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King: What's radicalizing Muslim Americans?
by Congressman Peter King https://www.legal-project.org/984/king-what-radicalizing-muslim-americans Excerpt: Peter King (R-Seaford) represents New York's 3rd Congressional District. Earlier this month, I was elected by the House Republican Conference to be chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. I've made it clear that I'll focus the committee on counterterrorism and hold hearings on a wide range of issues, including radicalization of the American Muslim community and homegrown terrorism. I've received many expressions of support and congratulations from government leaders, police and fire officials, and ordinary citizens. But my selection has not been received with universal acclaim. This is nothing new - the unwarranted criticisms go back years. To some in the strata of political correctness, I'm a pretty bad guy. To be blunt, this crowd sees me as an anti-Muslim bigot. A spokesman for the Committee on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) denounced me last year for making "bigoted remarks . . . about Muslims and mosques (that) have no place in national security discussions." In a 2006 CNN report about comments I'd made about Muslim leaders on Long Island, Paula Zahn said my charges were "causing a lot of outrage" before proceeding to asking me "Are you a Muslim hater?" This, after a Newsday editorial assailed me for "playing with fire" and conducting a "holy war." Newsday has since moved from moralistic condemnation to sorrowful rebuke, writing this fall: "We wish King was less given to bellicose broadsides about Muslims. Alienating loyal Muslim Americans won't make us safer." So what's the story that CAIR and the mainstream media aren't telling you? Read the complete original version of this item... receive the latest by email: subscribe to the legal project's free mailing list Note: The content of external articles does not necessarily reflect the views of The Legal Project. |
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