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U.S. and Europe Have 'Long, Painful History of Violent Extremism'
Speaking at the Institute of Institutional and European Affairs in Dublin, Ireland, on Friday, presidential terrorism adviser John Brennan said that the U.S. and Europe have a "long and painful history of violent extremism" that is not related to the threat from al Qaeda."Sadly, the threat of violent extremism did not start--and will not end--with al-Qa'ida," Brennan said. "On both sides of the Atlantic, we have a long, painful history of violent extremism, from violent anarchists to violent white supremacists to neo-Nazis. "This summer, we saw a white supremacist in Wisconsin kill six worshippers and wound four others at a Sikh temple," Brennan said. "Last year in Norway, we saw Anders Breivik--steeped in a racist and xenophobic ideology--murder 77 innocent men, women and kiddies in a tragedy that truly shocked the world." Brennan, who was director for the National Counterterrorism Center in the George W. Bush administration, said that the challenge the U.S. and Europe faces is "to meet the full range of violent extremism threats in our communities regardless of ideology." He then warned that the West should not "stigmatize" Moslems who are "fellow citizens." Posted by: Au Auric 2012-10-29 |
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