Terrorism in the House
Rep. Peter King, R-NY, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and former avid supporter of the Irish Republican Army, is very, very concerned about terrorism and the danger it poses to America . He is concerned that American citizens are being radicalized to commit violence against other American citizens and so he convened this investigative hearing of his committee today. But he confined his hearing and his investigation to only Muslim Americans. If Rep. King is truly concerned about radicalization of Americans, I have a few suggestions for his investigations and hearings. How about investigating the militia movement right across the country that is busily arming itself and advocating the violent overthrow of the United States government? Or, in a similar vein, he could investigate all the white supremacist groups which periodically foment violence against Americans who do not meet their rigid racial specifications. How about the evangelical Christian groups who enc...