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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

What is “Extremism”?


41 posted on 02/19/2015 11:21:53 AM PST by Wyatt's Torch
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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.


42 posted on 02/19/2015 11:23:13 AM PST by expat2
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43 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.)
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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?


44 posted on 02/19/2015 11:30:25 AM PST by rey
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To: Jim Robinson

45 posted on 02/19/2015 11:31:40 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (Bush / Clinton 2016! Clinton / Bush 2020! Uniparty Rules!)
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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.

46 posted on 02/19/2015 11:41:15 AM PST by grania
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To: Jim Robinson

-Rush-

47 posted on 02/19/2015 11:44:48 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: TexasCajun



48 posted on 02/19/2015 11:46:57 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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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.
49 posted on 02/19/2015 11:59:14 AM PST by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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To: Jim Robinson

UN secretary general wannabe.


50 posted on 02/19/2015 12:04:22 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: baltimorepoet

HaHaHa... good question.


51 posted on 02/19/2015 12:15:28 PM PST by make no mistake
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To: Jim Robinson
Sorry, Obama is an f'n idiot.

Don't be sorry Jim, it's not your fault!

52 posted on 02/19/2015 12:47:19 PM PST by rhubarbk (Cruz/Walker or Walker/Cruz . . . either one works for me!)
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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.


53 posted on 02/19/2015 12:52:21 PM PST by veracious
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To: Jim Robinson

If expanding human rights is the answer, why do these 7th century scum bother us who already have those expanded rights?


54 posted on 02/19/2015 12:55:17 PM PST by Dahoser (Separation of church and state? No, we need separation of media and state.)
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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.


55 posted on 02/19/2015 1:44:18 PM PST by miserare ("Reverence for life--life of all kinds--is the first principle of civilization." ~~Schweitzer)
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To: BenLurkin

Bump!

That says it all.


56 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)
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To: Jim Robinson

“Extremism”

Yesterday I ate 3 jelly donuts. That was pretty extreme of me. I guess I’m an extremist.


57 posted on 02/19/2015 6:08:17 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Obama: 11 acts of blatant treason and counting.)
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To: Jim Robinson

We should be tolerant of the muslims’ religious practice of burning people alive.


58 posted on 02/19/2015 9:34:45 PM PST by VerySadAmerican (Obama voters are my enemy. And so are RINO voters.)
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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.


59 posted on 02/19/2015 9:36:04 PM PST by VerySadAmerican (Obama voters are my enemy. And so are RINO voters.)
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