Don't teach hatred to children: Blair

Times of India ^ | 8/8/05 | IANS

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NEW DELHI: In a clear reference to Islamic seminaries in Pakistan, British Prime Minister Tony Blair has attacked the "teaching of hatred at a very, very early age," calling it the root of global terrorism.

"When people say to me it's all down to foreign policy, I point out that the roots of this go very deep. And the roots are found in the teaching of hatred at a very, very early age," Blair said in an interview published on Thursday.

"It is not something that suddenly happened on September 11 in New York or even before that. It is something that has grown over a significant period of time. And you can only handle it by tackling the culture and ideology of extremism that breed it," he said in response to a question about the Pakistani origin of those involved in serial bombings in London on July 7.

Blair, who arrived here on a three-day visit on Friday, added that it was important to support Pakistan in rooting out terrorism.

"And that's why it's important to work with Pakistan on this. And I welcome the measures that (Pakistan) President Pervez Musharraf has taken," he told the English daily

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Blair is slowly dancing his way to the truth - that the enemy is an ideology cloaked in religious garb. The name of that enemy is jihad. Maybe Bush can borrow some speechwriters from Blair, eh? Except for the sometimes funny spelling, there shouldn't be much trouble....:-)

[Proud_USA_Republican]

Well said.

Unfortunately, the majority of these maddrass "islamic schools" are funded by the Saudis and they provide them with printed materials scripted by their people in Mecca.
The Qurons are re-written to promote more hatred for jews and christians. The kids read it and think this is what the original writings said. The saudi's print these by the millions and ship them to schools and mosques around the world.