House Homeland Security Republican urges US Muslim leadership to 'isolate extremists' after string of attacks

Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., issued an open letter calling upon Muslim leadership in the U.S. to condemn a spate of recent attacks in the country, arguing that their silence "legitimizes the concerns of millions of Americans" about Islam.

He specifically indicated that the message was directed toward "Mosques, Imams, and Muslim Religious Leaders Across the United States."

In the letter, Ogles, who serves on the House Homeland Security Committee, ran through a list of four recent incidents...