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American allies, colombia and panama. he says these trade deals were fimlized three years ago and have broad bipartisan support. he says its the administration holding things up. so heres the question. is this the right time for president obama to go to latin americaing? go to cnn.com/cafferty file and post a comment on my blog. wolf? >> jack, thank you. president obama says libyas leader, thats gadhafi, needs to go. go away. but do the allies have a mandate to force him militarily from power? s...

Those floodwaters as they inundated parts of northeastern japan. you see survivors just staring out in awe of the devastation and the mountains of debris that have been left, left by these huge floodwaters. people working among the wreckage trying to find survivors and just the shot as the water tosses cars around like toys. these are brand new images that were shown on tv asahi today. we want to share with our viewers pictures that once again underline the scale of the disaster there in parts o...

In downtown tokyo, the person who found it would make it their mission to return it to me intact. karen writes that socialists tell you the lack of looting is a the result of large numbers of people developing a more disorderly society. personal he, ive always thought it was because theyre a more highly evolved race. joy writes, its the japanese culture, very refined, digni dignified, disciplined and civilized. we could all learn from them. theyre the types of people you willingly help because y...

Cut their prices in the days following the quake, how vending machine owners were giving out free drinks as, quote, people work together to survive, unquote. west says he was most surprised at the fact that there was no looting. many have pointed to the popularity of japans distinctive buddhist and shinto religions as well as how the values of conformity and consensus are considered virtues in their culture. thats one explanation. but it likely has something to do also with remaining true to one...

Scenarios that folks in japan are worried about and folks all over the world with worried about it. jack, thanks very much. a lot of people are wondering could this happen in the united states. i know im worried about that, but go ahead and tell us what youve got. >> yeah, absolutely. jack made that point that mother nature has a way of throwing curveballs and japans nuclear crisis is indeed raising that very question about nuclear power plants in the united states. a plant that youre at is on a...

Whats going on. these images coming via tv sashi. >> this is is the worst catastrophe to hit japan since world war ii. much more coming up. i want to check in with jack cafferty right now. hes got the cafferty file. >> remember libya? secretary of state hillary clinton is in paris today. thats the reason actually that wolf is in paris meeting with other foreign ministers from the g-8 to discuss strategy in libya. shes also meeting with the libyan rebel leaders. its the first time the united stat...

No action. meanwhile, libyas civil war continues even as international attention to the rebels cause has been diverted by the tragedy in japan. various reports say the opposition forces are now losing their grip on cities like benghazi and al brega. for the first time since the revolt began, the rebels refused to allow reporters to go with them out of fear news coverage could provide intelligence to gadhafis forces. a sign of growing frustration on the part of the opposition. the rest of the wor...

And this creative measure is being on a rescue boat, but these people have been trapped for more than three days in an office building. theyre being rescued right now by members of the army. this couple, husband and wife for three days trapped in an office building, the flooded streets of this little town. he says he just wants to be in a safe place. what theyre doing is rowing back and forth dozens of times picking up people trapped on the streets. >> heart breaking stories indeed. jack caffert...

Let get right back to jack, hes got the cafferty file. >> is it time for the rest of the world to help the opposition forces in libya? lauren writes, yes, everyone talks about the u.s. and its failures of judgment in its interventions. but here was an instance when the world could have stepped up to rid itself of an evil dictator and the world brinked. the libyan loyalists obviously have enough firepower to defeat the untrained, disorganized rebels with or without a no fly zone. bobries, after a...

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