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Page 8A NATION/WORLD East Oregonian *HUPDQ\)LOHVOLVWLQJ ,6¿JKWHUVDUHDXWKHQWLF BERLIN AP — Thou- sands of ¿les have surfaced with personal data on members of the Islamic State group — documents that might help authorities track down and prosecute foreign ¿ghters who returned home after joining the e[tremists, or identify those who recruited them in the ¿rst place Germany’s federal crim- inal police said Thursday they are in possession of the ¿les and believe they are authentic The announcement came after Britain’s Sky News reported it had obtained 22,000 Islamic State ¿les that detail the real names of ¿ghters for the group, where they were from, their telephone numbers and even names of those who spon- sored and recruited them In a joint report, Germany’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper in Munich and broadcasters WDR and NDR reported independently Monday they had obtained “many dozens” of pages of such documents itself “This is a huge data base — there are more than some- thing like 22,000 names, so this is very, very important,” said Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck, a research analyst at the Carnegie Middle East Center She said the ¿les would “de¿nitely” help international security services, including those in Arab countries, to con¿rm the identities of those who have already left to ¿ght for Islamic State, to discover the identities of new ¿ghters, and to help them in identifying those who return home from Syria and Iraq Sky said the ¿les, obtained at the border between Turkey and Syria, were passed to them on a memory stick stolen from the head of the Islamic State’s internal secu- rity police by a former ¿ghter who had grown disillusioned with the group Sueddeutsche Zeitung and the German broadcasters reported they also had obtained the ¿les on the Turkey-Syria border, where they said Islamic State ¿les and videos were widely avail- able from anti-IS Kurdish ¿ghters and members of IS itself The documents highlight the bureaucratic work of the highly secretive e[tremist group that has spread fear through its brutal killings and deadly attacks in its self-de- clared caliphate of Syria and Iraq, as well as in places like France, Turkey, Lebanon, Yemen and Libya The information could help the 8S-led coalition that is ¿ghting the Islamic State group by aiding in a crackdown on the e[tremists’ foreign ¿ghter networks, said 8S Army Col Steve Warren, a spokesman for the coalition Obama says GOP hostility toward him led to Trump Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says years of knee-jerk GOP hostility toward him has fueled Donald Trump’s rise, arguing Thursday that Republicans have no one to blame but themselves Trump’s GOP rivals headed into their ¿nal debate before ne[t week’s key primaries wondering if it was already too late to stop him from claiming their party’s nomination Relishing the opportunity to ridicule what he called the GOP “circus,” Obama sought to tie Trump to his primary election opponents by claiming they see eye to eye on the issues — even if the Àamboyant billionaire puts on a more provocative act The president said that on immigration and other issues, Trump’s not so different from Te[as Sen Ted Cruz and Florida Sen Marco Rubio “What I’m not going to do is to validate some notion that the Republican crackup that’s been taking place is a consequence of actions that I’ve taken,” Obama said in the Rose Garden, citing conspiracy theories about his birth certi¿cate as E[hibit A “I don’t remember saying, ‘Hey, why don’t you ask me about that?”’ Obama’s diagnosis of the GOP’s ills came as Trump’s rivals appeared increasingly worried that he had all but locked up the nomination, and that if anyone can stop him, it’s Cruz, a polarizing conservative ¿rebrand Even Cruz’s pickup of an endorsement from 8tah Sen Mike Lee — notably the ¿rst from any of his Senate colleagues — underscored just how much he’s disdained within the Republican estab- lishment Illustrating the dire straits for the anti-Trump forces was growing speculation that Rubio, once seen as the best chance to stop Trump, may soon bow out of the race — potentially even before his home state of Florida votes on Tuesday Obama mused it was “novel” that some Republi- cans have pointed the ¿nger at him for the deteriorating tone of American politics Rather, he said, the Republican establishment had created “an environment where somebody like a Donald Trump can thrive” GOP leaders have done that, he said, by telling the party for seven years that “everything I do is to be opposed, that cooperation or compromise somehow is a betrayal, that ma[imalist, absolutist positions on issues are politically advantageous, that there is a ‘them’ out there and an ‘us,’ and ‘them’ are the folks who are causing whatever problems you’re e[periencing”’ FAITH BRIEFLY 6WDQ¿HOGFKXUFK KRVWV3DVVRYHU SUHVHQWDWLRQ STANFIELD — A vivid demonstration showing how -esXs IXO¿OOed the ancient Ieat of the Passover is planned in Stan¿eld Daniel Nessium of Chosen People Ministries will present the message utilizing elements of the Last Supper The presentation, which is open to the public, is Sunday at 100 am at Crossroads Community Church, 0 N Sherman St, Stan¿eld In the demonstration, Nessium will provide special emphasis on the redemptive signi¿cance of the cruci¿[ion For more information, contact 541-449-1251 or stan¿eldag#eonicom 'LDSHU'DVK EULQJVLQGRQDWLRQV HERMISTON — Organizers of the Diaper Dash are celebrating its success Sponsored by the Hermiston Church of the Nazarene, more than 10,000 diapers were donated, which were collected as an entry fee for the fun run/walk held March 5 This was the event¶s second year The diapers will be distributed to moms, babies, and teen moms in the community, as well as local social service partners For more information about other church ministries, contact 541-567- 677 or hermistonnaz# gmailcom SUBMIT FAITH NEWS Friday's faith page features local, national and inter- national faith-related news. Send information about local faith-related news and events, including con- certs, special speakers and activities to community@ eastoregonian.com or drop off to the attention of Tam- my Malgesini at 333 E. Main St., Hermiston or Renee Struthers at 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton. Call 541- 564-4539 or 541-966-0818 with questions. Friday, March 11, 2016 GOP rivals ¿ght on in another debate Associated Press MIAMI — Abandoning the nasty insults of past debates, Donald Trump and his Republican rivals turned Thursday’s presi- dential face-off into a civil and detailed discussion of Social Security, Islam and trade that left Trump to shake his head and declare at the midpoint: “I can’t believe how civil it’s been up here” The candidates found plenty of areas of common ground, but also plenty of differences But when they differed, they often laid out their differences in even tones and without vitriol In a lengthy discussion of the threat posed by radi- calized Muslims, Trump refused to back away from his recent statement that “Islam hates the West” Asked if he meant all Muslims, Trump said: “I mean a lot of them” and he wouldn’t be “politically correct” by avoiding such statements Marco Rubio had a pointed comeback: “I’m not interested in being politi- cally correct I’m interested in being correct” The Florida senator noted the Muslims in the 8S military and buried in Arlington National Cemetery and said the only way to solve the problem of violent e[tremists is to work with people in the Muslim faith who are not radicals Ted Cruz bundled together his criticisms of Trump for what he called simplistic solutions on trade and on Islamic terrorists, saying, “The answer is not to simply yell, ‘China: bad, Muslim: bad” AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee Presidential candidate Donald Trump, speaks during the Republican presidential debate Thursday in Coral Gables, Fla. 7UXPSUDOO\DWWHQGHHFKDUJHGZLWKDVVDXOW FA<ETTE9ILLE, NC AP — A white Donald Trump rally attendee was charged with assault Thursday after he was caught on video hitting a black man being escorted by deputies from the venue, authorities said A news release from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Of¿ce said -ohn Franklin McGraw, 7, of Linden, was charged with assault and disorderly conduct after the rally for the Republican presidential front-runner Wednesday The release said the assault victim was being escorted out of Crown Coliseum after disrupting the rally, and depu- ties had their eyes on the stairs when the assault happened “The deputies who did not see the assault continued up the steps with the victim, who was ultimately escorted from the Coliseum,” the release said McGraw was arrested Thursday after investigators reviewed a video posted on social media Videos from the event show a man with a pony tail and cowboy hat hitting a black man being escorted out Sheriff Earl Butler condemned the assault and launched an investigation into how deputies handled the situation The television program “Inside Edition” interviewed McGraw after the incident and asked him if he liked the rally According to the video posted online he responded: “You bet I liked it knocking the hell out of that big mouth” The video shows the man going on to say: “Yes, he deserved it The ne[t time we see him, we might have to kill him We don’t know who he is He might be with a terrorist organization” Trump, though, clearly was intent on projecting a less bombastic — and more presidential — image “We’re all in this together,” he said early on, sounding more like a conciliator than a provoca- teur as he strives to unify the party behind his candi- dacy “We’re going to come up with solutions We’re going to ¿nd the answer to things” It wasn’t all sweetness and light Cruz, eager to cement his position as the party’s last best alternative to Trump, had a string of criticisms of the GOP front-runner, saying Àatly at one point: “His solutions don’t work” In a meaty discussion of Social Security, Cruz and Rubio both said they’d gradually raise the retirement age for younger workers to help stabilize the system and stave off ¿nan- cial disaster for the system Trump, in contrast, said he’d do “everything within my power not to touch Social Security, to leave it the way it is” On that issue, the GOP front-runner couldn’t resist taking a dig at the Demo- crats, saying he’d been watching them intensely on such issues —”even though it’s a very, very boring thing to watch” — and that they weren’t doing anything on Social Security Cruz said the system was “careening toward insolvency” and it would be irresponsible not to address that Rubio said Trump’s plan to save the system by reducing wouldn’t work Eliminating all fraud and waste “is not enough,” he said “The numbers don’t add up” Each of the candidates had an urgent mission as the GOP debate gave them a last chance to put their case to a televised audience of millions before voters in Florida and four other states dish out delegates ne[t Tuesday Those elections will go a long way toward determining the outcome of the primary season Church Directory s h i W o r p w i t h u s ! P eace L utheran C hurch 210 NW 9th, Pendleton ELCA Join us Sundays Faith Center Church Worshiping God Loving People 9:30 Sunday Worship 9:30 am am Sunday Worship 10:30 am Fellowship 11:00 am Sunday School & Adult Class 108 S. Main • 276-9569 ~Come and be at Peace~ Sr. Pastor, Ray O’Grady pendletonfaithcenter.org on 1290 KUMA noon each Sunday Sunday Worship 10:30 am Community Presbyterian Churc h NEW HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH 1350 S. Highway 395, Hermiston Sunday Worship Services English- Pastor Dave Andrus 9:00 & 10:45 am Spanish- Pastor Genaro Loredo 9:00 & 10:15 am Classes for kids during all services For more information call 541-567-8441 Worship: 10 AM Sunday School at 11:30 St. Johns Episcopal Church All People Are Welcome Scripture, Tradition and Reason Family service 9am Sunday Gladys Ave & 7th Hermiston Fr. Dan Lediard, Priest. PH: 567-6672 Saturday Services Pendleton 1401 SW Goodwin Place 276-0882 Sabbath School 9:20 am Worship Service 10:45 am Grace Baptist Church OPEN HEARTS – OPEN DOOR www.graceandmercylutheran.org 14 Martin Drive, Umatilla, OR 922-3250 Seventh-Day Adventist Church 585 SW Birch, Pilot Rock, OR 97868 (541) 443-2500 prbconline.blogspot.com Sunday School: 9:30 am Worship Service: 10:45 am Kids’ Club: 6:00 pm Wednesday Services: Youth Group: 7:00 pm FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH in Mission for Christ LCMC Bible Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 AM Sunday Worship . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 AM Red Lion Hotel ( Oregon Trail Room ) www.faithpendleton.org Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. (Nursery Provided) Fellowship, Refreshments & Sunday School Check Out our Facebook Page or Website for More Information 541-289-4535 Tom Inch, Pastor Grace and Mercy Lutheran Church, ELCA 164 E. Main St. / P.O. Box 1108 Hermiston, Oregon 97838 First United Methodist Church 352 SE 2nd Street Pendleton, OR 541-276-2616 Sunday Worship 9am Open Hearts, Open Hands, Open Doors Facebook: www.facebook.com/ FUMCPendleton Services are broadcast every Sunday on KUMA-1290 AM @ 11am Rev. Dr. Jim Pierce, pastor 555 SW 11th, Hermiston 567-9497 Nursery provided for all services Sunday School - 9:30 AM Worship - 10:45 AM 6:00 pm Wed Prayer & Worship - 7:00 PM “Proclaiming God’s word, growing in God’s grace” Come meet Jesus at PENDLETON BAPTIST CHURCH 3202 SW Nye Ave Pendleton, OR 541-276-7590 Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 AM Sunday Bible Classes 9:45 AM Sunday Youth Group 6:00 PM Mon. Community Women’s Study 9:30 AM & 6 PM Awana Kids Club (K-6th grade) Wed Men’s Study 6 PM MOPS meeting the 1st Thur of the Month 6 PM FIRST SERVICE 8:30 AM SECOND SERVICE 10:30 AM 712 SW 27 TH ST. 541-276-1894 www.fcogpendleton.com FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 241 SE Second St. Pendleton (541)276-3809 www.pendletonepiscopal.org -Presbyterian Church (USA)- 201 SW Dorion Ave. Pendleton Sunday Morning Worship 9:00 a.m. Wednesday Worship Noon Service of Worship - 10:00 am Children’s Sunday School - 10:20 am Fellowship - 11:00 am www.pendletonpresbyterian.com All Are Welcome Open Hearted...Open Minded To share your worship times call Amanda Jacobs 541-278-2683
