Back in the United States, recent allegations of sexual abuse within the U.S. Army were not isolated incidents, but part of a deep-rooted problem, The New York Times is reporting today. The paper says interviews with Army officials and female recruits, a review of Pentagon surveys on sexual harassment, and an examination of cases showed the Army failed to heed signs of sexual misconduct dating as far back as two decades. The paper cited one survey indicating 17 years ago 300 women attached to the 3rd Infantry Division in Germany had been subjected to unwanted physical advances. A majority of the women responding to polls conducted nine years ago and again last year for the Pentagon said they had encountered some form of sexual harassment.