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5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2016 With Khan family, has Trump inally gone too far? By LISA LERER and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press NEW YORK — In a defen- sive crouch, Donald Trump complained today about being “viciously attacked” by the father of a decorated Muslim Army captain killed in Iraq, persisting in an emotionally charged feud that has left him increasingly isolated among fel- low Republicans. Trump broke a political and societal taboo over the week- end when he criticized Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the bereaved parents of Capt. Humayun Khan, who was awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart after he was killed in Iraq in 2004. Trump stoked outrage by implying Ghazala Khan did not speak while standing alongside her husband at last week’s Dem- ocratic convention because she is a Muslim woman. Outcry The outcry has been swift and bipartisan. Today, Repub- lican Sen. John McCain said in a statement that the fact Trump won his party’s nomination doesn’t give him “unfettered foreign Muslims into the U.S. license to defame those who are and accused him of making no the best among us.” sacriices for his country. McCain added pointedly: Both House Speaker Paul “I’d like to say to Mr. and Mrs. Ryan and Senate Major- Khan: thank you for immigrat- ity Leader Mitch McCon- ing to America. We’re a better nell issued statements over the country because of you.” weekend praising the couple’s Trump tweeted today that son. Though neither mentioned “Mr. Khan, who does not know Trump, the congressional lead- me, viciously attacked me from ers pointedly denounced his pro- the stage of the DNC posed restriction on and is now all over foreign Muslims, a T.V. doing the same.” policy he had altered He said the focus in recent weeks. should be on “radical The episode Islamic terrorism,” risked setting back not the parents. whatever prog- Khizr Khan told ress Trump made CNN today that “We during his conven- want to be out of this tion at winning over controversy. That is the independent vot- not our style. ... We Donald ers who will proba- want to maintain our Trump bly be key in the fall dignity,” even as the election. couple kept up a round of TV Yet he’s repeatedly made appearances. Said his wife: “My inlammatory statements at lit- religion or my family or my cul- tle apparent political cost — ture never stopped me from say- and sometimes to his beneit ing what I want to say. I have all — going back to the beginning the rights as a wife, as a mother, of the campaign when he chal- as a daughter.” lenged the heroism of McCain, a At last week’s convention, prisoner of war in Vietnam, and Khizr Khan criticized Trump for branded Mexican immigrants proposing to freeze the entry of rapists and criminals. Many of his supporters have been drawn to his tendency to say the polit- ically unthinkable. The question is whether this, inally, is a step too far. Pence’s statements For the second time in a week, Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, issued a statement that appeared designed to put some space between the two men. The father of a Marine, Pence said Sunday that he and Trump believe Capt. Khan is a hero and his family “should be cherished by every American.” Last week, Pence said Rus- sia would face “serious conse- quences” for meddling in U.S. elections at roughly the same time Trump appeared to encour- age it, telling reporters he would welcome Russia unearthing emails that Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton deleted from the private servers she used while secretary of state. Pence’s statement late Sun- day came after an afternoon of debate among his aides as to whether he should ind a way to dissociate himself subtly from Trump’s comments, accord- AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Khizr Khan, father of fallen U.S. Army Capt. Humayun S. M. Khan and his wife, Ghazala, speak during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, on Thursday. ing to a person familiar with the internal campaign conversations who spoke on condition of ano- nymity because the person was not authorized to discuss them publicly. At last week’s Democratic convention, the Pakistan-born Khizr Khan told his son’s story, questioned whether Trump had ever read the Constitution and said “you have sacriiced nothing.” During the speech, Ghazala Khan stood quietly by his side. Trump responded in an interview with ABC’s “This Week,” saying: “If you look at his wife, she was stand- ing there. She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe she wasn’t allowed to have any- thing to say.” Ghazala Khan wrote in Sun- day’s Washington Post that she did not speak because talking about her son’s death remains dificult. “Every day, whenever I pray, I have to pray for him, and I cry,” she wrote. WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF The Associated Press US launches strikes targeting IS in Libya WASHINGTON — The United States launched multiple airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya on Monday, opening a new, more persistent front against the group at the request of the United Nations-backed government, Libyan and U.S. oficials said. Fayez Serraj, the head of the U.N.-brokered presidency coun- cil, said in a televised statement that American warplanes attacked the IS bastion of Sirte on the Mediterranean in northern Libya. No U.S. ground forces will be deployed, he said. The precision strikes, which tar- geted an Islamic State tank and vehi- cles, come amid growing concerns about the group’s increased threat to Europe and its ability to inspire attacks across the region. “The presidency council, as the general army commander, has made a request for direct U.S. support to carry out speciic airstrikes,” Serraj said. “The irst strikes started today in positions in Sirte, causing major casualties.” The strikes mark the start of a more intense American role in the ight against IS in Libya, as the U.S. steps in to assist the fragile, U.N.- backed government there. They were the irst strikes by the U.S. on the group in Libya since February. In a statement, Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said President Barack Obama authorized the strikes following a recommendation from Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “They are consistent with our approach to combating ISIL by work- ing with capable and motivated local forces,” said Cook, using another name for the Islamic State group, adding that “additional U.S. strikes will continue to target ISIL in Sirte.” Expert to Rio athletes: ‘Don’t put your head under water’ RIO DE JANEIRO — Just days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as ilthy as ever, contaminated with raw human sewage teeming with danger- ous viruses and bacteria, according to a 16-month-long study commis- sioned by The Associated Press. Not only are some 1,400 ath- letes at risk of getting violently ill in water competitions, but the AP’s tests indicate that tourists also face potentially serious health risks on the golden beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana. The AP’s survey of the aquatic Olympic and Paralympic venues has revealed consistent and danger- ously high levels of viruses from the pollution, a major black eye on Rio’s Olympic project that has set off alarm bells among sailors, row- ers and open-water swimmers. The irst results of the study pub- lished over a year ago showed viral levels at up to 1.7 million times what would be considered worri- some in the United States or Europe. At those concentrations, swimmers and athletes who ingest just three teaspoons of water are almost cer- tain to be infected with viruses that can cause stomach and respira- tory illnesses and more rarely heart and brain inlammation — although whether they actually fall ill depends on a series of factors including the strength of the individual’s immune system. Since the AP released the initial results last July, athletes have been taking elaborate precautions to pre- vent illnesses that could potentially knock them out of the competition, including preventatively taking anti- biotics, bleaching oars and donning plastic suits and gloves in a bid to limit contact with the water. Obama points to strides in veterans’ health WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is touting strides in reducing homelessness among military veterans as his administration reaches the halfway point in building a massive database on veterans’ health. Overall veteran homelessness has been cut nearly in half, by 47 percent, although that’s still short of Obama’s long- held goal of getting it to zero by 2015. Credit also goes to irst lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden’s wife, Jill, for using their initiative on mil- itary families to challenge mayors and county oficials nationwide to end veter- ans’ homelessness, the White House says. A half-million veterans have vol- untarily given blood samples and health data for a long-term government research program that seeks to enroll 1 million veterans as part of an Obama initiative to make “precision medicine,” or tailored treatment, a reality. Those two milestones are being announced Monday when Obama addresses the annual convention of the Disabled American Veterans in Atlanta, the White House said. The appearance before the service organization is a vale- dictory address by Obama, who ends his eight years in the White House in January. LISTINGS M ONDAY E VENING A (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 PM In a preview of his comments, the White House says Obama will argue that getting ex-military members the health care and beneits they’ve earned is a national promise that “can’t be broken.” He also will recap how he has tried to help former military members, moving beyond headline-grabbing scandals over lengthy wait-times for veterans seeking medical care that led to the iring of Vet- erans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. Texas balloon pilot had been arrested for DWI in 2000 LOCKHART, Texas — The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas and killed all 16 people aboard had been arrested in Missouri for driving while intoxicated in 2000, police said, and the Better Business Bureau there had warned consumers about doing business with him after complaints about his balloon touring company. Alfred “Skip” Nichols, 49, was identiied as the pilot by his friend and roommate Alan Lirette, who said that Nichols was a good pilot. “That’s the only thing I want to talk about, is that he’s a great pilot,” Lirette said, speaking to the AP from a house he shared with Nichols in Kyle, Texas. “There’s going to be all kinds of reports out in the press and I want a positive image there too.” Evening listings MONDAY A UGUST 1 A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 KATU News at 6 Jeopardy! 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