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Checking your bags or your person. >> one of the reasons for the rise of contemporary international terrorism was the development of modern jet air transportation. these were nationally labeled containers of potential hostages at 35,000 feet. >> good evening. the middle east conflict boiled over today with four airplane hijackings, including one that was aborted at londons heathrow airport. >> today palestinian commandos took over a british airliner, the fourth successful hijacking in as many da...

Theres any attempt at rescue. >> the popular front for the liberation of palestine, the pflp, proudly claimed credit for the coordinated action. >> the arabs, not just palestinians, look at israel as an occupying force. its occupying arab land. and they dont believe that israel should be there. thats the basis of the conflict. >> there is a group from pflp on every plane to explain our problem, the palestinian problem, and to justify the way we are doing things to convince the world. >> to the p...

Penny for one inch of a wall. i think if mrs. pelosi stepped up to the plate and said ill talk about a wall, we could wrap this up in a matter of days. >> if thats all it takes, it should be done tomorrow. because they have been offering money for this physical barrier for several differ iterations of a deal. people are paying a price they should have never had to pay. thank you for talking to me about these pressing matters. >> thanks, chris. >> theres another story emerging around us today. do...

Responsibility, frankly. congress should be involved in making this decision. but i think it does affect the property profoundly and to those who say, oh, they were killed because were leaving. no, theyre killed because we were there. and the longer we stay, the more of our soldiers will be killed. basically, 2,000 soldiers are targets. the arabs on both side, they love to kill americans, because it makes international news and it tracks us further into their quagmire. ultimately, i think the en...

And said i will talk about a wall. we can wrap it up. >> all right. thats all it takes it should be done tomorrow. they have been offering money for this physical barrier for several deals. well see what happens and hopefully soon. people are paying a price. senator, thank you for talking to me. >> thanks, chris. all right. theres another story emerging around this today. its easy to get lost in the moment. remember when the president claimed he saw thousands of arabs cheering nearby after the...

You think we stand right now? im a little confused as to to what the president is wanting to do. >> okay, that is a great question. let me make a comment about what senator paul said. he talks about it is time for them to do the fighting. dana, they have been doing the fighting. the syrian democratic forces, kurds, arabs have been fighting for four years. and we have been providing some assistance to them as i just mentioned. they carried, they did all the hefty lifting. they carried the burden ...

Saudi, you absolutely have reason to be concerned about iran. iran, you know, has long wanted hij em knee in the arabian gulf, but, you know, are all arabs -- and so, you know, saudis, i think, saudi policy has been to try to emphasize for arabs the sectarian difference that divides them, most arabs, from most iranians, but i think what really underlies saudis, anti-iran feelings are much about competition over power in this particular part of the world. as a result i actually dont think that mo...

Reason to be concerned about iran. iran, you know, has long wanted hegemony in the arabian gulf, but, you know, are all arabs -- and so, you know, saudis, i think, saudi policy has been to try to emphasize for arabs the sectarian difference that divides them, most arabs, from most iranians, but i think what really underlies saudis, anti-iran feelings are much about competition over power in this particular part of the world. as a result i actually dont think that most arabs, particularly the fur...

An al cay al qaeda affiliate, they are not happy. >> these syrian kurds have lived on this piece of ground for a long time. they have been between the kurds and the arabs and damascus probably longer than many europeans in the united states. this is not new to them. they have been working out accommodations to maintain their interests in this area for a long time. theyre probably going to do this long after we leave. >> doug, i did not think youd come in and drop a teenage daughter discussion on...

In iraq, the united states will help our partners build a nation free of iranian influence. this past may iraqis rejected sectarianism in a national election and we will support that wholeheartedly. the people there refuse to be cowered by iranian backed thugs and armed groups. iraqis have strengthened ties with arab neighbors peacefully resumed cooperation and have renewed their focus on fighting corruption. and in yemen, we will continue to work for a lasting peace. and i think this is clear b...