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U.S. NEWSWednesday 23 March 2016
Cruz calls for Muslim surveillance
in U.S., sparking criticism
VIVIAN SALAMA presence. The Islamic State withdrawing from NATO is a
took credit for the Brussels “pre-emptive surrender.”
Associated Press attacks that killed dozens Speaking to CNN, Clinton
Tuesday and wounded called NATO “the best in-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Re- many more. ternational defense alli-
“We need to empower law ance, I think, ever.” She re-
publican presidential enforcement to patrol and asserted her view that the
secure Muslim neighbor- U.S. should embrace, rather
candidate Ted Cruz said hoods before they become than alienate, Muslim com-
radicalized,” the Texas sen- munities, saying “we want
Tuesday that surveillance ator said in a statement. them to report it; we want
The Council on American- them to be part of protect-
in Muslim neighborhoods Islamic Relations, the na- ing the United States.”
tion’s largest Muslim civil Democratic hopeful Bernie
in the U.S. must be intensi- rights and advocacy or- Sanders, campaigning in
ganization, condemned Arizona on Tuesday, said
fied following the deadly Cruz’s call for surveillance, boosting national security
saying it sends “an alarm- and protecting civil rights
bombings on Brussels’ air- ing message to American- must go hand-in-hand. He
Muslims who increasingly said he strongly disagrees
port and subway. fear for their future in this with calls by some Repub-
nation and to all Americans licans for heightened do-
Echoing his rival Donald who value the Constitution mestic surveillance of Mus-
and religious liberties.” lims.
Trump, Cruz said the U.S. Trump, who spoke to “That would be uncon-
Fox News as developments stitutional — it would be
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas should stop the flow of refu- in Brussels were unfolding, wrong,” Sanders said.
speaks to the media about events in Brussels, Tuesday, March said he had warned about Asked about Cruz’s com-
22, 2016, near the Capitol in Washington. gees from countries where such attacks. “Brussels was ment, none of a half-dozen
a beautiful city, a beautiful conservative House Re-
Associated Press the Islamic State militant place with zero crime, and publicans meeting with re-
now it’s a disaster city. A to- porters Tuesday criticized
group has a significant tal disaster,” he said. him and most spoke of the
In December, following at- need to keep the country
tacks in Paris and San Ber- safe.
nardino, California, Trump “Nearly every neighbor-
called for a temporary and hood is patrolled. That’s
conditional ban on Mus- what local law enforce-
lims coming to the United ment does,” said Rep. Tim
States. He described Brus- Huelskamp of Kansas, who
sels as a “hellhole” because has endorsed Cruz. He said
of its radical elements and he didn’t know specifically
their connection to the Par- what Cruz was referring to.
is attacks. “We need to do everything
Both Cruz and Democratic that makes good common
front-runner Hillary Clinton sense, that’s in the best in-
criticized Trump for say- terests of national security,
ing Monday that NATO “is but obviously it needs to be
costing us a fortune” and done in a way that’s con-
the U.S. should diminish its sistent with the Constitu-
role in the coming years. tion,” said Rep. Jim Jordan
Cruz said the suggestion of of Ohio.
