Hate Groups Allowed To Join Military

The Southern Poverty Law Center is accusing the Pentagon of violating it's "Zero Tolerance" policy.

(AP/Yahoo)"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.

"We don't know the real number," said Mark Potok, the center's Intelligence Project director.

He estimated it could be thousands based on the investigation, which found racist Web sites giving advice on how to engage in white supremacist activity in the military while avoiding detection.

Hard to win the hearts and minds of people when the those doing the winning are filled with hate!