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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 - 08:19pm Mar 16, 2003 EST (# 10091 of 10104)
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.

" I believe"

http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?14@@.ee79f4e/263

almarst2003 - 09:45pm Mar 16, 2003 EST (# 10092 of 10104)

On Treaty of Westphalia.

The power is always Personal.

The Government is about Power and therefore about the Personal Power.

No Person is ever Perfect.

Therefore, No Government is Perfect.

The people can resist/influence their own government by many means from peaceful demonstrations to armed resistance.

The people can resist/influence the occupying force of the foreign government by armed resistance only.

lchic - 09:59pm Mar 16, 2003 EST (# 10093 of 10104)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Clicked!

An interesting timewalk back through words ... re-read a couple of my xpat's - they still 'work' ...

'What is a poem' .. words with 'space' around them, words that would not better fit other literary formats to work as well.

The use of words, the use of space enables added nuances of revelation.

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lchic - 10:02pm Mar 16, 2003 EST (# 10094 of 10104)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

.. and Almarst, that is why the people of Palestine have the legal right to resist ... whereas the ruling-power Israel are legally bound to 'behave' and not take action on Palestinians.

The murder of the American woman under the bulldozer is a demonstrable example of how Israelis ought not to behave.

lchic - 10:07pm Mar 16, 2003 EST (# 10095 of 10104)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

The current situation has revealed something about Saddam - intransigence --- CIA constructed and indelible.

If the guy had a heart, had a love for his people, the country, the rivers, the hills, the culture ... then he'd look carefully at all options open to him.

The best is for him to bow out gracefully -- take his kids, especially the boys .. the bank book ... and the offer - to exit .. and GO!

If he's a good administrator he'd look at the cost of staying, the cost in terms of demolition, the cost in terms of re-build, the cost in terms of disruption, the cost in terms of life and lives!

If he was a good administrator he'd be cutting the best deal for him, and the better deals for the people.

Tourism is the big money earner for any country -- if the place is blitzed -- what would there be left earn dollars and be viewed?

lchic - 10:15pm Mar 16, 2003 EST (# 10096 of 10104)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

In a new survey the two most countries are India and Indonesia ... each with a high 9.3/10 score.

Bribes and corruption at all levels -- and very obvious to business people --- hinder development within those countries.

Fair dealing is a requirement to enable progress.

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