Soldiers are being questioned about the ‘racist’ SAS WhatsApp group: Troops, using a common acronym for the US neo-Nazi organization, post messages including a mock up picture of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding
- Members of the National Socialist Order (NSO) operate at SAS headquarters
- Special Forces soldiers shared “racist” images via messages on WhatsApp
- The NSO WhatsApp group includes high-ranking soldiers with front-line experience
- The NSO advocates violence against Muslims, Jews and homosexuals
A white supremacist group operates at Special Air Service headquarters, the Chron is able to reveal today.
Detectives have questioned the Special Forces soldiers who shared “racist” images on WhatsApp.
The group uses the name “NSO,” which is commonly used as an acronym for National Socialist Order, a neo-Nazi group in the United States.
The Mail has obtained screenshots of conversations between NSO members, including one featuring a bizarre recreated image of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding.
It has a black man’s head superimposed on that of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Detectives questioned the Special Forces soldiers who shared ‘racist’ images on WhatsApp (file image)
Although the image’s meaning is uncertain, white supremacists have described Harry as a “racial traitor” for marrying a woman with an African American mother.
Soldiers from the Hereford base also shared video of a naked and elderly Afro-Caribbean woman. Another picture showed a black man’s forearm with the caption “Winner of Truck Driver Suntan Contest.”
Members of the NSO, which has branches around the world, advocate violence against Muslims, Jews and homosexuals.
The profile picture of the SAS group is also disturbing because it shows a clenched white fist – a symbol often used to represent white resistance and to protest diversity.
An investigation is being led by the Royal Military Police’s investigative branch, the SIB.
According to SAS sources, the group has shared much more offensive material, prompting protests from Afro-Caribbean and Polynesian troops.
A source said: “The images and captions shared among the group were moronic. It went on for years. They have some outright racists in the group and guys who laugh at stuff like that and don’t think about it.
“They don’t realize how offensive this type of material is to black troops. They don’t want to operate with white soldiers mocking black people behind their backs or using white racist slogans and images.
SAS soldiers – whose motto is “Who Dares Wins” – were ordered to complete diversity training after the group’s discovery
Ethnic minority soldiers are significantly underrepresented in the 250-strong units of the SAS and other special forces.
The NSO WhatsApp group includes senior soldiers with frontline operational experience.
As part of the racism investigation, senior officials are attempting to identify all members of the group.
The SIB investigation could result in soldiers being thrown out. Jail terms have been handed down to Metropolitan Police officers who shared offensive material on a WhatsApp group.
SAS soldiers – whose motto is “Who Dares Wins” – were ordered to complete diversity training after the group’s discovery.
A Defense Department spokesman said: “There is no place for racist views or behavior in the armed forces. Any activity that falls short of the high standards of the armed forces is unacceptable.
“We are aware of offensive comments and images posted by service workers on a WhatsApp group. These are being investigated by the Army so it would be inappropriate to comment.’