This troubling and startling revelation as reported in the NY Times:
"A decade after the Pentagon declared a zero-tolerance policy for racist hate groups, recruiting shortfalls caused by the war in Iraq have allowed "large numbers of neo-Nazis and skinhead extremists" to infiltrate the military, according to a watchdog organization.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks racist and right-wing militia groups, estimated that the numbers could run into the thousands, citing interviews with Defense Department investigators and reports and postings on racist Web sites and magazines."
It is to be noted that the Southern Poverty Law Centre is a highly regarded and respected organisation - so its findings are not the "work" of some non-descript group. One has to wonder what action will be taken to eradicate the problem. And no less importantly, can the same situation be said to apply in the Australian military and those of other countries?
Read the complete NY Times article here.
"A decade after the Pentagon declared a zero-tolerance policy for racist hate groups, recruiting shortfalls caused by the war in Iraq have allowed "large numbers of neo-Nazis and skinhead extremists" to infiltrate the military, according to a watchdog organization.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks racist and right-wing militia groups, estimated that the numbers could run into the thousands, citing interviews with Defense Department investigators and reports and postings on racist Web sites and magazines."
It is to be noted that the Southern Poverty Law Centre is a highly regarded and respected organisation - so its findings are not the "work" of some non-descript group. One has to wonder what action will be taken to eradicate the problem. And no less importantly, can the same situation be said to apply in the Australian military and those of other countries?
Read the complete NY Times article here.
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