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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 - 07:50pm Jun 20, 2003 EST (# 12616 of 12690)
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( excuse me butting on you here 'Mr Festering-Poster'--- whoever behind the Moniker 'staffing' the thread ---- completing my previous (above) posting ...)

report of abuses or a tide of refugees emerging, public silence is likely to remain the order of the day.

Gam is also no National League for Democracy. It is guilty of multiple and repeated abuses in Aceh, and no foreign nation would want to do anything that might be construed as supporting it. But that does not mean that civilians' rights cannot be defended.

The strongest comparison between Burma and Aceh is that no long-term political solution appears to be anywhere on the horizon, and nor does there seem to be even a path to an as yet out of sight resolution. Suppression of dissenting opinions is the only modus operandi both governments understand at the moment.

That will eventually have to change if hearts and minds are to be won but, with the hawks in the ascendancy in both capitals, it will be some time before the penny drops either in Jakarta or Rangoon.

It will be a brave punter who bets whether democracy will come to Burma before lasting peace arrives in Aceh.

Email john.aglionby@guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,980748,00.html

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How easy it would be to draw a line through the northern end of the long Island and give independence to Aceh

How easy it would be to free Aung San Suu Kyi

fredmoore - 08:03pm Jun 20, 2003 EST (# 12617 of 12690)

MiZZ Poster...

When defending the world against missile attacks

and up to your armpits as alligator snacks

don't be afraid, fear not or doubt

have a little fun while school is out

and then you'll have something to discuss

when travelling with friends on the train or the bus.

lchic - 08:23pm Jun 20, 2003 EST (# 12618 of 12690)
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Fear not --- Nor doubt

A prophet soothe sayer

attending the thread

pass on your message

to all those who're DEAD!

lchic - 08:31pm Jun 20, 2003 EST (# 12619 of 12690)
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Civilian casualties from war are never accurate.

The US approach is to statistically-list only those who pass through hospitals.

Those blown to pieces, or buried on site, or dying outside 'hospital' are not counted.

The 'lower' the list -- the higher the comfort zone.

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fredmoore - 01:46am Jun 21, 2003 EST (# 12620 of 12690)

MiZZ P(oster) ..

I stand corrected!

'Fear not nor doubt' it is.

lchic - 02:49pm Jun 21, 2003 EST (# 12621 of 12690)
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ethical journalism - CRONKITE: .... he (mentor) had journalism in his gut. And he just was so firm on honesty, impartiality, lack of prejudice and accuracy. It was embedded in me. And I was lucky enough in my college and then in my very early jobs to have that kind of a mentor.

And I think -- I'm not saying that I'm that different from others. I think there are many of us who have that. But I'm one of them. And it was just a point of pride to me every night that we did our job, adhering to the finest principles of ethical journalism.

http://www.nytimes.com/ref/international/CNN-BOX-ARTICLE.html

lchic - 03:31pm Jun 21, 2003 EST (# 12622 of 12690)
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Some believe in 'magic'

Some sit on the fence

Others chart the happenings

When 'the dots' are dense

dR3

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