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Russian military leaders have expressed concern about US plans
for a national missile defense system. Will defense technology be
limited by possibilities for a strategic imbalance? Is this just SDI
all over again?
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lunarchick
- 07:41pm Jun 30, 2001 EST (#6352
of 6364)
lunarchick@www.com
Countries that have had technical excellence, but, are now
struggling such as Russia .. are in a more ideal position to recoup,
revamp and re-ignite, than third world areas.
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Happy Birthday .. 80years old ... Chinese Communist Party is
Eighty today (sunday) .. but suffers corruption of principles and is
in need of a revamp.
Especially when that country allows the harvesting of humans -
organs and flesh - via the Liberation Army and Prison system. As
in all prisons the chances are that people designated 'other' will
be there ... Others in China might include folks from supressed
cultures, additional to the drug trading merchants.
This is why China must bring in reform re the death penalty.
There's always a chance that some International-best Athletes
could be thrown into Chinese Prisons re drug abuse (Sports people
'just can't help themselves') and there-by be shot and 'harvested'
for organs !!!!
How much would the Asian Business Man pay for such organs ?
Easy to see why 'thinking' countries would question the 2008
games going into China when Toronto is more into Human Rights with
standards. Of course Australia (on the wings of Sydney 2000) isn't
looking at human rights, only the chance to get their Olympic
processing systems expertise into China .. and from their improve
Trade and Understanding.
Raises the Question of can the Chinese sort out the 'monsters' in
the Liberation Army, or, would the enfranchment of a Middle Class
have to first happen along with increased democracy, before, China
looks to reform the evils within!
rshowalter
- 07:44pm Jun 30, 2001 EST (#6353
of 6364) 
Robert Showalter
showalte@macc.wisc.edu
The Chinese have a lot of sorting out to do - - - That
country is such a mix of sanity, craziness, hope and horror.
Much of the time, they know the right things to do . . .
or ought to.
lunarchick
- 07:45pm Jun 30, 2001 EST (#6354
of 6364)
lunarchick@www.com
Have to add here that the USA death row candidates are composed
of 'other' constituents .. raises the question as to what's wrong
with the USA in that the 'others' aren't sitting more comfortably
within society -- or is it just that 'others' are poor and get the
poorest legal assistance. 'Others' do of course have to learn to
value the Countries they live within and learn to work towards
positive outcomes.
lunarchick
- 07:48pm Jun 30, 2001 EST (#6355
of 6364)
lunarchick@www.com
The Chinese say that 'women' are boss in the family, perhaps more
women should influence internal politics - from a humanist
perspective - as elsewhere.
rshowalter
- 07:49pm Jun 30, 2001 EST (#6356
of 6364)
Robert Showalter
showalte@macc.wisc.edu
GREAT source of declassified documents and analysis: the National
Security Archive: http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/
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