Today, in a front page article, the Los Angeles Times reported that a battalion of the California Army National Guard is being investigated for extorting money from Iraqi-owned businesses in Baghdad.

The article by Scott Gold mentions that the U.S. military has attempted to minimize the incidents which gave rise to the investigation and suggests that military spokesmen have refused to discuss those incidents.

Here's a link to the article:  Guardsmen Took 'Rent' From Iraqi Businesses .