AMMAN, Jordan -- Jordan's new prime minister vowed Wednesday to wage a "pre-emptive" war against Islamic extremists, saying his government planned to fight terrorism by reforming religious teaching and granting greater freedom.
Speaking to parliament, Marouf al-Bakhit said the suicide bombers who killed 60 people in three hotels on Nov. 9 "only made us more determined to move forward in our pre-emptive war against terrorism and the 'takfiri' culture."
'Takfiri' is the ideology of militants who regard their Muslim opponents as infidels.
It's not just the "ideology of militants", Islam teaches that non-Muslims are infidels.
The government also would devise a strategy for religious teaching to stress "moderation and tolerance," he said, adding that Muslim clerics would be "retrained and rehabilitated."
Sounds good but will it work? We'll see.
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