PETER KING'S MOSQUE DIATRIBE

Congressman Peter King (R-New York) feels that there are too many mosques in the US. In an unscientific study, he states that 85% are related to terrorism.

New York Rep. Peter King, a prominent House Republican, said there are "too many mosques in this country" in a recent interview with Politico. "There are too many people sympathetic to radical Islam," King said. "We should be looking at them more carefully and finding out how we can infiltrate them." King is the ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee.

And as an outspoken advocate of strong anti-terror measures, he has been unafraid to ruffle some feathers in his drive to protect the homeland. When asked to clarify his statement, King did not revise his answer, saying "I think there has been a lack of full cooperation from too many people in the Muslim community." The interview was for a profile of the committee, as part of Politico's Committee Insider Series. Earlier, King had said in an interview with radio and television host Sean Hannity that 85 percent of the mosques in this country are controlled by "extremist leadership," a comment that prompted strong condemnations from many religious organizations and from the Democratic National Committee.

King's "extreme" comments on "extremist leadership" failed to address the actions of other "extremists".

Posted on 09/19/2007 4:06:20 PM PDT by mdittmar

FBI officials have been asked to investigate an attack last week on attendees of a mosque in Columbus, Ohio, to determine if it was a hate crime.An attorney with Ohio's Council on American-Islamic Relations asked the FBI to look into the incident at the Masjid AsSahaaba mosque to determine what motivated several men to throw rocks at people leaving the mosque, the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch said Wednesday.

An initial report from Columbus police identified Friday's incident as a "biased attack on Muslim men leaving the mosque after prayer during the Ramadan season."the attack and one mosque visitor was hit but unhurt by one of theYet the mosque's imam, Abdiiaziz Abdi, opposed that stance, saying the men who threw the rocks weren't specifically targeting the Muslim worshipers. Abdi told the Dispatch the unidentified men were part of a group of 20 or more teenagers, who likely would have attacked anyone they happened to see. The Dispatch said two of the mosque's windows were broken.

In conclusion, perhaps Mr. King should take note of the Arabs in the photo. They too visit mosques.