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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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bluestar23 - 03:42pm Nov 2, 2003 EST (# 16208 of 16231)

lchic:

Just read what I wrote about Dowd's well-known lies and factual misrepresentations...she's an outright LIAR.....

lchic - 03:42pm Nov 2, 2003 EST (# 16209 of 16231)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Paul W had double the number of points re resitance in Iraq (radio/today) ... as cp to Bush (above)

lchic - 03:43pm Nov 2, 2003 EST (# 16210 of 16231)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

blue you omitted the word 'rich' ... you could have said she's a 'rich liar'

to which one could have responded

'That's rich ... coming from a guy like you'

lchic - 03:50pm Nov 2, 2003 EST (# 16211 of 16231)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Dowd's bread and butter ... or would blue say 'cake' ... is satire

Satire

(a.) Keeness and severity of remark; caustic exposure to reprobation; trenchant wit; sarcasm.

http://www.brainydictionary.com/words/sa/satire215658.html

Implies that a holistic knowledge is first required ... afterwhich Dowd would go on to laser-in on a part - then work it.

bluestar23 - 03:52pm Nov 2, 2003 EST (# 16212 of 16231)

Dowdification

Used as noun or verb. The willful omission of one or more words so the meaning of the statement is no longer understood but that the statement suits the needs of the writer in launching an ad hominem attack whether or not the construction is truthful or grammatically complete.

Named after the practice used by journalist Maureen Dowd (both the term and the practice are often found in the Blogopshere)

cantabb - 03:52pm Nov 2, 2003 EST (# 16213 of 16231)

lchic - 03:25pm Nov 2, 2003 EST (# 16200 of 16206) ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

I see an achievement bet on the board

You see a lot of things....

Cantabb's saying 'were Showlater permitted to function - he can't'

Showalter's saying ' were he permitted to function - he can'

First, IF you want to quote me, quote me FULLY and in context. Give post #.

Unless you do that, I'll focus only on the claim he has made:

The key is "permitted to function" ? Who has stopped him from functioning, who has put him in "house arrest," as he claims ? And, why does he need a permission to function ? Even if he does need it, what's that got to do with NYT and this thread ?

Where's the evidence that can be verified ? He hasn't put up any YET ?

Do you, his loyal defender, have it ? If so, post it !

bluestar23 - 03:54pm Nov 2, 2003 EST (# 16214 of 16231)

Don't you remember when she left out a crucial part of a Bush speech in order to misrepresent him..? It was widely reported and one paper dropped her column...

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