Circus skips Muslim radicals hearing

by Meredith Shiner
Politico
June 15, 2011

https://www.legal-project.org/1470/circus-skips-muslim-radicals-hearing

Excerpt:

Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) opened his second in a series of controversial hearings on "Muslim-American radicalization" Wednesday by attacking radical groups and their "allies in the liberal media" for over-hyping the congressional inquiries and painting the panel's activities as bigoted.

"I have repeatedly said the overwhelming majority of Muslim Americans are outstanding Americans," said the House Homeland Security Committee chairman said. "Yet, the first radicalization hearing which this committee held in March of this year was met with much mindless hysteria — led by radical groups such as the Council of Islamic Relations and their allies in the liberal media personified by the New York Times."

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