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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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almarst2002 - 07:51pm Nov 15, 2002 EST (# 5806 of 5812)

The desire expressed by Iraq that the UNMOVIC inspection team should include more Arabs, as it accepted Security Council Resolution 1441 allowing the return of the weapons inspectors to Iraq, did not fall on deaf ears. Hans Blix, the leader of the team, has stated that if Arabs want to enrol for membership of the team, they will be welcome. - http://english.pravda.ru/main/2002/11/15/39565.html

rshow55 - 07:59pm Nov 15, 2002 EST (# 5807 of 5812)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?14@10.bsGBaVVLM2J.22@.ee7a163/347 . . . this board is all very nice - as a backwater in which to discuss things. But it is limited.

But if the leaders of infuential nation states actually wanted things checked - - and were willing to ask for that -- the checking would happen.

If they couldn't risk asking too directly - perhaps they could ask indirectly.

A lot of things could sort out, if things were checked. A lot of journalists - with the status validation leaders of nation states could add - would want to help. Some of these journalist are editors.

Journalists cannot, will not - show much more courage than leaders of nation states are willing to do. Without courage from some leaders - there are limits to what can be done.

Really out. I need some rest, too.

almarst2002 - 07:59pm Nov 15, 2002 EST (# 5808 of 5812)

The American military is developing new-generation bacteriological weapons, which is a serious violation of international agreements on the prohibition of these kind of weapons. The Guardian informs that the statement was made by respected experts on both sides of the Atlantic. - http://english.pravda.ru/main/2002/11/11/39350.html

lunarchick - 09:16am Nov 16, 2002 EST (# 5809 of 5812)

Communication - Reading from the same page -Russian Alphabet - (Cyrillic Alphabet) Duma bans non-Cyrillic alphabets in Russian Federation

The State Duma passed an amendment to the law on languages of the peoples of Russia in the second and third readings on Friday.

In accordance with this amendment, the alphabets of the country's state language and the state languages of the republics of the Russian federation are based on the Cyrillic alphabet. Other alphabets can be adopted for the republics of the Russian Federation only under federal laws. Three hundred and thirty-six parliamentarians voted for this amendment, the necessary minimum being 226.

The bill will be submitted to the Federation Council for consideration http://www.gazeta.ru/intnews.shtml?215997#215997

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