the defense minister, ursula von der leyen, is facing a crisis after the arrest of a soldier accusedf planning a right-wing terror attack. it has put the spotlight on right-wing extremism within the army's ranks. she has angered the army's top brass by blaming their leadership area >> -- leadership. reporter: her comments and true push back from the german military association. they say yes, there are problems , but her comments are misguided. >> the bundeswehr is not in good shape. they have problems with equipment and staffing. yet, german troops are doing everything humanly possible. then a minister comes along and says there is a behavior issue. reporter: von der leyen says there are broader troubles within the military. >> we have seen pictures by the investigation team that showed graffiti and military emblems of nazi germany. it shows that the principles that work well in the german army have failed. reporter: members of germans left party applauded the minister for pointing up the problems, but also put the blame on her. >> she has been the defense minister for over three yea

reporter: german defense minister ursula von der leyen visited a city on wednesday.hey arrested an officer who was stationed here, serving as a lieutenant in the franco german reggae. he was arrested last week for planning a terrorist attack, posing as a syrian refugee. evidence of his far right views first service in 2014. the last visa he submitted to the french lee terry academy clearly revealed racist and xenophobic views. it talked about the end of european racist or the calls for this genocide of the racists is previously mentioned in immigration. he wrote it was a perversion of the concept of nationality. but no action was taken. parts are now engraved with swastikas in the orders. germany's defense minister canceled her trip to the united states in response to the scandal. she has vowed to conduct a probe into why mechanisms to >> >> get rid of this have failed. there will be >> a full investigation into the soldier's personal environment and the different stages of his career to identify possible links. reporter: the main defense of the spd criticized someon