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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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lunarchick - 08:04am Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 5984 of 5995)

Lebanese economy needs its women Conference highlights benefits of working together Tania Tavoukjian Special to The Daily Star

Although women have continued to join the workforce at an unprecedented rate here, both sexes must work together to improve the Lebanese economy, according to participants taking part in a Wednesday conference organized by business organization CONFEX. “The aim of this conference is to encourage women to play their role in order to make the economy better,” .... http://www.dailystar.com.lb/business/10_10_02_b.htm

lunarchick - 08:06am Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 5985 of 5995)

ADDRESS BY HER MAJESTY QUEEN NOOR TO THE

MIDDLE EAST CONSULTANT'S CONFERENCE

'GOING INTERNATIONAL: CAREER WOMEN AND BUSINESS.

http://www.noor.gov.jo/main/mec.htm

lunarchick - 02:11pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 5986 of 5995)

FISK

Saudi-bin

DOWD

Pakistan-Afghan-bin

dialysis-bin-myth

lunarchick - 02:12pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 5987 of 5995)

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almarst2002 - 06:42pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 5988 of 5995)

And here is the really scarry one:

Young Americans flunk geography, Can't Find Iraq... - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16040-2002Nov20.html

Finally - The war as a geography learning tool...

May be after all, there is somthing in mazza's proposition for the space-based university as the best of all places to learn geography by watching the Earth from above. Particularely when some obscure places like Afganistan, Iraq or Serbia are highlighted by the bombs.

rshow55 - 06:46pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 5989 of 5995)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

Realistically , I wonder how anyone, even Saddam, can complain about Bush's leadership reported here:

Bush Says U.S. Ready to Disarm Iraq, but Calls War Last Resort By TERENCE NEILAN http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/20/international/20CND-BUSH.html

US efforts to ask for combat help form many nations soon seems sensible to me - for a number of reasons - not least that it will mean that discussions of the question "what are we fighting about?" will be widely - carefully discussed. With many nations, with many connections, able to help find clarity - and able and motivated to reduce real reasons for fighting.

Key issues of international law are being renegotiated - as doctrines and facts - now. With necessary exceptions being fit to more basic rules. It is good to have the discussion connected to real stakes - and broadly based.

If Iraq really disarms - that would be a great step forward, as we find ways to make international law work.

That looks more possible - though it may require Saddam to admit some things that essentially everybody involved already suspects. And admission that would be easy - and save trouble and lives - if he had the courage to make it.

If he did - it would be easier to ask for some directness from others.

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