"Polluters of US perceptions"

By Linda S. Heard, Al-Jazeerah

The results of a recent US nationwide poll, conducted by Cornell University, are shocking. Can you believe that in the "land of the free" almost half believe the civil liberties of American-Muslims should be restricted?

Most enthusiastic to single out Muslims were religious Republicans, and frequent watchers of television news channels. While more than a quarter of all respondents thought Muslims should be required to register their home addresses with the government, while almost one third supported the covert infiltration of Muslim organizations within the US.

Syndicated columnist, Fox News contributor and author of "In Defense of Internment: The Case for ‘Racial Profiling' in World War II and the War on Terror" Michelle Malkin goes one step further, saying "targeted intelligence-gathering at mosques and in local Muslim communities, for example, makes perfect sense".

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