Neo Nazi Infiltrating Military?
More neo-Nazis joining military? - Military Affairs - MSNBC.com
MOBILE, Ala. - The number of neo-Nazis and skinheads in the armed forces is increasing, according to a watchdog group that claims the military is relaxing standards amid pressure to sign up recruits during the Iraq war.
The Southern Poverty Law Center said in a report Friday that the Pentagon is violating its zero-tolerance policy against hate groups and called on Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to put a stop to it.
But Pentagon officials said they continue to try to weed out supremacists and those who advocate forms of discrimination.
“This is a serious issue, but we don’t see an increasing trend,” said Army spokesman Paul Boyce.
The report, posted on the Montgomery center’s Web site, says recruiting shortfalls caused by the Iraq war have allowed “large numbers of neo-Nazis and skinhead extremists” to infiltrate the military.
MOBILE, Ala. - The number of neo-Nazis and skinheads in the armed forces is increasing, according to a watchdog group that claims the military is relaxing standards amid pressure to sign up recruits during the Iraq war.
The Southern Poverty Law Center said in a report Friday that the Pentagon is violating its zero-tolerance policy against hate groups and called on Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to put a stop to it.
But Pentagon officials said they continue to try to weed out supremacists and those who advocate forms of discrimination.
“This is a serious issue, but we don’t see an increasing trend,” said Army spokesman Paul Boyce.
The report, posted on the Montgomery center’s Web site, says recruiting shortfalls caused by the Iraq war have allowed “large numbers of neo-Nazis and skinhead extremists” to infiltrate the military.
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