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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 - 07:34pm May 10, 2003 EST (# 11580 of 11584)
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The NYT seems to have 'slipped-up badly' re the young Walter-Mitty-Blair reporter.

The guy had assumed that 'lies' and shortcuts would get him everywhere.

NYT had assumed that the guy would fall within the professional code of ethics --- seemingly he missed class that day!

Showalter is right about the need for checking.

If news-story is a process, then, a looped feedback system a standard part of process - especially when the NYT became aware of the guy's transgressions.

'book working_title - Blair who did not care' .... the media have the capacity to 'make' even from the downside of storyville!

lchic - 07:57pm May 10, 2003 EST (# 11581 of 11584)
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Interesting USA movies:

http://movies.go.com/movies/Q/quietamericanthe_2001/index.html

http://movies.go.com/movies/M/maroonediniraq_2003/index.html

http://movies.go.com/movies/M/manwithoutapast_2002/index.html

lchic - 10:01pm May 10, 2003 EST (# 11582 of 11584)
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The truth about Isreal is that no-one really cares anymore ... yawn ... http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/11/opinion/11FRIE.html ... it's hard to understand why American tax payers throw $10m into the place on a daily basis.

Statistically the Fundamentlists are doomed and out of touch with the modern world -- they've run out of similars to 'import', have a heirachical class_system ... have lost following within their own camp ... and the place is set to be secular in a decade's time at current pace.

The USA with an upcoming deficit and budget crisis may well be reflecting on poor foreign policy and cash-wastage as 'Isreal' as it thinks it knows it ... sinks in the abyss.

lchic - 10:09pm May 10, 2003 EST (# 11583 of 11584)
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Missiles - Pakistan and India (the very SAME people) think they've polluted their nations along with Kashmire sufficiently so to scale down MD.

"" a senior Bush administration official met with Indian leaders Saturday and said he was "cautiously optimistic" the nuclear-armed neighbors were on the road to peace.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage met with Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and then called on the South Asian neighbors to "live side by side" and find a way to end the separatist violence in the disputed Kashmir region.

"We would like to see two great nations, India and Pakistan, live side by side," he said. "It's a long trip to get there, and I just hope we've begun a process."

Vajpayee surprised the subcontinent two weeks ago during a speech in divided Kashmir by calling for renewed dialogue with Islamabad.

Pakistan immediately accepted the peace overtures and the two countries - which were on the brink of war at this time last year - have since agreed to restore diplomatic and transportation links.

Still, the violence resumed Saturday in Kashmir, the disputed Himalayan province at the core of more than 50 years of the enmity.

New Delhi also insisted Islamabad has not made sufficient efforts to curb the crossings of Pakistan-based guerrillas into Indian-controlled Kashmir to launch attacks. .....

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/5831056.htm

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