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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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rshow55 - 05:46pm Oct 30, 2003 EST (# 15984 of 15992)
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.

Russia's Putin Lets Chief of Staff Resign By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: October 30, 2003 Filed at 3:24 p.m. ET http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Russia-Tycoon.html

Many worry that the Kremlin could launch a broad revision of the results of the privatization of the 1990s, in which businessmen such as Khodorkovsky snapped up prized chunks of state assets at giveaway prices in dubious auctions.

More power to him if he does - and does it right. Not that he'd listen to me http://www.mrshowalter.net/PutinBriefing.html

rshow55 - 05:47pm Oct 30, 2003 EST (# 15985 of 15992)
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.

http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.1f95bOJYTby.152581@.f28e622/17697 includes this from cantabb .

rshow55 -

I think there's enough to this thread that I should be talked to.

Cantabb: In fact, if one is familiar with this thread, I doubt he/she would want to talk to you !

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If cantabb is working, and drawing a NYT salary, at the request of NYT officers that's interesting.

And the economic consequences are important to consider. If there's an intentional effort to leave me mangled - by a salaried, supervised NYT employee - that's interesting.

http://www.mrshowalter.net/PutinBriefing.html

Look at how investment decisions are made - look at a - in the equation - and think about what defamation does.

http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?14@@.ee7b085/393

cantabb - 05:51pm Oct 30, 2003 EST (# 15986 of 15992)

rshow55 - 05:46pm Oct 30, 2003 EST (# 15984 of 15984)

More power to him [Putin] if he does - and does it right. Not that he'd listen to me http://www.mrshowalter.net/PutinBriefing.html

You mean he discusses things with YOU here on MD, but doesn'y "listen to [you]."

Awww !

His loss ! That'll teach him.

cantabb - 05:55pm Oct 30, 2003 EST (# 15987 of 15992)

rshow55 - 05:47pm Oct 30, 2003 EST (# 15985 of 15986)

...includes this from cantabb .

rshow55 - I think there's enough to this thread that I should be talked to.

Cantabb: In fact, if one is familiar with this thread, I doubt he/she would want to talk to you !

If cantabb is working, and drawing a NYT salary, at the request of NYT officers that's interesting.

Back to the Poster ID nonsense ?

And the economic consequences are important to consider. If there's an intentional effort to leave me mangled - by a salaried, supervised NYT employee - that's interesting.

Utter nonsense. Just your paranoia still running wild...

Look at how investment decisions are made - look at a - in the equation - and think about what defamation does.

Makes NO sense !

bluestar23 - 06:35pm Oct 30, 2003 EST (# 15988 of 15992)

The Bush Boom:

"The economy grew at a scorching 7.2 percent annual rate in the third quarter," reports the Associated Press. "Consumers spent with abandon and businesses ramped up investment, compelling new evidence of an economic resurgence." The AP notes that it was "the best showing since the first quarter of 1984."

With these numbers, Bush can go ahead and spend the necessary tens of billions on Missile Defense, as soon as possible...

cantabb - 06:43pm Oct 30, 2003 EST (# 15989 of 15992)

bluestar23 - 06:35pm Oct 30, 2003 EST (# 15988 of 15988)

It seems we still lost 41,000 jobs this month (could it be the 3rd quarter? Regardless, we keep losing jobs all the same).

Can this growth rate be sustained over time (at least till the Election time) ?

First, let's spend $87 B !

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