March 10, 2011 marked the launch of long-awaited United States Congressional hearings into “The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and That Community’s Response.” Called by Homeland Security Committee Chair Peter King, the hearings are a response to extremist Islam’s war against the United States and the West, and to growing concerns about the number of terror plots involving “homegrown” Muslim Americans.
Committee Chair Peter King’s opening statement: