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 [F] New York Times on the Web Forums  / Science  /

    Missile Defense

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 - 01:19am Mar 18, 2003 EST (# 10145 of 10155)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

SK helps feed the NK family

The aid comes after a personal appeal from UN secretary-general Kofi Annan.

The contribution will include 100,000 tonnes of corn as well as aid for a campaign to control the spread of malaria and special support directed at children.

http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s809774.htm

gisterme - 01:33am Mar 18, 2003 EST (# 10146 of 10155)

lchic - 12:53am Mar 18, 2003 EST (# 10141 of ...) http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@28.scEUaWgQ6gz.2500688@.f28e622/11686

"The matter on France - as the judge would say - be struck from the record..."

I'm sure that's what Chirac would hope happens. However, by acting like Saddam's lap dog, he has really pissed off common folk here in America. No doubt he's done the same for folks in Iraq.

Chirac has miscalculated the political impact of his shinanigans as surely as Saddam has miscalculated his military strategy. They both must be believing their own propaganda. Still, why should Chirac care? It's not he personally who will suffer...just his people. He probably learned that concept from Saddam.

lchic - 01:35am Mar 18, 2003 EST (# 10147 of 10155)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

The butcher of Leb

"" Ariel Sharon has told his cabinet that he plans to extend the "security fence" Israeli is building along the length of the West Bank so that it entirely encircles any Palestinian state. The revelation, which follows the Israeli government's decision to oppose full independence for Palestine in favour of a state with "certain attributes of sovereignty", immediately drew fire from the Palestinians who accused the Israeli prime minister of trying to turn the occupied territories into a huge prison.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army killed 10 Palestinians

http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,916222,00.html

[ ... and Arabs in the US pay their taxes ... to enable $3.5 pa ($10m per day) to be sent to Israel to encourage their sense of disproportion! ]

lchic - 01:37am Mar 18, 2003 EST (# 10148 of 10155)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

The French Foreign Minister won the day --- with the Media ... so animated ... and charming with it!

:)

lchic - 01:39am Mar 18, 2003 EST (# 10149 of 10155)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

The roadmaps for greater Palestine will need redrawing to get around and through all the 'walls' American money is assisting with the erection of!

'The roadmap is long overdue'

Middle East Reaction to Bush's pledge

http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,916304,00.html

lchic - 01:43am Mar 18, 2003 EST (# 10150 of 10155)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

MODERNITY BLOCK

The middle east might become an economic trading block ... 5000 years ago the place was THEE place!

lchic - 01:46am Mar 18, 2003 EST (# 10151 of 10155)
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In vain, I looked for signs of the storm to come. Baghdad is a city sleepwalking to war

Robert Fisk 18 March 2003

For Baghdad, it is night number 1,001, the very last few hours of fantasy.

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=388279

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