Rep. King Calls More Anti-Muslim Hearings
Latest Round to Focus on Somali-Americans as 'Threat to Homeland Security'
Rep. Peter King (R – NY) has called today for a third round of “hearings” probing whether American Muslims are becoming “radicalized.” The new hearings will center on Somali-Americans, and the Somali militant faction al-Shabaab.
Conveniently coming just a day after US officials started presenting new claims that al-Shabaab is secretly in league with al-Qaeda, the hearings will probe if Somali-Americans are being recruited by the group and are a “growing threat to our homeland security.”
Rep. King has been pushing the hearings all year, claiming that America’s Muslim minority poses a threat to the country. The move has sparked serious concern that it will fuel yet more discrimination against Muslims.
Though King insisted that the hearings would be “fair,” he has also insisted that the United States has “too many mosques” and repeatedly presented Muslims in general as a threat to national security.
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JC(safeinoz)
July 19th, 2011 at 8:25 pm
'Too many mosques' !!
I think there are 'too many Republicans (and a few Democrats) who do not have the benefit of intelligent thought'
No wonder the U.S. is becoming a 'laughing stock' for the rest of the world.
Ian
July 19th, 2011 at 9:52 pm
A well known supporter of the IRA has the audacity to call anyone else a terrorist.
hash888@hotmail.com
July 19th, 2011 at 10:33 pm
i wil sya fuck yourself king and yourfucking kingdom of USA
RICHARD CARDULLA
July 20th, 2011 at 2:31 am
That King is in congress is another indication that the system of elections is broken and the nation is in irreversable decline. What a light weight fool and Zionist tool King is.
Wootie Berster
July 20th, 2011 at 2:42 am
A supporter of terrorism is going to ferret out "extremists"? On the theory, I suppose, that it "takes on to know one"?
curmudgeonvt
July 20th, 2011 at 5:53 am
But King's terrorists are Catholic – and white – so….that's makes it righteous!!!!
And it's not the "system of elections" that is broken…the problem lies with the people who vote these racist ideologues into office.
omop
July 20th, 2011 at 8:11 am
Here's an example of what some Israelis think of the likes of [ catholic]Congressman King.
http://theuglytruth.wordpress.com/2011/04/23/mock…
Gina
July 20th, 2011 at 12:09 pm
The problem in USA is not moslems or terrorism it is the people who are recruited into politics to talk about moslems and terorism which in fact doesn't exist since 9-11-01 there has been more talk and descrimination about moslem and terrorism than real terrorism
Russia for example had more terror act in their country than USA and yet media and politician do not talk about it everyday
US public is brain washed 24/7/365… to divert the public from the realities on the ground Clevland Detroit Cincinatti are ghost town and 45 millions US citizens lives on food stamp. on going 5.5 wars and the social security cash handed to the gamblers in Wall street. If all the Moslems in USA unites to wage a war against USA itself, they won't be able to cause the damages congress had done to their own country in the past 25 years which irreversable as RICHARD CARDULLA puts it. USA is Trully foooked up since no one had the guts to reverse or vote against 700 billion war machine budget, congress is a war party united.
Gina
July 20th, 2011 at 12:10 pm
Your comment must be approved by the site admins before it will appear publicly. as usual never appears
JoaoAlfaiate
July 20th, 2011 at 4:42 pm
It is quite funny to think you can go around "investigating" American Muslims and have a hope of winning Muslim "hearts and minds" in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc. Maybe King's hearings are a positive as they are likely to speed our departure from "east of Suez."
Hadley
July 20th, 2011 at 7:12 pm
I have obviously been flagged by your idiotic goons who have no concept of freedom of speach. Antiwar.com is a fraud in its so called liberal and free expression. You are as tightly controlled as any mass murdering dictatorial nations or corporations.
You claim freedoms and yet thwart it when someone has strong opinions that do NOT hurt anyone, or opinions that do NOT call for destroying anyone, as mine are….. yet you flunkies ban my ability to post my opinions. Frankly, you can take your site and shove it. I don't need you to insult me this way. I will also remember not to contribute, as I do under my real name when its time for you guys to shill for your salaries… Thanks for nothing!
Thomas L. Knapp
July 21st, 2011 at 6:17 am
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survivor
July 21st, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Maybe this racist congressman wants individuals who are muslim to wear a yellow crescent?