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February 08, 2011
Charming: Hearing on Loyalty of Muslim Americans
Just saw this on the NYT
Rep. Peter King Rejects Criticism of Homegrown Terror Hearings - NYTimes.com
Brilliant, why we just shall have some fine hearings. I though this sort of thing went out in the 1960s....
Representative Peter T. King, Republican of New York, said he would rely on Muslims to make his case that American Muslim leaders have failed to cooperate with law enforcement officials in the effort to disrupt terrorist plots — a claim that was rebutted in recent reports by counterterrorism experts and in a forum on Capitol Hill on Monday
This is a dangerous thing to pursue as a public hearing. It is scapegoating and it can lead to very nasty things. If there is real concern, it is best left to the intelligence agencies.
Posted by The Lounsbury at February 8, 2011 01:31 PM
Filed Under: Politics
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