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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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lchic - 02:32pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17113 of 17142)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Doesn't the rainbow link them ...

mazza9 - 02:34pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17114 of 17142)
"Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic Commentaries

Jorian, Jorian. Puhlese. 2 and 1/3 children analogy. Such logic flies over the heads of robert and his sycophants!!!

lchic - 02:34pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17115 of 17142)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Cantabb - when not on 'Powell-Watch' ... you're usually a 'progressive' ... so where would you place yourself on the scale?

cantabb - 02:37pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17116 of 17142)

lchic - 02:32pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17113 of 17113)

Doesn't the rainbow link them ...

That's why it's a spectrum (NOT just discrete water-tight scaled divisions). It's just that some have the ability to 'oscillate' from one end to the other -- as the mood strikes, the wind blows.

bluestar23 - 02:37pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17117 of 17142)

Jorian:

"Robert's sociological paradigm reminds me of a children's clothing line manufacturer loudly protesting the need for 1/3 garments to cater to the 0.3 child in every family - pointing out the urgent need felt by every "average" family, which has 2.3 kids."

Yep, that's about it...because "history" is a mystery, it is surrounded by quacks of all types pretending to explain it..scientists, ideologists, zealots and fanatics of every sort...astrologers, tarot card readers...

lchic - 02:39pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17118 of 17142)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Jorian calls more guys for duty to cover the trench

cantabb - 02:41pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17119 of 17142)

Bluestar: Tarot-card readers ? Hadn't thought of that. Telling people how the future 'history' (?) WILL unfold .... So, you're ready with a barrel of ink.

lchic - 02:42pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17120 of 17142)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

FarLeft -- Left -- CenterLeft -- Center -- CenterRight -- right -- FarRight

FutureNew -- future -- newNow -- NOW -- NowYesterday -- Past -- distandPast

cantabb - 02:44pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17121 of 17142)

lchic - 02:42pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17120 of 17120)

FarLeft -- Left -- CenterLeft -- Center -- CenterRight -- right -- FarRight

FutureNew -- future -- newNow -- NOW -- NowYesterday -- Past -- distandPast

See, how convenient it is....

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