Thanks for coming to our session , a Civil Society approach to preventing terrorism and targeted violence. I am a senior policy analyst with new Americas National security program. We are a think and action tanks civic life form that connects technology labs, solutions networks, media hub, and public forum. From homegrown american terrorism to United States drone wars abroad, and a corporation drones around the world to the profound changes in warfare brought by new technology and societal changes. Theuld like to introduce presentation on our new initiative before we jump into the panel portion. He was once a jihadist propagandist who ran revolutionary muslim, a new york citybased organization active in the 2000s connected to a number of terrorism cases. He connected al qaedas ideology and transformed it for america creating englishlanguage propaganda. 2011e radicalized in following his arrest in casablanca and incarceration in the u. S. After his presentation, i will invite the rest o
Hour and a half. Good afternoon, everyone. We are going to get started. Thank you for coming to america and coming to this session, control, alt, delete, hate. An approach to targeting violent. My name is melissa and i am a senior policy analyst with new Americas International security program. For those of you new to new america, we are a think and action tank to connect research institute, technology labs, Solutions Network and media hub and public forum. We aim to provide evidencebased analysis of some of the toughest security challenges facing american policymakers and the public from homegrown american terrorism to United States drone and the new warfare rotted by new technologies. I would like to introduce jesse morton who will begin with a presentation on the new initiative before we jump into panel. Jesse was once a jihadist who muslim, a new york citybased organization active in the to thousands and connected to a number of terrorism cases. He connected al qaedas ideology and
Intelligence official and a former member of the neonazi group called the National Socialist group. Held by new america, this is an hour and a half. Good afternoon, everyone. We are going to get started. Thank you for coming to america and coming to this session, control, alt, delete, hate. An approach to targeting violent. My name is melissa and i am a senior policy analyst with new Americas International security program. For those of you new to new america, we are a think and action tank to connect research institute, technology labs, Solutions Network and media hub and public forum. We aim to provide evidencebased analysis of some of the toughest security challenges facing american policymakers and the public from homegrown american terrorism to United States drone and the new warfare rotted by new technologies. I would like to introduce jesse morton who will begin with a presentation on the new initiative before we jump into panel. Jesse was once a jihadist who muslim, a new york
That looks at this issue and then george, Senior Vice President of programs and the homelandrector of security. You have a range of views on the subject. A couple of points of order before we begin, we are going to have a discussion for about 40 minutes or so and then we will open it up to questions from you. Please remember this is about questions. If you give a monologue, i will cut you off and ask where the question is. Peak into the microphone raise your hand. We will call on you. You can identify yourself and ask your question into the microphone. Emergency there is an , the policy is to move to the National Geographic museum, which has a cafeteria and is located next door. That was not an indication to go there before or after, although you can if you want. With that, we will start and i will sit down. Thank you for coming. Off. Y dont you start us , theus a sense after 9 11 u. S. Government focuses on al qaeda and the Islamic State. We have added other kinds of extremist threats
Talking earlier about how there are already many groups coming out to say that this is absolutely the wrong thing for the government to do to broaden this definition , to name and this definition, to name and shame groups that they deem to be extreme list. Weve had muslim groups saying that the government is seeking a problem or seeking a solution to a problem that does not exist. Weve had Civil Liberties groups talking about free speech are. And heres michael gove. And heres michael gove. Yes. Yes. Yes. In the governments strategy to counter extremism and to build Greater National resilience and social cohesion, the United Kingdom is a success story. A multinational, multi ethnic, multi faith democracy is stronger because of our diversity, but our democracy and our values of inclusivity and our values of inclusivity and tolerance are under challenge from extremist groups, which are radicalising our young people and driving greater polarisation within and between communities to further