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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 - 12:16am Apr 12, 2003 EST (# 11249 of 11282)
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Muslim last rites:

"Dead, dead, he's died, what can we do?"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,935298,00.html

lchic - 12:30am Apr 12, 2003 EST (# 11250 of 11282)
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Last Rites

Poor Mozart | Only one mourner walked beside Mozart's coffin before it was placed in a pauper's grave.

Cusoms | Jews are buried facing Jerusalem, while Muslims face Mecca.

http://www.gridclub.com/fact_gadget/horrible_but_true/history/last_rites/

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Hindus Last Rites

A close relative of the departed lights some kindling and walks around the pyre chanting a prayer for the well being of the departed soul. http://www.hindunet.org/last_rites/

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MD - Last Rites

When & how will the last nuke be farewelled?

lchic - 03:08am Apr 12, 2003 EST (# 11251 of 11282)
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55 Iraqi most wanted

cards may be available later on Central Command's website http://www.centcom.mil./

lchic - 08:01am Apr 12, 2003 EST (# 11252 of 11282)
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Ye Olde 55

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2939125.stm

lchic - 08:07am Apr 12, 2003 EST (# 11253 of 11282)
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'The deck of cards'

http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/playing-cards/deck-of-cards.html

lchic - 08:15am Apr 12, 2003 EST (# 11254 of 11282)
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Rummy .... smiles .... says okay to LOOT for LOOT

WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!

lchic - 08:18am Apr 12, 2003 EST (# 11255 of 11282)
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Order Symmetry Harmony

Looting doesn't fit the pattern

lchic - 08:50am Apr 12, 2003 EST (# 11256 of 11282)
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Puppetry - behaviour

http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?14@@.ee7726f/1100

lchic - 09:29am Apr 12, 2003 EST (# 11257 of 11282)
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GU Talk - US in breach of Geneva Convention by not protecting Hospitals from tthe aftermath of war.

http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?50@@.4a911065/0

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