NOW CAN WE CALL IT AN AXIS ? :

Unlikely Allies Bound by a Common Hatred : Neo-Nazis Find They Share Views of Militant Muslim Groups on U.S., Israel (Peter Finn, April 29, 2002, Washington Post)

Authorities in the United States and Europe are skeptical of an enduring alliance. "It's an unnatural bond," said an FBI official in Washington. A German official
offered a similar assessment: "I don't see it. They both hate the Jews, but in the end, they also dislike each other."

The outlines of cooperation were visible before Sept. 11. In 1991, German neo-Nazis tried to form a "Condor Legion" to fight alongside Iraqis against the U.S.-led international coalition. More recently, members of the European far right have journeyed to Baghdad to express solidarity with President Saddam Hussein.

In late 1997, a German neo-Nazi and convert to Islam, Steven Smyrek, who allegedly trained at an al Qaeda camp in Afghanistan, was arrested in Israel for planning a suicide attack, according to the Duisburg center.

Also that year, a Holocaust denial conference planned for Beirut would have brought together Pierce, Mahler of Germany's National Democratic Party, who planned to speak on "The Final Solution to the Jewish Question," and representatives of Hezbollah and other radical Muslim groups. The conference was canceled by Lebanon's government.

According to Huber, some Nazi veterans also feel common cause with Islamic militants.

By his account, a group of aging SS officers and members of Hitler's personal guard who meet every few weeks in the German state of Bavaria for beer and conversation recently bestowed the title "honorary Prussian" on bin Laden. They praised his "valiant fight" against the United States, Huber said.

I must have missed the part where Mr. Finn explains why they're "unlikely allies". They're both hate groups and they hate the same people. Sure they hate each other, but for that matter they hate themselves--that's why they blow themselves up. Besides, there's plenty of time to settle each others' hash after Helter Skelter comes. Posted by Orrin Judd at April 29, 2002 1:52 PM