The US Army has decided to check the tattoos of its servicemen for evidence of membership of ``hate groups or extremist organisations''. If any are found the soldiers will be disciplined or counselled.

And what sort of tattoos are the tattoo inspectors looking for? Well, swastikas, of course, and other Nazi stuff. But not everything on the list of objectionable tattoos is quite so... Free article

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