• Islamic Extremists Should Get Therapy

    From Dave Dimmy@3:800/432 to All on Tuesday, June 03, 2008 22:14:06
    The UK's latest "plan" to deal with Islamic extremism (while doing nothing
    to curb Islam and its "extremism") is to use "therapy and counselling".

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    Islamic extremists should get therapy, Home Office tells local councils
    By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent

    Islamic extremists could escape prosecution and instead receive therapy and counselling under new Government plans to "deradicalise" religious fanatics.

    The Home Office is to announce an extra u12.5 million to support new initiatives to try to stop extremism spreading.

    The central element of the Home Office plan is a new national "deradicalisation"
    programme that would persuade converts to violent and extremist causes to change their views.

    Controversially, the new plan makes clear that people who fall under the influence of violent organisations will not automatically face prosecution.

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    Full article at "The Telegraph" UK http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2068366/ Islamic-extremists-should-get-therapy,-Home-Office-tells-local-councils.html

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