This is a guest post by Matt Kennard. It has been understood for some time that the US far right has been infiltrating the military. The Southern Poverty Law Centre has published details of this in the past. The issue has been discussed at times in the media outlets such as MSNBC. Recently, Matt Kennard conducted extensive research into the matter, interviewing far right activists and obtaining important and revealing data through FOIA requests. He has found, among other things, that in order to keep the "troop-hungry" war going, the US government has substantially relaxed standards in a way that has allowed many neo-Nazis to get into the army. He has obtained ample testimony that they are known about, and permitted to operate, and even welcomed by superior officers. What this means for Iraqis on the ground is often explained by the Nazi activists themselves: killing "towelheads". It also means that white supremacists are coming back from armed combat with weapons training, as did Timothy McVeigh, convicted of the bombing of the Alfred P Murrah federal building. So far from being inculcating Painite values, the 'war on terror' is incubating and developing fascist race warriors. The full material behind this article has been put online here. On it, you will find original documents, graphs and images, as well as a full description of the evidence The Southern Poverty Law Centre has published its own discussion of Matt's findings here.The new Nazi army: How the U.S. military is allowing the far-right to join its ranks.“I find it very disconcerting that there are high-level military officials that are unaware of this growing problem. This is a serious issue that deserves serious attention from the Pentagon brass.”
