Post by Logan on Mar 26, 2016 3:15:27 GMT -6
Sen. Angus King says Islamic State attacks ‘more or less inevitable’
BRUNSWICK — U.S. Sen. Angus King said Friday that despite robust intelligence gathering, Islamic State terrorist attacks are “more or less inevitable.”
Even so, Maine’s independent senator strongly cautioned against discriminating against or marginalizing Muslims, especially those in the United States.
“Number one, it’s not who we are. Number two, as we dig into these news reports from the last few days, and see people being caught, they are generally being caught because of tips that came from within the Muslim community,” King said. “An explicit part of ISIS’ strategy … is to drive a wedge between Muslims that live in the West and their societies so that they will then be radicalized and feel that they have no option.”
King spoke to reporters Friday at Bowdoin College near his home in Brunswick after a weeklong trip to Europe with four other members of the Senate Intelligence Committee: Chairman Richard Burr, R-North Carolina; Barbara Mikulski, D-Maryland; Dan Coats, R-Indiana; and Mark Warner, D-Virginia.
Read more: www.pressherald.com/2016/03/25/sen-angus-king-warns-against-discriminating-marginalizing-u-s-muslims/
BRUNSWICK — U.S. Sen. Angus King said Friday that despite robust intelligence gathering, Islamic State terrorist attacks are “more or less inevitable.”
Even so, Maine’s independent senator strongly cautioned against discriminating against or marginalizing Muslims, especially those in the United States.
“Number one, it’s not who we are. Number two, as we dig into these news reports from the last few days, and see people being caught, they are generally being caught because of tips that came from within the Muslim community,” King said. “An explicit part of ISIS’ strategy … is to drive a wedge between Muslims that live in the West and their societies so that they will then be radicalized and feel that they have no option.”
King spoke to reporters Friday at Bowdoin College near his home in Brunswick after a weeklong trip to Europe with four other members of the Senate Intelligence Committee: Chairman Richard Burr, R-North Carolina; Barbara Mikulski, D-Maryland; Dan Coats, R-Indiana; and Mark Warner, D-Virginia.
Read more: www.pressherald.com/2016/03/25/sen-angus-king-warns-against-discriminating-marginalizing-u-s-muslims/