hakim and mr. secord. colonel north, i know you have known general secord for many years and have great respect for him. col. north: i am sorry, senator. sen. trible: no problem. i know you have known general secord for many years and had great respect for him. is it true you do not know mr. hakim, and still do not know much about the business relationship between secord and hakim? col. north: i first met mr. hakim i believe in january of 1984. i came to recognize this was a man who wanted to assist the u.s. government in the restoration of a relationship with his native land. correction, i first met him in february of 1986. i do not know the nature of the financial relationship with the general secord, the business relationship he had. i do not consider that a prerequisite of using them as an interpreter for one of our meetings, or a series of meetings which occurred in europe. nor did i see it inconsistent he would be engaged after i found out about it in establishing the european entities and foreign en

hakim or his lawyer in trying to pursuevarious initiatives. i do know that having reviewed certain testimony before this committee, that an indication of calls being made or arrangements being made to meet with my wife after the one meeting that i described to you, and the one telephone call in june,are patently untrue. and thus, the characterization of motivations by mr. lewis or others, or events by mr. lewis and others, are, tomy knowledge and that of my wife, totally untrue. now, i cannot speak to the motivations of those other people who've described other events. sen. trible: i can conceivably the reason for the issues. if they were helping to help you, they would have gone to directly. and they surely would not have volunteeredthis information as they did. but i thank you for your answer there. we'll just have to sit back and judge as best we can as the -- for example, albert hakim has testified before us that during august of 1986, mr. secord agreed to a suggestion of tom klein's that they maximize the profits from the last sale of arm

hakim jeffries, your response to what the president said. he said things are going well. he pointed to the stock market. at some point you have to argue is not just about what the obama administration did. this has been six months of the trump white house. so, is he right? >> in terms of the stock market, certainly the investor class, shareholder class is doing well. working families, working class, folks who aspire to be part of it. >> half of americans have some money in the market. half don't. >> that's right. it's not necessarily a life-changing, meaningful amount. we understand when the stock market explodes, as it has been doing since -- six years into the obama administration, that largely benefits a disproportionately number of americans. our agenda is designed to help those struging without a meaningful raise most of the middle class over the last 40 plus years and those who aspire to be part of the middle class zplu took heat last week as you know on the airwaves for a better deal, your agenda, specifically for fr those who say it is too focused on white working

now on bbc news yalda hakim looks at the plight of europe's mediterranean migrants, in 0urworld.inflatable dinghy full of migrants is adrift in the open sea, around 30 miles from the libyan coast. they have no fuel, no water and no food. they have been detected by a spanish ngo. most of these migrants have never seen the ocean. they can't swim. after hours at sea in the sweltering heat, they are exhausted. this boat has just arrived with about 500 migrants who have been rescued trying to make the very dangerous journey from libya to sicily. so far this year, more than 80,000 people from different countries have arrived. around 2,000 have drowned. but the vast majority are not refugees fleeing war, but those in search of a better life. most will stay in italy. sympathy for the migrants is wearing thin. and blame is starting to focus on the ngos saving lives. there are critics who have accused ngos of acting as a taxi service to europe. there are fears now that anti—immigration groups are exploiting the crisis for their own ends. so you would like to see this mosque closed 7 yeah,

yalda hakim reports. flimsy inflatable dingy full of migrants is adrift in the open sea.r more than 80,000 people from different countries have arrived. around 2000 have drowned. but the vast majority are not refugees fleeing war, but those in search of a better life. most will stay in italy. not eve ryo ne most will stay in italy. not everyone is welcoming to migrants coming to europe. this is a promo video from a group calling themselves the identitarian movement, made up of young tech savvy members, they have been described as the hipster right and fairaim is to described as the hipster right and fair aim is to campaign against immigration. —— theiraim. fair aim is to campaign against immigration. —— their aim. i fair aim is to campaign against immigration. —— theiraim. i had heard that the group was developing plans for further heard that the group was developing plans forfurther action heard that the group was developing plans for further action in catania. we think that in every city where this has been present, there is radical islam and violence regarding illegal

yalda hakim has been to find out more.hat liberation looks like. the city is flattened. this woman has returned to the this neighbourhood with her two children. they'd attempted to get away during the battle but were captured by isas soldiers and imprisoned. husband was shot dead. she says she may now be liberated but it means nothing without her husband. life, she says, has become even more difficult. at the local hospital there is chaos. everyday people queue up, the injured, the sick and the traumatised. the battle is officially over but it's not safe in mosul. isis rigged houses and buildings with booby traps. all over the city, the forces are working day and night to clear the city of unexploded devices. this unit has been working for the last two days to get rid of everything. translation: there was a car bomb over there. today we detonated it. there are ieds nearby and in the school so we are moving forward because there are more unexploded devices over there. this man says his tribe didn't support isis. when the ir

as residents begin the process of rebuilding the city and their lives, the bbc‘s yalda hakim takes anjune, in june, 2014, injune, 2014, so—called islamic state militants captured iraq ‘s second—largest city. tens of thousands of civilians flee. the idea is leader appears at the mosque of al—nuri proclaiming the creation of al—nuri proclaiming the creation ofa of al—nuri proclaiming the creation of a caliphate. more than two years later, iraqi pro—government forces back by us coalition launched an offensive to retake the city. by november, specialforces offensive to retake the city. by november, special forces enter eastern mosul and missed fierce resistance. life in the city has changed dramatically. civilians are suffering because of water and electricity shortages. museums and mosques destroyed and the dedication to the outside world is destroyed. brutal punishment by anyone contravening the jihadist interpretation of islamic law. in january this year, the government declares eastern mosul has been liberated and an assault begins the next month but it presents a more difficult chal

. >> reporter: 19-year-old hakim hussein and his girlfriend, hannah, were in the car next to the one that detached. >> it started going faster and then it started going higher and that's when it hit the ride. boom, my whole life flashed in front of me. i saw people die. >> there were just people panicking everywhere. and what really bothers me is people just wanted to have their phones out. >> reporter: the only known video that captured the crash has been viewed by millions. >> everybody's seen this video, but they weren't there. it's not in their head. it's-- it replays over and over in my head. >> reporter: the couple had initially been seated in the car that fell, but were moved it last minute. >> it is still stuck in my head because it could have gone one of us. >> reporter: are you angry about what happened? >> year, i'm mad. >> i just want to know what happened. >> reporter: so do investigators, but their work could take weeks. most rides, though, will return to operation after additional inspections. >> i feel like they just don't care, like, i feel like this is just, like, o

yalda hakim has been to sicily to look into this — here's her report.y full of migrants is adrift in the open sea. around 30 miles from the libyan coast. they have no fuel, no water and no food. so far this year, more than 80,000 people from different countries have arrived. around 2000 have drowned. but the vast majority are not refugees fleeing war, but those in search of a better life. most will stay in italy. not everyone is welcoming to migrants coming to europe. this is a promo video from a group calling themselves the identity aryan movement. made up of mainly young, tech savvy members, they have been described as the hipster writer. their aim is to campaign against immigration. i had heard that the group was developing plans for further action. we think that in every city where multiculturalism is present, there is radical islam and violence regarding illegal immigrants. you say you do not want them in those waters, you want them to stop. they say if they stop, more lives will be lost. the evidence is false. those people are coming to europe bec

yalda hakim has been to meet some of those now hopeful, they can rebuild their lives.t this is what liberation looks like: the city has been flattened. nual has returned to her neighbourhood with her two children for the first time in a month. they had attempted to get away during the battle but were captured by isis soldiers and imprisoned. her husband was shot dead. she says that she may now be liberated, but it means nothing without her husband. life, she says, has become even more difficult. at the local hospital, there is chaos. every day, people queue up, the injured, the sick, and the traumatised. the battle is officially over, but it is not safe in mosul. isis rigged houses and buildings with booby traps. all over this city now, iraqi forces work day and night to clear the areas of unexploded devices and booby—traps so that families can return to their homes. this particular unit has been working for the last two days to get rid of everything. translation: there was a car bomb over there, today, we detonated it. there were ieds over there, there were also ieds

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the bbc‘s yalda hakim has travelled to mosul to see what life is now like.ity. the whole city is completely flattened. after co nsta nt after constant bombardment and shelling, and easily silenced now hangs over mosul. this woman has returned to her neighbourhood with her two children for the first time ina her two children for the first time in a month. they had attempted to get the widget in the battle, but we re get the widget in the battle, but were captured by isis soldiers and imprisoned. her husband was shot dead. translation: imprisoned. her husband was shot dead. translationzlj imprisoned. her husband was shot dead. translation: i may now be liberated, but it means nothing without my husband. life has become even more difficult. the people of mosul are still paying the price for their freedom. mosul are still paying the price for theirfreedom. at mosul are still paying the price for their freedom. at the local hospital, there is chaos. every day, people queue up, the injured, the sick, and the traumatised. the battle is officially over, but it is no

while this crisis continues, so, too, will criticism hfi eflé'fiflaht yalda hakim.longer version of that — our world: sicily 0verwhelmed on the bbc news channel this sunday at 9:30pm, and also on iplayer. immigration, of course, is an issue that has led to a rise in support for nationalist parties right across the european union. one of them is the german alternative fur deutschland. their deputy leader is beatrix von storch. she is also an mep on the european pa rliament‘s justice and home affairs committee. i spoke to her in strasbourg just before we came on air. i asked if she would also want to stop charities sending out ships to pick up migrants. the ngos are doing what the illegal migrant companies are doing. they are helping them out, they are shipping them over and so they are responsible for even more to come in. i think this has to be addressed clearly. we have to stop them from doing this. n9. i think, the centf‘éryj; g; 7177 if the migrants know that they will not succeed in coming over to the mediterranean, they will not go on the ships any more. they g