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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
- 04:06pm Feb 8, 2003 EST (#
8718 of 8726)
Mayor Bloomberg's administration is stonewalling "United
For Peace" and he won't issue a permit for a demonstration
against the attack on Iraq scheduled to take place on February
15th at the United Nations.
The Allow New Yorkers the Right to Say NO to War! Petition
to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Raymond W.
Kelly and NYPD Chief of Department Joseph Esposito was created
by and written by Audrey Canady. The petition is hosted here
at
http://www.petitiononline.com/FEB15/petition.html
as a public service.
Please sign your name to encourage Mayor Bloomberg to issue
a permit allowing a peaceful march and demonstration on
February 15, 2003.
lchic
- 04:08pm Feb 8, 2003 EST (#
8719 of 8726) ~~~~ It got understood and exposed
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The American Media lost world credibilty wrt it's
non-reporting on the NEEDS of Palistinians.
almarst2002
- 04:14pm Feb 8, 2003 EST (#
8720 of 8726)
The American Media lost credibilty in MY eyes since Golf
War and Kosovo.
rshow55
- 04:15pm Feb 8, 2003 EST (#
8721 of 8726)
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.
No media stands alone - all media respond, and must respond
- to the balance of forces (including ideas and ideals) with
which they are surrounded.
The things that would need to be done to take the standards
of verification way up from where they are are
technically fairly easy - with the internet, much higher
logical standards are possible.
But, with the stakes as they are - it can only happen if
leaders of nation states actually want it to happen.
If people from the UN Security Council wanted the body of
assertions about fact set out on this thread checked - it
would happen - and my guess is that journalists would be
willing to help - even proud to help.
That sort of thing can't ever be expected without such high
status and real support. There are too many ways, practical
and psychological - to keep it from happening.
If people decided that, when it matters enough for plain
reasons - checking was morally forcing - the world would
change for the better.
When being right about facts is a matter of life and
death - conventions, procedures, and real checking - according
to reasonable standards - is a matter of life and death.
I'd add that the Bush administration - whatever one may
think of them - is not denying that - though they are
dominating the process more than some other leaders wish. Some
other leaders could act to change that.
lchic
- 04:21pm Feb 8, 2003 EST (#
8722 of 8726) ~~~~ It got understood and exposed
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Art under wraps - Picasso's Guernica
http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/guernica_nav/main_guerfrm.html
lchic
- 04:24pm Feb 8, 2003 EST (#
8723 of 8726) ~~~~ It got understood and exposed
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ART - Today's debate ...
http://slate.msn.com/id/2078242/
almarst2002
- 04:30pm Feb 8, 2003 EST (#
8724 of 8726)
"Some other leaders could act to change that."
Robert,
You aren't that naive are you? Not many leaders are ready
to sucrifice their nations economy, defences and their own
well being to stand up against US which spreads around billins
of $ and tons of treads in equal proportion.
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