Tony Blair, Leon Panetta to launch antiterrorism commission

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/02/21/tony-blair-leon-panetta-to-launch-anti-terrorism-commission/

Former British prime minister Tony Blair and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta are launching a commission on violent extremism that will aim to help the next U.S. administration counter radicalization among Muslims.

The soon-to-launch effort, which also hopes to guide European leaders, will unite experts to study extremist groups like the Islamic State and recommend ways to blunt their appeal among disaffected youth. It is being sponsored by the CSIS Commission on Countering Violent Extremism.

Commission organizers said they plan to produce a report by the end of July to coincide with the Republican and Democratic political conventions, where party nominees will be decided.


Anyone know WTF this is about?
Timing the report to 'coincide' with the Republican and Democratic conventions?

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1. Be afraid

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They are core members of neo-con Central

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2. This is ringing alarm bells to me

Why time it that way, in particular?

More here, much more:
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/feb/23/tony-blair-bernie-sanders-jeremy-corbyn

[malaise]

7. Thanks

I'm in and out for a few days - we have elections here on Thursday

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12. Hope elections go well there, sis

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3. Kinda like "The Commission" that Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno and Carmine "Junior" Persico

formed.

Both are now serving time in Federal Prisons.

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8. We can dream

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10. Not familiar with this. Likewise criminals?

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13. Mafia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Commission_%28mafia%29

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14. Oh yes. Striking similarity!

[Solly Mack]

4. ...

“Anything that ends up alienating a large part of the Muslim world is counterproductive." Blair

Gee, Blair. Anything like, say, torture?

Tony Blair knew of secret policy on terror interrogations

Torture UK: why Britain has blood on its hands

Complicity in torture: the case against the United Kingdom

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6. Ever the slimy hypocrite.

He's been making money in the private sector dealing with regimes known for torture like Kazakhstan.
His wife too, with her legal machinist ions with the Maldives.

Apparently, his speech at CSIS was by private invitation only.
Only small bits reported on, one of which notes he was talking about neeng ground troops against ISIS.

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9. Blair is a war criminal

That simple

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5. Hmm, coinciding with the release of the Chilcot report (finally) this summer?

The Poodle is gonna have egg on his face for that one. Probably nothing else, but will have egg on his face. That and who is funding this? 'Cause the poodle likes to make a lot of money (and I mean a lot of money) on his terrorism and counterterrorism shenanegans.

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11. Good points about Chilcot report date and funding

I wonder who is paying for this and how much he and Panetta are getting?