>> he did border the plane in nigeria. >> i just know he got in nigeria.that -- or you believe you know the name of the identity. we're not in a position to say that on cnn yet. we are working to confirm that. that said, representative, what do you know about the motivation behind this or the connection this person might have with terrorist organizations? >> caller: my understanding is his name was in the data base. he has al qaeda connections. extremist connections. his name popped up pretty quickly. >> representative, what's your view of how legitimate and realistic this threat was? i ask you from the perspective of viewers who sometimes wonder if the things are serious or they're just people not really capable of carrying out a full terrorist attack? what's your feeling on the seriousness of this? >> reporter: my feeling is this was serious. how sophisticated he was, i don't know. but it was a very sophisticated the device. he set it off before the plane landed. we may have been lucky. he may have been inept. but considering his background that i'm awar

what is the reaction in nigeria to all of this? >> reporter: well, larry, their reaction is shame, really. nigerians are ashamed of what this man has done to the image of the country, which is battered anyway about the corruption bantered about by nigeria internally. the focal poibt is between the son and father. the father did report his son to the american embassy in nigeria saying feared he was becoming radicalized. he was getting on board a plane to try and kill over 200 passengers. nigerians are focused between the despair of the son who went out to do this terrible deed, and then the father who really in some ways is quite a hero because this sort of thing should go dealt with traditionally in northern nigerian families in the family. they're really looking towards the father as some sort of hope, really, that there is a way forward, larry. >> larry: speaking of the father, you're familiar with the suspect's family. you compared them to the kennedys. you know them. what can you tell us about them? >> reporter: the father was

now we're having conversations about yemen and nigeria.he suspect who is in custody, our sources tell us, is a nigerian national, may have started his flight in nigeria. he was sitting on seat 19a that you can see there, on the flight from amsterdam to detroit. about midway on the plane, it was an a-330 air bus330 plane. he apparently has told authorities that he got the device or whatever it was he was trying to set on fire -- we have heard that he got it in yemen. that's why we're making these connections, why paula is helping us understand yemen's connection and what it may be that he put on that plane or why he tried to set fire to and why mohammed is trying to help us understand about yemen serving others. let's go back to paula for a second. you pointed out these are little threads we've got. we don't know any of this to be a fact just yet. but it is possible that he could be part of an extremist organization in yemen. it's also entirely possible this guy could be what we call a freelancer. >> absolutely. he could have been acting al

. >> larry: on the phone from ottowa, there's a journalist on the phone what is the reaction in nigeria to all of this? >> well, it's shame. what they have done to the country. and the focal point is between her and the father. the father did report that the son is becoming radicalized. and who did this terrible deed. this sort of thing should be dealt with with the nigerian family and looking towards the father as a way forward, larry. >> many of them knew us back there when i was home and in the '90s and his father was very, very sentimental. he cares about the community and his family. you see him everywhere, award shows and different honors. the doctor they call him is a honoree degree. he's a very good man and cares about everything and i consider him a hero because he warned the embassy of the united states. he went to the united states embassy, and i don't know if my kid had a radical idea if i would go to the principal at the school. he was a really good man and was concerned like he is for the community in nigeria. >> larry: is he heroic in your country? >> he's well-known in t

there were whole body imaging machines in nigeria and amsterdam. we have to ask why those were not used. we need more from our international partners on screening. make sure they're communicating. of the 550,000 people on the watch list who is watching the people on the watch list it seems we maybe a little too politically correct on the way and we need to trar get the tar reufts. we're at war, they want to kill us. >> gwen: you think profiling should be as at base. >> we have to be careful. we don't want profiling on race, ethnicity or religion. but we can profile potential terrorists and go through a rigorous screening. i don't see any other way around it. >> gwen: congressman, do you think the administration is acting quickly enough and thoroughly enough to address what is turning into a bigger and bigger problem. >> the president son this case. no question in my mind. i talk to people on intelligence with the president in hawaii now. he doesn't have to be in washington to be on top of. this we need quick answers. the president will get answers

who boarded the plane in nigeria. it was a clm flight. then in amsterdam, switched over to a delta northwest. there's concerns here because there's a real worry about al qaeda activity, terrorist activity in nigeria, so much so that last year the american government gave body detection devices to the nigerian government to use at their airports. >> that is because there were concerns that nigerian airports were not as far ahead in terms of security, maintaining security of people getting onto planes as other airports in the world? >> right. the combination of the two, of there being terrorist activity in nigeria and the fact that their level of security, we felt, was not satisfactory and was not comparable to others. on the other hand, amsterdam is generally reputed to have outstanding security procedures in their airport. there has to be a very intensive investigation to see what happened, why it happened and exactly where the responsibility is. also, if i can put in one very positive sign tonight. my understanding i

he arrived here from the flight originating in nigeria.transferred over a three-hour period to the northwest flight. he went through a metal detector, x-ray machine or his bags did. as they point out to me here, larry. if he did have s have something on him such as we're hearing in his underwear or similar. that would not have been picked up by the metal detector. and no secretary research was required then. tonight we know that second researches are being introduced much more widely at airports around the world, larry. >> is it obvious here, somebody goofed? >> it's not absolutely clear, but there are a lot of red flags this time around. the investigation will be starting right now, and i have a feeling a lot of soul searching will be going on. (announcer) some people just know how to build things well. give you and your loved ones an expertly engineered mercedes benz at the winter event going on now. but hurry - the offer ends january 4th. >>> any indication the suspect wasn't working alone, he may have had some help inside the airport?

embassy nigeria he's concern about his son's increasingly radical tk. the embassrelays the informatn to all u.s. diplomatic missionand the state department in washingt. dulmutallab's name is now enred into a terror watch list of 5,000 names. e name is not added to the mu smaller "no-fly" list, and the sa granted in june 2008 is t revoked. th, on december 16, a round tripicket from lagos, nigeria to detroit is purchased in ana, for $2,800 in cash. gerian officials say abdulmallab returns to lagos for one y, on christmas eve, to boa the flight. he checks no bags, and pses through security. he aives in amsterdaon christmas y. the dutch inrior minister says nothing seems iss before he boards northwest flight 25for detroit. >> ( translated the suspect did not leave the customs ar schiphol during his transfe hepent the usual transfer timea couple of hours as per the norm, in the airport's internationalounge. as p protocol, he had to pass a curity gate within the customs areat schiphol, a metal detector, and this presented no irregularitie >> reporter: hours l

he arrived here on the flight from lagos, nigeria. nigerian flights tend to be those that authorities take interest in any way because of immigration, fraud and other such issues. he then transferred over a three-hour period to the northwest flight. he went through a metal detector, through the x-ray machine, or his bags did. but as they point out to me, larry, if he did have something on him such as we're hearing in his underwear or similar, that would not have been picked up by the metal detector. and, of course, no secondary search was required then. tonight, of course, we now also know that secondary searches are being introduced much more widely at airports around the world, larry. >> paul, is it obvious here somebody goofed? >> well, it's not absolutely clear, but there were a lot of red flags obviously this time around. the investigation will be starting right now, and a lot of soul searching will definitely be going on, larry. >> larry:or nick and paul and richard, stay with us. we'll be right back. smoo you can get a cc, jett

did he get it on in nigeria? he should have been treated after them.hose are the two critical questions. there are heightened security measures in place. we had a statement from secretary of pollock, last night. -- napolitano last night. the bomb-sniffing dogs and behavior condition officers. they look for indications of terrorism. host: the threat level is not going up. the threat level is a orange which is high but it is not going up. what are your thoughts as to what's going through the obama administration? guest: they are looking at whether the color-coded to alert system should be revised. the threat level will not be raised for it right now, it is @ aren't which is the next highest level for the next highest level is red. it has been at this level since 2006. it is understandable that the level is not raised because there can be decreases and increases in certain procedures. you will see increased security measures which are appropriate. host: is the color-coded threat level more for the government so that everybody their nose how to proceed? is

he came from nigeria. he came through -- i mean, come on. this guy should have been checked. he should never have been on that plane representative burton is staying with us because i've got lots more questions for him. we will also be joined by our political observers. who do they think is to blame? maybe most important what do we do about the problem now? >>> welcome back to "larry king live." as promised congressman dan burton is sticking with us. also joining us out of los angeles ben stein, economist. he served as a speechwriter for presidents nixon and ford and is a columnist for "fortune" magazine. from new york, mark hill, associate professor at columbia university and nationally syndicated columnist. finally, joining me here in d.c., peter beinart, senior political writer for the daily beast and professor for the city university of new york and author of "the good fight, why liberals and only liberals can win the war on terror and make america great again." we're out of time because you are all way too well credentialed. moving along you've written a book that sounds

this report was made from nigeria some time ago, and i can't believe, since we now have a director of intelligence, that the cia didn't give that to the director of intelligence. if that information was dishe sem natured to him, it was his responsibility to make sure that all the intelligence agencies had that information. this guy was on the watch list. that's one of the reasons why i called for janet napolitano's resignation, because as the head of homeland security she should have made sure that anybody that was on that watch list was disseminated around the world so that they were watching for them and making sure they were cleared and checked thoroughly before they got on an airplane. they did not do that. that's one of the reasons she should be replaced. i don't think she has the experience to do the job. >> as i understand it, there are about a half million people on the watch list. is it realistic to think that we would know where they all are at any given time? >> no, it's not realistic to know where all of them are any one given time. if you disseminated that information aro

his family in nigeria said today the man's father, a prominent banker had warned u.s. authorities in october about his son's increasingly extremist views. almost immediately after the detroit incident, authorities in the u.s. and abroad stepped up security during the busy holiday travel season. >> definitely a little bit more stressful flying today than i thought it was going to be. >> ifill: in its u.s. the transportation security administration began requiring passengers on flights from overseas to be screened a second time at the gate. >> rather be safe than sorry any time, yeah. >> have you gotten in -- you shouldn't have any problem with it. >> yeah. >> ifill: and during the final hour of some flights, passengers were instructed to stay seated with no personal items on their laps. >> when we were on the plane we couldn't have blankets or pillows in our laps. >> ifill: for domestic travelers random security checks have been increased and air marshalls added. >> every single item was examined. they took it out and used their sniffer tester, whatever they were runing

this individual who had family members who notified our embassy in nigeria and that information was notansmitted anywhere else until homeland security. it's obvious that homeland security should be the focal point and the key in terms of acting on any threat to the homeland. that means that the information that we received, that was a viable behavioral assessment that you could have made on this individual. he went to yemen. he has become radicalized. his family has called and, therefore, there was a basis of acting. we don't need to talk about $75 billion. by the way, my friend on the other side of the aisle voted against aviation funding and explosives funding. but what the president can do, added is to make a recess appointment to the individual that is being held up as the tsa administrator by republican senator. leadership is important in this aspect. so i believe the government is responsible. >> we don't need -- >> i take responsibility and we -- >> larry, we don't need -- >> larry: i need to get a break in. hold it, ben. hold it. i've got to get a break in. >> larry: ron paul, y

. >> larry: the family of the suspect issued a statement from nigeria that says in part. his father having become concerned about his disappearance and stoppage of communication while schooling abroad reported the matter to nigerian security agencies about two months ago and to some foreign security agencies about a month and a half ago and then sought their assistance to find and return him home. we, the family speaking again, provided them with all the information required of us to enable them to do this. it was while we were waiting for the outcome of their investigation that we arose to the shocking news. the family will continue to fully cooperate with local and international security agencies toward the investigation of this matter while we await results of the full investigation. the statement is signed the abdulmutallab family. the terror threat is a political issue. we'll talk about ron paul and sheila jackson-lee and our friend ben stein all next. would you like a pony ? yeah. would you like a pony ? yeah ! ( cluck, cluck, cluck ) oh, wowww ! that's fun ! you di

i think that this young man from nigeria may have done us a favor.s pointed out that we have a policy of denial about who this enemy is. the fact that this man would try to blow out the side of an airplane, and that the response of this government would be to put him into criminal custody. that man should have been taken after his -- after he was stabilized medically and interrogated for every bit of intelligence we could get from him. the yemeni government is saying they're cooperating, but the fact of the matter is this is the new center of gravity in yemen. and we need to know who is behind this, who helped him, all of the information that would have come out is now lost to us because he has lawyered up and we will now have to put him through the criminal system where we are negotiating with the terrorist to get this information. >> larry: alice, the same thing occurred, though n the bush administration with the shoe bomber. >> yes. in his own perverse way, this fellow abdulmutallab has done us a favor. he has given the american people a gift. we

host: will procedures get shared with other governments and if, for example, nigeria and the netherlands had this kind of information, they might have been able to prevent this man from getting on the plane? guest: the short answer is yes. we have information-sharing arrangements with governments around the world. the extent of the sharing of varies from country to country it depends upon our relationship with the country and the history of that country being able to give that information well. . to be threats to the aviation. some people get drunk on flights and cause disturbances. people like that are on the no-fly list but they are not terrorists. all to be confirmed is that this fellow was known to have terror ties but the ties were considered to be so tenuous he was never look at as a real threat. now you have to look at whether the no-fly list should be revised that it include everyone looked at connected to terrorism. >> if you are on the terror list, why wouldn't that automatically make you a candidate to be on the no-fly list. >> well, i think that's the way it should be but it'

did he get it on in nigeria? he should have been treated after them.hose are the two critical questions. there are heightened security measures in place. we had a statement from secretary of pollock, last night. -- napolitano last night. the bomb-sniffing dogs and behavior condition officers. they look for indications of terrorism. host: the threat level is not going up. the threat level is a orange which is high but it is not going up. what are your thoughts as to what's going through the obama administration? guest: they are looking at whether the color-coded to alert system should be revised. the threat level will not be raised for it right now, it is @ aren't which is the next highest level for the next highest level is red. it has been at this level since 2006. it is understandable that the level is not raised because there can be decreases and increases in certain procedures. you will see increased security measures which are appropriate. host: is the color-coded threat level more for the government so that everybody their nose how to proceed? is

the emerging details left some in nigeria struggling to understand the how's and why's of what happened. nobody would believe before that a nigerian person would participate in such things, you know? >> warner: abdul mutallab remained today in a federal prison in michigan, but there were new questions about the kind of trial he'd face. republican congressman peter king of new york, on the house homeland security committee, said it would be a mistake to treat this as a criminal case. he called instead for a military tribunal. amid the new disclosures and controversies, the christmas day plot has already affected international air travel. this weekend, the u.s. transportation security administration or t.s.a. asked foreign airports to ratchet up security for flights to the united states. that caused security screening backups. at first carriers like air canada had to cancel some flights. then canadian authorities decided to limit u.s. bound passengers for now to one personal item and no carry-on luggage to speed up screening. martin alilio flew in today from montreal to dulles internation

i haven't heard -- let's talk about nigeria. is nigeria a place where -- it's a beautiful you're to be i can't, but muslim country? no. what is nigeria? it is a par tradition country. north and south. the muslims live in a certain area, and the christians live somewhere else in the south, i believe. host: well, i'll follow up on your comments, james, to bring us more from the "wall street journal" this morning. incidents spark concern about terror in nigeria. this morning in the "wall street journal," despite the violence along this religious fault line there, has been little evidence so far to suggest al qaeda or like-minded groups have established a significant presence. in recent months, there have been isolated incidents that have alarmed western officials. u.s. open ferbles have long worried west africa could become vulnerable to the sort of terrorist networks that are attractive in north and east africa. that's from this morning from the "wall street journal." here's bridgeport, connecticut. good morning on our democrats l

>> during the off season the two bears were joined by teammate tommy harris on a special trip to nigeria for willie and who say born in to royalty, the africa journey was a home coming. >> this trip was two fold, we wanted for have a football camp where we were teaching nfl style football to youth and have a mel clinic where we were servicing world cities in -- outside of laos and the capital of nie jarya and it worked out well. >> they don't care about the football side. it is more like our sons are back. they are back from the united states and their long extended visit and they are back home and we get that kind of love and it is hard to explain, like a love that a mother has for their son and the whole country has it for us. >> our every day life, it doesn't matter who we are and where you are from and what you v you can all do little things to impact somebody's life. >> through football, wally and izzi can make an impact on countless fans but during the trip, there was one child who made a huge impact on them. a 4-year-old lady named shakier asman. her smile and behind that was a si

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in other cases like cuba or nigeria, governments are able but unwilling to make the changes at their citizens deserve. there we must vigorously press leaders to in depression while supporting those within society's to a working for change. in cases where governments are both unwilling and unable, like the eastern congo, we must support the courageous individuals and organizations to try to protect people in battle against the odds. the challenges we face are diverse and complicated. there is not one approach or formula, documentary work. they can they apply. i want to outline for elements of the approach to putting our principles and to action and share with you some of the challenges we face. commitment to write star to the accountability. president obama issued an order prohibiting the use of torture by any u.s. officials and ordered the closure of guantanamo bay. next year, we will report on human trafficking as we do every year. this time, not only just on other countries but also on our own her we will participate through the united nations on their own human-rights record just

>> during the off season the two bears were joined by teammate tommy harris on a special trip to nigeria for willie and who say born in to royalty, the africa journey was a home coming. >> this trip was two fold, we wanted for have a football camp where we were teaching nfl style football to youth and have a mel clinic where we were servicing world cities in -- outside of laos and the capital of nie jarya and it worked out well. >> they don't care about the football side. it is more like our sons are back. they are back from the united states and their long extended visit and they are back home and we get that kind of love and it is hard to explain, like a love that a mother has for their son and the whole country has it for us. >> our every day life, it doesn't matter who we are and where you are from and what you v you can all do little things to impact somebody's life. >> through football, wally and izzi can make an impact on countless fans but during the trip, there was one child who made a huge impact on them. a 4-year-old lady named shakier asman. her smile and behind that was a si

embassy in nigeria, the first thing the state department should have done is find out whether or nothis man, the son, was issued a visa and revoke it. that would have kept him off the plane right there. if they had done that one thing. >> larry: alice, this time of the year, is it more particularly difficult for you? >> yes, of course. i live with the fact that my son will not be with me every day. the word hero has bandied about and abused. but my hero is casper, who mustered all his courage, stood up and ran to this ugly guy, yanked him out of his burning seat, hauled him out and thwarted him and was able to make up for several levels of failure in security that should have kept the guy off the plane in the first place. it showed up that just the same thing that happened on flight 93 on september 11th, that a small group of passengers, when they are confronted with the facts, can act together and make up for the security deficiencies that are still prevalent in the security system. i'm grateful for president obama for acknowledges there is a failure and we need to continue working.

the problem is, this happened over in amsterdam and nigeria.he problem is not the united states right now other than we are not getting all of the information from our cia and it is not being passed on. the problem started overseas. these people should not be allowed to come to the united states unless they are fairly vetted, before they even get on the airplanes. that is the problem. thank you, pedro, and i hope you do have a happy new year. host: two perspectives on imaging machines. it says full body imaging machines can show potential weapons underneath but it is also -- concerns over privacy over renewed debate over airport security. one quote comes from stored baker who says we need to begin looking more carefully and more nuanced, not just weapons. it means we are going to that and getting used to the idea that people doing the screening will know more about you. but also quotes a representative, republican from utah who sponsored a bill to limit the use of imaging machines. he writes, the big question to our country is how to balance th

we stop at a small fishing village called dorum baga in nigeria. it used to sit on the banks of lake chad. over the past 30 years, the water has steadily receded. we're in a fishing community here. what's the impact on the people that live here. >> here, the impact is really obvious. and here, as you can see, we don't have healthy fish. this species of fish can grow up to 60 kilograms. and today you see, just a few grams. >> used to be up to 60 kilograms? >> yes. >> it's just a few grams now? >> yes. no healthy fish, so no healthy people. no food for people. >> are they getting sick? >> yeah. they are getting sick just because of food shortage. >> some of the children here are clearly malnourished. and the poor diet makes all of them vulnerable to disease. we continue our journey. a bumpy ride for another few hours. finally, we arrive at the chary river. here's one of the best examples of what's happen tong the water over here. you're looking at river chary there. this is one of the largest rivers that actually supplies water to lake chad. that is

in this case, take this case, in nigeria, what is -- what was supposed to happen when the father walked in to express concerns. >> well, it varies from embassy to embassy because you have to work out the arrangement with the embassy. normally, the walk-in of this type would be handled either by the cia personnel or by the embassy security officer. then you would write up a report from what he said, especially given who he was, the prominent guy neverian, well cone -- well-known totem wasee. and this is what they did -- >> they did that. >> it went in this information and i think charlie and paul, back me up on this, these cable goes automatically to the national counterterrorism center anyway. i think there is an idea that this has to go through cos cia and be released. in information goes out automatically to the recipients and -- but then you have to have, to make it really work effectively you have to be able to have an analyst, an experienced analyst call up, be able to call up and send a message directly to the station and say who is this guy, what was it like, how did it work. and

we get our oil more from canada and venezuela and nigeria, but also saudi arabia. but the world oil market is affected by what happens in those very large pools of oil in the persian gulf. and they sometimes in deed often manipulate the price to reach two objectives. first, naturally they seek to maximize their revenues. they want to get as much money as they can, and we are sending hundreds of millions of dollars to foreign countries every year just for the millions of pairs of oil that we use every single day. about a half a second objective. and we haven't really taken into account in our thinking their second objective. they seek to manage our political will in the united states. the price goes way up, and we begin to feel the sense of shock. and we get our act together a little bit. we say we're going to get office for a low, we're going to do something about it. but then when they see us getting close to shifting away from foreign oil, then the price comes back down again. you know how that happens. and then we relax and we wait for more of the next cycle. so

let's talk about nigeria. is nigeria a place where it's a beautiful utopia? no. what is nigeria?t is a partitioned country, north and south. the muslims live in a certain area, and the christians live somewhere else, in the south, i believe -- >> host: well, i'll follow up to bring a story from "the wall street journal" this morning, incident sparks concern about terror in knew jeer that. this morning in "the wall street journal," despite the violence, though, there has been little evidence so far to suggest al-qaeda or like-minded group cans have established a significant presence. in recent months, though, there have been isolated incidents that have worried u.s. officials. west africa could become vulnerable to the sort of networks that are attractive in north and east africa, and that's from this morning from the weet journal. here's -- "wall street journal." good morning, what about airport security? >> host: good morning, mr. scanlon. >> caller: this is basically what i remember richard clark talking about during the 9/11 commission. what i see is that you had a nigerian in

>> during the off season the two bears were joined by teammate tommy harris on a special trip to nigeriaand who say born in to royalty, the africa journey was a home coming. >> this trip was two fold we wanted for have a football camp where we were teaching nfl style football to youth and have a mel clinic where we were servicing world cities in -- outside of laos and the capital of nie jarya and it worked out well. >> they don't care about the football side. it is more like our sons are back. they are back from the united states and their long extended visit and they are back home and we get that kind of love and it is hard to explain like a love that a mother has for their son and the whole country has it for us. >> our every day life, it doesn't matter who we are and where you are from and what you v you can all do little things to impact somebody's life. >> through football, wally and izzi can make an impact on countless fans but during the trip, there was one child who made a huge impact on them. a 4-year-old lady named shakier asman. her smile and behind that was a sick girl in des

what we know now is the 23- year-olds suspect's father went to the embassy in nigeria and it specifically with a cia officer. after that meeting, the cia had the suspect's name and that information was passed to washington and then he got on this very broad base of about 500,000 people. people i am speaking to on the intelligence side of the house said that there was not one single piece of information sitting on one computer in langley, virginia, that would take this 23-year-old name and magically kick upstairs so he was on the no-fly list. certainly there is a difference of opinion as to what the quality of in for mission was and whether it truly could have been connected to sort of prevent him from getting on the flight. host: with the reviews he is calling for, what is he looking for and what specifically from the intelligence community? guest: there are three sets of lists. the 500,000-name database, a very broad database. the way you get on the database is, for example, if a terrorist is picked up overseas and have his address book or his own or calendar and let's say your name happ

his father is banker in nigeria. he went to the best schools available.g in london. so you have to wonder what it is about these individuals and again you see this pattern. it often people who go çabroad go to the west for a university who are alienated in some way or offended in some way by their experience in the west and turn toward, as jonathan put it, this brand name that is is out there for anybody who is angry and upset with the west. host: our phone lines are open and you can accepted us a twitter or send us an e-mail. do either of you twitter? guest: i signed up for it but i haven't started because i'm too busy with the rest of my life. . i don't, no. host: you can call us also. it is the new thing. guest: phone çcalling. >> our radio listeners are on c-span radio and x.m. channel 132. we go back to the time when president obama was worn in. >> for we know that our patch work heritage is not a weakness but a strength. jews and hindus and nonbelievers. we ares&aped byç every languag and culture, drawn from every end of this earth and because we

in other cases, like cuba or nigeria, governments are able but i'm willing to make the changes that their -- but i'm willing unwilling to make the changes. in the cases where they are not willing or able, places like eastern congo, we have to support those courageous individuals that try to protect people. these are complicated issues. i want to outline four elements of the obama's administration approach to put our principles into action and share with you some of the challenges that we face. first, a commitment to human rights starts with universal standards and holding everyone accountable to those standards including ourselves. the president obama issued an executive order prohibiting the use of torture or officials cruelty by any u.s. official and ordered the closure of guantanamo bay. next year, we will report on human trafficking as we do every year but this time not only on just the other countries but also on our own. we will participate through the u.n. in the you know -- through the periodic review of our own record just as we encourage other nations to do. by holding ourselves

what applies in the northern states of nigeria is very different than what applies in iran. you talk about something as important as sharia, you cannot talk in general terms because it is different and pakistan or in parts of africa, for example. the problem we have had is that there still elements in american society that want to label as -- islam like that, as a religion that endorses violence, and talks about it in that general sense for reasons we can only speculate. it gives the sense that creates a certain hysteria and paranoia, the type of which might have led to the swiss to vote not have minarets in switzerland any more because of this islam phobic atmosphere. we are still faced with this in our society. one element of that does come from the media. >> thank you for those comments. aslam abdullah has joined us. let me just introduce him briefly. of course you can read his bio in its entirety. i will briefly summarize it. is the editor of the "muslim observer," the director of the islamic society of nevada. he is a trustee to have american federation of muslims. he i

profound impact on some of these countries like egypt, bangladesh, south africa, and next year in nigeria, palestine, jordan. you will see billboards of the muppets all over, sponsored by the bank of jordan. that shows you the power of these iconic characters. that is how we have made a difference. >> speaking of international work, how do you ensure brand consistency while thinking globally? >> legally, we maintain the copyright. we all the programs. -- we own the programs. it is important that we don't lose quality or have partners that go way off. do we ever have a partner that does something that is antithetical to the sesame street mission? the answer is no, because we pretty much vet partners and willing to work with us. -- unwilling to work with us. they get the message of sesame street. we have been able to maintain equality with them, trading the writers, training the puppeteers, bringing them to be york to be trained by our staff so that when they go back, they can create something quite amazing. they have been able to maintain -- i am really proud of the quality. >> you recentl

profound impact on some of these countries like egypt, bangladesh, south africa, and next year in nigeria, palestine, jordan. you will see billboards of the muppets all over, sponsored by the bank of jordan. that shows you the power of these iconic characters. that is how we have made a difference. >> speaking of international work, how do you ensure brand consistency while thinking globally? >> legally, we maintain the copyright. we all the programs. -- we own the programs. it is important that we don't lose quality or have partners that go way off. do we ever have a partner that does something that is antithetical to the sesame street mission? the answer is no, because we pretty much vet partners and willing to work with us. -- unwilling to work with us. they get the message of sesame street. we have been able to maintain equality with them, trading the writers, training the puppeteers, bringing them to be york to be trained by our staff so that when they go back, they can create something quite amazing. they have been able to maintain -- i am really proud of the quality. >> you recentl

what applies in the northern states of nigeria is very different from what applies in iran. when you talk about something as important as sharia, you cannot talk about it in general terms. it is different in pakistan or parts of africa, for example. the problem we have is that there are still elements of american society that want to little islam that way, want to refer to a slam as a religion that endorses honor killings. it talks about it in that general sense, for what reason, you can only speculate. it creates a certain hysteria and paranoia, the tub of which may have voted the swiss to vote against minarets. it is good to know that this is happening for the people who are making decisions in our government, on the ground. but we're still faced with this in terms of our society and what we, as muslims, have to deal with. a great part of that comes from the media as well. >> aslam abdullah has joined us. you can read his bible in in its entirety. he is the editor of the muslim observer newspaper. he is the trustee of the american federation of muslims of indian origin. he

earlier this year 80 infants in nigeria died from teething medicine that contained a toxic coolant. and in bangladesh some died from a poisonous syrup. the dorgan amendment does not require imported drugs to be f.d.a.-approved or meet the f.d.a. misbranding standards. furthermore, it does not prevent criminals in other countries prosecute repackaging imported drugs. although our safety system is not perfect, we have a thorough f.d.a. review system for drug safety that actively involves physicians, pharmacists and patients. as a result, americans can be generally confident that our medications are safe and contain the ingredients on the bottle. mr. president, supporters of re-importation argue that the sick and elderly need an alternative way to obtain affordable drugs. however, a study by the london school of economics found that in the european union middle men reaped most of the products with relatively little savings passed down to the consumer. nothing in the dorgan amendment requires the savings to be passed on to the consumer, leaving the door wide open for unscrupulous, profi

his father is banker in nigeria. he went to the best schools available. this pattern. it often people who go çabroad go to the west for a university who are alienated in some way or offended in some way by their experience in the west and turn toward, as jonathan put it, this brand name that is is out there for anybody who is angry and upset with the west. host: our phone lines are open and you can accepted us a twitter or send us an e-mail. do either of you twitter? guest: i signed up for it but i haven't started because i'm too busy with the rest of my life. . i don't, no. host: you can call us also. it is the new thing. guest: phone çcalling. >> our radio listeners are on c-span radio and x.m. channel 132. we go back to the time when president obama was worn in. >> for we know that our patch work heritage is not a weakness but a strength. jews and hindus and nonbelievers. we ares&aped byç every languag and culture, drawn from every end of this earth and because we have tasted the bitter swill of war and segregation and emerged stronger and more unit

what applies in the northern states of nigeria is very different than what applies in iran.till elements in american society that want to label as long like that, as a religion that endorses violence, and talks about it in that general sense for reasons we can only speculate. it gives the sense that creates a certain hysteria and paranoia, the type of which might have led to the swiss to vote not have minarets in switzerland any more because of this is salaam -- islamaphobic attitude. çówe are still faced with this n our society. one element of that does come from the media. >> thank you for those comments. let me introduce our fourth panel was briefly. you can read his biography in its entirety. i will briefly summarize it. is the editor of the "muslim observer," the director of the islamic society of nevada. he is also the author of 11 books and over 700 papers and articles. a very prolific writer, obviously. is spoken often on national and local media and his former vice chairman of impact. a long standing association with impact. we would like to welcome you to the panel

earlier this year 80 infants and nigeria died from teaching medicine that contain a toxic colin. in july 24 people in bangladesh died from consumption of a poisonous acetaminophen's europe. the dvorkin amendment does not require imported drugs to the fda approved or meet the eckert fda standards. furthermore it does not prevent criminals and other countries from repackaging imported drugs. although our safety system is not perfect, we have a faeroe fda review system for drug safety that actively involved physicians, pharmacists and patience. as a result, americans can be generally confident that our medications are safe and contain the ingredients on the bottle. mr. president, supporters of a reinterpretation argue that the sick and elderly need an alternative way to obtain affordable drugs. however, a study by the london school of economics found that in the european union middlemen reaped most products with relatively little savings passed on to the consumer. nothing in the dorgan amendment requires the savings to be passed on to the consumer, leaving the door wide open for on

in other cases like cuba or nigeria, governments are able but unwilling to make the changes at theire. there we must vigorously press leaders to in depression while supporting those within society's to a working for change. in cases where governments are both unwilling and unable, like the eastern congo, we must support the courageous individuals and organizations to try to protect people in battle against the odds. the challenges we face are diverse and complicated. there is not one approach or formula, documentary work. they can they apply. i want to outline for elements of the approach to putting our principles and to action and share with you some of the challenges we face. commitment to write star to the accountability. president obama issued an order prohibiting the use of torture by any u.s. officials and ordered the closure of guantanamo bay. next year, we will report on human trafficking as we do every year. this time, not only just on other countries but also on our own her we will participate through the united nations on their own human-rights record just as we encourage

profound impact on some of these countries like egypt, in indonesia, and south africa, and next year in nigeriatine and jordan and other places. if you drive around jordan today, you will see billboards of the muppets all over, sponsored by the bank of jordan. it shows you the power of these iconic characters in being able to reach across cultures. >> speaking of your international work, how do you insure brand consistency while thinking globally and acting locally? >> legally, we maintain the copyright and on the programs, because it is critically important that we do not lose quality or have partners go way off stride. part of the issue is, do we ever have a partner who wants to do something antithetical to sesame street's mission? the answer is no, because we rematch vet partners who really want to -- we pretty much vet partners who want to work with us. we have been able to maintain equality with them by training their riders and puppeteers, actually bringing them to new york to be trained by our staff so that when they go back they can create something quite amazing. some of these internat

earlier this year 80 infants in nigeria died from teething medicine that contained a toxic coolant. and in bangladesh some died from a poisonous syrup. the dorgan amendment does not require imported drugs to be f.d.a.-approved or meet the f.d.a. misbranding standards. furthermore, it does not prevent criminals in other countries prosecute repackaging imported drugs. although our safety system is not perfect, we have a thorough f.d.a. review system for drug safety that actively involves physicians, pharmacists and patients. as a result, americans can be generally confident that our medications are safe and contain the ingredients on the bottle. mr. president, supporters of re-importation argue that the sick and elderly need an alternative way to obtain affordable drugs. however, a study by the london school of economics found that in the european union middle men reaped most of the products witt requires the savings to be passed on to the consumer, leaving the door wide open for unscrupulous, profit-seeking third parties to get into the reapportion gain. in the u.s. we're already try

but the problem is, this happened over and amsterdam in nigeria. the problem is not in the united states right now, other than we're not getting all the information from our cia and its not being passed on. the problem started overseas. these people should not be allowed to come to the united states unless they are thoroughly vetted before they even get on the airplane. that's the problem. naked, pater, and i do hope you have a happy new year. >> host: two perspectives on imaging machines from the atlanta constitution this morning. it says that full body imaging machines can show potential weapons underneath but technology is also at the forefront of concerns over privacy amid a renewed debate over airport security. we need to begin looking -- >> to resume live coverage of american universiuniversities campaign management institute with a discussion on campaign finance money and major donors. just getting started. live coverage on c-span2. >> and has been doing so for about five years. i was going to say like 20 years and give what his age but he w