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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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almarst2002 - 10:21am Jun 10, 2003 EST (# 12447 of 12474)

ISLAMABAD: Five people, including four children, have died in eastern Afghanistan from an aerial spray apparently used to destroy opium poppies, the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) quoted a farmer as saying on Friday. - http://jang.com.pk/thenews/may2003-daily/10-05-2003/main/main19.htm

The TALLIBAN eradicated the OPIUM farming in Afganistan using very "barbaric" methods of punishment, widely criticized by a "civilized" West.

US eradicated TALLIBAN in a typical Western "civilized" manner and opened the way for the OPIUM industry - now the LARGEST in a World.

Now US is trying to eradicate OPIUM, again in a very "civilized" Western way.

VIVA LA MODERNITY!

rshow55 - 10:29am Jun 10, 2003 EST (# 12448 of 12474)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

Judged by WHOM?

COMMON GOOD by WHAT CRITERIA?

Who will COUNT RESULTS and BE ACCOUNTABLE?

are extremely important comments.

Current behavior by the Bush administration is, too often, outrageous , a work Krugman used today.

outrageous:

dictionary: http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary?define=outrageous&Submit1=Search

thesaurus: http://www.hyperdictionary.com/thesaurus?thesaurit=outrageous&Submit1=Search

Issues of right and wrong - including issues of propriety are very important. I think it is fair to say that I have thought a good deal about them, but thought from an unconventional perspective, because at the age of 18 I was commandeered by a retired Army General and former president of the United States.

It seems to me that things are getting enough clearer than usual - enough more polarized than usual - so that there is a good chance now to make some advances. For that to happen, some matters of status have to be discussed.

Speaking for myself, I think we should be proud to have Almarst post here.

fredmoore - 01:49pm Jun 10, 2003 EST (# 12449 of 12474)

Robert/Almarst,

If you really want something to worry about, read the following:

Is regulation of nanotech a good idea? If so, what form could it take? Can we have "some" regulation of nanotech?

http://nanodot.org/article.pl?sid=01/02/14/0132244

Fascinating!

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