How many extremists are in the military?

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🗓️ 16 February 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Why it won’t be easy to root out far-right extremism in the military. Why Indian farmers are protesting. And who pours the kibble for the first dogs?

In the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection, the Pentagon is struggling to answer a basic question: How many extremists work among its ranks? Missy Ryan reports.

In Delhi, tens of thousands of Indian farmers have formed a protest encampment several miles long. Joanna Slater traces the origins of the revolt.

Graphics reporter Bonnie Berkowitz on who takes care of White House dogs.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post,
0:06.0	Hey, it's Ross Helderman from the Post,
0:08.0	Allie, how are you?
0:09.0	Hey there, it's Sangmin from the Post.
0:11.0	Hey, it's Dave Farrantino from the Post.
0:13.0	Have you got a seat?
0:14.0	This is Post Reports.
0:15.0	I'm Martine Powers.
0:18.0	It's Tuesday, February 16th.
0:24.0	Today, rooting out extremism in the military,
0:28.0	why Indian farmers are protesting,
0:31.0	and who takes care of the first dogs?
0:37.0	There has been a lot of attention around the threat of far right extremism
0:43.0	in the military since the January 6th Capitol riot.
0:50.0	Missy Ryan covers the Pentagon for the post.
0:53.0	And it's something that has sort of been on people's radar screens,
0:57.0	but in a low level way.
0:59.0	For years, there have been different moments in recent decades
1:02.0	where there have been eruptions,
1:04.0	incidents where troops have been found to be neo-Nazis
1:08.0	or part of fascist organizations,
1:11.0	and that has produced a response
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