[ISN] '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."

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