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Rep. Peter King's decision not to include some of the harshest non-Muslim critics of American Islam in his hearings on the radicalization of American Muslims next month is drawing the Long Island Republican -- long a prominent critic himself -- fire from his right.
King is typically criticized from the left for making the case that, for instance, 85% of American mosques are controlled by "extremist leadership," but his decision, first reported in POLITICO, to take testimony primarily from Muslims drew the ire of Steve Emerson, whose Investigative Project has long labeled a range of American Muslim leaders radicals -- and who expected to be called at the hearing.
Emerson and King, King said in a statement, were scheduled to meet this afternoon to go over plans for the hearing, whose preparations Emerson was assisting. Instead they're exchanging barbs.