State lawmaker wants Mo. Guard leader examined

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State lawmaker wants Mo. Guard leader examined
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Dec 26, 2008 19:51:45 EST

ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis lawmaker has urged the Gov.-election Jay Nixon to consider replacing the adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard after accusations that the commander has discriminated against women and blacks.

Two federal complaints have been filed that accuse Maj. Gen. King Sidwell and his chief of staff, Col. Glenn Hagler, of discrimination. Also, 13 black Guard members have complained in a letter to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People that Sidwell has “fostered a climate of institutional discrimination.”

State Rep. Jamilah Nasheed told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that she wants Nixon to consider replacing Sidwell, who has reapplied for his job and cited the support of numerous Democrats, such as U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton, of Lexington.

“The allegations of systematic racial and gender discrimination by Missouri National Guard Adjutant General King Sidwell merit a swift but thorough investigation by the Department of Defense,” said Nasheed, D-St. Louis. She urged Nixon to hold off on keeping Sidwell with the National Guard until an investigation can be completed.

Nixon, a Democrat, was noncommittal about the controversy but said he expects the National Guard is “one area we would make some changes.”


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/12/ap_guarddiscrimination_122608/%2e

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1. His first name is 'King'? Hmmm.