Interesting: Peter King Supported the IRA Before Hunting for Terrorists

[cali]

By Elspeth Reeve
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 | 9:22 a.m.

Before Rep. Peter King was holding hearings into why American Muslims aren't doing enough to stop terrorism, he was cheering on the IRA and absolving them of "moral blame" for their terrorism. In the 1980s and 1990s, King unequivocally supported the militant Northern Irish group despite its history of killing civilians, speaking at protests staged by Noraid, which the U.S. government claimed funneled guns and money to the IRA.

One Irish activist who worked with King on a peace deal in Northern Ireland (the photo above is of King posing with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams on the steps of the Capitol in 1995) is now breaking with the congressman over his "strange journey from Irish radical to Muslim inquisitor," The New York Times' Scott Shane reports.

King's support for the IRA did not waver over the years, judging by his many statements about the group in the two stories below and dug up by Jon Stewart's The Daily Show last night:

1982: “We must pledge ourselves to support those brave men and women who this very moment are carrying forth the struggle against British imperialism in the streets of Belfast and Derry.”

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http://www.nationaljournal.com/dailyfray/peter-king-supported-the-ira-before-hunting-for-terrorists-20110309

[TxVietVet]

1. Peter King = Champion Piece of Sh!t

[HockeyMom]

2. Having lived on LI for over 25 years,

locals are very familiar with Peter King and his politics and
his religion. How the good citizens of his district keep electing him, as my son-in-law who lived in this area says, beats me. King is the LONE Republican in a sea of Democrats on LI.

In all the years he has been a rep, the ONLY good thing he ever did was vote against Bill Clinton's impeachment. Long time ago. The "statute of limitations" has long passed with this one.

[Demoiselle]

3. I was going to ask about his district...

Got any info on the demographics? It's always surprised me, too...the lone Republican in a sea of LI Democrats.

[HockeyMom]

4. My son-in-law lived in West Islip

I cannot tell you all the towns King's district encompasses. I suppose you can do a goggle search with his name and it will list them.

[RagAss]

5. This would put him in Dante's last cirlce of Hell !