Transcript: Bob Schieffer interviews David Cameron

BOB SCHIEFFER: We begin this morning with the continuing fallout from the murderous attack on the French satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo.”

Violent protests have broken out in Pakistan, Algeria, Yemen, and Niger, where at least 10 people are dead.

Security in Western Europe remains high. In Washington, just after his White House meeting with President Obama, to talk about all of this, British Prime Minister David Cameron sat down with us at Blair House, and we asked if the terrorist threat now is greater than ever.

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SCHIEFFER: Prime Minister, how is it these people are able to motivate these young people, young people in Britain, young people in France, in the United States? What is the appeal here?

CAMERON: Well, I think they are trying to appeal on the basis of a perversion of the religion of Islam, saying that there is a struggle against one, they would say, Islamic path. I don’t believe it is Islamic, but that’s what they are saying — one Islamic path against the rest of Islam and against the rest of the world.

SCHIEFFER: You say he calls you bro. What do you call him?

CAMERON: Well, it’s normally Barack and David, but every now and again, there’s been some other things thrown around. And I suppose bro was one of them. But I took that in good heart.

SCHIEFFER: But, I mean, you don’t have a special nickname for him?

CAMERON: I don’t, no. And if I did, I probably wouldn’t tell you.

(LAUGHTER)

SCHIEFFER: All right. Thank you very much, Prime Minister.

CAMERON: Thank you.

[Oval Office Photo: Pete Sousa / The White House]

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