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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 - 12:59am Nov 22, 2002 EST (# 6132 of 6164)

Interesting how all the nations of the world are being encouraged to play 'catch-up' with the USA re weapons expenditure.

Security begins and ends with 'the mind'.

If Nations live under good systems of governance then the need to contemplate 'blowing others to smithereens' is greatly lessened.

Remember too that Papa Bush is head of Carlye .. lives as a salesman ... gathers rich commissions no doubt ...

The personal vision of all military-business-marketeers is to maximise their own incomes .... war's a means of doing this!

www.carlyle.com

lunarchick - 01:05am Nov 22, 2002 EST (# 6133 of 6164)

Bono featured on an edition of the Oparh Winfrey Show ... his ambition is to assist people & Africa

http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/tows_2002/tows_past_20020920_b.jhtml
http://www.oprah.com/

kalter.rauch - 03:30am Nov 22, 2002 EST (# 6134 of 6164)
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lunarchick 11/19/02 10:23am

......or should I say..."POSTESS"?!?!?

kalter.rauch - 04:04am Nov 22, 2002 EST (# 6135 of 6164)
Earth vs <^> <^> <^>

lunarchick 11/21/02 3:43am

One is forever amazed at the failure of the 'run of the mill' posters here to appreciate the need for acculturation - even manners......

Well...well...wellllll!!! Did you finally take a look in a mirror?!?!?

What about YOUR manners (not to mention Rshow's)??? You arrogantly refer to others as "The Poster" or some villain from your troubled nightmares. Personally, I can handle THAT! But how do you think you look to newcomers to this Forum who want to discuss Missile Defense and all they're treated to by you and Rshow is a motley parade of irrelevant links, misspelled gabblings, and soap box demagogery.

You're always accusing your detractors of being HIGH mucky-mucks on the Conspiracy Ladder...but one has to ask how YOU AND RSHOW manage to constantly get away with being OFF-TOPIC......unless of course you both have an "inside track"......HMMMMMM?!?!?

marydrabble - 06:55am Nov 22, 2002 EST (# 6136 of 6164)

kalter.rauch 11/22/02 4:04am

Maybe it's "magick" .........??

lunarchick - 09:01am Nov 22, 2002 EST (# 6137 of 6164)

"Methinks to pen a Drabble's all the rage. Fourscore and twenty words, from start to end;

lunarchick - 09:10am Nov 22, 2002 EST (# 6138 of 6164)

^{Burrowing under the label - GJ's moniker = kalter.rauch - Earth vs <^> <^> <^>}

lunarchick - 09:18am Nov 22, 2002 EST (# 6139 of 6164)

Turbulent Times Dictionary
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