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Missile Defense

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 - 07:04pm Oct 25, 2002 EST (# 5225 of 5230)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Empathy - shared ground

E M P A T H Y

Leaders need to revive the concept of empathy, too often overlooked.

Putin-Chechnya

Bush-Iraq

should look to empathy.

They don't have to overly love their supposed enemy
(comprised of human beings in replicated family and social groups - some with many family-members dead via bullet)
They do have to have understanding and empathy for their plight

Empathy enables COMMUNICATION within shared space to happen!!

Empathy is appreciation of the roles and value of people where/when there has been hostility.

The daily agony of death, by sniper's bullet, or via summary execution of hostages, can be understood by regular folks.

People are not numbers or characters within a military-game.

People are real.

People all have needs for themselves and visions of a future for their children.

A series of 16 posts on empathy lchic 10/20/02 8:50pm beginning 5086

The most recent GU talk links (above) 3 threads on GU International also offer insights into the thinking processes of posters some with connections to Russia/Chechna
(use search this link 'GU')

lchic - 07:09pm Oct 25, 2002 EST (# 5226 of 5230)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

A thought | has there been any attempt to lay before the USA and world publics comparisons of how

Islam | Christianity | Other religions | Humanism

work for people

and where the no-end-game-hate of Fundmentalism falls short ... and has no value in peaceful economically advancing societies.

Or is this all left to the whims of the private sphere.

bbbuck - 07:11pm Oct 25, 2002 EST (# 5227 of 5230)
'The scoops are on the way'....

My bet is, working as she does, she'll not only make the world a more beautiful place, in many, many ways - - she'll also save more lives than Schindler. By combining erudition and grace - and making things personal enough that they are vivid and realistic.

You've out done yourself rshow55.
With posts like that from lchic how can mankind lose?
Come on guys tell me this isn't some of the funniest stuff on the nytimes.

A series of 16 posts on empathy.
People are real. And have needs.

my god the humanity of the woman is spellbinding.

May all your incoming missiles be connected, understood, and stabilized.

bbbuck - 07:15pm Oct 25, 2002 EST (# 5228 of 5230)
'The scoops are on the way'....

Ha.ha.ha.ha.....
Hey I here nilson2001 is gonna turn you in.

haaaahaaa...that nilson2001 sure is funny.

robkettenburg01 - 08:47pm Oct 25, 2002 EST (# 5229 of 5230)

Play "Find the Boeing Jumbo Jet!"

Muslims Suspend Laws of Physics!

The Matrix Document

The truth the media is forbidden to tell you

The Congressional Record of Testimony for the Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing Damage Analysis

RobKettenburg

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