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US Navy supporting the swastika?!

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Painting a swastika on a public building is a hate crime. But what happens when the building is the swastika?
From the ground, a construction in San Diego, United States, appears innocuous. But viewed from the air, on the internet via Google Earth, the shape is unmistakeable - it resembles the Nazi symbol.
Construction began for the six-building complex at the US naval base at Coronado in southern California in 1967.
The plans called for two central buildings and a single L-shaped barracks, but the Naval Amphibious Base Complex 320-325 evolved in design. By the time it was finished in 1970 it had four L-shaped buildings set at right angles. That was when the problem was spotted.
The scheme's architect, John Mock, said this week that while he was aware of the shape as viewed from above, he did not think it a true swastika. "We knew what it was going to look like, but it isn't that. It's four L-shaped buildings … looking at it from the ground or the air, it still is."
Forgotten about after the initial controversy, the buildings' form become an issue again thanks to the internet and Google Earth. It has led an unlikely alliance - of bloggers, anti-discrimination activists, politicians and one talkshow radio host - to take action.