We are not Europe...

Read about this testimony at a Congressional committee last week, discussing whether we have a home grown terrorist problem (with some of our immigrant youth) and becoming more like Europe. - - Donna Poisl

Dr JAMES J ZOGBY President ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE

In the wake of the Fort Hood massacre and recent arrests involving some young men seeking association with dangerous international terrorist activity and others who appeared to be on the verge of carrying out terrorist actions in the US, questions have been raised by politicians and the media. "Do we have a homegrown terrorist problem?" "Are we becoming like Europe?"

It was in this context that I accepted an invitation, last week, to testify before a Congressional committee. I was pleased that the committee wasn't buying into the media frenzy, but was seeking, instead, a sober discussion, because I believe that this entire matter is critical not only to our national security, it also represents a test of our national character.
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