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But they dont have assets here, or around the world. Theyre doing things domestically in iraq. It would not make a difference to add them to the list. What we want to do ultimately is make a difference. What we need to do in particular is not just focusing on the guy today who has the title of finance minister and doing things only within iraq, but the middle men who are facilitating oil payments and anything crossing the borders. Are there leverage points that treasury, or anywhere in the administration, that we could use to encourage whether its kuwait, qatar, or turkey, or other countries i...

Kuwait as the two jurisdictions in the gulf where additional steps could be taken. Time of the gentleman is expired. Chair now recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. Lynch. Thank you, mr. Chairman, again, mr. Secretary, thanks for your willingness to testify. I just want to make one observation. I do share the frustration that some of my colleagues across the aisle have expressed about staunching the flow of oil and degrading some of the facilities that are currently under the control of isis. But i do want to point out that, for instance, the beiji oil refinery, i dont know, about 7...

Chemical weapons use. The group is tremendously destabilizing force across large swaths of iraq and syria and the brutal campaigns have approximately u drawn the condemnation appropriately drawn of the broader International Community. In addition to the horrific massacres, kidnappings and decapitations, officials believe that isil is one of the Richest Terrorist Groups to ever exist with estimated assets in access of 1 billion. Unlike most other terrorist groups, which tend to rely heavily on foreign sponsors, isil generally raises funds internally limiting available to the Treasury Department...

It was a sixmonth manhunt. That is what a lot of people are not aware of. I was able to get really indications on intelligence and other things and we were heavily involved because it was saddams hometown, and ultimately pursuing these hometown connections that saddam had, we were able to get on this trail and over a sixmonth time period , he was captured. Host did you ever meet him . Guest i did not meet him personally. When he was captured, we did not want to make a zoo out of him, so he was secured in a little bird helicopter and phone to flown to to print, then to baghdad under great sick ...

Lets go to the back, please. Kyle with the brain corporation. In regards to the technological sophistication you touched on, social media campaign, have you considered given attention to crip toe currencies as a mean crypto currencies as a meens of financing. Yes. Just kidding. Absolutely. You know, were much like much like matt talked about a moment ago about prepaid card, the cryptocurrency, we as the United States government are starting to really take a look at the crypto currencies. I wont say starting to take a look, but were taking a look. Any source of fund, isil or any other terrorism...