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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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cantabb - 10:51pm Oct 20, 2003 EST (# 15304 of 15316)

rshow55 - 04:33pm Oct 20, 2003 EST (# 15293 of 15302)

Lchic and I talk, on average, more than an hour a day - and have for years now. She knows a lot .

Good !

Cantabb, my guess is that you could get lchic's phone number pretty easily - and she'd talk to you. I think her judgement is excellent - and she knows a lot about what I can and cannot do. A great deal that I can now do is because of her.

Again, I can read what’s posted here, and participate, if I wish, in a discussion.

Some other posters may be interested in telephone conversations and face-to-face meetings.

I'll try to stay off the board for a while - getting things done that Cantabb has sometimes said he wants done.

I just asked you two simple questions on the things you claim you’ve been doing here for the past 3 years. If YOU wanted me, that is, to take you and your ‘world asset’ seriously.

cantabb - 10:52pm Oct 20, 2003 EST (# 15305 of 15316)

lchic - 04:36pm Oct 20, 2003 EST (# 15294 of 15302)

The comment (above) that Cantabb is 'short on long' implied that Cantabb has 'dot-dash' focus ... along the yesterday | today| tomorrow continuum line ---

byte dot-dash data word sentence paragraph concept knowledge wisdom

More faux-Zen cryptography ! Dense, as usual.

Showalter has an appreciation of the status-quo of a selected given body of knowledge

And, the rest of us have NO such ‘appreciation’ ? Or are incapable of it ? [forgive my laughing]

[Showalter) can make value judgements regarding it's strengths and weaknesses

So can I and others on the forum !

cantabb - 10:54pm Oct 20, 2003 EST (# 15306 of 15316)

To bluestar23:

bluestar23: You still do not see the utter lack of a logical interconnect between Forum posters using "ignore" function and new posters who are surfing and will NOT HAVE "Ignore" function "ON" and who therefore WILL SEE showalter's and lchic's posts ANYWAY....geddit...????

wrcooper: That is why I posted the message I did. They'll read that in addition to rshow55's. Hopefully, they'll then put him on their "Ignore Posts list". Get it?

Still busy trying to rationalize the same Rx for all !

cantabb - 11:07pm Oct 20, 2003 EST (# 15307 of 15316)

almarst2003 - 08:25pm Oct 20, 2003 EST (# 15302 of 15302)

A U.S. Army unit known as Tiger Force committed numerous war crimes during the Vietnam War, including killing scores of unarmed civilians, but an investigation was closed with no charges being brought - ……WHO IS AFRAID OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT?

Any relevance to MD ?

fredmoore - 11:12pm Oct 20, 2003 EST (# 15308 of 15316)

bluestar23 - 12:05pm Oct 20, 2003 EST (# 15280 of 15302)

Bluster,

Oh I get it... if I do as you order then you won't call me names ...

Gee, whatever happened to free speech?

The issue of Rshow and Lchic hogging this forum has been answered by the absence of Moderator action. Get used to it and move on! Otherwise YOU will look like a whingeing LOSER!

The issue of my intent on this forum is a more important one. I do not resile from pushing the KAEP solution to National defence including missile defence. The ONLY future for mankind is one where all nations are equal partners in Space research, deep earth drilling technology, material science research and wetland engineering for providing SUSTAINABLE ENERGY to all individuals.

KAEP won't happen overnight ... but it WILL happen.

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