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But the fact is that it is everybody's problem, including the Shiites, because the impression is that Tehran was the one that started endorsing religious fundamentalism and imposed religion on the state through the mullah rule, and that the Iranian policy of extremism contributed fundamentally to provoking Sunni extremism, although it was not Tehran that manufactured it to begin with.
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Unfortunately, Mr. Putin has signaled intent to double-down on the flawed policy of combating "extremism," so we're likely to see more examples of persecution faced by the likes of Maxim Efimov and Ruslan Makarov in the coming years.
On Thursday, Ali Akbar Velayati, the senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, vowed that Iran will "vigorously" continue its missile activity and would not cave to threats, describing Trump's policy as its own form of "extremism".
On Thursday, Ali Akbar Velayati, the senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, vowed that Iran will "vigorously" continue its missile activity and would not cave to threats, describing Trump's policy as its own form of "extremism". The nuclear deal covers only Tehran's ability to make bombs, not its missile capabilities.
"As the prime minister [Cameron] stated in December 2015, membership of the Muslim Brotherhood is a possible indicator of extremism, and our policy will take account of the Muslim Brotherhood's ambiguity about violence and contradictions between Muslim Brotherhood ideology and actions and UK values and interests".
Putin's nationalism is noxious, and I've written about the impact of even more intolerant strains of extremism on his policies.
In 2014, Hazel Blears, the architect of the prevention of extremism and radicalisation (Prevent) policy, told Radio 5 Live that a person going to the mosque five times a day was a sign of extremism.
Once again, it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that British state policy is helping to build the sort of extremism it is publicly committed to combating.
If anything, British and US policies have boosted recruitment to the cause of extremism.
This policy debate has also demonstrated the broad streak of extremism at the center of the Trump administration.
If one is looking for a way to separate out the strands of extremism, theatre, and — maybe — serious policy discussion in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination, these people are not here to help.
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