Congressman Peter King’s Hearing on Muslim Radicalization: What’s in a Name? – Homeland Protection Zone
It was billed as a McCarthy era smear against an innocent religious minority and likened to an attack against all Muslims and a propaganda win for al-Qaeda, which would claim the event proves that America is at war with Islam. The incident spawning such wrath was House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King’s (R-NY) hearing on “The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community’s Response.” Most of the criticism fluctuated between King’s use of the term “Muslim” in the hearing’s title and the focus on Muslim extremism as opposed to all forms of “violent extremism.”
It was billed as a McCarthy era smear against an innocent religious minority and likened to an attack against all Muslims and a propaganda win for al-Qaeda, which would claim the event proves that America is at war with Islam. The incident spawning such wrath was House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King’s (R-NY) hearing on “The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community’s Response.” Most of the criticism fluctuated between King’s use of the term “Muslim” in the hearing’s title and the focus on Muslim extremism as opposed to all forms of “violent extremism.”
