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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 - 08:27pm Oct 11, 2003 EST (# 14800 of 14808)
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.

Bill Casey laughed at this movie - and I liked it, too.

Gaily, Gaily (1969 ) http://www.hollywood.com/movies/detail/movie/163364

Synopsis: A naive young news reporter arrives in Chicago at the turn of the century, gets a job covering the seamier side of the city for a major newspaper with the help of a "madam", and then gets into a lot of trouble.

Cast & Role

Beau Bridges Ben Harvey

Melina Mercouri Queen Lil

Brian Keith Francis X Sullivan

George Kennedy Axel P Johanson

Hume Cronyn "Honest" Tim Grogan

Margot Kidder Adeline

Wilfrid Hyde-White Governor

Melodie Johnson Lilah

Norman Jewison Director and Producer

Hal Ashby Associate Producer

Ben Hecht From Novel

Henry Mancini Music

- - - -

There's a great scene. A cub reporter deals with his editor, in a whore-house, the editor partly the worse for drink - but in full possession of key faculties.

Do you KNOW . . . asks the editor in a theater shaking voice . .

What a SEX FIEND does?

. . .

The cub admits he doesn't.

The editor explains, in a thundering voice that must have stressed the theater's audio equipment:

" A sex fiend SELLS NEWSPAPERS ! ! ! ! ! ! "

If this thread isn't to the advantage of The New York Times - it is the paper's own fault. Or shows the limits of its negotiating skills and imagination.

klsanford0 - 08:32pm Oct 11, 2003 EST (# 14801 of 14808)

Oh, well......rshow55 on the movies ...thinks poster "becq" was President Clinton....

wrcooper - 08:50pm Oct 11, 2003 EST (# 14802 of 14808)

klsanford0

Please link or give me the exact reference. I can't find a post that states that nuclear-tipped missiles would be used defensively.

Thanks.

wrcooper - 08:58pm Oct 11, 2003 EST (# 14803 of 14808)

In re: http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.gKLKb77KNPW.2046683@.f28e622/16512

You wrote:

Oh, well......rshow55 on the movies ...thinks poster "becq" was President Clinton....

Ah, you're beginning to catch on. Maybe?

Bob could probably contribute materially to a forum about missile defense, but he prefers discussing the script of Casablanca, among other oddly irrelevant subjects, when he's not speculating about who among the high and mighty have been tuning in to his rants. He really does believe that what he's saying is important enough to attract the interest of major policymakers.

Eventually, you'll do as gisterme and I have done--put him on your "Ignore List". Believe me, it makes life a lot easier.

Cheers.

klsanford0 - 10:57pm Oct 11, 2003 EST (# 14804 of 14808)

WRC:

Here's the link to the post of mine you wanted....which notes my correction of the earlier statement re. rshow55's post:

<a href="/webin/WebX?14@13.gKLKb77KNPW.2046683@.f28e622/16492">klsanford0 10/11/03 12:45pm</a>

WRC: "Ah, you're beginning to catch on..."

The sheer unstoppability of mental illness ( in this context) is for real, undoubtedly.... I don't necessarily disagree with the totality of your assessment re. Showalter....

klsanford0 - 11:01pm Oct 11, 2003 EST (# 14805 of 14808)

WRC:

Links don't work for me, sorry, here's the post you wanted.... that corrects my earlier nuclear misinterpretation of rshow55's post:

klsanford0 - 12:45pm Oct 11, 2003 EST (# 14781 of 14804)

Misinterpretation of Showalter's question in the above post...

wrcooper - 11:04pm Oct 11, 2003 EST (# 14806 of 14808)

klsanford0

Oh, so you weren't saying that defensive missiles would be nuclear-tipped. Bear in mind I don't read rhow55's posts. Maybe it would be better if I did not respond to posts of yours responding to posts of his in the future.

Cheers

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