Jefe de la lucha antiterrorista de la UE: "political correctness impide la lucha contra militantes islamistas"

El francés Gilles de Kerchove, coordinador para asuntos de contraterrorismo de la Unión Europea muestra su preocupación por las dificultades que encuentran las Fuerzas de Seguridad a la hora de combatir efectivamente el terrorismo islámico:

Gilles de Kerchove, the EU counter-terrorism co-ordinator, said last week that concern about stigmatising Muslim populations was hampering policy-making and thus prevention. “One of the problems … is that some member states are extremely reluctant to be explicit about the link with religion”, said de Kerchove. “Religion has been hijacked and distorted for political ends”.

Una pena que no nombrase a esos estados miembros “preocupados por la estigmatización del islám”. Al parecer circula por ahí un informe del responsable francés del departamento de Justicia en el que se llama a las cosas por su nombre. Y eso no ha gustado a diversos funcionarios en Bruselas:

EU officials claimed last week the delay was because Jacques Barrot, the French Commissioner for justice, freedom and security, had grave reservations about the definition of terrorism in the commission’s policy paper and had delayed signing the policy document as it ‘went too far in blaming Muslim communities’.

Pero de Kerchove parece tener las ideas muy claras:

De Kerchove praised the Home Office’s emphasis on countering the extremists’ message through the media. “We have to provide an alternative narrative”, he said. “A lot of research is showing that young people being radicalised are looking for thrills as much as anything ideological. We need to show the violence for what it is, bloody and indiscriminate, and the people who do it for what they are, ugly criminals not heroes“.

Me temo que no será capaz de mantener por mucho tiempo su sensata postura.