Islamic Terrorism: March 2011

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Islamic Terrorism: March 2011

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Jon Kyl To Muslim Group: Why Doesn't Your Website Condemn Violent Rhetoric? (VIDEO)

Ryan J. Reilly | March 29, 2011, 3:25PM

Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) asked a representative of the group Muslim Advocates on Tuesday why the organization's website didn't specifically condemn violent rhetoric.

At the first Senate panel on the civil rights of Muslim-Americans, Kyl asked a representative of the group Muslim Advocates why their website didn't condemn rhetoric aimed at other religious groups.

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Topics: Islamic Terrorism, Jon Kyl, Muslim Advocates, Muslim-Americans, Muslims

GOPer to Mueller: Why Doesn't FBI Have To Reach Out To Baptists or Catholics Like It Does Muslims?

Ryan J. Reilly | March 16, 2011, 1:10PM

FBI Director Robert Mueller and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asked FBI Director Robert Mueller on Wednesday whether the bureau had any outreach programs specifically for the Baptist or Catholic communities like it did with the Muslim community.

"How is your outreach going with the Baptists or the Catholics?" Gohmert inquired.

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Topics: CAIR, Counterterrorism, FBI, FBI Sting, Islamic Terrorism, Islamophobia, Louie Gohmert, Muslim-Americans, Muslims, Robert Mueller

Islamic Terrorism

Lungren On King Hearings: No One Complained About Scope Of Hearings On Neo-Nazis Or The KKK (VIDEO)

Jillian Rayfield | March 10, 2011, 1:30PM

Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA) said that it's unfair to criticize Rep. Peter King's (R-NY) hearings on Muslim radicalization for having a "singular focus," because the hearings are "looking at a specific problem and we're trying to deal with it" -- just like similar panels, he said, that dealt with neo-Nazis, the KKK, and militia groups.

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Topics: Dan Lungren, Islamic Terrorism, Muslim Radicalization Hearings, Peter King

Muslim Radicalization Hearings

Peter King: Neo-Nazis Aren't As Big A Threat As Al-Qaeda (VIDEO)

Ryan J. Reilly | March 10, 2011, 11:45AM

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) hit back at criticism of his hearings on Muslim radicalization in his opening statement before the Homeland Security Committee on Thursday and said that the threat of neo-Nazis and lone mad men don't compare to the threat of al-Qaeda.

"I am well aware that the announcement of these hearings has generated considerable controversy and opposition," King said. "Some of this opposition such as my colleague and friend Mr. Pasqual has been measured and thoughtful. Other opposition from special interest groups and the media has ranged from disbelief to rage and hysteria."

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Topics: Islamic Terrorism, Islamophobia, Muslim Radicalization Hearings, Peter King

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King, Wolf Go After CAIR At Muslim Radicalization Hearings

Ryan J. Reilly | March 10, 2011, 11:25AM

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA)

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) and Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) went after the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) at the Homeland Security Committee's hearing on Muslim radicalization on Thursday.

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Topics: CAIR, Frank Wolf , Islamic Terrorism, Muslim Radicalization Hearings, Peter King

Peter King

Rep. Ellison Tears Up At King Hearings While Telling Story Of Muslim 9/11 First Responder (VIDEO)

Jillian Rayfield | March 10, 2011, 11:15AM

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) was moved to tears today at Peter King's hearings on radicalization in the American Muslim community, when telling the story a Muslim first responder who lost his life on September 11th, 2001.

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Topics: Islamic Terrorism, Keith Ellison, Muslim Radicalization Hearings, Peter King

Peter King

Official: Peter King Represents 'Majority Perspective' Of Federal Law Enforcement

Ryan J. Reilly | March 9, 2011, 7:58AM

Rep. Peter King (R-NY)

There are basically two schools of thought on the hearings on Muslim radicalization that Rep. Peter King (R-NY) is holding tomorrow. One side sees the hearing as a witchhunt akin to Sen. Joseph McCarthy's anti-Communist campaign of the 1950s that will result in the "demonization and scapegoating" of Muslim-Americans because of their religion. The other side sees King as an American hero who refuses to let political correctness get in the way of protecting national security.