Thursday, May 23, 2013

On Muslims, King has reached his own fact-less conclusion

Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, will begin holding hearings Thursday on "the extent of the radicalization of American Muslims." Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, has characterized the hearings as "a witch hunt." Are they? King also has said he believes the "self-radicalization" of American Muslims represents "a very small minority" of the overall community. What are the potential consequences of singling out one religious group? All one needs to know about what is behind the King hearings can be gleaned by Peter King's own statements regarding Muslims in the US. How does Rep. King feel about Islam in the United States? "Unfortunately, we have too many... [via Washingtonpost]