my concern is the safety of the people in camp ashraf when the 31st comes. they're in fear. 85 of those people, some are americans, and the others in that 85 that are there among the 2000, are permanent residents of the u.s. what are we doing to extend the deadline so people do what is necessary to do in the u.n. to get out of iraq and go somewhere in the world? and second the long-term issue of the mek designation? i'm encouraged by your words last night you made regarding that. so those are my two issues and my two questions to you, madam secretary. >> congressman, i can assure you i am personally very focused on trying to make sure that we protect the safety of the residents of the camp. i and our department and our administration strongly con depthed the violence that led to the deaths. regardless how it happened, you're right, 36 residents died because of the violence on april the 8th. we are monitoring the situation as closely as we can. we see no evidence suggesting that there is any other attack, imminent attack on ashraf and we continue to urge the

last time we talked about the safety of camp ashraf in march.ater the soldiers came in and killed people. people disagree on how it occurred, but it did happen. maliki has made it clear the camp will close. when we went into iraq this summer, we met with him on the issue of the camp. it got very key to. we wanted to go see it. he refused to let us see it. we later learned that we had been invited to leave the country based on the discussion with him. the number one thing he said about the way iraq treated ca mp ashraf was the u.s. designation. he said they were treated that way because the united states have designated them as a foreign terrorist organization. my concern is the safety of the people when the 31st comes. they are in fear. 85 of them are americans. others are permanent residents of the u.s.. what are we doing to make sure they extend the deadline so that people can do what is necessary to get out of iraq and somewhere in the world? there is the long-term issue of the mek designation. i was encouraged by your words last night on tha

where this is happening this is going to be going on for a long time to come independent journalist ashraf turning us from oakland but the very latest thanks so much to you. now the economy is the major issue surrounding all of these occupy wall street protests and for many it is a snapshot of rising unemployment and standards of living that continue to fall with really no end in sight these are just a few of the reasons thousands of americans across the country have joined in these movements in the first place for a stray shower and angers that they say have reached their boiling points of course here in washington the occupy d.c. protests have doubled in size as more and more people say they want not only to protest but to make sure their voices are heard by those in the white house or just a couple blocks away from the right house as well as on capitol hill they say it is important to stand their ground here because this is after all where so many important decisions are made and also here where lawmakers on the president all seem to be touting new plans that promise to fix these proble

. >> many of us saw this at about camp ashraf featuring a 14-year- old girl who faces extermination. we face a tough circumstance in that we are withdrawing from iraq. in the past, there have been -- some would say massacres. at least terrible instances in which tens of people have been killed. there are press reports that the iraqi officials say not to worry about it too much and after all, the folks are on the u.s. terrorist list. what are we doing to assure that when we leave iraq, we will not see the massacre of 3400 people at can ashraf and how is it going on with the any case should be on the terrorist list? >> on those points in particular, in accordance with the d.c. circuit 2010 ruling, the state department is reviewing the designation. there will be a decision. it has to be done expeditiously, but thoroughly, and we hope to have such a decision in the future. i would add that the current designation does not pose a bar to the resettlement, and the humanitarian situation in our opinion is also not related to the designation. i think it is also important to recognize that we

. >> many of us saw this at about camp ashraf featuring a 14- year-old girl who faces extermination. we face a tough circumstance in that we are withdrawing from iraq. in the past, there have been -- some would say massacres. at least terrible instances in which tens of people have been killed. there are press reports that the iraqi officials say not to worry about it too much and after all, the folks are on the u.s. terrorist list. what are we doing to assure that when we leave iraq, we will not see the massacre of 3400 people at can ashraf and how is it going on with the any case should be on the terrorist list? >> on those points in particular, in accordance with the d.c. circuit 2010 ruling, the state department is reviewing the designation. there will be a decision. it has to be done expeditiously, but thoroughly, and we hope to have such a decision in the future. i would add that the current designation does not pose a bar to the resettlement, and the humanitarian situation in our opinion is also not related to the designation. i think it is also important to recognize that we

to make sure that when december 31 comes, that things do not happen to those people at camp ashraf. and set aside their obligations and put their weapons down and that they get refugees and asylum status from somewhere in the world. their safety is paramount. i re-urge that, madam secretary. >> i appreciate your concerns and i take them very seriously. >> the chair will recognize herself because there is no other member. i would ask you to clarify the comments you made that the u.s. has met with the haqqanis network and urging pakistan to get tough with the haqqani network that has killed troops. one of your senior official said that, we were asked by isi to give this a try. which is it? crackdown or negotiate with the haqqanis network or a little bit of both? >> it is both. >> if you could elaborates. >> we want to buy it, talk, and build all at the same time. parts of the reason is to ask what could these organizations have willingness to negotiate in good faith. there is evidence going both ways. sometimes we hear that they well, that there are elements that wish to pursue that -