Here is an earlier article on the foundation of this department :
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3381560/posts
Article is from January 2016.
White House Launches “Task Force” To Combat “Violent Extremism”
Washington Free Beacon ^ | January 8, 2016 | Adam Kredo
Posted on 1/9/2016, 12:44:08 AM by Perseverando
Omits Reference To Muslim Terrorism
The White House announced Friday afternoon that it is launching an inter-agency task force to counter the sharp growth in violent extremism in America, according to an announcement.
As senior members of the Obama administration’s national security team meet with technology leaders in Silicon Valley, the White House’s National Security Council announced that the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security would team up to launch a Countering Violent Extremism Task Force, according to the announcement.
The White House background document accompanying the announcement does contain any specific reference to the types of “violent extremism” the administration seeks to counter.
The State Department additionally is set to launch a Global Engagement center that will “to place an intensified focus on empowering and enabling the voices of international partners, governmental and non-governmental, and shift away from direct messaging,” according to the White House.
Without mentioning Muslim terrorism by name, the White House said that these efforts are being taken in the wake of terrorist attacks in France and San Bernardino California.
The meetings with technology leaders in Silicon Valley are aimed at supplementing this effort, according to the White House.
The government and private sector partnership “will allow us to place an intensified focus on empowering and enabling the voices of international partners, governmental and non-governmental, and shift away from direct messaging,” the White House said....
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