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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 - 08:55pm Nov 3, 2003 EST (# 16411 of 16414)

rshow55 - 08:44pm Nov 3, 2003 EST (# 16409 of 16409)

" I was assigned to work on exception handling patterns that neither the formal intelligence apparatus, nor the private sector as it was, nor the academic community could handle - in ways that I thought then, and still think, made sense in the overall national interest - and in the interest of our capitalistic system, our political system - and the academy.

You mean something nebulous and undefined !

"In an effort not to leak - but also to live my life - and make contributions I had a right to make - consistent with the national interest as well as my own - I have tried to "come in through the New York Times" - as Casey had instructed. It has worked well in some ways - awkwardly for others.

No evidence of that.

There's a lot of support to my story -

BUT you have NOT presented an iota !

I've long deserved a face-to-face hearing.

With whom ? Ike & Casey are NOT here. CIA has told you it has NO interest in your activity. Then, who is it that you have been trying to see and for what ?

From your ambiguities and dodging pertinent questions, I get the feeling you are not really interested in resolving whatever problems you think you have. You'd rather live with them and continue to blame others.

bluestar23 - 09:00pm Nov 3, 2003 EST (# 16412 of 16414)

"Whether you happen to "call me Ishmael" "

Just Shut the hell up, Showalter....

bluestar23 - 09:04pm Nov 3, 2003 EST (# 16413 of 16414)

"There's a lot of support to my story -"

There's NO SUPPORT for your "story"...NONE at all...you've PRESENTED NOTHING>.....

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