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Peter King Comes to Westminster

From the Department of Irony Overload: Congressman Peter King says he admires the United Kingdom’s counter-terrorism efforts:

King also praised the United Kingdom’s government for its work on stemming Muslim radicalization, noting that its “Prevent” strategy “offers a candid assessment of the problem and a model for effectively addressing and countering this problem.” The Prevent strategy is one part of the UK’s Home Office counterterrorism program, and focuses on preventative measures to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.

Better late than never, I suppose and even a sinner such as Congressman King may be permitted a moment of repentance and all that. Still, the gall and the irony and all that.

Note: King’s concentration on muslim radicalisation is scarcely illegitmate but, my, the chutzpah of it…
 

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