New Report Proves Rep. King Wrong on Threat from Muslim-Americans
Contrary to the claims of Rep. Peter King and people promoting anti-Islam bigotry, a new report from the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security confirms that “…the rate of [Muslim-American] radicalization is far less than many feared in the aftermath of 9/11.”
As we’ve reported in the past, Rep. King has defended holding hearings that single out Muslim-Americans on the premise that they pose the singularly largest threat to homeland security. While fellow members of Congress and hearing witnesses attempted to debunk King’s baseless arguments, their testimony largely fell on deaf ears.
If King were to read the report, he would find that radical Muslim-Americans do not comprise a large portion of existing terrorist groups and that ethnicity is an insufficient metric to try to identify terrorists. From the New York Times:
…no single ethnic group predominated among Muslims charged in terrorism cases last year — six were of Arab ancestry, five were white, three were African-American and two were Iranian, Mr. Kurzman said. That pattern of ethnic diversity has held for those arrested since Sept. 11, 2001…
While Rep. King continues to blast false and prejudiced accusations at Muslim-Americans, the report once again proves that his unsubstantiated claims are narrow-minded and have no place in policy-making.