By Bryan Bender, Globe StaffIf you know anyone who believes this or is helping to perpetuate it, bring them into the light of truth ... or hit 'em on the head with a hammer. Whichever one works.
WASHINGTON -- The military has warned soldiers not to use official computers to forward a chain email that falsely accuses Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama of being a Muslim who attended a radical Muslim school, saying distribution of the information is a violation of Army regulations and constitutes unlawful political activity.
The memorandum, dated Thursday, came after the discredited claims about Obama's background were sent from an Army computer to what appear to be thousands of Army personnel worldwide.
"Currently there is a Chain Email floating around with the Subject line: 'Who is Barack Obama,' " states the official warning, which was sent to all personnel who work for the Army Medical Command, based in Fort Sam Houston, Tex. "Like virtually all chain emails this one is false."
Monday, January 28, 2008
The Army gets it, and does something about it.
The slander against Obama continues in the shadows, but the Army is setting their people straight:
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