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Indeed, it’s hard to imagine anyone less suited for dealing with the Japanese. Still, there have been other apparently poor choices that turned out to be surprisingly excellent.

Recently, 60% south koreans now believe they should acquire nuclear weapons, and if the south koreans were to acquire nuclear weapons, that would put pressure on the japanese to acquire nuclear weapons. we dont need more nuclear weapons in that neighborhood, it is dangerous enough. and so we have to be united in our approach to north korea. i think it is in everyones interests, the united states, japans and chinas, that north korea not acquire nuclear weapons. >> ambassador tom schieffer, thank ...

Keep in mind these threats did come in in february. so if they have been assessed to be credible its fairly certain that the plans for her trip, they have taken these threats into account. >> which would be wise. you always want to err on the side of caution on these kinds of matters. david, thanks very much. lets get more analysis of whats going on from someone who knows firsthand about the security u.s. ambassadors receive. tom schieffer served as the u.s. ambassador to japan from 2005 to 2009...

General down in okinawa. >> and the first lady of the united states is there as well. ambassador tom schieffer, the former u.s. ambassador to japan, thanks very much for joining us. i want to go to the state department. the briefing has begun. lets listen in to jen psaki. >> i will note the numbers were based on the prime ministers numbers. we extend our heartfelt sympathies to the victims families and loved ones. we commend tunisian authorities rapid response to the violence and their efforts t...

Elections coming up. i want to go back to the former u.s. ambassador to japan, tom schieffer, get your reaction mr. ambassador from what we just heard from the state department spokeswoman about the threats that are out there right now to u.s. ambassadors around the world, this latest phone threat to the u.s. ambassador in tokyo, caroline kennedy. whats your reaction to what you just heard? >> i think the spokesman described it just as it is. there is a lot of security around virtually every a...

And he was actually drafted by the yankees a decade ago out of high school what does he do against one of the best lineups in baseball? a no-hitter at yankee stadium, five strikeouts before he surrendered a single to a-rod. konerko single off soriano. he gets the win now with four wins in five seasons. yankees shut out at home 2-0. major league baseball has named tom schieffer, former diplomat and past president of the texas rangers. we should add younger brother of bob schieffer as watch dog ...

From boston. >> and frankly theyd play for free, wouldnt they forecast you just let them. >> compared to the yankees, they practically do. we have a great story out of l.a. and im so happy for dodger fans. theyll got a really good guy. >> bud selig took over the team last week now naming tom schieffer, a former dip employee market past owner of a team, fwroer bob schieffer. hell be responsible for its finances and operations. sheafer seen spraying a little champagne. also served three terms in...

delight you. show you how that went. first, lets get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. trafalgar square in london on this tuesday, april 26th. the u.s. state department is now urging american citizens to leave syria as soon as possible. also asking them to defer all travel to the nation. the travel warning comes as syrias government ramps up its attacks against pro-reform demonstrators. witnesses say thousands of soldiers backed by tanks and sniper have open fire on the city 60 miles of ...

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Best in the world. they are better than we are. i think they are taking every measure they can to ensure this disaster is contained the best way it can. there are some heroic people up depositing water on these reactors. because the reactors are exposed. >> sean: i gotta tell you something -- ambassador if i lived next to a nuclear power plant and something like this was happening, i want the truth from my government. i dont want to find out later, oops we were wrong. >> absolutely, im not defen...