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Technology has always found its greatest consumer in a nation's war and defense efforts. Since the last attempts at a "Star Wars" defense system, has technology changed considerably enough to make the latest Missile Defense initiatives more successful? Can such an application of science be successful? Is a militarized space inevitable, necessary or impossible?

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almarst2003 - 11:05pm May 26, 2003 EST (# 12073 of 12078)

Jorian,

Why should one worry over CIA "figgers" as long as they don't figured what "figgers" means.

Besides, CIA can always do what "is good for this nation" regardless.

lchic - 05:25am May 27, 2003 EST (# 12074 of 12078)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

inner workings ?

Hard to digest your post Poster!

You're saying the taxpayer funded organisation hasn't got a transparent recipe?

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Meantimes the Times Financial has figured out the plot against the common man in the USA ...

"" ... the people now running America aren't conservatives: they're radicals who want to do away with the social and economic system we have, and the fiscal crisis they are concocting may give them the excuse they need. The Financial Times, it seems, now understands what's going on, but when will the public wake up?

How long before there's an outflow of US economic refugees looking for a better life and work in .. say France?

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lchic - 05:30am May 27, 2003 EST (# 12075 of 12078)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

BBC special tells for the first time the inside story of the frantic diplomacy that ultimately failed to stop war in Iraq. It is a dramatic story of brinksmanship and arm-twisting, when the stakes couldn't be higher.

Could the Europeans buy more time for weapons inspectors? Would the Americans abandon the UN and invade? Or could they wring enough support for UN-sanctioned action? What sort of pressure was applied to the so-called Swinging Six, the six undecided countries with elected seats on the Security Council?

The main theme - whether war should be waged with Iraq - was augmented with subplots: Europe's relationship with America, massive divisions in Europe between the 'old' and the 'new', and the future of NATO. While diplomats took centre stage, a relentless military build-up reminded everybody that the dangers were very real and fast approaching.

"Road to War: The Inside Story" reveals what happened behind the scenes, with a cast featuring US Secretary of State Colin Powell, British Foreign Minister Jack Straw, French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin, Chief UN Weapons Inspector Hans Blix and NATO chief George Robertson. Also: Jeremy Greenstock (British envoy and architect of resolution 1441), David Frum (Axis of Evil speechwriter) Richard Perle (leading US neo-conservative), plus the advisors, emissaries and confidants.

Their first hand accounts help to explain why events happened as they did, as well as the deeper motivations of those involved. What drove them on, what were their doubts and worries? What is it like to wheel and deal with the whole world watching (when one slip of the tongue could undo months of steady diplomacy)?

Road to War provides a unique and historical insight into events that have dramatically changed the world.

http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2003/20030526_road_to_war/default.htm

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/panorama/archive/default.stm

lchic - 05:34am May 27, 2003 EST (# 12076 of 12078)
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/longroad/etc/script.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A42754-2002Jan26

jorian319 - 08:33am May 27, 2003 EST (# 12077 of 12078)

Hard to digest your post Poster!

Am I "Mr. Poster"??????!??

Oh my Gawd!

Now, on this intestinal thing...

If what you say is true, that is a good thing. A peck of Pepto later, we might be even.

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