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20/03/2011

Latest news and analysis on the situation in Libya. We answer your scientific questions about Japan's earthquake and nuclear problems and review the Sunday newspapers.

As allied forces attack Libya, we've the latest on the ground and analysis of the conflict.

Colonel Franklin Childress of US African Command tells us of the military operations overnight. French politician and member of France's Foreign Affairs Committee Jacques Myard explains why his nation's planes were the first to take the offensive. We hear from Murad Hemayma - a former Libyan diplomat who has defected to the rebels. And our correspondent Alan Little describes the scene in the Libyan capital - Tripoli.

Japan's Prime Minister says the country needs to be rebuilt. But we've a warning that trust in the authorities will never be the same again. We've a brains trust to tackle all those unanswered scientific questions with Professor Heinz Wolf, Professor James Jackson and research fellow Malcolm Grimston.
Former 主播大秀 Japan Correspondent and adviser to the Japanese government - William Horsley - suggests that scathing criticism of the Tokyo government may bring a shift in the country's political culture.

And reviewing the Sunday papers are Heinz Wolf the scientist, Fiona Reynolds the head of the National Trust, and author Jojo Moyes.

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