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Ted Cruz proposal to reinstate NYPD's Muslim surveillance met with scorn Ted Cruz proposal to reinstate NYPD's Muslim surveillance met with scorn
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In the first substantive policy proposal by a presidential candidate since the attacks in Brussels on Tuesday, Senator Ted Cruz proposed reinstating an intrusive and controversial surveillance program that targeted Muslim neighborhoods in New York after the September 11th terrorists attacks. In the first substantive policy proposal by a presidential candidate since the attacks in Brussels on Tuesday, Senator Ted Cruz proposed reinstating an intrusive and controversial surveillance program that targeted Muslim neighborhoods in New York after the September 11 terrorists attacks.
Elaborating on his call to ”patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods”, Cruz said he would replicate the law enforcement policies of former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg that allowed NYPD detectives to eavesdrop on Muslim Americans. Elaborating on his call to “patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods”, Cruz said he would replicate the law enforcement policies of the former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg that allowed NYPD detectives to eavesdrop on Muslim Americans.
“If you look here in the city of New York, New York had a proactive policing program that Mayor Michael Bloomberg championed to work cooperatively with the Muslim community to prevent radicalization,” Cruz said.“If you look here in the city of New York, New York had a proactive policing program that Mayor Michael Bloomberg championed to work cooperatively with the Muslim community to prevent radicalization,” Cruz said.
After a series of blasts left more than 30 dead and 250 wounded in the Belgian capital, the 2016 presidential candidates issued statements and appeared on cable news shows to express solidarity with the people of Europe and to outline their counterterrorism proposals, highlighting the similarities among the Democratic candidates while exposing real differences among the three Republicans. After a series of blasts left more than 30 dead and 250 wounded in the Belgian capital, the 2016 presidential candidates issued statements and appeared on cable news shows to express solidarity with the people of Europe and to outline their counter-terrorism proposals, highlighting the similarities among the Democratic candidates while exposing real differences among the three Republicans.
On Tuesday, Trump reprised his call to temporarily bar Muslims from entering the US, which his Republican rivals have condemned, and suggested that harsh interrogation techniques, including torture, might have prevented the Brussels attacks.On Tuesday, Trump reprised his call to temporarily bar Muslims from entering the US, which his Republican rivals have condemned, and suggested that harsh interrogation techniques, including torture, might have prevented the Brussels attacks.
Cruz, meanwhile, called for the US to “empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized”. He added: “The days of the United States voluntarily surrendering to the enemy to show how progressive and enlightened we can be are at an end.”Cruz, meanwhile, called for the US to “empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized”. He added: “The days of the United States voluntarily surrendering to the enemy to show how progressive and enlightened we can be are at an end.”
Republican presidential candidate John Kasich said Cruz’s proposal would lead to more “polarization” and create “divisions”’ in American society.Republican presidential candidate John Kasich said Cruz’s proposal would lead to more “polarization” and create “divisions”’ in American society.
Hillary Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, and Bernie Sanders called for strengthening information sharing with European allies and standing in solidarity with the people of Belgium. On Wednesday, Clinton is expected to expand on her counterterrorism agenda during a speech at Stanford University. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, and Bernie Sanders called for strengthening information sharing with European allies and standing in solidarity with the people of Belgium. On Wednesday, Clinton is expected to expand on her counter-terrorism agenda during a speech at Stanford University.
On Tuesday, Cruz compared his plan to prevent radicalization and homegrown terror to cracking down on gang violence.On Tuesday, Cruz compared his plan to prevent radicalization and homegrown terror to cracking down on gang violence.
“It is standard law enforcement – it is good law enforcement to focus on where threats are emanating from,” he told reporters during a press conference in New York.“It is standard law enforcement – it is good law enforcement to focus on where threats are emanating from,” he told reporters during a press conference in New York.
Cruz also accused current New York mayor Bill de Blasio of abolishing Bloomberg’s surveillance policies “in a pique of political correctness”. The Texas senator railed against politicians who he believes are wrongly concerned with offending certain groups, declaring that “political correctness costs lives”. Cruz also accused the current New York mayor, Bill de Blasio, of abolishing Bloomberg’s surveillance policies “in a pique of political correctness”. The Texas senator railed against politicians who he believes are wrongly concerned with offending certain groups, declaring that “political correctness costs lives”.
The mayor’s office called the characterization of De Blasio “blatantly false”.The mayor’s office called the characterization of De Blasio “blatantly false”.
“Now we know why everyone is calling Ted Cruz a liar,” said Monica Klein, a spokeswoman for the mayor, in reference to Trump’s preferred moniker for his Republican rival, “Lyin’ Ted”.“Now we know why everyone is calling Ted Cruz a liar,” said Monica Klein, a spokeswoman for the mayor, in reference to Trump’s preferred moniker for his Republican rival, “Lyin’ Ted”.
The NYPD also responded in force: “The statements [Ted Cruz] made today is why he won’t become president of this country,” NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton said on Tuesday. The NYPD also responded in force: “The statement [Ted Cruz] made today is why he won’t become president of this country,” the NYPD commissioner, Bill Bratton, said on Tuesday.
The programs, which were stopped in 2014 and have been the subject of a string of lawsuits, drew criticism from civil rights groups and even some security experts who argued that they sowed mistrust between law enforcement and Muslim American communities. Cruz called the program “successful” and lambasted the New York mayor for having “succumbed to unfounded criticisms” when he disbanded it.The programs, which were stopped in 2014 and have been the subject of a string of lawsuits, drew criticism from civil rights groups and even some security experts who argued that they sowed mistrust between law enforcement and Muslim American communities. Cruz called the program “successful” and lambasted the New York mayor for having “succumbed to unfounded criticisms” when he disbanded it.
Cruz also criticized President Obama for attending a baseball game in Cuba on Tuesday instead of returning home to address the attacks.Cruz also criticized President Obama for attending a baseball game in Cuba on Tuesday instead of returning home to address the attacks.
“Indeed today, President Obama is happily at a baseball game yucking it up with the Castros, communist dictators, rather than being in America and directing the effort to defeat Isis,” said Cruz, whose father is Cuban.“Indeed today, President Obama is happily at a baseball game yucking it up with the Castros, communist dictators, rather than being in America and directing the effort to defeat Isis,” said Cruz, whose father is Cuban.