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Hilary Benn, the British minister, now says: "In the UK, we do not use the phrase 'war on terror', because we can't win by military means alone, and because this isn't us against one organised enemy with a clear identity and a coherent set of objectives," he said.
"What these groups want is to force their individual and narrow values on others, without dialogue, without debate, through violence. And by letting them feel part of something bigger, we give them strength."
His remarks do not go as far as those of the British Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Ken MacDonald, who said in January this year that no such war existed and, further, that the very concept of a "war on terror" was dangerous.
---bbc.com
"What these groups want is to force their individual and narrow values on others, without dialogue, without debate, through violence. And by letting them feel part of something bigger, we give them strength."
His remarks do not go as far as those of the British Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Ken MacDonald, who said in January this year that no such war existed and, further, that the very concept of a "war on terror" was dangerous.
---bbc.com