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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 - 08:32am May 21, 2003 EST (# 11843 of 11848)
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Aceh

"" By yesterday, ... the emerging conflict was proving to be a very different, uglier battle than the military spin doctors' ideal of carefully orchestrated and controlled encounters.

In two days of fighting, unidentified gunmen have launched hit-and-run raids on 184 schools, according to the education authorities, burning one or two buildings in each location and sometimes the whole complex, but not harming anyone.

Cowards

"They're cowards. They never stay and fight," the special forces driver said

http://www.guardian.co.uk/indonesia/Story/0,2763,960414,00.html

lchic - 08:46am May 21, 2003 EST (# 11844 of 11848)
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Is that 'out of control' Indonesian Army running around Aceh burning the schools to thwart Acehian Childrens education! Is Meggawatti impotent!?

lchic - 09:21am May 21, 2003 EST (# 11845 of 11848)
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US economy

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,955927,00.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,959656,00.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,947652,00.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,943722,00.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,938980,00.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,937339,00.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,929947,00.html

Bush war budget 'does not add up' http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,921656,00.html

lchic - 09:49am May 21, 2003 EST (# 11846 of 11848)
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UK | Sterling's weakness spells an end to the feel-good economy

""The pound's decline will act as a tonic for the trading sector of the economy. It will allow businesses to step up production for overseas markets and enable them to compete more effectively in Britain with imports.

http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1781312

lchic - 10:01am May 21, 2003 EST (# 11847 of 11848)
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Showalter you were saying ....

http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.IhSTaZozb6v.875340@.f28e622/13450

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