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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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bbbuck - 01:48am Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14499 of 14505)

Here at MD we post what we want, when want.

Mr.wr -I have seen showalter in person-cooper simply stated the reason for putting MWCBN on ignore.

He gave a reasonable explanation.

Now me, I ignore you, because you're a fi.

bluestar23 - 02:09am Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14500 of 14505)

"Here at MD we post what we want, when want."

Normally this is fine...but the statement is no longer adequate in face of rshow55, sorry. His abuseful hijacking of this Forum (for his own separate Purposes) makes it unfortunately necessary to deal with the phenomenon of Showalter....in a direct manner....

cantabb - 02:41am Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14501 of 14505)

bbbuck - 01:48am Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14499 of 14500)

Here at MD we post what we want, when want.

Mr.wr -I have seen showalter in person-cooper simply stated the reason for putting MWCBN on ignore.

He gave a reasonable explanation.

Now me, I ignore you, because you're a fi.

Whatever "Mr. wr" chose to do or why he saw showalter is his business. I don't have to know; the forum does NOT need to know.

Why he chose to ignore "MWCBN" is his preference -- whatever you mean by this juvenile attempt at acronym. Same with YOU.

No explanation was required from "Mr.Wr" or from you [bbbuck]; No one even asked you two to explain anything.

Why you and "Mr wr" felt so compelled to explain something that was NOT asked for or required --- NOT the least of my concerns !

cantabb - 03:14am Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14502 of 14505)

bluestar23 - 02:09am Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14500 of 14501)

Normally this is fine...but the statement is no longer adequate in face of rshow55, sorry. His abuseful hijacking of this Forum (for his own separate Purposes) makes it unfortunately necessary to deal with the phenomenon of Showalter....in a direct manner....

You may be interested in my response on the same [above] !

A quick "search" of this Forum will show that most regulars here have already had LONG drawn out fights with rshow55 -- each in his/her own way, some highly personal and very nasty. Some even took the initiative to deal with him in person: Lou Mazza referred to it earlier. Their individual choices ! Their own individual reasons.

But, given theie=r own history, the holier-than-thou attitude of some posters is laughably hypocritical, to say the least.

Some of the same posters have also had some experience with me in other forums [just like they have or had with many other posters on different posters]. Each has his/own own perception, peeves and bruises. Obviously, there's another side to it, with an entirely very different impression. Their one-sided opinion is NOT THE reality.

Thanks for clarifying to them your perspective of the situation.

rshow55 - 03:41am Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14503 of 14505)
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.

- - - Such a lot of posting since lchic - 07:47pm Oct 6, 2003 EST (# 14453 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.HVcibrjAL23.922201@.f28e622/16163 in such a few hours !

A lot more since rshow55 - 06:58am Oct 6, 2003 EST (# 14394 -1440 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.HVcibrjAL23.922201@.f28e622/16104. - which begins:

cantabb - occasionally writes something worthwhile, and to the point - and he did so in 14370 which I'm excerpting. . . . and ends with a point that proved to be true:

14400 . . In the order of things - this post is going to be buried with others quickly - . . . . but people . . might be interested in postings from 14394 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.HVcibrjAL23.922201@.f28e622/16104 on. I was asked a key question - and tried to answer clearly.

This seems worth reposting - it isn't something that ought to be buried.

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