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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 - 05:57am Apr 5, 2003 EST (# 11120 of 11128)
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What are the fundamentals ?

How to list them

Prioratise them

Teach on

Giving skills and tools that make an improved and more thinking world !

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Busy downUnder -- my postings will be 'very occasional over next week' ...

trust you guys will 'focus' on the

equatised

sustainable

attainable

lchic - 06:02am Apr 5, 2003 EST (# 11121 of 11128)
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Bush-Blair talks on big three peace issues

Patrick Wintour, chief political correspondent Saturday April 5, 2003 The Guardian

President George Bush and Tony Blair are to hold an ambitious emergency summit in Belfast next week to address three different world conflicts. The talks on Monday and Tuesday will be the second time the two leaders have met in 10 days, and the discussions will cover the gamut of military, diplomatic and humanitarian issues.

In what is likely to be billed as a world peace summit, they are expected to focus on the Iraq crisis, but also to discuss the Middle East and the steps needed to complete the peace process in Northern Ireland. ........

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,930150,00.html

lchic - 06:04am Apr 5, 2003 EST (# 11122 of 11128)
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The late SPIKE MILLIGAN's solution re 'Irish Question' was

to tow Ireland into mid-ocean

then

sink it!

fredmoore - 06:09am Apr 5, 2003 EST (# 11123 of 11128)

Hey Mazza ..

I haven't read 'white plague' - but you do have the idea. I think historically when ever rapid technological changes occur we know that civilisation is on an equally rapid upturn. Unfortunately cultural turbulence creates divisions, tensions and conflict. I hope we make it through this turbulence. The possibilities before us are quite extraordinary.

Cheers

lchic - 06:11am Apr 5, 2003 EST (# 11124 of 11128)
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Had Saddam gone into exile

It would have saved us from

The Gibletisation of Baghdad!

lchic - 06:13am Apr 5, 2003 EST (# 11125 of 11128)
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Fred --- with your feet 'up'

After a hearty meal

Glass of wine in hand

be reassured

You WILL make it through this war

but

Others won't!

rshow55 - 06:15am Apr 5, 2003 EST (# 11126 of 11128)
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.

There are an amazing number of ways we could screw up - mostly by lying to ourselves - and lying to others and thinking we can get away with it.

If people were more honest - checked carefully when things mattered - and worried about things they'd be willing to explain - we'd do a lot better.

It wouldn't be so hard - if some key people showed some courage - for a lot of things to go quite well. For Iraq. For the whole world.

Order, symmettry, harmony (in the sense of fit to purpose and context) are basic principles

That apply to every living species - and have for millions ( billions ) of years. Not original principles, at all.

But basic. It isn't so hard to see when these attributes are missing, in a particular case.

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