Zogby Testifies Before House Subcommittee

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"The VS. government already has established ties with Muslim community leaders," she said. "And, indeed, the aforementioned case of the five youths arrested in Pakistan last week reportedly was brought to the attention of U.S. authorities through Muslim community leaders. I cannot image how difficult it was for these community leaders to call U.S. authorities and, regardless of the outcome, we owe them a great deal of respect and gratitude. Nonetheless, more could be done."

"I hope our witnesses can help us to separate the intellectual process of committing to a political agenda (protected by the 1st Amendment) from the operational process of moving from non-violence to violence (not protected)," [Jane Harman] said. "We need to be able to intervene to stop individuals in our schools, neighborhoods, religious centers and jails who are persuaded by extreme violent messaging, whether through the internet, friends or mentors to commit violent acts, before it is too late."

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Zogby Testifies Before House Subcommittee

WASHINGTON - President of the Washington-based Arab American Institute, Jim Zogby, testified Tuesday before the U.S. House subcommittee on intelligence, information sharing ...

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