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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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rshow55 - 08:45pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 6014 of 6024)
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.

almarst2002 11/20/02 8:40pm - - you've got many good reasons not to like the United States in all respects - or even any.

Still, on the question - "should Saddam do what he's agreed to do - and disarm?" - - - I think the answer's yes.

The US doesn't have to be angelic for me to think so.

lunarchick - 08:48pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 6015 of 6024)

What is the UNITED States ?

Isn't it a bunch of amalgamated 'Counties' populated by former Eurasians and Africans, who hang out together with guns!

Headed by the 'pipeline' Prince!

almarst2002 - 08:49pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 6016 of 6024)

lunarchick,

I deeply respect your concern about Zimbabwe. However, I think its for Zimbabvians and their immediate neighbors to sort out. Why the sudden explosion of humanitarian feelings from the old colonial master - GB?

BTW. Why not extend this to the native populations of Canada, America and Australia?

lunarchick - 08:51pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 6017 of 6024)

So what makes this amalgamation of riff-raff (US)superior?

almarst2002 - 08:53pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 6018 of 6024)

"for international order - deals have to be deals"

The biggest danger for the international order I am afraid, may come from this country.

It does not take a lot of research to come up with a pretty long list of breaking promises and ignored conventions. And the speed of the movement in this direction seems to increase day-by-day.

lunarchick - 08:54pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 6019 of 6024)

People everywhere are 'basically' the same.

They live in geographic zones that have common characteristics.

They live in tailored systems.

Some 'systems' work. Some better than others. Some systems just don't deliver!

There are commonalities and patterns between the systems.

What works.

What fails.

Which under pinning blue prints function?

Which fail!?

lunarchick - 08:56pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 6020 of 6024)

On 'International Law' and 'Law' ... it is forever being amended and re-dressed to accommodate changing environments and needs.

It's never 'fixed', never 'static'.

rshow55 - 08:58pm Nov 20, 2002 EST (# 6021 of 6024)
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.

almarst2002 11/20/02 8:49pm - - she noticed that a Zimbabwian editor got a United Nations award.

She doesn't have to be a Rudyard Kipling colonial to notice that.

Though Kipling had his moments:

3177 rshowalt 7/20/02 7:25pm ... 3703 rshow55 8/13/02 4:07pm

Mesopotamia .....1917 http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?14@@.ee74d94/3625

Our Fathers Of Old http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?13@@.ee79f4e/241

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