Posted on 11/06/2015 5:40:12 PM PST by Lera
Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Tuesday urged the president of Tajikistan not to go overboard in its crackdown on political Islam and expressions of faith.
In remarks after he met with Foreign Minister Sirodjidin Aslov and President Emomali Rahmon, Kerry acknowledged concerns that religious extremists could infiltrate over Tajikistan's long border with Afghanistan.
"We talked about the difficulties and challenges of counterterrorism and fighting against violent extremism effectively, but also in a way that balances human rights and religious freedom," he said.
Kerry struck a similar note Monday during a speech in Kazakhstan, where he said that repressive measures against political opponents in the name of fighting terrorism only breed more extremism.
His visits come at a time when increased activity by Islamic militants along Tajikistan's long border with Afghanistan has raised concerns of a domino effect, spreading extremism in Central Asia. Taliban fighters have gained ground in the Afghan province of Kunduz, which borders Tajikistan. Russia fears that militants, battle hardened from fighting in Syria, could slip into the region. Moscow is so alarmed that it has threatened to take control over Tajikistan's borders.
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We have evil liberals (redundant I know) ruling over us because no one could be bothered to stop them. See GOP Lesser evil for details.
I’d say it’s been obvious since he sold out in Vietnam what side he’s on.
They need to tell old horse face to shut the...
not to go overboard in its crackdown on political Islam and expressions of faith.
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The future must not belong to those who deny the true nature of Islam -
Those who understand the true nature of Islam, understand that it isn’t possible to go overboard in opposing it.
Still laughing!
Dear Tajikistan, ignore that moron.... this is what you should really do:
Rape, cut off ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human genitals and turned up the power, cut off limbs, [blow] up bodies, randomly shoot at civilians, raze villages, shoot cattle and dogs for fun, poison food stocks, and generally ravaged the countryside.
If he tells them not to do it in a manner reminiscent of Jen-jis Khan, they can tell him Genghis actually did it here and it worked pretty well.
FUJK
FUJK
Sucking up to his son’s father-in-law.
Kerry is proof that you can go to an ivy league college and still come out stupid.
Our whole government looks like one big joke to me.......and I’m sure to many others too.
Too bad the joke is on the American people.
Well, it was the American people that dressed up in a liberal suit on election day and sent punchlines to defend them against the dems.
Tajikistan understands religious freedom; your religious freedom ends when your religion advocates my destruction.
Idiot Kerry. It is impossible to go overboard when cracking down on Islam. The worst you can do is match their level of violence and intolerance. You can't surpass it.
No one knows.
Oh, did you know he was in Viet Nam?
And we didn't know which side he was on then, either. Most likely the enemy side.
Hardly exceptional in that regard. A peculiar sort of stupid is the usual product of the Ivy leagues.
Kerry is a real dim bulb.
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