"Joe Lieberman and others have called for investigations into why an Islamic extremist was allowed to remain in the U.S. military. Earlier this year at Salon, Matt Kennard documented how white supremacists and Neo-Nazis were being allowed to openly serve in the U.S. military, likely due to recruitment shortages for our various wars. A former Blackwater employee alleges that CEO Erik Prince "views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe," and that Prince's company -- responsible for horrific massacres of civilians -- "encouraged and rewarded the destruction of Iraqi life." Numerous reports have documented that Christian fanaticism is rampant in the U.S. military, including high-pressure evangelizing both within the military and in Muslim countries we occupy, and even violence justified by religious doctrine. As Harper's Jeff Sharlet documented, organized groups within the military have emerged that view allegiance to Christianity as superior to allegiance to the Constitution or orders from superiors. [The Israeli military is burdened by the same problem: "Recent reports of atrocities committed by Israeli soldiers in the course of the intervention in Gaza have described the incitement of conscripts and reservists by military rabbis who characterized the battle as a holy war for the expulsion of non-Jews from Jewish land" and religious soldiers who refuse to follow orders to evict settlers because they perceive their religious duties as paramount.] Will Joe Lieberman's "investigations" include these problems? Should they?" - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet

Joseph Lieberman is part of the religious problem, not part of the solution. He has a biblical axe to grind. - Sean McBride

I'd like to hear the complicated answer Mark. - MoTO Bott

Soon bruh.... soon... - MoTO Bott

I will enjoy it with my evening whiskey. - MoTO Bott

Given the above article, Mark, I'd say that the same problem that has plagued the military since McVeigh served is still with us today. Different = bad. And to remind you that this is still a problem, I refer you to this: http://friendfeed.com/us-poli... I wonder how that works into "political correctness". - Steven Perez