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 [F] New York Times on the Web Forums  / Science  /

    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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mazza9 - 06:46pm Jan 3, 2003 EST (# 7292 of 7298)
"Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic Commentaries

I remember a part of this thread where Robert suggested that in certain instances "force" is required to make one's point. When the club replaces intellectual discussion, we are back to the opening scenes of 2001 when one prehominid ape discovers that a bone is an effective weapon in obtaining the "rights" to a particular muddy water hole!

Robert continues to "beat down" all opposition with a torrent of words which have no meaning and no validity to this forum.

Way to go Robert!

lunarchick - 06:50pm Jan 3, 2003 EST (# 7293 of 7298)

Showalter speaks within context

'The poster' creates context

lunarchick - 06:53pm Jan 3, 2003 EST (# 7294 of 7298)

2001: A Space Odyssey

... ape-man recognizes a murder weapon in the form of a discarded bone, technology replaces ... restraints, his performance is surprisingly effective
www.culturevulture.net/Movies3/2001.htm - 19k

lunarchick - 06:56pm Jan 3, 2003 EST (# 7295 of 7298)

Arab Culture - RAPE
An example of the 'signs' being exactly the wrong way round
http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?50@@.3ba79fe4/0

lunarchick - 07:07pm Jan 3, 2003 EST (# 7296 of 7298)

Fisk - 2002

http://www.independent.co.uk/search/search.jsp?keywords=Robert%20Fisk
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/
http://www.independent.co.uk/

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Coersion
US pilots in friendly fire case 'were given amphetamines'
03 January 2003
Two American fighter pilots, charged with manslaughter over a "friendly fire" incident in which four Canadian soldiers died, were routinely forced by the US Air Force to take amphetamines that might have impaired their judgement, their lawyers said yesterday.

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Potato/Protato
malnutrition is less due to under-production of food than because of political problems in getting food to the people who need it.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_medical/story.jsp?story=366008
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mazza9 - 07:17pm Jan 3, 2003 EST (# 7297 of 7298)
"Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic Commentaries

Lunarchick:

You just don't get it. The pre-hominid recognizes that the bone is a stiking tool! Those sloth type creatures are now taken for food and the "tribe" is now eating better. It is only when the two competing tribes confront each other at the waterhole that the "yelling and screaming" which had sufficed in the past is now replaced by physical mayhem and death!

I believe that Clarke was making a broad general statment about our tool making. Remember, when the victorious ape casts the tool into the air in exultation it twirls and then morphs into a space satellite!

BTW context is a small town in West Texas and I'm sure he's never been there let alone spoken there! Ergo, Robert speaks out of context continually!

lunarchick - 07:20pm Jan 3, 2003 EST (# 7298 of 7298)

Ergo Hego Mego Hugo .... Mapping Texas!

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