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applegrove

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 08:42 PM Feb 2017

Trump's new national security adviser: Saying 'radical Islamic terrorism' is counterproductive [View all]

David Choi at Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/nsa-mcmaster-terrorism-2017-2

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In his first group meeting at the National Security Council as President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster reportedly said using the term "radical Islamic terrorism" was counterproductive, The New York Times reported Friday night.

McMaster delivered his remarks on Thursday, nearly one week after Trump appointed him, replacing Gen. Michael Flynn, who frequently echoed Trump's use of the controversial term.

McMaster said "Muslims who commit terrorist acts are perverting their religion," The Times reported. He added that terrorists are fundamentally "un-Islamic."

His speech indicated a softened tone compared to Flynn, a three-star Army general who resigned earlier this month after allegedly misleading Vice President Mike Pence about phone calls he had with Russia before the inauguration


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