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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 - 11:36am Feb 22, 2003 EST (# 9212 of 9220)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Saudi Arabia - execution-er

Saudi Arabia had one of the highest rates of executions in the world, inadequate trial procedures and feeble evidence requirements.

She said it also employed a range of torture techniques to obtain confessions, including beating of the soles of the feet, use of electric shock devices and the extraction of nails.

Cruel judicial punishments - such as amputation - continue to be imposed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/681597.stm

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=executions+saudi&spell=1 http://www.google.com.au/search?q=executioner+saudi&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

lchic - 11:46am Feb 22, 2003 EST (# 9213 of 9220)
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Fortress America NYT Magazine

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/23/magazine/23FORTRESS.html?8hpib

lchic - 12:10pm Feb 22, 2003 EST (# 9214 of 9220)
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Brain - problem solving

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/17/science/17BRAI.html

lchic - 12:13pm Feb 22, 2003 EST (# 9215 of 9220)
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NK Powell talks with Japan

almarst2003 - 02:14pm Feb 22, 2003 EST (# 9216 of 9220)

"Top CBS executives are deeply concerned that Sunday night's GRAMMY Awards may turn from a celebration of music -- into a giant anti-war political rally

"The CBS executive warned microphones may be unplugged on Sunday night if live performances turn political.

"It, of course, is a final option [to cut the microphone.] But it's a very real option,"

http://www.drudgereport.com/cbs.htm

gisterme - 02:17pm Feb 22, 2003 EST (# 9217 of 9220)

rshow55 - 07:46am Feb 22, 2003 EST (# 9201 of ...) <a href="/webin/WebX?14@28.543FazVa3ug.0@.f28e622/10728">rshow55 2/22/03 7:50am</a>

"...If gisterme is speaking for Bush, he doesn't have the luxury of idealistic stances that can't work..."

Gisterme does not speak for President Bush. However what you say is true of us all. Nobody has the luxury of taking idealistic stances that can't work. Anubody can do that for a while but the consequences are terrible without exception.

A rich fool and his money are soon parted. A powerful fool and his power are also soon parted.

You should seriously consider your own advice, Robert. In my view you're far more in need of that good advice than I am. It's you who appears to be the ideologue here.

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