In his monthly report for the Southern Poverty Law Center, President Richard Cohen raises the spectre that the US military is training right-wing extremists.  Reduced standards put in place to meet new recruitment goals are causing an increase in the numbers of radical racists in the armed services.

One military investigator is quoted as saying, "Recruiters are knowingly allowing neo-Nazis and white supremacists to join the armed forces, and commanders don't remove them from the military even after we positively identify them as extremists or gang members."  Aryan Nations graffiti is showing up on the walls of Baghdad.

Secretary Rumsfeld was unavailable for comment.

On the other hand, separations for violations of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy are still going strong, including personnel in such critical jobs as linguists.