http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/us/politics/09king.html?ref=politics
In an interesting turn of events, Republican Representative Peter King, who will be chairing the congressional hearings on Muslim radicalization, has an unashamedly radical past himself. Turns out that this law-maker, a grand-nephew of an IRA member, and avid IRA cause supporter, has no shame or concern about the relationship he has with other terrorist movements. In the New York Times article I have linked in above, they write that he simply explains:
"Of comparisons between the terrorism of the I.R.A. and that of Al Qaeda and its affiliates, Mr. King said: "I understand why people who are misinformed might see a parallel. The fact is, the I.R.A. never attacked the United States. And my loyalty is to the United States."
Just as secrets don't make friends; neither does racial, ethnic, national or religious supremacy Mr. King. I would love to have a conversation with this man, or any supported of the lobbyist campaign that undoubtedly fuels his fire, ACT for America. I mean, 2 of 10 of their points may not be entirely bias and opinion based, I just don't find those numbers to be very encouraging. Of course there is going to be a difference between the IRA and Al-quada, the IRA was operating mainly as a whole unit toward a united goal, however, they are both groups that use terrorism to advance their political goals. Hypocrisy is the dish of the day in this regard.
The biggest problem with King chairing these hearings has less to do with his own pro-IRA, terrorist group supporting, activities and speeches, and more to do with his current agenda. He seems to aim all of his efforts at re-assessing the terror agenda in general. In particular, underplay the importance of the individuals, the extremists or terrorists within the Muslim community, which all communities have, the outliers; he chooses to suggest more about the community as a whole. This is just a problem.
2 comments:
i feel like King should be the last one to do anything with Muslim radicalization. The IRA never did attack the USA but they did bomb Belfast.
This congressman first of all should never have been put in office. Someone with such blantant ties to a terrorist organization should not be in a position to dictate to others the rule of law. That being said this attack of the muslim faith is exactly why people around the world unite to attack U.S. soil. The only thing that should label you as a terrorsit is if you have in the past or are planning in the future to commit violence against people to progress your personal message. Tying the muslim faith which has hundreds of millions if not billions of followers on this earth to terrorism is wrong. Individuals make decisions and should be held accountable for them.
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