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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 - 10:03pm Feb 6, 2003 EST (# 8653 of 8660)

Robert,

In my view it is pretty clear the case is not about disarming Iraq. Nor it is about entirely and only about Saddam personaly.

The occupation of Iraq is just one of the series of steps the New Rome is taking to a New World Order. With possibly, probably and even very likely fatal consequences.

lchic - 11:43pm Feb 6, 2003 EST (# 8654 of 8660)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

the bit players ride on the giant's tailcoat, to ensure themselves against other bit players later stepping out of line and on their toes

lchic - 12:09am Feb 7, 2003 EST (# 8655 of 8660)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

al-Jazeera made a huge name for itself. But not everyone approves of its controversial output - and it struggles to survive

http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,890684,00.html

show, The Opposite Direction, that drew in tens of millions of Arab viewers

show breaks all the Arab world's taboos. "We tackle the most sensitive issues, be they political, religious, social, cultural or economic. We were the first to do a hot debate on secularism and Islam

Saddam "You can always benefit from listening to people," he said. "A shepherd with a herd of goats can give you many ideas. Listen to people. Any leader who didn't listen to his people would fall from power

lchic - 12:18am Feb 7, 2003 EST (# 8656 of 8660)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Let's see "whether when we look at the same photographs we feel the same things"

Virginia Woolf

http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/politicsphilosophyandsociety/0,6121,886369,00.html

almarst2002 - 01:13pm Feb 7, 2003 EST (# 8657 of 8660)

"The British government's dossier is 19 pages long and most of pages 6 to 16 are copied directly from that document word for word, even the grammatical errors and typographical mistakes," - http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/02/07/sprj.irq.uk.dossier/index.html

It could have being the total lost of face for US ... if it would have any face in a first place.

rshow55 - 01:59pm Feb 7, 2003 EST (# 8658 of 8660)
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.

Russia Opposes New U.N. Resolution Against Iraq By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 6:49 a.m. ET http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Russia-Iraq.html

this surely doesn't strengthen the US-UK case.

U.S. Scholar Uncredited Britain's Report on Iraq By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 12:25 p.m. ET http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Britain-Iraq-Dossier.html

These serious flaws in the UK report certainly strengthen the reasons that the NYT suggested in The Case Against Iraq http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/06/opinion/06THU1.html that

" The Security Council, the American people and the rest of the world have an obligation to study Mr. Powell's presentation very closely and very seriously.

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