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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 - 06:51am Aug 26, 2003 EST (# 13382 of 13402)
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.

Posts by Gisterme

I've been honored to have had the chance to post on this thread - and have been especially honored that someone who seems to have high connections to the Bush administration (or who works hard to simulate them) - has given the thread the time and attention that gisterme has.

Between March 2001 and March 1, 2002, gisteme posted about 750 times, and since March 1, 2002 he's posted about 520 more times.

50 Postings by gisterme prior to March 1, 2002 - 2570 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/3213

50 Postings by gisterme prior to March 1, 2002 - 2571 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/3214

50 Postings by gisterme prior to March 1, 2002 - 2572 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/3215

50 Postings by gisterme prior to March 1, 2002 - 2573 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/3216

50 Postings by gisterme prior to March 1, 2002 - 2574 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/3217

50 Postings by gisterme prior to March 1, 2002 - 2575 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/3218

50 Postings by gisterme prior to March 1, 2002 ... 2576 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/3219

50 Postings by gisterme prior to March 1, 2002 ... 2577 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/3220

50 Postings by gisterme prior to March 1, 2002 ... 2578 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/3221

50 Postings by gisterme prior to March 1, 2002 ... 2579 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/3222

50 Postings by gisterme prior to March 1, 2002 ... 2580 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/3223

50 Postings by gisterme prior to March 1, 2002 ... 2581 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/3224

50 Postings by gisterme prior to March 1, 2002 ... 2582 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/3225

50 Postings by gisterme prior to March 1, 2002 ... 2583 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/3226

39 Postings by gisterme prior to March 1, 2002 - 2584 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/3226

All these posts are available by date at http://www.mrshowalter.net/calendar1.htm

HERE ARE POSTINGS, WITH LINKS, BETWEEN March 1, 2001 AND THE PRESENT

1-300 -March 1-9, 2002 http://www.mrshowalter.net/a_new_6000s/znDir0001_300.htm

rshow55 3/1/02 7:03pm "...Consider two groups,... by gisterme - Mar 1, 02 (#38 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@167.abnJaYcKQY8^4029607@.f28e622/47

601-900 - March 16-28, 2002 http://www.mrshowalter.net/a_new_6000s/znDir0601_900.htm

... by gisterme - Mar 20, 02 (#718 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/895

rshow55 3/20/02 12:56pm Liked the quotes of Mr... by gisterme - Mar 20, 02 (#721 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/898

manjumicha2001 3/20/02 2:31pm "Just pray that it... by gisterme - Mar 22, 02 (#757 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/950

"...We know that the MD programs set out in public... by gisterme - Mar 22, 02 (#763 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/956

901-1200 - March 28- April 8 http://www.mrshowalter.net/a_new_6000s/znDir0901_1200.htm

almarst-2001 3/22/02 12:54pm "...My point... by gisterme - Mar 28, 02 (#904 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/1148

1201-1500 - April 8-18, 2002 http://www.mrshowalter.net/a_new_6000s/znDir0901_1200.htm

rshow55 3/28/02 5:17pm "...Now, there sometimes... by gisterme - Apr 10, 02 (#1233 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/1578

lchic 4/10/02 11:52pm "... by gisterme - Apr 11, 02 (#1241 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/1587

rshow55 4/10/02 6:44pm "...Many details about... by gisterme - Apr 11, 02 (#1242 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550837@.f28e622/1588

rshow55 3/1/02 7:07pm "...Very serious efforts to... by gisterme - Apr 11,

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