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Wednesday, 02 August 2006
Blair: Western values must triumph
Contributed by Bill Faith

Blair: Western values must triumph over radical Islam

Global battle is for hearts and minds, prime minister says

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The conflict in the Middle East, as well as others involving Muslim extremists, revolve around "modernization within Islam" and whether the Western system of values can "beat theirs," British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a speech Tuesday.

Speaking to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, Blair went on to say that the struggle was between moderate, benign values versus the hatred and intolerance of fundamentalism.

"Even the issue of Israel is just part of the same wider struggle for the soul of the region," Blair said. "If we recognize this struggle for what it truly is, we would be at least along the first steps of the path to winning it. But I fear a vast part of Western opinion is not remotely near this yet."

[Read on.]

Click here for the full text of the speech. H/T Allah, who has more here.

Contributed by Bill Faith on August 2, 2006 at 07:35 AM in Bill Faith, Islamism Delenda Est | Permalink

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