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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,
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lchic
- 09:27am Jan 18, 2003 EST (#
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Iraq Questions - unanswered
Rarely has such an international crisis been conducted with
so many questions unanswered:
does Iraq really still have weapons of mass destruction?
The US and the UK say yes but have provided no public proof.
The latest report is that the weapons inspectors have found
eleven chemical warheads though they were not filled. The
exact significance of these remains to be determined.The
inspectors have also found some illegal imports of machinery
connected to rocket development.
Which way will the Bush administration jump? There still
appear to be tensions between hawks and doves, with the hawks
arguing that the inspections will get nowhere and that war is
the only answer, and the doves saying that more time should
certainly be allowed and UN authority should possibly be
sought.
Will there be a second Security Council resolution?
Resolution 1441 simply speaks about a further discussion if
Iraq is found to be in breach. The US and UK want to keep
their options for unilateral action open. And if there is no
breach, there will be no second resolution.
Who would declare Iraq to be in breach? The US has in fact
already accused Iraq of so being, for allegedly not being
truthful in its weapons declaration. The US promised Britain
that this was not enough to be a cause for war but Washington
reserves the right to make its own assessment and will not
give the Security Council the only say.
Would Britain join the US if the Washington decided to act
alone? Mr Blair is trying to calm his government and party by
saying that he "strongly favours" a second resolution. But he
is not bound by that.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2665495.stm
lchic
- 09:56am Jan 18, 2003 EST (#
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USA weight gain - explanation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2665793.stm
lchic
- 10:04am Jan 18, 2003 EST (#
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NK | You cannot make the children, the ill people, the old
people victims of a political crisis with which they have had
nothing to do," he said. | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2671191.stm
lchic
- 10:12am Jan 18, 2003 EST (#
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Australia - Canberra - Bush Fire - 10 dead
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2003/01/item20030118005458_1.htm
There are now also reports of homes being loooted.
lchic
- 10:25am Jan 18, 2003 EST (#
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Upholding HUMAN RIGHTS is the key to American success in
their foreign policy ----
bbc - How can democratic governments best fight an enemy
like al-Qaeda? What should the limits of interrogation be if
you have reason to believe the prisoner knows information
that could prevent an act of terror?
You can put your questions to the Kenneth Roth,
Executive Director of Human Rights Watch in a LIVE
interactive forum, at 1500GMT Monday 20 January. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/forum/2669919.stm
commondata
- 11:21am Jan 18, 2003 EST (#
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lchic, What should the limits of interrogation be if you
have reason to believe the prisoner knows information that
could prevent an act of terror?
How can you know that a prisoner has information
that could prevent an act of terror? How can you judge the
accuracy of your presumptions? How many innocent people would
it be reasonable to torture to save how many lives? Who
decides? Of what value is the information obtained in that
way?
Showalter has advocated torture and must have good answers
to these questions. Is he saying?
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