On AlterNet: Peter King

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Welcome to the Shari'ah Conspiracy Theory Industry

Sarah Posner, Religion Dispatches. April 1, 2011.

How the American right demonizes Islam for political gain.

The Fear-Mongers: GOP Presidential Contenders Stoke Up Islamophobia in Bid for Tea Party Votes

ThinkProgress Staff, ThinkProgress. March 29, 2011.

Islamophobia has exploded onto the political scene as anti-Muslim pundits and activists gain traction in the conservative mainstream.

Swift Response to Times Square Plot Shows We Can Handle Terror Suspects Without Unconstutional Maneuvers

The Progress ReportMay 5, 2010.

Fifty-three "is a pretty good number," Police commissioner Raymond Kelly said Tuesday, referring to the number of hours it took for investigators to apprehend the suspect.

Christmas Bomb Plot May Mean No Release For Yemeni Prisoners at Gitmo Anytime Soon

Willam Fisher, IPS News. January 5, 2010.

Legal experts and human rights advocates are pushing back against calls from politicians to halt the planned release of prisoners from Guantanamo to their home country.

Why Obama Must Keep Releasing Yemenis From Guantánamo

Andy Worthington, TruthOut.org. December 30, 2009.

The failed bomb plot on Christmas Day has prompted lawmakers to declare that no more Yemenis should be released from Guantánamo. They're wrong.

Right-Wingers Call For Racial Profiling: "There Should be a Separate Line [For] Anybody With the Name Abdul"

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. December 28, 2009.

In the wake of the failed terrorist attempt aboard a Northwest airlines flight on Christmas Day, the right wing is renewing its pleas for more profiling of Muslims.

Rep. Peter King Is a Terrible Person

Booman, Booman Tribune AlterNet: PEEK. August 26, 2009.

The New York Republican refuses to acknowledge the gruesome implications (and facts) of the previous administration's torture program.

GOP Congressman: Health Reform 'Not a Major Issue' For Americans

Nate Carlile, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. August 4, 2009.

"This is not a major issue among the American people," claims Rep. Peter King, Republican from Outer Spa ... er ... New York.

After Terrorist Attack By Alleged Anti-Muslim Fanatic, Peter King Will Still Target Only Muslims In Terror Hearings

Zaid Jilani, December 31, 1969.