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There a reports of new explosions in Tripoli. We've covering the breaking news. Plus, new radiation concerns in Japan. And, workers returns to the damaged nuclear plant after being evacuated when smoke was spewing from reactor No. 3. We're also remembering actress Elizabeth Taylor.
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Anderson and team, thanks for staying on Libya and adressing Syria.
Great show, again 😉
Bloggers, everyone, sleep well
Imagine 35 million people in Tokyo, how many children can't drink tapwater?!
Peace
Have a great Thursday Jo Ann!
RIP Ms. Elizabeth Taylor
Our prayers go out to the Japanese people.
For the people that want nuclear power, Mankinds unwillingness to accept the foresight of mankinds error will always lead to mankinds irreparable failures.
Chloride stress corrosion can very quickly cause failure of fuel rods in a nuclear reactor. The salt water is a last ditch effort to cool the reactor, but it is a death blow to ever operate again.
@Betty Ann...the positive aspect of this nuclear disaster is that (maybe) it will force us to raise the bar on nuclear safety here in the U.S.
I sure don't have any trust in nuclear power anymore. People would have to be crazy to even consider it. One failure could devastate so much – not a good gamble.
Good night everyone.
Goodbye Elizabeth Taylor. Suddenly Last Summer was my favorite – Raintree County was good too. Will miss you so.
Good night Emily, Mike, Starr, Nicole, Nancy in Oregon, Casey, and Megan.
Do not think we should be involved with Libya? We have enough involvement with other muslim countries. The United States is intertwining us into foreign conflicts like a boa constrictor.
Elizabeth Taylor was a wonderful actress, absolutely drop dead gorgeous, and a humanitarian. My condolences to her family. She will be missed!
Hope tap water is well-monitored so that people can be safe from toxic.
@Steve
Would you agree with me that we have special forces on the ground in Libya gathering information?
Wow. I never thought about the salt and mineral residue and the devastating effect it could have–that could completely cripple any system.
Does Japan get all of it's water from natural sources? I would find that puzzling. I guess I need to some studying (on Japan).
Good night everyone!
@nina we need to know more about who we are shielding or are just providing air cover to 1 side in a civil war and 1 we know nothing about
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See you tomorrow night, Have a great night & Sleep tight everyone!!!
Anderson,
Have a great/good night, Tight sleep & rest,
See you tomorrow night!
Goodnight everyone! Peace be with you all! XO
With the rods covered in salt and debris, will they start to heat out of control?
If the tap water in Tokyo is unsafe for the infants, most likely, it is a good change that the tap water is unsafe for adults as well.
Pray for Japan. God bless Japan.
I wonder if the Japanese people are eating more "miso". For general radiation exposure, whethter nuclear or medical, "miso" can provide protection. In a different way than iodine.
I wonder how much land has been affected by the radiation. If the land is deemed unsafe where will all of these people live?
Tragic that the radiation has entered the ground water in Japan. I believe the poor Japanese will be finding out radioactive materials in many now undiscovered areas. My prayers are for these people. They are such an honorable people and culture.
Not good to drink water tap for babies not adult from Japan....... That is so dangerous one for radiation!!!!! Be careful.
The radiation poisoning in Japan is a true concern.
Now contaminated tap water to the point it cannot be used for infants.
I am so concerned that the situation with the nuclear power plants is going to grow before it gets settled. I could be years before the land around that area will be healthy enough to grow vegs, etc.
Japan and its people are never far from my thoughts and prayers...it's going to be a very long time to re build too.
I'm so scared that we won't know the damage the nuclear radiation has caused for several years. Cancer is such a hard battle to fit.
I surely hope we learn a lethal lesson about Nuclear Power. Mother nature will always win. We loose
Hi Anderson
I congratulate you and the CNN team for the excelent reporting on the latest developments in the North Africa and Japan.
I have heard so many times that the US involvement in Lybia is not, necesseraily, in the US interest.
I entirely disagree with this. For the Arab street the US involvement on the side of the people is something that is very important and is in the US interest.
I know, that has "supposedly" hapenned in Iraq and Afghanistan, but IMO whats going on now is totaly diferent from what happened in Iraq and Afghanistan
Keep up the good work
@Ayke 10:33 I am thinking of the same thing.Hope one violence will not be replaced with another. Radical change is change. Other than that I believe it is just a small shift. And who stuck in between are innocent civilians 🙁 Sad.
Our hearts go out to the poor people of Japan. And have our full attention. Don't want to say it but, it looks like a meltdown of the spent fuel rods now.
Why hasn't the coalition met with the African Union?
@Merl – He's not supposed to be. From what I understand, if he has command control function around or in his palace, it is a target and not him.
I think Gadaffi and all his money should pay for the the no fly zone.
The Japanese Gov has been under-estimating the Nuclear disaster from day one, to protect the NIKKEI, not the people.
That's so horrible shock in Jerusalem, Israel..... Only one death...... my heart goes out to them!
@ Betty our congressional leaders are hypocrits..It's all about politics..
@Starr " this is NOT a Civil War in Lybia.
It is an uprising against a tyrant!"
That's the way I think about it!
Nothing to prove otherwise...
@Mike, formerly from Syracuse, "Gadhafi and the tribes in the west staged a coup and he took over."
I agree. Gaddafi was never a legitimate leader.
Janis, no, I don't want the people in Libya to suffer. But I don't really want any people to suffer. I am just pointing out that certain nations get "preferential treatment" so to say and are graced with our humanitarian help. Others, too bad they are not important.
Incredible interview with the man in Syria, Anderson.
@kaytee So true! It is tiring that the GOP just take the opposing view no matter what. I am so sick of that. Do they have an actual opinion or agenda other than dividing ? I don't think so
Maybe we should arm the Libyan people with cell phones or droids that have GPS, instead of guns! Are there are any cell phone towers in this country? It might be cheaper in the long run, besides, the word is mightier than the sword.
Good Night:)
It seems extraordinarily sad that American politicians are complaining about the US air force (+funds) being used for a clear humanitarian mission – to save citizens about to be massacred – yet Congress was perfectly willing to risk the lives of American GROUND forces in its vote for entering Iraq, under the flimsiest of evidence about WMD's. It looks like "we" don't do the save people thing, we just do the pre-emptive fighting because it suits our interests.
All of this surrounds Israel , Libya and Syria. I think this could be a distraction to us for something else bigger to take place. You got to keep in mind that the east thinks different than us and I think that there getting geared up for something bigger. You cant figure out an illogical thinker by thinking logically. There all about dying for there cause, even if it is Suicide.
Hi Anderson, I just wanted to say Libya was united by King Idris Alsonosi ( King of Libya) and not by Gadafi, when Gadafi took over in 1969 Libya was united and was called United Libyan Kingdom. Regarding what is happening now in Libya it is not a civil war it is the Libyan People against Gadafi, his family and his inner circle.
@ Betty Congress can't even agree on a fiscal budget. If the President had brought this before the full body of Congress they would shot him down like the budget they can't agree on..
Prof. Slaughter – excellent panel discussion. Thank you.
This wouldn't be stretched out Now they have no air strikes.. Now get rid of all his homes, make him stand in the streets so the libya people can finish him off. the Guy has no mercy for his own people..
@Mike and @Mary Beth
A split Libya is not a solution, the coalition forces will have to be there for years
The tribal theories. I have not heard anything coming -out- of Libya indicating tribal fights, I only hear those theories in the media.