They want us to cower in fear.

WESTBURY, NY — With hearings underway in Washington, DC, into the “The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and That Community’s Response,” a leader of the Islamic Center of Long Island says Rep. Peter King’s inquiry into homegrown terror plots could have serious consequences for Americans overseas.

“This will be another kind of incident which will be read as an attack on the Muslims,” said Dr. Faroque Khan, a member of the board of trustees of the Islamic Center of Long Island. “That can have repercussions for our troops who are stationed overseas, for our American citizens who are going overseas, and I hope the Congressman keeps that in mind.”

Khan says the Islamic Center, located in Rep. King’s district, deplores violence, but that there is resentment about U.S. forces in Afghanistan, especially when civilians are killed. “There’s a fair amount of anger within the community based upon our foreign policy,” said Khan. “What we try to teach our youngsters is to channel that in a constructive manner, not a destructive manner.”