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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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mazza9 - 02:26pm Aug 3, 2002 EST (#3439 of 3468)
"Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic Commentaries

How typical. When you fail to answer in a thoughtful logical manner, since no such answer exits, you attribute nefarious nuances, ulterior motives and suspicious characterizations to me-us!

You speak of mental processes that "people have been using in their minds for millions of years". Pardon me, but what planet are you from? Archeological records suggest that vocal cords evolved within the past 50,000 years. Higher order thinking prior to that was probably grunts meaning "food", "sex", "fear", and "cave" {safety). Maslow's pyramid was very short!

You speak about societal statistics and measurements as if you are Harry Seldon the father of Psychohistory in Asimov's "Foundation Series." Wrong Forum, try Fiction" if that's where your heading.

lchic - 02:46pm Aug 3, 2002 EST (#3440 of 3468)

The 'sick man of Europe' pushes on the throttle of 'the midnight express' to race past 'Uncle Sam' !

If you are (you're) looking at history in the making note that those wishing to join the EU are adopting 'higher standards' than exhibited in the US.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Turkey-Politics.html

lchic - 02:52pm Aug 3, 2002 EST (#3441 of 3468)

MASLOW

Maslow image - see

rshow55 6/27/02 5:18pm

lchic - 02:55pm Aug 3, 2002 EST (#3442 of 3468)

Absolutely no reason to think that humanity was pegged on the bottom wrung of the Maslow pyramid's ladder.

lchic - 03:05pm Aug 3, 2002 EST (#3443 of 3468)

UK Gov 'knowledgeInfo network'

"" ... It is designed primarily to "help manage and explain new and existing government policies" but the system has so far mainly been used by civil servants to email each other ...
^{http://politics.guardian.co.uk/media/story/0,12123,768645,00.html}

lchic - 03:14pm Aug 3, 2002 EST (#3444 of 3468)

If USA 'kids' can be reduced to a barCodeNumber estimation of quality for selection ... ^{http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/04/edlife/04ENDT.html}

Then using a similar system - might it be possible to determine the quality of aspects of government, where does it pass, when does it fail!

lchic - 03:22pm Aug 3, 2002 EST (#3445 of 3468)

Hiroshima - remembering
GU Thread

^{http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?50@@.2cbe5e0e/1}

lchic - 03:41pm Aug 3, 2002 EST (#3446 of 3468)

Ah! so the MEast Palestine Isreali war is really about ..

""In the West Bank, a Palestinian who has lived in New Jersey might describe arguing at a checkpoint with an Israeli soldier from Brooklyn.

New Jersey v Brooklyn

$US10,000m a day, each and every day, from all American tax payers heading for 'Brooklyn' ... none to NJ.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/04/international/04MIDE.html

lchic - 05:02pm Aug 3, 2002 EST (#3447 of 3468)

SuperSam ... less Super now!

Emphasises my point regarding who puts the 'super' into 'superpower' ... when the world withdraws for milder climes (climates), just how 'Super' is UncleSam? http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/04/business/04INVE.html

SuperSam has been very arrogant - and failed to acknowledge the role 'the rest of the world' has been playing in it's wealth generation.

Would the 'rest of the world' be those hit as the CEO's scraped their company clean, from the inside out!

mazza9 - 05:31pm Aug 3, 2002 EST (#3448 of 3468)
"Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic Commentaries

First and foremost in my priorities is understanding your delusional rantings. I am Louis S. Mazza. I've given you a website where you can see my telephone number. Give me a call if you like but quit your paranoid ravings.

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