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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 - 06:48pm Oct 5, 2003 EST (# 14352 of 14369)

MD Defence Tourney - Half time score:

Monkeys: 0 ... Send down more coconuts!

Ants: 1 ... Take it Baby .. Take it!

Your half-time commentator: Bill Shakespeare

And now ... it's back to the game .... after this short announcement from our sponsor ..... (organ music)

Yes folks there's no greater motoring pleasure

than driving the NEW BBbuck Bluestar 2.3 liter coupe.

Hotter than a DeJorian

At 0 to 60 postes in 4.7 seconds

it's faster than a rotary Mazza

As they say in Italy ...

Ya CanTa Bbeat it!!!

For the mere cost of seven million crosschecked and connected dots you can drive one out of the showroom to....day!

But be quick beacuse

we can'T help it

we're frantic

we're in a panic ..

we're m. m.m..m ... mannnic.

cantabb - 07:02pm Oct 5, 2003 EST (# 14353 of 14369)

fredmoore - 06:48pm Oct 5, 2003 EST (# 14352 of 14352)

MD Defence Tourney - Half time score:

Monkeys: 0 ... Send down more coconuts!

Ants: 1 ... Take it Baby .. Take it!

Your half-time commentator: Bill Shakespeare

And now ... it's back to the game .... after this short announcement from our sponsor ..... (organ music)

Yes folks there's no greater motoring pleasure than driving the NEW BBbuck Bluestar 2.3 liter coupe.

Hotter than a DeJorian

At 0 to 60 postes in 4.7 seconds

it's faster than a rotary Mazza

As they say in Italy ...

Ya CanTa Bbeat it!!!

For the mere cost of seven million crosschecked and connected dots you can drive one out of the showroom to....day!

But be quick beacuse

we can'T help it

we're frantic

we're in a panic ..

we're m. m.m..m ... mannnic

See what is dragged in here from the school-yard !

Don't ask why Johnny can't read; Ask if Johnny can play in the yard !

rshow55 - 07:07pm Oct 5, 2003 EST (# 14354 of 14369)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

A lot of posts since I was out. Saw Howard Dean at U.W. Madison. Big crowd - they say 5000 people - and a pretty good speech.

Dean didn't talk about missile defense - but he did talk about ahem , "intentional deceptions."

The crowd ate it up.

cantabb - 07:26pm Oct 5, 2003 EST (# 14355 of 14369)

bluestar23 - 06:08pm Oct 5, 2003 EST (# 14350 of 14353)

Moderators and Forumites, here's an example of rshow55's thread hijacking of Guardian Newspapers...hundreds of posts...not one post by anyone BUT Showalter....

http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?50@@.ee7a163/481

the work of a Lunatic.....

Just 446 posts in the past 3 years [since October 2000] ? I AM disappointed !

[I see most are re-hashed and recycled from NYT: cross Atlantic trafficking !]

You're right, bluestar: ANOTHER monologue there. No end to it when you can keep putting up your straw men !

bluestar23 - 06:15pm Oct 5, 2003 EST (# 14351 of 14353)

Showalter (rshow55) on the Guardian Talkboard, hijacking again....:

"There have been about 290 postings on the NYT Missile Defense forum since I last posted here - and I've felt under pressure there."

At least he can count. Besides just filing, retrieving and posting, posting and posting [according to "Loop Test"].

Awww, under pressure ? Two simple, basic questions can cause that ?

Or, trying to evade them does it ?

I recall seeing a long 'discussion' on a typical lchic question: "Does emperor have clothes?"

Does her "emperor" have any ?

"I deeply appreciate the Guardian Talk boards, and the chance to post here."

He "deeply appreciates" every thing, everywhere: NYT for NYT Forum; says the same to various posters etc. Deeply appreciative person !

I asked him a few times here, how about SHOWING his "appreciation" for the Forum purpose and the posting privilege here ! Has NOT seen any !

Showalter's "under pressure" here, eh...? good for Cantabb....

Yeah, sure, lay it on cantabb -- for asking inconvenient questions ! And seeking an answer !

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