For Lawmaker Examining Terror, a Pro-I.R.A. Past (Published 2011)
WASHINGTON � For Representative Peter T. King, as he seizes the national spotlight this week with a hearing on the radicalization of American Muslims, it is the most awkward of résumé entries. Long before he became an outspoken voice in Congress about the threat from terrorism, he was a fervent supporter of a terrorist group, the Irish Republican Army. “We must pledge ourselves to support those br
As Rep. Peter King's Muslim hearings approach, his past views draw ire
In 1985, the Irish government boycotted the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City, the biggest celebration in the Irish-American calendar. The cause of its umbrage was Peter King, that year's grand marshal and someone the Irish government said was an "avowed" supporter of a terrorist organization, the Irish Republican Army. King, then a local politician on Long Island, was one of the most zeal
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As Rep. Peter King's Muslim hearings approach, his past views draw ire
