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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 - 04:28pm Jun 25, 2002 EST (#2735 of 2736)

Bill Casey, like Eisenhower, would be terribly ashamed of the current situation, and want it fixed. He'd also clearly want nuclear weapon counts much closer to 0. Or to zero.

The Bourne Identity , which many Americans and foreigners will expect to reflect the truth - conveys the message that, after WWII, and especially after the Johnson administration, Nazis took over the U.S. government.

Analogies between the Nazis in Casablanca and the C.I.A. people in The Bourne Identity are much too close for comfort.

Just for the record (and not just in passing) does anybody dispute what I said in MD1900 rshow55 5/4/02 10:35am ... MD2000 rshow55 5/4/02 10:39am
MD2001 rshow55 5/4/02 11:36am .. ?

I've worked hard serving my country, and done so effectively. I don't think CIA has ever had an analyst, in any area, who has been as useful as I have. Casey's promises, which were absolutely reasonable under the circumstances, and reasonable now, should be honored. And the AEA investors, who were acting in entire good faith, and who I was forced to betray, should be compensated as Casey promised.

The New York Times should be honored, too.

rshow55 - 04:44pm Jun 25, 2002 EST (#2736 of 2736)

Ford Motor Company might deserve some compensation, as well. They went above and beyond the call of duty - - were left hanging.

If the CIA had ever asked itself -- "what would the right thing to do be in this case?" . . . a lot could have been, and should have been, resolved long ago. Among other things, 9/11 would have never happened. The Ben Laden mess could have been much better handled.

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