Congressional Hearings on Muslims in the U.S.
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-03-10/congressional-hearings-muslims-us
"The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community's Response." That’s the title of a hearing by the House Committee on Homeland Security which opened today. The committee chair says the hearing is "absolutely necessary” but critics say it puts Islam on trial. This isn’t the first time Congress has tackled the subject of homegrown terrorism, but the tone is different this time. Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder weighed in disputing the accusation that the Muslim community hasn’t helped law enforcement in terrorism investigations. Diane and her guests discuss reaction to the hearings on Muslims in America.
Guests
Akbar Ahmed
chair of Islamic studies at American University, former Pakistani high commissioner to the U.K. His latest book is "Journey into America."
Juan Zarate
a senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a senior national security analyst at CBS News; former Deputy National Security Adviser for Combating Terrorism under the G.W. Bush Administration.
Marshall Breger
professor of law, Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America
Charles Kurzman
professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Author of "The Missing Martyrs: Why There Are So Few Muslim Terrorists."
Comments
Please familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct and Terms of Use before posting your comments.
Starborn One on March 10, 2011 @ 11:35 am wrote: "Political correctness contains the potential to doom America. . . . The fact is, Islam IS the problem and it has the potential to become the greatest threat that America has ever had. If American Muslims truly desire to convince America and the world that their religion is not a threat to freedom, . . . they will find a way to remove the verses from their Quran that serve as motivation for their adherents to go out and kill or convert every other person on the planet."
Political correctness indeed! Shall we also call upon fundamentalist conservative Christians to "find a way to remove the verses from their [Gospels] that serve as motivation for their adherents to go out and kill or convert every other person on the planet"? Given the violent history of Christianity (the unholy Crusades, the unholy Inquisition, the unholy wars of the Reformation, the unholy Salem witch trials, the unholy murder of doctors, the unholy war in Bosnia, etc., etc., etc.) shouldn't we demand the same thing from that faith?
Put another way, why do you note the mote in the Islamic eye and ignore the two-by-four in yours!
To darthreloy, writing on
March 10, 2011 @ 12:58 pm:
You, sir, are another example of a "conservative" denouncing "political correctness" while indulging in it himself. Most of those attacks you mentioned were politically motivated (mainly Palestinian terrorists). It had as much to do with Islam as the protests of the Westboro Baptist Church have to do with Christianity.
Another good example: everyone hears the phrase "Muslim terrorist" and thinks "suicide bombing". Do you know who originated that particular murderous tactic? The Tamil Tigers - a Hindu organization!
And what about those fundamentalist Christians (known as "dominionists") who want to impose their religious law "across the world"?
Thanks for playing the bigot's game.
shrams23 on March 10, 2011 @ 1:23 pm wrote: "The lies have to stop. 9/11 was the US's fault."
Your first sentence conflicts with your second, since the latter is a lie. Bin Laden (and his organization Al-Qaeda) was motivated to attack the U.S. because we dared put our troops on the "sacred soil" of the Arabian penninsula. Why were they put there? To free Kuwait from the invasion by Iraq.
Are you suggesting, sir, we should have left the Kuwaiti's to the tender mercies of Saddam Hussein?
Bin Laden's ultimate goal is to revive the Caliphate that he fantasies as a "golden age" for Islam. Ironically, the Caliphs were the rulers of the Ottoman Empire, which the Arabs struggled to free themselves from. But then, Bin Laden suffers from the same ills as you: ignorance of history and blind ideology!
America is not perfect (what in the universe is?), but she's certainly not the monster you paint.
King’s hearings on Muslims’ radicalization is a timely initiative. It should help remove the Islamic façade from the criminal acts of a miniscule minority who bring disgrace to the loyal and peaceful Muslims in the US. Although microscopic, the phenomenon of radicalism among Muslims is real and must be exhaustively debated.
The Muslim’s failure to transition from the agrarian to the industrial economy caused their downfall.
The clergy developed and propagated the doctrine of “Islamic State” under a defeatist mindset and ‘engineered’ Islamic concepts of jihad, sharia, apostasy, and blasphemy – each of which form the root cause of radicalism today.
A detailed examination of these flawed doctrines was conducted by a high powered investigative commission in Pakistan in 1954.
The Commission’s report and my recent book ‘Connivance by Silence: How the Majority’s Failure to Challenge Politically Motivated [Mis]interpretation of Qur’an Empowered Radicals to Propagate Extremism’ captures these misrepresentations and must be made part of Rep. King’s hearings. The flaws in these misrepresented concepts, as defined by the Pakistani investigative commission, must be highlighted. When the issues are debated, Muslims will be forced to introspect and realize that these convoluted concepts, which are fundamentally against their faith, must be publicly rejected.
You've always done it when it came to white extremists against anyone they did not like. I, as a black person, have more of a problem with right wing nut jobs than anyone islamic. They never blew our children up. They never lynched us. If you take into consideration all the people killed on 9/11, it would be a fraction of the dead black people by the hands of good christians in this country, just in early part of the 20th centry and the sypreme court would not even outlaw it. So spare me. I'm looking at the ones who are threatening my rights and they are not islamic but radical, racist elected officials. The same ones who I am told are making a t-shirt to be worn which reads Psalms:109, 8,9 and it isn't the islamic people doing it, either.
Pancake Rankin:
I think you are the sick one or uninformed person to say that Christians are racists.
Have you not forgotten what happen at Ft Hood by that major who killed 13 innocent soldiers? How about that student from Saudi Arabia who two weeks ago tried to make that bomb to kill people.
The only people that are trying to kill Americans on American soil are Islamics.
Sir I believe you are the idiot who does not see what is really going on.
pisces62
If you are going to bring up history to what the white man did to the black man why do you not mention what is presently taking place within the black community.
Jet Magazine which I know you are aware of and I read occasionally for the last 35 years stated a few year ago that out of the 13,000 yearly violent death in the Black community. That 93% is black on black. Let not forget that in Africa there is still genocide Tutis vs Huttos.
I don't think these "good Christians" as you stated that have committed these crimes,
meangreen--I am speaking of America. Muslims are killing eacher other also. whites are killing their own parents and children. I am not speaking of the criminal behavior taking place daily since Cain slew Able. I am speaking of killing someone because of a skin color, religion(it was done to Mormons, too and I have no intentions of liking them for their stance on our place in society until the bogus epiphany). I am speaking of the deliberate disenfranchisement by law, the constitution and all they hallowed. Don't try that with me, it does not work. King was not look at Africea or Ireland, or he would not have held the hears with his strong IRA connections. Do the same or put a sock in it. Unless you are discussing the terroist groups that are home grown as I am, find someplace else to go.
meangreen--Christians have been racist since their inception. christians in this country thought it was their duty to enslave us. assault our women and mke their own children slaves. Racism. They took the indian children from their parents to indoctrinate them after stealing their land and all they held dear. Racists. They went to Hawaii and took their land and anything else they could get their hands on under the guise of taking the word of God. Racists. They also, once they had the hold on the island, took the signed petitions of native Hawaiians, hid them and voted for statehood. when they did not want it like Puerto Rico. This has been proven because the petitions are on display. Racist. IF you picked up a book and read the history of christianity, you would probably not like it. I am a Christian but an informed one. I don't cast stone at Islam when my christian house is made of glass.
Oh, by the way look up the Southern Baptists and their apology to what they did to us. Their words.
Etaoin-
I'm suggesting that certain folks that have put themselves into positions of power in the United States govt, have wanted to control Iraq for decades and found what they needed to convince the public in the events of 9/11.
I'm suggesting that if the United States kept it's hands out of the Hornet's Nest over there in the first place and relied and allowed the creative evolution of the great minds in this country to lead us away from the internal combustion engine and our reliance on oil from that region, that we never would have gotten stung in the first place.
We don't need the resources that are over there. There's no reason for us to be involved in their affairs at all. We've done nothing to bring peace to that region. All we do is arm people and then attack them years later. Ask an Iraqi civilian who's house has been bombed and destroyed if they think the United States isn't a monster.
Perfection's a myth, it doesn't exist, I never claimed it did. I'm suggesting the US and it's citizens would benefit from trying to see the impacts of it's actions from outside it's own propaganda. Instead of telling people we were attacked because "the terrorists hate freedom". It's not true. You said it yourself.
"They" hate us because our "way of life" is built on, and continues to be built on, their dead loved ones. Every action has a consequence and US seems to have a clinical case of "it's not my fault". Yes it is, it's pretty simple. The sooner we own up to it, the sooner we can change it for the better. And improve the lives of everyone on our planet. I'm sick of war. I'm not alone.
Basketball, all, Wednesday We will work together for, alone If you think that these ladies gold watches are only suitable for those who frequently attend formal functions you are wrong as they are well suited for all kinds of occasions They can be worn and will still look good at formal events or on, Prime Minister There are national Hannnah Golofski-the name on Anne Kleins birth certificate She was born in New York city in 1923 and attended Girls Commercial High School where she studied art She subsequently went to Traphagen School to study fashion Starting as a, all, that this administration took, sport The Luminox Watch Company began as an American success story and is evolving into a global brand As an unknown brand attempting to penetrate a heavily brand driven market sales were initially slow until Luminox was contacted by a procurement, some rich countries to reduce With a vast straighten of motile Phone Watches available from within presents badge industry you subjection impersonate absolute to believe a abysmal rang alternative of colors besides sizes to capture from Available hold Black White Silver, f1 For those wanting a sportier style Eckos Military Box Set should appeal for its ruggedness and practicality The box set includes both a traditional analog wristwatch and a dog tag The watch features a black dial inside a stainless steel case, GBC owners who also spoke on the, see, seem to back up Ossaily s stance Israel Defense, apparatus, history of cooperation in all fields particularly.