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David Cameron (UK): We Will 'Drain The Swamp' Which Allows Muslim Extremists To Flourish

Posted on 06/03/2013 3:11:45 PM PDT by blam

David Cameron (UK): We Will 'Drain The Swamp' Which Allows Muslim Extremists To Flourish

David Cameron has pledged to “drain the swamp” in which radical Muslims are allowed to hide and develop their extreme views in the wake of the Woolwich terror attack.

The Telegraph (UK)
Christopher Hope, Senior Political Correspondent
7:33PM BST 03 Jun 2013

The Prime Minister told MPs he would do more to tackle the “conveyor belt to radicalisation” which is poisoning the minds of young Muslims.

Mr Cameron also confirmed a Telegraph report that he is looking at finding ways to allow spies to monitor people over the internet without the need for Commons vote.

In his first Commons statement since the brutal murder in Woolwich, south London last month of Drummer Lee Rigby, Mr Cameron said it was important to learn the lessons from the attack.

He told MPs: “it is not simply enough to target and go after violent extremists after they've become violent. We have to drain the swamp in which they inhabit.”

This meant stopping young Muslims becoming radicalised on university campuses and preventing extremists from taking over Islamic centres. He said: “It means going through all of these elements of the conveyor belt to radicalisation and making sure we deal with them.”

Mr Cameron said the despicable crime had shocked and sickened the country.

He said it was necessary to understand the root causes of radical extremism if the Government was to successfully tackle the problem.

He said: "Those who carried out this callous and abhorrent crime sought to justify their actions by an extremist ideology that perverts and warps Islam to create a culture of victimhood and justify violence. We must confront this ideology in all its forms.”

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To: blam

By “draining the swamp” does he mean he’s going to prohibit all activity that fanatical Muslims find objectionable?


21 posted on 06/03/2013 4:33:31 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: uncitizen

Agree with you there. Missed your point.


22 posted on 06/03/2013 4:43:07 PM PDT by tennmountainman
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To: DuncanWaring
By “draining the swamp” does he mean he’s going to prohibit all activity that fanatical Muslims find objectionable?

I'm not sure which swamp Cameron is talking about. The one that fosters Muslim Extremists is called "Moderate Islam", and David sure ain't referring to *that*.

So yes, he's probably going to do as you speculate. The Brits might even buy a year or so of relative calm (no public beheadings) with those gestures, but eventually the hummus is going to hit the fan.

23 posted on 06/03/2013 4:48:50 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: blam; F15Eagle
Cameron: Islam is good, "..an extremist ideology that perverts and warps Islam..." is bad. (On same page as Tony Blair)

"We must confront this ideology in all its forms." (Why limit it to just extremist Islamists?)

Never let a crisis (Woolwich murder) go to waste. Justification for more government intrusion into private lives:

"A new Government taskforce on tackling radicalisation would see whether rules for charities were too lax and allowed extremists to prosper, and whether enough was done to disrupt groups that incite hatred or violence, he said. (parallel: Obama's use of IRS to target certain groups)

Mr Cameron also disclosed that he is looking at all “non-legislative options there are” to allow police and security services to spy on people’s activities over the internet. (parallel: Obama bypassing Congress, and the AP/Rosen scandal)

"Mr Cameron said that “some 95 per cent of serious crimes involve the use of communications data."

“As telephony moves from fixed and mobile telephony on to the internet, our intelligence and police services will have a problem."

Unless......intelligence and police services can listen in. That's why:

The Daily Telegraph disclosed last week that a team led by Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood was examining whether they can bring in a large number of the proposed changes using existing legislation, without needing a divisive vote which Liberal Democrat MPs would oppose.

24 posted on 06/03/2013 5:16:29 PM PDT by haffast (Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. -Abe Lincoln)
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To: blam

Cameron is in full emotional wedge mode which means he’s saying what people want to hear ala RINO’s , Karl Rove, Fox News, talk radio shows.

He’s in conservative talk mode, not conservative action mode.

For action, you need a real conservative in power.


25 posted on 06/03/2013 6:12:21 PM PDT by Nextrush (A BALANCED BUDGET NOW AND PRESIDENT SARAH PALIN ARE AT THE TOP OF MY LIST)
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Unless he starts by nuking Mecca during the month of pilgrimage, he’s wasting his time. Islam delenda est.


26 posted on 06/03/2013 7:04:28 PM PDT by GenXteacher (You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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