SPLC Urges Congress to Investigate Extremism in the Military
MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 10 SPLC-racial-extremism
MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Southern Poverty Law Center today urged Congress to investigate growing evidence that racial extremists are infiltrating the U.S. 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.
“Evidence continues to mount that current Pentagon policies are inadequate to prevent racial extremists from joining and serving in the armed forces,” SPLC founder Morris Dees wrote. He added, “Because the presence of extremists in the armed forces is a serious threat to the safety of the American public, we believe Congressional action is warranted.”
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