| By Carol Cogitating - Jul 28th, 2007 at 11:56 pm EDT |
| Also listed in: Americans Against Escalation in Iraq |
From CBS News: Gangs Spreading in the Military
Evidence of gang culture and gang activity in the military is increasing so much an FBI report calls it "a threat to law enforcement and national security." The signs are chilling: Marines in gang attire on Paris Island; paratroopers flashing gang hand signs at a nightclub near Ft. Bragg; infantrymen showing-off gang tattoos at Ft. Hood.
"It's obvious that many of these people do not give up their gang affiliations," said Hunter Glass, a retired police detective in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the home of Ft. Bragg and the 82nd Airborne. He monitors gang activity at the base and across the military.
"If we weren't in the middle of fighting a war, yes, I think the military would have a lot more control over this issue," Glass said. "But with a war going on, I think it's very difficult to do."
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Unfortunately, it's not just gang members finding their way into the military but hate groups too:
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I heard Wes Clark say recently that polling of opinions about the Iraq occupation of people in the military closely matches the views of the American public at large.