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End conditions that feed terrorism, Ban tells Security Council at day-long debate
If we all close our eyes and wish hard enough and ignore Islam, Wendy will make all the terrorism go away.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for a focus on conditions that feed terrorism as part of a comprehensive strategy against the scourge, as he opened a debate in the Security Council that expected some 50 speakers, including several high-level national officials.

“Terrorism festers where conflicts are endemic … and where human rights, human dignity and human life are not protected and impunity prevails,” Mr. Ban said in a meeting chaired by Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar of Pakistan, which holds the January Presidency of the 15-member body.

Making it clear that no grievances can ever justify terrorism, the Secretary-General underlined the connection between security and development, the need for dialogue and understanding and the importance of information technology in countering messages of hate and radicalization.

“We have to drown out shrill appeals to intolerance and extremism with sound calls for compassion and moderation,” he said, adding: “We have to replace the terrorist narrative with messages of peace, development and human welfare.”
Posted by: tipper 2013-01-15
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