Extremism Spreading?

" Are you negatively that's twelve years old of blond haired boy who is really described as an Angel by some police say that's hardly the case the child rounded up. During an anti terror sweeping Great Britain police they're calling him an extremist dangerous. Inspired by Al Qaeda they say he sent images like this to classmates showing. Terrorist beheading westerners. And with police say may be even more disturbing is the boy is not driven by ideology. Too young to even spell the word Jihad instead. They say he's an example of just how violent extremism is spreading among young people like -- virus and joining me now to talk about a former Scotland Yard officer Steve -- Steve good to see it yet. I've been at places like Gaza it is fertile ground for terror recruit and I saw kids there. Who were seven or eight years old who claimed they were members of -- Hamas. But in Great Britain. How is it possible that a twelve year old non Muslim could fall victim to Al Qaeda inspired terrorism."

" Yeah obviously great the authorities in the U Qaeda very concerned at the moment that so -- caught varies. Targeting. Young impression know what disaffected youths and obviously. This child he's one of them yet to do it do you kite. As an asylum -- back in 2005. The ice age about eight they're not -- which country he kind from. That might well plea he might have come from a war zone which is why has these fascination with weapons and and this talk -- the idea."

" Again this kid was trouble when he was just eight years old he helped to other boys. -- his older sister which is just hideous how pervasive. Is this threat of violent extremism. And the world is it spread there."

" Yeah do you cut a great guys you know we have big immigrant communities. Formal commonwealth countries people from India packets on big Islamic communities. Three at the big police forces in the U -- Scotland -- being one of them have come up with these new project he's cold that channel project. When actually gone back into the community in an effort to try and get. Community leaders schools. And even mosques to come forward and report radical."

" think there's some experience behind that's that's working but. British authorities including Scotland Yard. -- haven't succeeded in shutting down the most dangerous mosques last fall the times of London conducted an investigation I want to quote what they they revealed the following. Almost half of Britain's mosques -- under the control of hardline Islamic sect. Who's leading preacher loads of western values and has called on Muslims to shed blood. For all how many of these mosques. Have been shut down and their leaders put out of business."

" What a couple -- but obviously it since you authorities to let them run because of false amount of intelligence can be dying. But put in informants and and sudden. -- diva watch -- for want of a better word into these mosques -- talking to people find out exactly what's going on in this. All right Steve girl it it is a tough job. Thank you very much for your insight. You --"