said well, how could you ever say that the compulsory veiling of women, forcing women to live in burqas is wrong from the point of view of science? i said well it's similar time because the moment should make the questions are right and wrong have something to do with human well-being, then it becomes immediately obvious forcing half the population to the then cloth bags and beaten them or killing him would make it out is not a perfect way of maximizing that. and she said let's just your opinion. i said well, let's make it simple. let's say we found a culture that was removing the eyeballs of every third child. would you then agree that we have found a culture that was not perfectly maximizing human well-being? and she said well, it would depend on why they were doing it. [laughter] i said, after he picked my jaw up off the floor, i said that say they are doing it for reasons. let's say they have a scripture that says every word should walk in darkness or some such nonsense. [laughter] and she said then you could never say that they were wrong. i said i perceived a problem here because

are you going to put on a burqa now. that coverage has gone largely unnoticed. >> to go to kirsten's point, i think i have it right, are the media everycothing ulwhd what would happen if the tsa would wave everybody through that didn't want their bra examined. >> they're touching our junk because the underwear bomber at christmas time nearly killed a thousand of people in detroit. i kind of agree with the administrator there. the options are no screening and this kind of screening. that's not adequate. there's another option, forget racial profiling there's a question of looking somebody in the eye and according to metrics, whether they're a threat to security or not. >> jon: and i spoke to a former el-al employee who said america has become dependent on the explosives sniffer and others out there. >> and what has been working and hasn't been working. i think all of us go to the airport and wonder, is this making any difference me taking my shoes off and even when i was travelling nationally in the middle east they don't

but many women in afghanistan are just beginning to peer behind the burqa.hanging but slowly. here is cnn's jill dougherty on assignment in jalalabad. >> reporter: a shocking sight for afghans, women renovating a building. women like salma working outside the home is almost impossible. >> translator: i need to work. my husband cannot work. i was taking in laundry for students washing them at home. then i heard about this program. >> reporter: it's called cash for work. an american-sponsored program to help these women, most of them widows, survive. >> their family members are desperate but if we can give them a job and food on their tables their kids wouldn't join the insurgency. >> reporter: in this hospital in eastern afghanistan, women learn the basics of construction work. they start out as unskilled workers and earn $5 a day and then become skilled workers and earn $9 a day. that is as much as men earn for the same job which is very rare here in afghanistan. this 18-year-old uses the pay to support her family. was it difficult for you to think about doi

and a woman with an arabic name, michelle robinson, who insists on wearing a burqa. his favorite team, the chicago bulls who just happen to play in the same division as the milwaukee bucks whose arena just happened to be known as -- the mecca. coincidence? and what about his legislative agenda. he openly practices chicago-style politics just like the taliban does. extending benefits for the unemployed, including muslims. expanding health care for all including every single muslim in the country. unless already covered by an employer health care plan. to this day, president obama continues to refuse to bomb not just one but many muslim countries. he even refuses to close his secret tropical paradise safe haven for muslims just 90 miles from america's shores. obama nearly let the cat out of the bag on several occasions, openly attacking a long-time christian leader, thanking his coconspirators for keeping his secret a secret. >> john mccain has not talked about my muslim faith. >> outlining his dream of an islamic america. >> we'd be one of the largest muslim countries

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lives for to cop a feel in a burqa. that's what they live for. even care about cair anymore. they whine about everything. if we did this the right way, we wouldn't have nuns getting patted down and kids getting patted down because we're on the premise of patting down every tenth person no matter who it is. we are not at war with every tenth person. we are at war with radical islam. if somebody sends up a couple flags on radical islam i would pat that cat down and i think we would all be happier. >> bill: charles rangel, congressman from new york convicted in the house ethics committee of violations and what say you? >> well, whenever i see charlie nowadays, it reminds me of caesar romero's head of the joker grafted on to meredith's body the penguin. >> you are a man after my own heart. >> i'm sorry to see you go. charlie, you are 80. eventually time to get off the teeth. they have got to use the jaws of life to get these guys out. it's charlie's time now. he is going to look over to the dems for help. is he going to see road runner clouds heading

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if someone approaches a tsa checkpoint wearing a burqa, what's the drill?erybody goes through the same process, so whatever their ethnicity or religious beliefs which i'm sensitive to and appreciate, the bottom line is people are treated the same in terms of either going through the advanced image technology if that's available or the walk-through metal detector. if they alert they have to have that alert resolved and the best way of doing that is through a thorough patdown. >> no free rides. >> that's correct. >> another question. how invasive should a properly carried out patdown actually be? because you know you hear some of the horror stories, there is this kid in california who was raising a beef. how invasive a process should it be? >> so the patdown needs to be thorough enough to detect well-designed, well-concealed, non-metallic especially, explosive devices such as we saw on 12/25. last christmas. it needs to be thorough, and that this patdown, coupled with the technology is designed to identify and neutralize any possible threat in that regard. >>

in a country where many women still wear burqas, oliver knew it could have been a non-starter, post talibaninvolve a prominent local woman to come and do an opening for us. he talked about how the wife of mohammed ashar was encouraged to take part in a running race. >> reporter: the logo, a skater atop an ak-47 has been brand and will soon appear on skating merchandise worldwide supporting skateistan and maybe taking afghanistan's girls to new heights. >> by the way, i stood on my feet for that brief lesson but i'll stand on solid ground. >>> coming up, martha stewart shares her secret for a tasty thanksgiving gravy, right after this. hey, you made your own lunch. yep! (mom) i'm so proud of you. the bus is here, gotta go mom. okay hunny, have a great day. look in your bag, made you something. (announcer) it's more than just that great peanut taste, choosing jif is a simple way to show someone how much you care. choosey moms, choose jif. let's take the holidays by the antlers. let's roll through those doors at 5:00 a.m. and fill our sleighs to capacity. with all kinds of buzzing, roaring, an

it is the same thing with the burqa band. president obama spoke about this. we've gone to court in united states to enforce the right of muslim women. that is a position we are taking. >> to follow up, is this a growing problem in europe? >> there is certainly a growing sensitivity in tension in europe and i think that we are urging our european friends to do is to take every measure to try and alleviate that tension. these are tensions between communities and it is for the government to be proactive as it can in each of these situations to reduce the level of tension. >> since 2003, the christian community has been the target of a great deal of violence in one town, they were blown to smithereens. how do you deal with that? how do you deal with people that want to emigrate? >> we have expressed great concern about the situation of the christian community in iraq and the bombing last month of the our lady of salvation catholic church were more than 50 people were killed as an example of a portent of violence that you described. we have contended that violence

. >> reporter: across afghanistan women are if the background hidden behind burqas they wear on the streetsent projects are being replicated across the country by the u.s. getting women into the workforce is a major initiative as it seeks to build up afghanistan. like this program for female journalists in herat. this woman says that's her dream, but first she has to convince her husband. >> reporter: things in my life, for example, i will be a good mother for my children, i will be a good wife for you and also be a good journalist. now he say, okay, i will see. >> reporter: back in jalalabad, salma sees a glimmer of hope for her future. she's already found some new painting jobs which she does when men aren't present. >> translator: i'm proud about me and i'm doing something for my family. i'm very happy i can work like men and go outside of my home, that i can work and get money for my family. >> reporter: and she's training her 14-year-old daughter to work with her. >> jill dougherty joins me now from the state department. jill, this is a fascinating series you're doing, which is really