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Ellison tells White House to work with local communities to curb radicalization
StarTribune.com ^ | 9/14/14 | ALLISON SHERRY

Posted on 09/14/2014 7:58:13 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo

Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, who represents a sizable Muslim community in his Minneapolis district, has a message for Obama administration officials: Work with the locals during this time of unrest in the Middle East.

“The most important thing to understand about the Islamic community in Minnesota is it sees itself as part of Minnesota,” said Ellison, who was the first Muslim to be elected to Congress. “We need to work with the local community and build trust with the local community … so it’s important to monitor web traffic and also to engage with the local community in countering violent extremism. This is an important thing to do. … At the end of the day [ISIL] is messaging to the world.”

In light of increased recruitment in the United States and Europe by the Islamic terrorist organization ISIL, Obama administration officials say they are stepping up engagement to Muslim communities across the United States — including Minnesota — to get them to speak up if they see radicalization taking place.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ellison; isis; islam; minnesota; waronterror
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21 posted on 09/14/2014 9:21:56 PM PDT by Ray76
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

“...engage with the local community in countering violent extremism”

I don’t think he understands Obama very well.


22 posted on 09/14/2014 9:36:25 PM PDT by ArcadeQuarters ("Immigration Reform" is ballot stuffing)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Who is recruiting Minnesotans for ISIS?
[hint to FINOs: the answer isn’t “John McCain”]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3204060/posts


23 posted on 09/14/2014 10:53:19 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: MasterGunner01

The enemies are beyond the gate


24 posted on 09/15/2014 3:25:44 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: sport

If you doubt anyone warning of this Muslim infiltration,just look at England and France,it’s here folks


25 posted on 09/15/2014 3:38:57 AM PDT by ballplayer
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To: ronnie raygun

They are in the White House. They are the VJ team.


26 posted on 09/15/2014 3:57:27 AM PDT by abclily
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To: ballplayer

I don’t doubt them, I know how muslin infiltration ends. There are already enough of them in the States that border Canada for them to begin to strike and spread out.


27 posted on 09/15/2014 4:47:57 AM PDT by sport
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To: DoughtyOne

What kind of pin is he wearing?
Any one know?


28 posted on 09/15/2014 5:47:26 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

“Hopefully I’ll be dead before their Caliphate comes to fruition.”

Rather than what....Stopping it??


29 posted on 09/16/2014 12:46:11 AM PDT by ourworldawry
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To: sport

“There are already enough of them in the States that border Canada for them to begin to strike and spread out.”

Not nearly enough to make a diff.


30 posted on 09/16/2014 12:47:50 AM PDT by ourworldawry
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