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'BORAT' STAR FOOLS ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD
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Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:27:24 -0600 (CST)
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03162009/news/nationalnews/borat_star_fools_alabama_national_guard_159875.htm By CLEMENTE LISI The New York Post March 16, 2009 The actor famous for playing "Borat" tricked the Alabama National Guard into giving him a military uniform and allowed him to briefly train with them - a ruse that he told them was part of a German TV documentary. The hoax - which included comedian Sacha Baron Cohen exposing his thong underwear while changing clothes - had the cadets fooled until an officer recognized the actor and notified his red-faced commanding officers. "It's an embarrassment to the Alabama National Guard," Staff Sgt. Katrina Timmons told The Associated Press. "Since then we have put in protocols to make sure this doesn't happen again." [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books and More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/
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