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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
- 11:47pm Feb 1, 2003 EST (#
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almarst2002 has interesting links ...
US is misquoting my Iraq report, says Blix - http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/31/1043804520548.html
Powell Is Not Bringing 'a Smoking Gun' Against Iraq to the
U.N. Next Week, U.S. Official Says - http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAH0VVOLBD.html
Bush's moral clarity turns fuzzy - http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035776907012&call_pageid=968256290204&col=968350116795
Congress is backing the President's Iraq war plans, and in
many cases media coverage is focused on when we might go to
war, or what kind of war it's likely to be. But that pushes
aside much discussion of what some say is another form of
warfare, the ongoing economic sanctions against Iraq.
Fairfield University professor Joy Gordon has written a
shocking account of how the UN sanctions process really works
in the new edition of Harper's Magazine. - http://www.webactive.com/webactive/cspin/cspin20021018.html
Today's outrage was yesterday's no big deal - http://www.fair.org/extra/0209/iraq-gas.html
Who Really Gassed the Kurds? - http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/31/opinion/31PELL.html?ex=1045030380&ei=1&en=97b6c3c76ea6ffe5
Carter Says Bush Has 'Not Made a Case' for War - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8118-2003Jan31.html
ledzeppelin
- 06:29am Feb 2, 2003 EST (#
8484 of 8494)
Whilst there may well be compelling evidence for ensuring
one protects ones state from a ‘so called’ rogue states
missiles. However one must not lose sight of the simple fact
that such a system can be interpreted by others as being a
weapon with the potential for a global imperialism as it could
easily have the ability for an attacking capability.
Correspondingly a missile defence shield at this time in
reality can in fact create more rogue states and terror
networks than it set out to originally protect the US from,
such as those designated within the axis of evil.
Indeed would a rogue state or terror group that wishes to
act in a hostile manner to the USA use a missile based
delivery system in any event.
In the 1990’s even the North Koreans as well as OBL et al.,
were trying to buy the technology and materials for a nuke in
a suitcase. Whatismore given the research executed by the
British Government back in the 1950’s in Australia under the
vixen research programme this documents only to well the
devastating effect upon a population even a crude or ‘so
called’ dirty bomb of the size that can be accommodated by an
every day briefcase would have.
What is the saying keep your enemies close but your friends
even closer, to day’s friend can so easily be tomorrow’s enemy
without one realising or knowing it, until the bang that is.
Therefore I would fund the conventional security organisations
such as the CIA and FBI etc., with the Star Wars programmes
money until such time as these organisations have real time
intelligence gathering capability within the camps of the
friends as well as the known enemies before I even worried
about missiles from rogue states.
lchic
- 06:59am Feb 2, 2003 EST (#
8485 of 8494) ~~~~ It got understood and exposed
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Friends ---- means to end
Enemies ---- latter day friends
Friendships end
Yesterday's friend --- And this day's end ?
dR3
lchic
- 07:03am Feb 2, 2003 EST (#
8486 of 8494) ~~~~ It got understood and exposed
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All the way with LBJ ... 80,000 folks were murdered in Bali
over a two week period ... LBJ commended and funded Suharto
1966.
lchic
- 07:09am Feb 2, 2003 EST (#
8487 of 8494) ~~~~ It got understood and exposed
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Why do 'Evil-Presidents' form alliances,
Friendships--Endships?
Why isn't the voice, the 'need' of the regular person
heard?
Why would a President-Nation-Government with Nuclear
Missiles change allegiance?
Who do Presidents serve - themselves, henchmen, tribe, or
the people?
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