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Southern Poverty Law Center Urges Congress to Investigate Extremism in the Military

by: The Southern Poverty Law Center

Iraq veteran Forrest Fogarty shows neo-Nazi tattoos.
Ignoring their own regulations, US military recruiters enlisted Iraq veteran Forrest Fogarty in spite of his neo-Nazi, white supremest tattoos and views. (Photo: Matt Kennard)

    The Southern Poverty Law Center today urged Congress to investigate growing evidence that racial extremists are infiltrating the US military in order to ensure that the armed forces are not inadvertently training future domestic terrorists.     In a letter to committee chairmen with oversight over homeland security and the armed services, the SPLC said it recently found dozens of personal profiles on a neo-Nazi website where individuals listed "military" as their occupation - the latest evidence of extremist infiltration gathered by the SPLC. It also cites FBI and Department of Homeland Security reports supporting the SPLC's concerns. »

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