http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 … medium=RSSMuslims in the America aren’t cooperating enough with law enforcement to counter the radicalization of young followers by al-Qaeda-linked groups, said a House leader on terrorism issues, renewing debate about religion’s role in motivating extremists and what the United States can do without alienating the Islamic world.
Rep. Peter T. King, New York Republican, who is chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, asserted that al Qaeda terrorists are targeting Muslim youth in this country, previewing his hearing Thursday on the extent of the problem and the Muslim community’s response.
“The overwhelming majority of Muslims are outstanding Americans, but at this stage in our history there’s an effort … to radicalize elements within the Muslim community,” he said in an interview broadcast Sunday.
“It’s there, and that’s where the threat is coming from at this time,” Mr. King said.
Taking up Mr. King’s call for a national discussion, the White House sent President Obama’s deputy national security adviser, Denis McDonough, to a Northern Virginia mosque to speak late Sunday at an interfaith gathering about how the administration is dealing with domestic radicalization.
Does anyone else see this as a really inappropriate attempt to score political points? I think this is really going to alienate a lot of Muslims and will do more harm than any good that could come out of it.
