Rep. King: Islamic Radicalization Hearings Will Be Fair

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peter-kingNew York Congressman Peter King was less than 24 hours away from leading controversial hearings on Muslim extremists in the U.S. He promised they will be honest and fair, and stressed they were about national security, Don Dahler reports.

“The reasons the hearings are focusing on the Muslim community, the president’s own national security advisor said al Qaeda is attempting to radicalize the Muslim-American community,” King said.

The Long Island lawmaker cited recent events such as the arrests of Faisal Shazad, who admitted to trying to bomb Times Square, and Army Major Nidal Hassan, the accused Fort Hood shooter, as proof there are dangerous elements within America’s borders.

On Thursday, King will lead the congressional hearings, and critics within Congress were concerned.

“You’re setting a tone of blame and collective guilt. And you’re thwarting the very thing you say you want to achieve which is greater public safety,” said Rep. Keith Ellison.

King invited the Rep. Ellison to testify.

The Council on American Islamic Relations, the ACLU, and other groups held a news conference Wednesday morning to condemn the hearings.

“Representative King’s two main allegations, that American Muslims do not cooperate with law enforcement, and that 80 to 85 percent of their leadership are extremist are demonstrably false,” said Nihad Awad, national director of CAIR.

The White House was treading lightly, but fears isolating Muslims.

“We are all in this together as Americans, and Muslim-Americans are part of the solution here. They’re not the problem,” said Jay Carney, White House Press Secretary.

King’s supporters said terrorist conspiracies were real and increasing.

“Name another religion where there is an international coordinated effort today, where there can be an imam in Yemen talking to a member of our military in Texas,” said Jordan Sekulow, director of policy at the American Center for Law and Justice.

{CBS Local/Matzav.com}


2 COMMENTS

  1. The whole “hubbub” is only the allies of the terrorists putting on a propaganda war to hide their true actions and intentions.

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