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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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fredmoore - 06:52pm Aug 3, 2003 EST (# 13234 of 13267)

Who is the sound of the OWL

A raptor high in the tree on the prowl

Comes down at night

in feathery flight

takes hold of warm blooded prey

then flys away

out of sight.

Who Who ... she's on first base!

FM2468

lchic - 06:58pm Aug 3, 2003 EST (# 13235 of 13267)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Wisely the owl

watches

waits

deliberates

Swoops

Takes

lchic - 06:59pm Aug 3, 2003 EST (# 13236 of 13267)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Back midAug

gisterme - 08:57pm Aug 3, 2003 EST (# 13237 of 13267)

"...Who Who ... she's on first base!..."

I thought she was up the tree...is that What?

almarst2002 - 10:21pm Aug 3, 2003 EST (# 13238 of 13267)

Iraq - the war & after - http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/issue-2-95.jsp

almarst2002 - 11:43am Aug 4, 2003 EST (# 13239 of 13267)

Meet the Real WMD Fabricator - A Swede Called Rolf Ekeus - http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn08022003.html

bbbuck - 12:29pm Aug 4, 2003 EST (# 13240 of 13267)

<a href="/webin/WebX?14@13.Z9exbJU7wf8.2133411@.f28e622/14916">wrcooper 8/3/03 3:10pm</a>

Don't mind me. Just wanted to reference that.

Let's see lessons to be drawn.

It's a strange fcking world filled with many strange fcking people.

It appears wcooper has learned something from that experience. That's good.

bbbuck - 12:40pm Aug 4, 2003 EST (# 13241 of 13267)

http://courttv.com/trials/taped/houseparty/background.html

I found that court case pretty interesting. Party goer(uninvited marine trouble maker Derrick Aklin) stomps another party goer to death.

Hosts of party sued for 10 mil.

There views concerning missile defense are unknown.

Lessons learned. If you're a teenager fighting against 5 or 6 marines and his buddies, you better be armed. Or run like hell.

Sentence to person who stomped individual to death?

felony battery - 4 years - still out to roam free awaiting appeal - $20,000 bond.

Lesson learned: If you're going to stomp someone to death do it with a group and they will have a hard time getting you for second degree murder.

fredmoore - 06:59am Aug 5, 2003 EST (# 13242 of 13267)

Gisterme ...

Who Who ...... Who let the dogs out!

Who Who ...... Who can't get no ....!

Who Who ...... Who ya gonna call?

Who Who ...... Who's gonna tell bbbbuck he he can't go ... to no more damned parties for 'while.

gisterme - 02:06pm Aug 5, 2003 EST (# 13243 of 13267)

I won't tell bb that, Fred. :-)

Sounds to me like bb's all set to party more safely now.

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