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| PARIS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- A summit on fight against "violent extremism" will be held in Washington DC, after deadly terrorist attacks happened in Paris, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said here on Sunday. The security summit will be held in Washington DC on Feb. 18, said Holder, who participated in Sunday's republican march on behalf of U.S. President Barack Obama. "We will bring together all of our allies to discuss ways in which we can counteract this violent extremism that exists around the world," Holder said.
"We all agreed to implement thorough checks on certain passengers," declared Cazeneuve after the meeting, adding there was "an urgent and crucial" need to establish a system to collect information of passengers given to airline companies in order to fight against terrorism. He also called on Internet companies to "identify and remove rapidly contents inciting to hatred and terror". A total of 17 people died during three attacks in Paris this week. France's vigipirate plan is maintained at its highest level in Paris region since Wednesday.
"On February 18, 2015, the White House will host a Summit on Countering Violent Extremism to highlight domestic and international efforts to prevent violent extremists and their supporters from radicalizing, recruiting, or inspiring individuals or groups in the United States and abroad to commit acts of violence, efforts made even more imperative in light of recent, tragic attacks in Ottawa, Sydney, and Paris," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said in a statement. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson first announced the summit in September, as concern was growing about the threat posed by the Islamic State movement and by that group's recruitment of fighters in the West. Johnson said the high-level meeting would take place the following month. However, it did not. In the lead-up to the midterm elections, White House spokesmen repeatedly refused to discuss the reason for the delay or even to confirm on the record that it had been postponed. Earnest said Sunday that the conference would address efforts being taken in the U.S., as well as promoting cooperation with similar work abroad. "Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) efforts rely heavily on well-informed and resilient local communities. Boston, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis-St. Paul have taken the lead in building pilot frameworks integrating a range of social service providers, including education administrators, mental health professionals, and religious leaders, with law enforcement agencies to address violent extremism as part of the broader mandate of community safety and crime prevention," he said. "At the same time, our partners around the world are actively implementing programs to prevent violent extremism and foreign terrorist fighter recruitment. The summit will include representatives from a number of partner nations, focusing on the themes of community engagement, religious leader engagement, and the role of the private sector and tech community," the White House spokesman added. | ||
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #11 CVE, ACA, CYA, WTF? What's the acronym for clueless? |
| Posted by: KBK 2015-01-12 23:29 |
| #10 Not much has changed in 100 years eh Richard ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-01-12 16:59 |
| #9 Fell on deaf ears then too, Mr. B |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2015-01-12 15:53 |
| #8 The 'Summit' will begin with a U.S. State Department update on the Armenian crisis: |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-01-12 14:44 |
| #7 Summit on Countering Violent Extremism First on the agenda: Kinetic Military Response to Man Caused Disasters Second: Non Offensive Euphemisms |
| Posted by: tu3031 2015-01-12 14:29 |
| #6 Humm, SteveS NightVision Basketball might be pretty good training. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-01-12 11:01 |
| #5 Great oxymoronic title. Probably should have been something about 'Moderating Violent Extremism' |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-01-12 09:49 |
| #4 Nothing a little midnite basketball can't fix. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-01-12 09:15 |
| #3 .....taken the lead in building pilot frameworks integrating a range of social service providers, including education administrators, mental health professionals Poverty and 'white privilege' are obviously to blame. The progressive mantra, how could we not have known. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-01-12 08:16 |
| #2 Summit on Countering Violent Extremism Yep, all those extremist Mormons, Amish, Buddahists, Taoists, etc. That ought to straighten out the world boy-howdy, that'll show 'em. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-01-12 08:12 |
| #1 A meeting, that should do it, and a paper to circulate. A permanent committee set up to schedule future meetings and the attendand agendas therein. Tea? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-01-12 05:59 |