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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 - 07:21pm Oct 25, 2003 EST (# 15641 of 15658)

rshow55 - 04:08pm Oct 25, 2003 EST (# 15617 of 15637)

How pathetic !

The issues that have just been raised about "who commandeered whom and why" are crucial - whoever you choose to call "the bad guy."

May be “crucial” to you – NOT MD, is it ?

They ought not to concern Sulzberger - who is, as you people assure me (and so we agree) way too busy to look at this thread. But if, by chance, he or anybody under him with a verifiable name in the NYT organization called me - I could and would be in New York to talk Monday - or any time else at his convenience.

You assured yourself, when you kept bringing him in !

And, had you written THAT "short" "well-crafted" letter to him and called him, as you had been planning to do, you would have returned from NYC by now, after a visit to CIA, FBI, Rummy, GW, Rice and the whole gang-- and their stand-ins.

Sulzberger has a decision he can make in a few minutes – if my request is well crafted - but background has to be there. He can refer to underlings ( if, perchance, any NYT people look at this thread - and if any of you have anything to do with the NYT ) for details. I think things are working out well - and in the interest of the New York Times - and perhaps in my interest as well.

But that’s a very big “IF” !

Does he [Sulzberger] really [have a decision to make, about YOU]? What “decision” ? To let you continue to abuse this Forum for your personal quest ? To shiver under your threat or not ? To act on your “short” ‘well crafted’ letter, WHEN and IF you do ever write one ?

I'm doing may damndest to be honorable - and set an example that I think both I and the NYT can be proud of.

NYT “proud of” WHAT ? Your “damndest” efforts at being “honorable” ?

I think things are going well - and if anybody way high up disagrees - they have only to contact me. I think we are moving well.

Call you for WHAT and WHY ? To urge you to complete the short, well-crafted letter ?

cantabb - 07:25pm Oct 25, 2003 EST (# 15642 of 15658)

lchic - 05:28pm Oct 25, 2003 EST (# 15621 of 15637)

NYmin-Thought :

Showalter next time you go to New York,

. First drink the 'truth-syrup'

· the Arnie HULKeniser

· Don the u-pants emblazened with the word

· T - R - U - T - H

· over the tights

· Grab the Steel Skates / helmet

· Sing a chorus or two from 'Classic

· Railroad Songs, Vol. 1: Steel Rails '

· Roar down the amtrak -- [amex if virtual]

· Skate in the front door of the NYT

A word of caution 'Watch out for those Iron Horses enroute'

“Truth Syrup” [in your flavor] comes in 12 oz cans and 5 & 10 gallon ‘family-size’ ‘economy’ drums at your local grocery store ! May be on sale, there. Or, use Coupons !

rshow55 - 07:41pm Oct 25, 2003 EST (# 15643 of 15658)
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.

My ever-loving, long-suffering wife think's I'm looking tired - so she handed me a beer and said

" Knock off and eat dinner."

which sounds right.

Why not sort this out as a newspaper might be expected to do? 14800 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.EgYTbKDrSm1.0@.f28e622/16511

Can't figure out how? I bet KAKUTANI could figure it out ! 15598 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.EgYTbKDrSm1.0@.f28e622/17311

Eichenwald might be able to do so, too. http://www.mrshowalter.net/CommendationTo_Kolata_EichwaldandNYT.htm

or an old hand line Frankel:

TURNING AWAY FROM THE HOLOCAUST by Max Frankel Nov 14, 2001 .. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/14/specials/onefifty/20FRAN.html

I'm knocking off and going to a movie. Maybe the thread will still be around in the morning. If not, that's OK too.

I'm behind on getting a letter to a top dog - but it doesn't seem to me to be a waste - to set out a record that underlings, who have more time than the big boss, can look at.

I'm knocking off. Need a little time to recover - since Bluestar and I almost agreed about something.

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