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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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lchic - 01:57am Jan 28, 2003 EST (#8246 of 8289)
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Johnston's ego apart there is subject matter on this thread.

HUMAN RIGHTS are surfacing at the overwhelming reason -- that people WILL accept --- to overthrow dictators.

Butler (above) says Saddam has killed ONE MILLION PEOPLE .. that's a number equivalent to the number of Australians out in the world working away from home 1/20th of our population.

The Iraqi women in Paris - I posted had concerns that their familes being shot, beheaded, tortured ... was criminal on the part of Saddam and his 'family' and tribe.

The question that someone may address is why isn't the HUMAN RIGHTS aspect the pathway the USA follows?

gisterme - 02:03am Jan 28, 2003 EST (#8247 of 8289)

wrcooper - 11:36pm Jan 27, 2003 EST (# 8198...)

"...Maybe it will be a start of something new and hopeful in your life. An opportunity to begin shedding some of your delusions..."

An opportunity I hope Robert takes. However, I don't believe he wants to shed his delusions. I think it's the (to him unseen) delusions that define his own self worth. I also think the same delusions prevent him from amounting to much. That's a common occurance with heavy pot smokers. Maybe that's the problem.

I'll bet 10 to 1 that Robert won't accept your challenge to check. There's too much potential there for his little world to be rocked. His ego might not survive such a dose of reality.

I can also honestly say that that's a bet I'd like to lose.

Please post the result, Will! Your challenge is an interesting development.

lchic - 02:06am Jan 28, 2003 EST (#8248 of 8289)
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CHICAGO - FANTASTIC ... Showalter i urge you to GO!!

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=chicago++GERE+film&btnG=Google+Search

lchic - 02:09am Jan 28, 2003 EST (#8249 of 8289)
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A lot of diversionary twaddle being churned out here by Johnson ... and no comment on world matters relating to Iraq or North Korea wrt missiles.

Does this mean that the USA doesn't know which way to jump wrt international relations at the current time?

Then of course there's this STATE of the UNION address ..... no guesses for what's in this upcoming speech!

wrcooper - 02:10am Jan 28, 2003 EST (#8250 of 8289)

http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@93.TShla8A611D.71134@.f28e622/9733 [gisterme]

gisterme

I'm sincere about it. I've driven up to Madison a number of times. It's just a few hours away from where I live. Bob'd take I-94 south to Rockford and then turn east to Chicago. He could do his checking without any expensive, fancy P.I. bills. No cloak and dagger. Just a couple of guys sitting down and having a little conversation. I'll meet him at a café and buy him a drink of his choice. I have a degree in math, so we two ought to have lots to talk about--after I prove to him I'm who I say I am and not the famous Mr. J.

I've always felt Bob was a bright guy off on the wrong track. If discovering his error about me throws a switch that heads him back in the right direction, even a little, it would be worth it.

lchic - 02:19am Jan 28, 2003 EST (#8251 of 8289)
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The 'error' about you is that you're Johnson not Cooper but won't admit it -- not even to your alter egos .... wow ... there He goes and there He goes and there He goes .... so many egos to pander to :)

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