AS with many Congressional hearings, it is hard to see what the point is of Peter King’s session tomorrow, beyond buttressing the opinions of the congressman in the committee chair.
The hearing at the House homeland security committee is entitled “The Extent of Radicalisation in the American Muslim Community and that Community’s Response”.
Muslim groups and civil rights activists have accused King of McCarthyism, of starting a witch hunt against Muslims. They argue it is prejudiced to single out Muslims rather than other extremists such as the Ku Klax Klan or Right-wing haters. [Pickled Politics] Read more
