In fact, according to multiple biographical Web sites, Obama is a practicing Christian and used a Bible when he was sworn in as a senator from Illinois in 2005. His mother is Ann Dunham, a native of Kansas, who married a Muslim she divorced three years later.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/02/army_obamaemail_080204w/