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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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wrcooper - 09:45pm Sep 4, 2002 EST (# 4187 of 4197)

Look, why don't you check then, okay? Jeez! Hire a frigging private eye and track me down. I'm listed in the frigging phone book!

BTW nothing in any of my posts would lead any reasonable person to the conclusion that I am the notable author and science journalist George Johnson or anybody else. That's you over-active and paranoiac imagination leading you down dark and twisted paths, Bob. And Patrick Gunkel? Good Christ, man, he lives in Woods Hole, MA, and you can visit his website at MIT and see his frigging picture. He doesn't look a thing like George Johnson, and neither do I, nor does the good gentleman Lou Mazza, who lives in Texas. I don't know where kaulter lives, but I'd wager he doesn't look like George Johnson, either.

Take a pill, Show. Seek help.

wrcooper - 09:47pm Sep 4, 2002 EST (# 4188 of 4197)

I deleted the frigging posts because I thought they were too harsh on you. I didn't want to be ungentlemanly.

I really am shocked at how far you've gone down the road toward true nuttiness, Bob. Please seek help.

wrcooper - 10:35pm Sep 4, 2002 EST (# 4189 of 4197)

"These postings represent serious effort on "wrcooper"'s part, and are neither casual nor honest.

Now do you see why I made fun of you? I don't like being called a liar. I should take the source into consideration, though. A psychologically disturbed individual like yourself shouldn't provoke anger, only pity.

kalter.rauch - 01:17am Sep 5, 2002 EST (# 4190 of 4197)
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lchic 9/4/02 4:24am

Katter's raunchy posting on Mandella ... can't believe moniker 'he she or it' doesn't know off the top of 'his her it's' head as to where Mandella's creative stroke of genius lies .... Come on -- think -- why is the name 'Nelson Mandella' the most widely known name in the whole world ---

Hey, Monichic......you can't even spell my name right......much less NELSON MANDELA.

...he did something people approved of --- what did he do?

Uhhh......he shook hands with Castro...embraced Quadaffy???

Pleeeaaase don't keep us in suspense...(groan)...what did he do???

lchic - 03:19am Sep 5, 2002 EST (# 4191 of 4197)

Mandella
rhymes nicely with 'fella'
Man-dela - fela (not quite the same)

Katter with 'scatter'
less kalter - more 'brain'

The task was for 'you'
I won't put you to shame!

So - why did the world appreciate Nelson Mandela?!

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