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April 05, 2011
Package Containing Severed Pig's Foot And An Anti-Semitic Note Intercepted on Way to ( R- N.Y.) Rep. Pete King's Office
Washington
A frozen pig's foot and a note laced with anti-Semitic rants were sent to Rep. Peter King's Capitol Hill office, a congressional source familiar with the situation confirmed to CNN Monday.
The source said the note included statements such as "evil Jews will return this hoof to Palestine." Neither King nor his aides have seen the package, the source said, because all mail sent to the U.S. Capitol is now screened and the package was intercepted before it went to his office. King's office was notified Monday afternoon.
There was no direct threat to the congressman and law enforcement officials know who sent the package, the source said.
King - a New York Republican - is chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and had already had stepped up security around controversial hearings last month on Muslim radicalization in America. King has had increased security for months while home in his district. Last month King told CNN it was because of "threat assessments" done by law enforcement.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Capitol Police told CNN: "We have an active open investigation regarding this incident and are working with postal inspectors. I can't confirm the contents of the package"
Who and why the letter was sent can only be speculated. However, with the evidence, it appears that a Muslim person upset with the hearings most likely sent the letter and pig's foot, as pork is forbidden in Islam and is thus considered insulting.
Ibrahim Hooper, National Communications Director for the CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations), however, sees it differently. "My guess is it was an anti-Muslim bigot, and bigots not being brain surgeons they probably got their signals crossed," he said.
The package, addressed to King, was intercepted before it reached the Representative. The Capital Hill police have promised an "open investigation."
Wild Thing's comment........
“”My guess is it was an anti-Muslim bigot, and bigots not being brain surgeons they probably got their signals crossed,” he said.” He being Ibrahim Hooper, National Communications Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, (who) sees it differently.
OH OK, I guess it is solved then since CAIR tells us all about it.
I would love to see CAIR as well as the UN removed from our country. It would be a dream come true.
Posted by Wild Thing at April 5, 2011 04:55 AM
Comments
Bigots not being brain surgeons? I don't know any bigger bigots than Muslims practicing their religion according to the Koran.
Posted by: BobF at April 5, 2011 11:08 AM
Hey, if its a pickled pigs foot then they can blame the Polish...but that would be a hard sell with no Beer or saurkraut.
Posted by: Mark at April 5, 2011 12:45 PM
Bob, good one, I don't either.
Posted by: Wild Thing at April 6, 2011 03:41 AM
Mark, giggle...your right.
Posted by: Wild Thing at April 6, 2011 03:44 AM
