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Obama Calls for Expansion of Human Rights to Combat Extremism
NYT ^
| February 19, 2015
| By Peter Baker
Posted on 02/19/2015 10:42:00 AM PST by Jim Robinson
WASHINGTON President Obama on Thursday called on nations around the world to expand human rights, religious tolerance and peaceful dialogue as they struggle to combat a spate of terrorism that has recently struck places as far afield as Australia, Canada and Europe.
In an address to world leaders on the final day of his summit on violent extremism, Mr. Obama said that poverty and political grievances fuel alienation that can lead to bursts of killing like those seen in Paris, Copenhagen, Sydney and Ottawa. In addition to building up security forces, he said nations must put an end to the cycle of hate through opportunity and freedom.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: beheading; burning; death; harf; humanrights; islam; islamicfascism; islamicterrorism; josephkony; kenyanbornmuzzie; marieharf; obama; terrorism; totalitarianism; waronterror
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To: Jim Robinson
To: BenLurkin
Not a good analogy. Chamberlain at least had Britain’s interests at heart, even tho he was misguided. O has Islam’s interest at heart, not the US’s.
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02/19/2015 11:23:13 AM PST
by
expat2
To: expat2
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posted on
02/19/2015 11:25:28 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Jim Robinson
“When people are oppressed and human rights are denied, particularly along sectarian lines or ethnic lines, when dissent is silenced, it feeds violent extremism”
So how, exactly, were the terrorists who flew into the World Trade oppressed? How, exactly, was the wealthy Osama bin Laden oppressed?
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posted on
02/19/2015 11:30:25 AM PST
by
rey
To: Jim Robinson
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posted on
02/19/2015 11:31:40 AM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
(Bush / Clinton 2016! Clinton / Bush 2020! Uniparty Rules!)
To: Jim Robinson
Maybe if the invasions of the US, Europe, Canada and Australia are reversed, the civilized world wouldn't have to deal with residents who want to destroy what western civilization used to be all about.
Example....can anyone give even one reason why any Chechnyan refugees are still in the US? It would've sent a powerful message if they were all expelled for good.
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02/19/2015 11:41:15 AM PST
by
grania
To: Jim Robinson
-Rush-
To: TexasCajun
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posted on
02/19/2015 11:46:57 AM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
It hasn't helped with Zero -- he's still trying to destroy us. Not saying he works, exactly, but it's the same thing he has in mind for the jihadists.
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posted on
02/19/2015 11:59:14 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
To: Jim Robinson
UN secretary general wannabe.
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02/19/2015 12:04:22 PM PST
by
ViLaLuz
(2 Chronicles 7:14)
To: baltimorepoet
To: Jim Robinson
Sorry, Obama is an f'n idiot.Don't be sorry Jim, it's not your fault!
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02/19/2015 12:47:19 PM PST
by
rhubarbk
(Cruz/Walker or Walker/Cruz . . . either one works for me!)
To: All
Expanding human rights? Equal to becoming piecefulized. You must submit to your masters: you must have pieces in your nation; your state; your county; your city; neighborhood.
To: Jim Robinson
If expanding human rights is the answer, why do these 7th century scum bother us who already have those expanded rights?
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02/19/2015 12:55:17 PM PST
by
Dahoser
(Separation of church and state? No, we need separation of media and state.)
To: entropy12
Exactly. While the rest of the world has evolved over the past 1,000 years, the Muslim bottom dwellers have continued raping, murdering, beheading, crucifying and burning people they don’t like.
The Muslim Murderhood will never change.
Obama is a mindless tool.
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02/19/2015 1:44:18 PM PST
by
miserare
("Reverence for life--life of all kinds--is the first principle of civilization." ~~Schweitzer)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
02/19/2015 1:46:26 PM PST
by
miserare
("Reverence for life--life of all kinds--is the first principle of civilization." ~~Schweitzer)
To: Jim Robinson
“Extremism”
Yesterday I ate 3 jelly donuts. That was pretty extreme of me. I guess I’m an extremist.
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02/19/2015 6:08:17 PM PST
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(Obama: 11 acts of blatant treason and counting.)
To: Jim Robinson
We should be tolerant of the muslims’ religious practice of burning people alive.
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02/19/2015 9:34:45 PM PST
by
VerySadAmerican
(Obama voters are my enemy. And so are RINO voters.)
To: ZULU
If the house could find enough to impeach Obama, and they’ll never be able to, there wouldn’t be more than a few senators who would vote to remove him.
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02/19/2015 9:36:04 PM PST
by
VerySadAmerican
(Obama voters are my enemy. And so are RINO voters.)
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