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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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robkettenburg01 - 04:11pm Oct 23, 2002 EST (# 5163 of 5174)

Play "Find the Boeing Jumbo Jet!"

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lchic - 04:15pm Oct 23, 2002 EST (# 5164 of 5174)
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When CommonData attributed 'The multi-monikered spam-poster' as having neurons - it had to be too generous a gesture.

lchic - 04:21pm Oct 23, 2002 EST (# 5165 of 5174)
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Freedom of the press | There are some surprises for Western governments - the United States ranks below Costa Rica | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2354077.stm

That the USA didn't put forward the Palestinian viewpoint this year would have been a factor in it's demise in world standing. ... yes/no ... no - here's the explanation:

"" The US' 17th place was lowered because of the number of journalists arrested for refusing to reveal their sources, the report says.

lchic - 04:32pm Oct 23, 2002 EST (# 5166 of 5174)
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Reporters sans frontières
REPORTERS without borders

Reporters Without Borders

Reporters Without Borders is publishing the first worldwide press freedom index The first worldwide index of press freedom has some surprises for Western democracies. The United States ranks below Costa Rica and Italy scores lower than Benin. The five countries with least press freedom are North Korea, China, Burma, Turkmenistan and Bhutan. 10/23/02 13:22

French-speaking countries tolerate daily violations of press freedom Promises to respect human rights made at the last summit of the world's French-speaking countries in Canada three years ago have not been kept. Press freedom especially has declined and 20 of the 55 countries attending this week's Beirut summit are still violating press freedom with impunity. 10/17/02 18:44

The death in detention of journalist Krishna Sen and a regime's lies Maoist journalist Krishna Sen was arrested by the security forces on 20 May and died under torture a week later. However, his body disappeared and the authorities deny that he died . Reporters Without Borders and Damocles Network are releasing the findings of an investigation that obtained new information about his disappearance and exposed the successive lies of the security forces. 10/16/02 07:31

Broadcast making fun of Berlusconi is censored Reporters Without Borders today deplored the banning by the state-owned RAI broadcasting network of a special edition of the satirical programme "Blob" focusing on Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and said it was a deliberate attempt to bring the state-owned TV station to heel. 10/11/02 19:00

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