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but support my me and my efforts to bring both sides together in a national unity government. i think the last point to make is this idea of arming one's side blocking arms to the other will not go down well with many members of the security counsel council, who think sending more arms to libya is really a non-starter. >> we'll leave it there for a moments. . >> thank you for being here with me. we've been listening to the open session, but it's such a difficult and complex set of circumstances in libya. i think at one point the libyan foreign minister said that the challenges they're facing are enormous and it was very much a lot of emphasis on the international cooperation and that has its complications.
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>> he was very much surprised to see the libyan representative asking the international community to support the legitimate libyan government, and we all know that there are two governments two parliaments, and many, many splinter groups i don't know which groups he wants the international community to support. same with the foreign minister of egypt. he's asking the international community to support the legitimate libyan army, and to block the support to any other army and we all know that there
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is no legitimate libyan army. everyone claims to be representing the libyan army or heading the libyan army. i cannot share with these people their optimism or the way they think that this problem could be solved. >> what do you think is the right next step then, if it didn't to ask the international community for that support? >> no, no, no, i mean, the international community has an obligation. i'm not saying that they should not do anything. but they've done and created the scales in libya and it was headed by they turned libya upside down, and they have a
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moral obligation to help the situation. how could they do that? it's a very difficult issue. >> it was interesting also to hear from the foreign minister of libya and he echoed the exact same sentiment that you had, it was the international community that removeed gaddafi and now it must help arm and restructure the country. we all know that the libyan people made a choice to put some people in power, and they moved away from the political arm of islam, nevertheless that's the will being imposed on them currently. >> yes, but who are the strongest groups on the ground? is it the government? is it the army. >> does anyone know? >> we've seen how prime minister was abducted. we've seen our some people who were assassinated and
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slaughtered by extremist groups. this is the situation that you have when you don't preserve the army preserve the state. when i speak about this, i always remember the iraqi state. when the united states occupied iraq and dissolved the army, government everything, and allowed many factional of groups or militia groups to be the real army of iraq, and they were getting the support of the united states, and the united states and european alliances stated many times that they were training these people. now we know all these groups factional and sectarian groups have turned into new militias, stronger than the army, and they're taking on their hands
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and the united states is not doing anything. it's the same--they created the army and they just wanted to remove gaddafi and left everything to chaos. >> and in your view what was the strategic end game in allowing these institutions to fall to one side, and of course what happened was that libya as a subject was then off the table of course, until we see isil making an appearance, and putting it back on the agenda. >> well, i'm not a believer in surprise conspiracy theory. but what i believe that the united states and neo-conservatives have done and other arabian communities in egypt, it's not a conspiracy to destroy a state then what is it
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then? i think back in the mind of many american british and european politician is to destroy these countries, and leave them in a state of chaos in order not to present any threat to the united states europe. this is the minute thing in their mind. not to create really democratic and prosperous countries. as i said in iraq, we are still here encouraging turkey, and cooperating with turkey to train a new opposition groups and providing them with arms to fight against president assad's regime. i'm not a supporter of president assad's regime, but isn't that creating new militias, and new
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struggle, and new splits and new blood, and giving new militia new power. this is the way that the west is dealing with issues in the middle east, and i think this is not the solution to all these problems. >> thank you very much. we appreciate your feedback. >> thank you. >> how u.s. president abraham is calling on nations around the world to help stop people from being recruited for these groups. this is tricky. because he has to avoid alienating the very communities he wants to be including. >> that is a concern here at the white house. what they say is the way they're
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going to be able to keep people from joining the islamic state in iraq and the levant,al had a al-shabab, and boko haram is make them part the community. they have been able to bring all these country in, celebrate their differences and make them americans, but at the same time the white house realizes in many muslim communities they feel excluded. that's why you've seen them not use the word ex-lamb i can extremism. they want to make a point that it's not just islamic extremism that we've seen in the united states if you look at the janet, they're really only focusing on how to work with muslim communities. at the same time, they're sending a message with their words that they realize that the country can take it too far thanks is a danger this could increase i canner islmaphobia.
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>> i see the justice department as playing a crucial and criminal role in critical role with the george arching need of protecting the nation and it's citizens from terrorist threats. that balance is of particular importance to me. i am the daughter of a a japanese american, who was forcebly removed to internment camp during world war ii. my father and his family were stripped of all property and all liberty simply because they were of japanese descent. >> so one of the big concerns here is that the government is very well aware that muslims some muslim communities feel very much singled out by federal police. they have all the different surveillance programs, all the different agents that have gone into mosques to pressure people. they're going to try to combat all of that deep-seeded mistrust that is build up over the years.
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that's what they're hoping to begin to do with this summit at the white house. >> patty colhane in washington, d.c. thank you. let's take you back live now to the u.n. security council meeting where they're discussing these situations, the complex situation in libya. the italian ambassador to the u.n. is now speaking now. >> of local factions and extremists. we cannot allow for this to happen. on the contrary, we must double our efforts to support the process of dialogue which is showing increasing signs of vitality with a view to the rapid formation of initial unity government who is able to stabilize the government over the whole territory and jump start reconstruction. italy is supported the u.n. mediation efforts from the start, the political solution is
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the only way out of the situation in libya. results have been achieved in the government meetings thanks to the representative mr. leon, we thank him for his efforts and making available to the united nations network of contacts and providing legitimate support for several sessions. we need new commitment from all those who believe in dialogue as the only way forward. the success of this dialogue requires the names of the conclusion for an incredible cease-fire throughout the country. but the latest developments also send a message loud and clear that we do not have forever. libya we're not dealing one
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block but many who have different interests. mr. president, the next few weeks we think it would be crucial for the future of libya. italy is set to step up its efforts for the united nations and is ready to do its part in the decisions that the security council may take. they demand a change before it is too late. this is why italy looks for expectation to the upcoming mandate, mandate of the nation should be quick, the means and the resources needed to accelerate the political dialogue and stabilize and assist the framework and a new national unity in libya. the international community must send a message that once the libyans themselves reached a
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compromise needed to form the national unity government it is ready to resume its cooperation and support. we must not find ourselves unprepared when that moment arrives, hopefully soon. we risk an impact in the statement of the national community government but also the advance of radicalism, extremists allow me before this august body to recall the tragedy of the thousands of person who is flee the country on unsafe vessels headed for the italian coast. as the finishing of the year we have rescued 5,300 people from the sea and 60% increase over over 2014. this statistic indicates to us the dimensions of the challenge we face. what is happening in libya has a
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profound impact in africa and europe on both shores of the mediterranean mr. president, it would be our job from the stop to assist the libyan authorities. even in the most scenario, these processes may be long and from a can jail,fragile. italy is willing to take a leading role, and we are ready to contribute to the monitoring of the cease-fire and the keeping of the peace. we're ready to work to train security military units in the framework of integration of the militants into a regular army, and for the rehabilitation of
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the country's infrastructure. we're ready to treat and heal the wounds of war and resume a broad program with libya. we see advantages of championed by the international community. we bring support of italy to libya through dialogue, we do so fully aware of the situation on the ground demands a change the pace from the international community. and demands the maximum possible commitment from everyone to to prevent libya of becoming victim of the blind and december desperate terrorists. >> we've been listening to the
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italian minister cardi. he spoke about the focus of the national unity government and doing everything possible within the international community to support that government. and he also said that u.n. mandate should be armed with the means to accelerate the dialogue. let's talk with our diplomatic editor james bays, who has been following the conversation with us at the u.n. hi there james. he spoke very much about the next step being that we need to focus very much on this national unity government. it sounds simple when you see it but of course, it's deeply complex. >> deeply complex but the italians have an interest in this long relationship with libya, and of course, they are feeling the brunt of those migrants that are leaving lib y 60% up compared to the same period last year. i think that the italian
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ambassador's position is much more in line with the position of the international security councils the idea that one of the governments of the libyan governments should be armed and to block off arm as supplies to everyone else including the rival government in tripoli and by that egyptian means doing that and giving cover for the airstrikes it has been carrying out in the last year, particularly in recent days. i think that the security council for now wants to give bernardino leon the time for talks. he said we have to start with what will be a long and fragile
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process to get one government in libya rather than two. there are two governments and numerous other groups including isil. >> james bays, live from the united nations with thinks thoughts on that open session that has been happening there did you going what the future in libya should look like, and incredibly complex and nuanced situation. now rebels in the syrian city of aleppo say that they have regained ground lost to government forces. [ explosion ] >> the syrian observatory for human rights said that 150 people have been killed in 24 hours of fighting in the city. the army launched a new offense to push rebels out on monday. the syrian government said it's willing to observe a six-week cease-fire while a political
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solution is worked out. there were fights breaking out in turkey over a new security bill. five people were injured through chairs and traded punches. the police would come in to break up demonstrations when the brawl started. [music] >> ukraine's president said that his troops have pulled out of the key town of establish. and if what he described as a planed and peaceful way. it's been the scene of intense fighting despite the cease-fire but it has now fallen to pro-russian separatists. they have this report from debaltseve. >> they are in beaten and in
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retreat. ukrainian soldiers finally gave up their position in debaltseve pushed out by relentless bombardment and ground assault by separatest fighters. all this happen four days after a cease-fire supposedly began. the ukrainian wounded were taken in and spoken of a gauntlet of fire. >> there are no words to describe it. along the entire way we were blanketed with shots. they fired others with machine guns and grenade launchers. they used everything. we left debaltseve at 5:00 a.m. and until this morning we were constantly under targeted fire. >> the bombardment which broke ukrainian resistence was broken out by units of this one southwest of debaltseve. we found the fighters confident and bullish. >> let's head now to the white house and listen to president barack obama. >> we weathered a great
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depression. became the world's most dynamic economy. we fought fascism liberated europe we faced down communism and won. american communities have been destroyed by earthquakes tornadoes fires floods, and each time we rebuild. the bombing that killed 168 people could not break oklahoma city. on 9/11 terrorists tried to bring us to our knees. today a new tower soars above new york city, and america continues to lead throughout the world. after americans were killed at ford hood and the boston marathon it didn't divide us. we came together as one american family. in the face of horrific acts of violence at a sikh temple in milwaukee or a jewish community
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center outside of kansas city, we reaffirmed our commitment to pluralism and freedom repulsed that anyone should be targeted because of who they are what they look like or how they worship. most recently with the brutal murders at chapel hill of three young muslim-americans, many are afraid. i want to be clear as i can be, as americans all faiths and back grounds, we stand with you in our grief. we offer our love, and we offer our support. my point is this, as americans we're strong and resilient. when tragedy strikes when we take a hit we pull together. we draw on what is best in our character. our optimism, our commitment to each other and our commitment to our values, our respect for
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one another we stand up, and we reblacks and we recover and we emerge stronger than before. that's who we are. [applause] i say this because we face significant challenges today. challenges to our security are not new. they did not happen yesterday, a week ago or a year ago. we've always faced challenges. one of those challenges is the terrorist threat from groups like al-qaeda and isil. but this is not our challenge alone. it's a challenge for the world. isil is terrorizing the people of syria and iraq we heads
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burns human beings, unfathomable forms of cruelty. we've seen attacks in ottawa, sydney now copenhagen. we have marshaled the full force of the united states government, and we're working with allies and partners to dismantle terrorist organizations and to protect the american people. given the complexities of the challenge and the nature of the enemy, which is not a traditional army this work takes time. and it will require vigilance resilience and perspective. i'm confident just like we have for more than two centuries, we will ultimately prevail. and part of what gives me that confidence is the overwhelming response of the world community to the savagery of these terrorists. not just revolution, but a concrete commitment to work together to vanquish these
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organizations. the united nations in september i called on the international community to come together and irradicate this courage of violent extremism. i want to thank all of you from cross america and around the world for answering this cull. tomorrow the state department governments and civil society groups for more than 60 countries will focus on the steps we can take as governments. i'll also speak about how our nations have to remain relentless in our fight our counter terrorism efforts in groups plotting against our countries. but we are here today because of a very specific challenge. that's countering violent extremism. something that is not just a matter of military affairs. by environment extremism we're not just meaning the terrorist who kill innocent people but the
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ideologies the infrastructure of extremists, the propagandists, the recruiters, the funders who radicalize or recruit or incite people to violence. we all know there is no one profile of a violent extremist or terrorist. so there is no way to predict who will become radicalized. around the world and here in the united states inexcusable acts of violence have been committed against people of different faiths by people of different faiths. which is, of course, a betrayal of all of our faiths. it's not unique to one group. or to one geography or one period of time. but we have here at this summit because of the urgent threat from groups like al-qaeda and isil. this week we're focused on
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prevention. preventing these groups from radicalizing recruiting, or inspiring others to violence in the first place. i've called upon governments to come to the united nations this fall with concrete steps we can take together. today what i want to do is suggest several areas where i believe we can concentrate our efforts. first, we have to confront ideology. there have been a fair amount of debate about the words we use to describe and frame this challenge. i want to be very clear about how i see it. al-qaeda and isil and groups like it are desperate for legitimacy. they try to portray themselves as religious leaders holy warriors in defense of islam.
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that's why isil presumes to declare itself the islamic state. and they propagated the notion that america and the west generally, is at war with islam. that's how they recruit. thesethat's how they try to radicalize young people. we must never accept the premise that they put forward. because it is a lie. they are not religious leaders they're terrorists. [applause] and we are not at car with islam. we are at war with people who
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have perverted islam. just as thoughs of us outside of muslim communities need to reject the terrorist narrative that the west and islam are in conflict or modern life and islam are in conflict. i also believe that muslim communities have responsibilities as well. al-qaeda and isil do draw collectsively from the islamic texts. they do depend upon the misperception around the world that they speak in some fashion for people of the muslim faith. that there is some sort of lash of civilizations. they no more represent islam
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than any madman who kill in the name of god or christianity, buddhism or hinduism. no reasonable is responsible for terrorism. people are responsible for violence and terrorism. and to their credit, the respected clerics and scholars not just here in the united states but around the world who push back on this twisted interpretation on their faith. they want to make very clear what islam stands for, and we're joined by some of those leaders today. these religious leaders and scholars preach that islam calls for peace justice and tolerance forwards others. that terrorism is prohibit: that the qur'an says whoever kills an innocent, it is as if he kills all mankind. those are the voices that represent over 1 billion people
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around the world. but if we're going to effectively isolate terrorists if we're going to address their efforts to recruit our young people if we're going to lift up the tolerances in the islamic community that suggest that the west is at odds with islam in some fashion. the reality is that there is a strain of thought that these tactics--it does buy into the
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notion that the muslim world has suffered. and buys into the belief in a so many of the isil flow from the colonialism or conspiracy, or that it is incompatible to tolerance or that it has been polluted by western values. so those things exist. and in some communities around the world they are widespread. it makes individuals who may be of disaffected or alienateed the fight for radicalization. we must be much more clear of how we're rejecting certain of
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values. >> we need to lift up the voices of those that know the hypocrisy of isil firsthand former extremists. their words speak to us today. i know in some of the discussions these voices have been raised. i witnessed horrible crimes committed by isis. it's not a revolution for jihad. it's a slaughter. i was shocked by what i did.
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this is isn't what we came for to kill other muslims. i'm 28. is this the only future i'm able to imagine? that's the voice of so many who were temporarily radicalized and then saw the truth. they've warned other young people not to make the same mistakes that as they did. do not run after illusions. do not be deceived. do not give up your life for nothing. in all of this work, the greatest resource are communities themselves. especially those like those young people who are here today. if we have talented young men and women who pioneering new ways to reach young people.
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we're joined by leaders in the private sector, high tech companies who want to support your efforts. i want to challenge all of us that unleash the talents and creativity of young people, young muslims, not just to expose the lives of extremists, but to empower you to service and to lift up people's lives here in america and around the world. that can be a qualifying for your generation. that's the first challenge. we have to discredited these ideologies. we have to tackle them head on. we can't shy away from these discussions. and too often folks are understandably sensitive about addressing some of these root issues but we have to talk about them honestly and clearly. [applause] and the reason why i believe we have to do so is because i'm so
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confident that when the truth is out we'll be successful. now, the second challenge is we have to address the grievances that terrorists exploit including economic grievances. poverty alone does not cause a person to become a terrorist. any more than poverty alone causes someone to become a criminal. there are millions of people, millions of people in the world who live in abject poverty and they're focused on what they can do to build up their own lives and they have embrace violent ideologyies. conversely there are terrorists who come from wealthy background like osama bin laden. what is true, though, is when millions of people, especially youth, are impoverished and have no hope for the future, when corruption inflicts daily
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humiliations on people when there are no outlets by which people can express their concerns reventments fester. the risk of instakeout and extremism grow. where young people have no education. they're more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and radical ideas because it's not tested against anything else. they have nothing to weigh. we have seen this across the middle east and north africa. and terrorist groups are all too happy to step into a void. they offer salaries to foot soldiers to support their families. sometimes they offer social services schools health clinics to do what local governments cannot or will not do. they try to justify their violence in the name of fighting the injust of corruption that steals from the people even
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while those terrorist groups commit worse abuses such as kidnapping and human trafficking. if we're going to prevent people from being susceptible to the false promises of extremism then the international community has to offer something better. the united states attempts to do its part. we will keep promoteing development and growth that is broadly shared so more people can provide for their families. we'll keep leading a global effort against corruption because the culture of the bribe has to be replaced by good governance that does not favor certain groups over others. countries have to invest in education of boys and girls men and women because countries will not be truly successful if half their population, their women and girls are denied opportunity. [applause]
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and america will continue to forge new partnerships and entrepreneurship and innovation, science and technology. so people from morocco and malaysia can start new businesses and create prosperity prosperity. just as we address economic grievances we need to face a third challenge. that's addressing the political grievances exploited by terrorists. when governments oppress their people deny human rights, stifle dissent or marginalize ethnic or religious groups or favor certain religious groups over others, it sows the seeds of extremism and violence. it makes those communities more vulnerable to recruitment. terrorist groups claim that change can only come through violence. and if peaceful change is possible that plays into extremeist propaganda.
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the agreement to stability is not less democracy but more democracy. it's institutions. [applause] it's institutions that uphold the rule of law equally. and police forces that treat people with dignity. it's free speech where people can advocate for peaceful change. it's freedom where people can practice their religion without fear or intimidation. this is all part of countering extremism. fourth, we have to recognize that our best partners in all these efforts the best people to help protect individuals from falling victory to extremeist ideologies are their own communities, their own family members. we have to be honest with ourselves. terrorist groups like al-qaeda
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and isil deliberately target their propaganda in the hopes of reaching and brainwashing young muslims. especially those who may be disillusions or wrestling with their identity. that's the truth. the high quality of videos. the online magazines the use of social media terrorist twitter accounts, it's all designed to target today's young people online in cyberspace. and by the way the older people here as wise as respected as you may be, your stuff is often boring. [ laughing ] compared to what they're doing. you're not connected. and as a consequences you're not connecting. these terrorists are a threat first and foremost to the communities they're targeting. which means that the communities
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have to take the lead in protecting themselves. that's true here in america as it is true anywhere else. when someone starts getting radicalized, family and friends are often the first to see that something has changed in their personality, teachers may notice a student becoming withdrawn or struggling with his or her identity and if they intervene at that moment and offer support, that may make a difference. faith leaders may begin notice someone beginning to espouse violent ideas that's a moment that they can help them reflect on the meaning of their faith in a way that's more consistent with peace and justice. families and friends coworkers faith leaders they want to reach out and help save their
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loved ones and friends and prevent them from taking a wrong turn. communities don't always know the signs to look for have the tools to intervene and know what to look to, but that's where government can play a role if government is a trusted partner. that's where we also need to be honest. i know some muslim-americans have concern working with government particularly law enforcement, and its rooted in certain practices where muslim-americans feel they've been unfairly targeted. so in our work we have to make sure that abuses stop, they are not repeated, we do not stigmatize entire communities. nobody should be profiled or put under a cloud of suspicion simply because of their faith. [applause]
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engagement in communities cannot be a cover for surveillance. dealing with them slowly through the prism of law enforcement. when we do that only reinforces suspicion and makes it hard to build the trust we need to work together. as part of this summit we're announcing we'll increase our outreach to communities including muslim americans and engage with partners and raise awarness so more communities understand how to protect their loved ones from becoming radicalized. we have to devote more resources to these efforts. [applause] and as government does more, communities are going to have to step up as well. we need to build on the pilate programs that have been discussed in the summit already
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in los angeles minneapolis boston. these are partnerships that bring people together in mutual respect, and bring more dialogue, trust and cooperation. if we're going to solve these issues, then the people who are most targeted and potentially most affected, muslim americans have to have a seat at the table where they can help to strengthen and shape these partnerships, so we're all helping to keep communities safe and strong as a result. and finally we need to do what extremists and terrorists hope we will not do, and that is stay true to the values that define us as free and diverse societies. if extremists are peddling the notion that western countries are hostile to muslims then we need to show that we welcome people of all faiths.
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here in america islam has been woven in the fabric of our country since it's founding. generations-- [applause] --generations of muslims have come to work, lay railroads and mr. up america. the first islamic center in new york city was founded in the 1980s. the first mosque--this is an interesting fact--was in north dakota. muslim americans protect our communities as police officers, firefighters, first responders and protect our nation by serving in uniform intelligence communities, and cemeteries across our country including at arlington muslim american heroes rest in peace having given their lives in defense of all of us.
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[applause] of course, that's the story extremists and terrorists don't want the world to know. muslims succeeding and thriving in america. because when that truth is known it exposes their propaganda as the lie that it is. it's also a story that every american must never forget. because it reminds us all that hatred and bigotry and prejudice has no place in our country. it's not just counterproductive. it does not just aid terrorists, it's wrong. it's contrary to who we are. i'm thinking of a little girl named sabrina who last month sent me a valentine's day card
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in the shape of a heart. it was the first valentine i got. i got it from sabrina before malia and sasha and michelle gave me one. so she's 11 years old. she's in the fifth grade she's a young muslim-american, and she said in her valentine i enjoy being an american, and when she grows up she wants to be an engineer or basketball player. which are good choices. but she wrote i'm worried about people hating muslims. if some muslims do bad things, it does not mean that all of them do. she asked please tell everyone that we're good people, and we're just like everyone else. [applause]
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now those are the words and the wisdom of a little girl growing up here in america just like my daughters are growing up here in america. we're just like everybody else. and everybody needs to remember that during the course of this debate. as we move forward with these challenges. we all have responsibilities. we all have hard work ahead of us on this issue. we can't paper over problems. we're not going to solve this if we're always just trying to be politically correct but we do have to remember that 11-year-old girl. that's our hope. that's our future. that's how we discredit violent
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ideologists, by making sure that her voice is lifted up, making sure that she's nurtured, making sure that she's supported. and then recognizing that there are little girls and boys like that all around the world. and us helping to address economic and political grievances that can be exploited by extremists and empowering local communities. and us staying true to our values as a diverse and tolerant society even when we're threated. especially when we're threatened. >> we've been listening live at the white house in washington, d.c. to president obama in his summit to tackle extremists. he's using the opportunity to reach active muslim-americans to say trust us, we can work together to tackle this. let's bring in our white house correspondent, who has been listening to obama's speech.
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he tackled a lot of issues that are being talked about in the press head on. >> he really did and this was more more of a blunt speech than most people expected. he talked about colonnism and what the west has done in the middle east to create negative healings. that's not something that you usually hear a president talk about. but he went out of his way to send what we believe his message was going to be, which is the u.s. is not at war with islam. isil islamic state in iraq and the levant, does not represent islam, and they are, in fact, a terrorist organization. i think i lost communication with you. the president knows--he has bluntly said this--he said if the u.s. is going to be successful in pushing back against recruitment of isil of young american muslims then they're going to need the help
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of the muslim community but also talked about the fact that there is a lack of trust and singled out some of the past intelligence and surveillance done by law enforcement and said that has to stop. so it's a fairly blunt speech from president barack obama on this issue. it's not the last time that we'll hear from him on this. he'll speak to the state department in an international forum, and he'll focus more on what other countries can do to combat extremism in their countries. i'll pass it to you. i can't hear you. i lost communication with you. so i won't be able to answer any of your follow up answers. >> patty colhane who has been standing in the snow listening to obama there. very up reaching out to the
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muslim community against a rising tide of islam phobia. >> it's partly inspirational and partly academic. he tried to balance the peach. he addressed basically what he calls the responsibilities of local communities in america to de-legitimatize the ideologies of extremists, and address the needs of young men and women and talked about the responsibilities that we can do to prevent this particular extremist ideologyies. and he addressed some of the fears that the muslim communities in america have. he talked about law enforcement and the fears of a young innocent girl 11 years old who basically told him that she's terrified that basically muslims are hated in america. in a way as you said, he
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addressed the whole idea of islam phobia, the rising anti-muslim feelings particularly since 9/11. he tried to address some of the fears of the muslim communities and also address americans ordinary americans by saying, look don't basically--i mean look at extremists and muslims in one particular boat. this is a religion that basically includes more than a billion muslims. you cannot just say that they're part of this twisted ideal odds. >> he used the words we've got to address the grievances that extremists exploit. i know research was done in america recently that said that people don't become radicalized because of poverty or boredom but a sense of injustice. he was calling on all communities to work together to gain a perspective on this problem, and to move forward together. again, easier said than done, but it's a starting point. >> i think he talked about four major points. the measure point is the
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partnership. where is the local muslim communities in order to discredit, and delegitimatize ideology. the ideology whether it's islamic state or other extremist groups is to take the world-view that basically resonate with some young men in particular, the second point he talked about was grievances, both political and economic grievances and he said that there was a great deal of injustice and great deal of social economic grievances not just in the west, but in the muslim world. then talked about political grievances, which is why the islamic state has been able to do what it has. they believe that the governments basically do not take them seriously. they're marginalized and excluded and talked about good
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governanceness and spoke about the most important thing to focus on is on children. >> we've been liverpool to go president obama talking about how america can move forward to be inclusive and to be a country of freedom. he talked about what he thinks the next steps are to move forward to stop young people becoming radicalized, and, he mentioned the fact that a lot of those young people feel a sense of injustice. he tackled a lot of these issues head on and what was an extreme extremely blunt and together speech. we'll be discussing this further in the rest of our programs this evening. we'll also be taking a look at that open session at the u.n. discussing what the next steps are for structure and progress in libya and what is a very complex and difficult situation. we hope you stay with us. we'll be back in just a few
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