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U.S. NEWSFriday 11 March 2016
Group asks Trump to apologize for saying ‘Islam hates us’
JILL COLVIN Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pauses as a protester interrupts him during a interview early.
Associated Press campaign rally in Fayetteville, N.C., Wednesday, March 9, 2016. The questions come as
FAYETTEVILLE, North Caroli- Trump continues to domi-
na (AP) — A leading Muslim (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) nate the Republican presi-
civil rights group is calling dential contest, locking up
on Republican presidential our nation and the world,” Republican Governor, Rick America.” delegates, despite a series
front-runner Donald Trump Nihad Awad, the group’s Scott, who repeatedly Scott instead shifted his of controversial statements.
to apologize for his claim national executive direc- sidestepped questions in answer to more general Trump has called for a tem-
that “Islam hates us.” tor said in a statement. The an interview with MSNBC’s themes, calling Florida porary ban on foreign Mus-
In an interview with CNN’s group suggested Trump “Morning Joe.” Scott, who “the best melting pot in the lims entering the U.S. and
Anderson Cooper that could do so at Thursday says he will not endorse in world” and saying: “We has advocated “going
aired Wednesday night, evening’s Republican de- the primary but is friends love everybody coming to after” the wives and chil-
Trump was asked whether bate. with Trump, was asked our state.” The avoidance dren of suspected Islamic
he thinks Islam is at war with Trump’s statement also be- whether he thinks “Muslims prompted host Mika Brzez- jihadists in the wake of the
the West. came an issue for Florida’s in the state of Florida hate inski to suggest ending the Paris and San Bernardino
“I think Islam hates us,” attacks.
Trump responded. “There’s Critics have argued that
a tremendous hatred. We Trump’s plans would only
have to get to the bottom exacerbate problems by
of it. There is an unbeliev- alienating more moderate
able hatred of us.” Muslims.
The statement drew swift Trump and other Republi-
condemnation from the cans have criticized Presi-
Council on American- dent Obama and the
Islamic Relations, which Democratic candidates for
called on Trump to apolo- failing to usethe term “radi-
gize for the comment, as cal Islamic” when referring
it has in response to oth- to Muslim jihadists or at-
er comments Trump has tacks by them.
made. Democratic front-runner
“Donald Trump’s anti-Mus- Hillary Clinton once ex-
lim rhetoric does not reflect plained she avoids the term
leadership, but instead re- because it “sounds like we
flects a bigoted mindset are declaring war against
that only serves to divide a religion.”q
US rebuts Apple claim on password reset in iPhone case
ERIC TUCKER officials said in a court filing no County, which owned cessing the evidence, said ment filing aimed at en-
TAMI ABDOLLAH Thursday as part of the Jus- the phone, to reset the the password reset did couraging a federal magis-
Associated Press tice Department’s ongo- password for an account not make a difference. trate to affirm her decision
WASHINGTON (AP) — A de- ing encryption dispute with tied to Syed Farook, who Farook’s iPhone had the last month to force Apple
cision to reset the password Apple Inc. along with his wife killed 14 iCloud backups turned off Inc. to help the FBI gain ac-
on an iCloud account tied FBI Director James Comey people in the December 2 for his mail, photos and cess to Farook’s phone.
to one of the San Bernardi- testified before Congress shootings. notes, and aren’t believed In it, federal prosecutors
no attackers did not effec- last week that “there was But in a sworn declaration to be complete, Pluhar argued that the phone
tively thwart the investiga- a mistake” made when Thursday, Chris Pluhar, an said. likely holds evidence of the
tion into the shooting, FBI the FBI asked San Bernardi- FBI agent involved in pro- The statement is aimed eventual attack, and the
at rebutting earlier claims government and commu-
from Apple that said that nity “need to know” what is
if the FBI had not changed on the device.
the iCloud password, its en- “There is probable cause to
gineers could have helped believe there is evidence
investigators use a known of a terrorist attack on that
— and therefore trusted — phone, and our legal sys-
wireless connection to trick tem gives this Court the
the iPhone from automati- authority to see that it can
cally backing up to iCloud. be searched pursuant to a
The statement was part of lawful warrant,” the filing
a broader Justice Depart- states.q
