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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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almarst2002 - 08:30pm Nov 12, 2002 EST (# 5680 of 5701)

The Washington press corps has come grudgingly to the recognition that George W. Bush is “malleable” with the truth, as the Washington Post delicately put it. Pressing for war with Iraq, Bush has been exaggerating his case so much that even CIA analysts are complaining, as a number of newspapers have now reported. - http://www.consortiumnews.com/2002/110402a.html

almarst2002 - 08:36pm Nov 12, 2002 EST (# 5681 of 5701)

The Australian government's culture of secrecy means the brutal conditions of asylum seekers are routinely covered up, writes David Fickling - http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,837840,00.html

almarst2002 - 08:39pm Nov 12, 2002 EST (# 5682 of 5701)

Depleted Uranium: UN confirms radioactivity in Bosnia - http://english.pravda.ru/main/2002/11/13/39419.html

almarst2002 - 10:27pm Nov 12, 2002 EST (# 5683 of 5701)

The west's warlords will get their invasion, in spite of global opinion - http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,838829,00.html

mazza9 - 10:28pm Nov 12, 2002 EST (# 5684 of 5701)
"Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic Commentaries

Robert:

You babble about ILM and Bill Gates. Meanwhile the Army THEL shot down an artillery shell! You suppose that Gates' programming acumen and your direction would lead to a clear display of the futility of Missile Defense. Meanwhile the ABL is being fitted with the battle laser and battle management software to engage missiles during boost phase. Do you think the ABL commander will call, "Begin Primary Ignition Sequence!"

These events have been reported and are "checkable". Your musings are just that. Why would Gates even want to talk to you?

lunarchick - 10:59pm Nov 12, 2002 EST (# 5685 of 5701)

The poster above ---

what do you think ---
what do you contribute ---
at which school of etiquette did you study ---

why should Bill talk to Bob ---
at last a 'thinking question'

Bill looks for wide distribution of funds along lines that will do good for the majority
Bob has ideas and concepts that fit

Bill's pre-emptive enablers save lives
Bob has ideas for low cost distributed systems individual user that will enhance health and life

So it seems that Bill&Bob have lots in common

Would have much to talk about
Would share 'common ground'
Read from the same and similar pages

lunarchick - 11:09pm Nov 12, 2002 EST (# 5686 of 5701)

Iraq

Were Iraq to look at the works of the USA founding Fathers and adopt 'universals' from them

their ability to implement might exceed that of the USA

where cultural enclaves pre-dominate and override reason

lunarchick - 11:18pm Nov 12, 2002 EST (# 5687 of 5701)

On Am using Iraq Iran as battling pawns ... to keep strength of both lowest ...

How come intelligent nations fall for that ?
What did they think they had to gain ?
What was dangled?

Moral | stay well clear of 'trouble makers'

Where nations have a VISION, a PLAN, an AGENDA and are engaged with their people and neighbours then the chances of a dominant power interupting life are lessoned.

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