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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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rshow55 - 05:30pm Jul 10, 2003 EST (# 12931 of 12942)
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.

Perhaps not quite irrevocably corrupted. But corrupted enough that checking is very important - issues of proportion are very important - and competent courage is vital.

Senator Byrd's arguments are looking very strong in retrospect.

Congress Must Resist the Rush to War By ROBERT C. BYRD http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/10/opinion/10BYRD.html

Under the best interpretations possible, "good intentions" have only been part of the story.

The New Jersey Ethicist By BILL KELLER http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/21/opinion/21KELL.html

" Allow me to quote my favorite moral philosopher, Karl Rove. Remember what he told Republican candidates back in June? "Focus on war." (O.K., he's no troubadour, but the man gets to the point.) D'you think he meant, "Let's all focus on the war and have a moment of silence and feel blue?" Of course not, knucklehead, he meant, "Take the war, and run the wussy Democrats into the ground with it."

Another extremely interesting piece on Wolfowitz: The Sunshine Warrior by BILL KELLER http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/22/magazine/22WOLFOWITZ.html

almarst2002 - 07:34pm Jul 10, 2003 EST (# 12932 of 12942)

White House 'lied about Saddam threat' - http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,995187,00.html

lchic - 02:03am Jul 11, 2003 EST (# 12933 of 12942)
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Fredmore makes the assumption that 'poor boat people' are akin to terrorists.

The reality with terrorism is that the misguided rich lead willing others .... whose mode of transport is more likely to be Air first class than 'boat'.

lchic - 02:10am Jul 11, 2003 EST (# 12934 of 12942)
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Poor workmen blame their tools

Poor managers don't blame themselves and the system they use for failure

There seems to be a fashion for blaming America for all the world's ills.

Is this because American Policy is seen to flip and turn rather than be true and steady?

How can a strong steady policy that is proactive and assists the world's poor be developed and implemented.

At what point do the world's poor start to look within for skills and strengths that can be marshalled to assist in their rise out of hopeless desperation?

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On Energy -- the current petro system --- like all others that 'burn' natural resources faster than they can be replaced --- must have a use by date.

What are those dates for the varied energy supplies.

If all the energy get's used up ---- WHAT THEN?

How do the people's of the world support themselves?

Where are the 'futures' that the young are guided towards?

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lchic - 02:14am Jul 11, 2003 EST (# 12935 of 12942)
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On miracles.

There is the mumbo-jumbo of photo opportunity

but

when it comes to sainthoods it's getting harder to find the three necessary miracles to take pedestrian humans into the higher realms

as science debunks miracles and explains them

one wonders if there's any room for 'magic' left in this world

Why do people want to believe in magic and miracles rather than look for rational explanation?

lchic - 02:37am Jul 11, 2003 EST (# 12936 of 12942)
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Were a magic wand waved across the world

What would it best set out to achieve?

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