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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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lchic - 07:54am Aug 17, 2002 EST (# 3766 of 3787)

GU Israel puts pressure on US to hit Iraq
Pressure put on President George Bush to go ahead with a military attack on Iraq, even though it believes Saddam Hussein may well retaliate by striking Israel.

""Earlier this week Mr Sharon told the Knesset's foreign affairs committee that Iraq was Israel's "greatest danger" but Israel was not pressing for an attack. A day later, however, he met Israel's air force chiefs and toured Israel's air defences.

"Mr Gissin is usually more alarmist than anybody else but there is no doubt that he is his master's voice. It is in the interest of the prime minister to heat things up a bit," Ron Pundak, director of the Peres Centre for Peace, said.

"Mr Sharon sees eye to eye with the extremists in the Pentagon. He is a very cunning tactician. It suits him to speak like this at this juncture."

Israel has told the US that if Iraq strikes Israel with missiles, it will counter-attack. During

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,776152,00.html

Poll showed 57% of Israelis supported a US attack on Iraq

Actors say NO
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,776181,00.html

lchic - 08:05am Aug 17, 2002 EST (# 3767 of 3787)

NUKES
http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-8652,00.html

lchic - 09:15am Aug 17, 2002 EST (# 3768 of 3787)

Showalter posted on CO2 - taking it 'OUT' via equatorially based algae harvesting.

Slides on TIDES - science of
www.soc.soton.ac.uk/SOES/MSC/OC/CEO/ohps/ceo2.ppt
http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/ask/q2792.html

lchic - 09:38am Aug 17, 2002 EST (# 3769 of 3787)

BBC - says USA MEDIA are questioning an attach on Iraq

Where ?

When ?

Can you ?

The Five Years after ?

See World Service link http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/default.stm

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CampXray 3rd Geneva Convention - discussion

lchic - 09:45am Aug 17, 2002 EST (# 3770 of 3787)

“” Columbia can create a vision for journalism education that moves it, finally, beyond what Mr. Bollinger has correctly diagnosed as its preoccupation with form and technique at the expense of depth and content. By changing with the times, America's journalism schools can do more than just help an industry strengthen itself. They can also help create a truly informed public — and thus serve the cause of democracy. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/17/opinion/17JANE.html

lchic - 10:05am Aug 17, 2002 EST (# 3771 of 3787)

TEXAS gets tough ~ Symbolic!

"" Disgraced accounting firm Andersen has lost its right to practice in the state of Texas, home of its most notorious former client, the bankrupt energy trader Enron. The Texas Board of Public Accountancy on Friday exercised one of the most severe sanctions available to it, stripping Andersen of its license to do business within the state.

The Board said its decision stemmed from Andersen's criminal conviction two months ago for obstructing an official investigation into Enron's finances.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2198621.stm

Investors involved in legal action against Andersen had feared that the company was planning to sell off its assets and divide the proceeds between its partners in order to make the collection of damages more difficult.

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