Per The Washington Times, Rep. Peter T. King, R-NY, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, will begin hearings this Thursday about the radicalization of Muslims in the United States of America.

According to Rep. King , al Qaeda terrorists are targeting Muslim youth in America.

He said in an interview yesterday:

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.”

It’s there, and that’s where the threat is coming from at this time.

Appearing to support Rep.King’s call for a national discussion on this issue, the Obama Administration sent its deputy national security adviser, Denis McDonough, to the mosque of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society. They are listed as one of the largest Muslim communities in the United States, with seven branches serving more than 5,000 families, per its website.

The Muslim Society is an outreach partner of the FBI. Its executive director is a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council’s Countering Violent Extremism Working Group.

McDonough spoke late Sunday at an interfaith meeting concerning how the administration is dealing with domestic radicalization.

Rep. King thinks that Muslims are hesitant to cooperate with law enforcement:

I don’t believe there is sufficient cooperation. Certainly my dealings with the police in New York and FBI and others say they do not believe they get the same — they do not give the level of cooperation that they need.

Meanwhile in New York City, the site of the worst Islamic Terrorist attack in the history of America, a group of 300 people, including Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons and Ground Zero Mosque Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, held a rally against Thursday’s hearings.  The definition of ignorant dhimmitude was demonstrated for all to see by the beautiful train wreck known as Kim Kardashian, who tweeted Sunday that she stood with Simmons in “promoting love and compassion”.

Sweetie, if brains were dynamite, you couldn’t blow your nose.

Their reason? It will send the wrong message to U.S. Muslims by “demonizing” them.

Yeah.  After all, it was those mean ol’ Southern Baptists who killed the 3,000 innocents in the Twin Towers, wasn’t it?

Political Correctness will be the death of us all.

Rep. King and his committee have not released a witness list yet for the hearing.

Meanwhile, Scooter and his minions have tried to walk a fine line on this issue of National Security. They have been spinning their wheels, trying to figure out a way to look like they are on the hunt against homegrown Islamic extremists without offending the Muslim world, which Obama appears to hold in such high regard. His Administration has been steadfastly attempting to build stronger relationships with Muslims, both internationally and the leaders of those living in the United States.

Scooter’s problem is, he cannot ignore the fact that militant Islamic propaganda has been a factor in recent terrorist attacks and the attempts to attack by Muslims that were stopped by law enforcement officials in America.

For instance, Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Muslim behind then 2009 shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, was inspired by the Internet postings of violent Islamic extremists. So was Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani who pleaded guilty to terrorism and weapons charges, after trying to blow up a car full of explosives in New York’s Times Square.

And, in a Lt. Frank Drebin (Naked Gun), Nothing-to-see-here-move-along moment…

Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota Democrat, who happens to be the first Muslim elected to the House, proclaimed that while it’s proper to investigate radicalization, he thinks it is wrong to single out one religion:

To say we’re going to investigate a religious minority, and a particular one, I think is the wrong course of action to take. I don’t want them to be able to stand up and claim, you know, see, we told you, America is at war with Islam. That’s one of their main recruiting arguments.

According to Rep. Ellison, Congress needs to be careful about how it addresses the issue in investigative hearings. Appearing with Mr. King on CNN’s “State of the Union,” he had to admit that it makes sense to speak with people in the Muslim community about efforts by extremists such as radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki to encourage Muslims to wage attacks against the United States.

But, then he turned around and argued that Muslim-Americans have worked with authorities to report suspected terrorists within their community. It’s important, he said, to engage Muslims, not frighten them.

Rep. King was not deterred by Rep. Ellison’s statements:

It’s an international movement with elements here in the United States, and to me, that’s a real distinction. There’s always going to be isolated incidents, isolated fanatics, isolated terrorists even. But an organized terrorist effort, to me, is different, which requires an investigation unto itself.

Rep. Ellison.  I agree that there are some wonderful Americans, who just happen to be Muslim.  However, excuse me and the rest of Americans, if we choose not to forget September 11, 2001, and remain vigilant.

A Note From KJ:  By popular demand, here is a link to the first of a 4-part series that I wrote about President Barack Hussein Obama titled The Great Disconnect, tracing him from birth to his nomination as Democratic Presidential Candidate.  I hope you enjoy it:

https://kingsjester.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/the-great-disconnect-part-1/