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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 - 12:22am Oct 21, 2002 EST (# 5102 of 5113)
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Empathy (8) notes

Glossary :

http://college.hmco.com/business/moorhead/organizational/6e/students/glossary/ch15.html

Barter | Game

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/3020/barter.html

Barter is trading with goods to match needs.
The common ground is NEED

CNS Occasional Papers: #3
Nonproliferation Regimes At Risk
CHALLENGES IN THE MIDDLE EAST TO NONPROLIFERATION REGIMES
by Michael Barletta and Amin Tarzi

The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and other challenges to international nonproliferation regimes emerging from the Middle East have global as well as regional consequences. .....

http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/opapers/op3/bartar.htm

forum will tackle the three dimensions of economic growth, democratisation and participation

http://www.jordanembassyus.org/03192002003.htm

lchic - 12:32am Oct 21, 2002 EST (# 5103 of 5113)
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Empathy (9) Public Relations - PR

PR is often propaganda used by business/politics to push goods/ideas - to create a desire, to position a new need in the mind /or/ to set-up a bogus enemy or devil.

Nazi | http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/

Through propaganda groups can be fed imperfect ideologies that fail to fit human need.
9/11 10/12

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bbbuck - 12:34am Oct 21, 2002 EST (# 5104 of 5113)
'The scoops are on the way'....

You won't outlast looneychic or rshow55.
I will bet you a dollar on that one.
However I will continue to pester them the best I can.

lchic - 12:39am Oct 21, 2002 EST (# 5105 of 5113)
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Emapthy (10) Common Language

It's interesting to note how 'The Professions and Trades' develop their specialist language, have a glossary of words and phrases that are commonly understood. Read and communicate via subject/industry journals.

When there is misunderstanding/war in the world, it can be seen that the glossary used lacks commonality of definition, understanding, interpretation of meanings.

Reglar replicable families and communities aren't seen as such - rather as the 'enemy'.

The ending of a war involves diplomacy.

lchic - 12:51am Oct 21, 2002 EST (# 5106 of 5113)
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Empathy (11) diplomacy

Empathy is the keystone of diplomacy.

After the fight.

From the smouldering ashes the need for a negociated settlement is seen by all parties.

Diplomacy

\Di*plo"ma*cy\, n. [F. diplomatie. This word, like supremacy, retains the accent of its original. See Diploma.]
1. The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations (particularly in securing treaties), including the methods and forms usually employed.

http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=diplomacy

Diplomacy has the components of 'empathy', 'goodwill', 'respect' along with POLITE Communication.

These factors come into play as an end-game ... raising the question as to why they aren't made to be in play continually. Were that so - then alienation factors of propaganda would be less easy to foist upon populations.

(wrt politeness, the NYT promotes it as policy, which is good for readers and good for circulation - that's WIN-WIN!)

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