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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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fredmoore - 11:43pm Feb 9, 2003 EST (# 8771 of 8782)

Almarst ...

You seem to be enjoying the trap ... oblivious to oblivion as you perfect your third option.

A better use of your talents would be to examine the post Saddam Iraq and what it means to the thosands of Iraqis who ARE dying every year at the hands of a tyrant. Are these poor souls somehow not as worthy as the human shields who will perish in a war? Also, how to deal with the US if it breaks trust with the world and steals Iraqi oil?

These are the real questions worth pondering at this time IMHO.

It is not immoral to broaden your mind ... and never too late.

lchic - 03:52am Feb 10, 2003 EST (# 8772 of 8782)
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What is Saddam?

Don't bother with the 'Who'

What is Saddam?

Using WHAT techniques did he rise to power and keep power?

It seems that in 1998-9 he was busy sending helicopters to drop chemicals on innocent civillian villagers

It seem that he and his henchmen-boys have actively slaughtered many innocent iraqi's

How does he keep power ... obviously has a pipeline budget dribbling through his fingers ... selects the chosen few to offer gifts, cars and baubles ... while a majority of population live day by day in fear of offending the WHAT-CEO of Iraq

CEO's are put into power to carry-out selected purposes ... when these are complete a new CEO with the NEXT-skills then runs the entity for a while ... handing on to yet another as the entity moves and reshapes and grows

The WHAT-CEO of Iraq has been there much too long

Iraq is looking to a regular democratic state - Saddam won't deliver .... as a WHAT he'll never be the WHO to bring Iraq into the Twentyfirst Century.

lchic - 03:57am Feb 10, 2003 EST (# 8773 of 8782)
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Vladimir Putin "We are convinced that efforts for a peaceful resolution of the situation should be persistently continued"

Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to work closely with France and Germany with the aim of achieving a peaceful resolution to the conflict over Iraq.

European diplomatic activity is exposing deep divisions with the US-UK position which advocates possible military action to disarm Iraq alleged weapons of mass destruction within weeks.

"We are convinced that a one-sided use of force would lead to great suffering for the Iraqi population and increase tension in the whole region," Mr Putin said after talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Sunday.

France, Germany, Russia and China - all members of the UN Security Council - share similar views on Iraq, Mr Putin said.

Mr Putin is on a whirlwind tour of Europe that includes talks with another anti-war voice on Monday, French President Jacques Chirac.

Veto fears

As permanent members of the Security Council, both Russia and China have the right to veto an unacceptable decision following next Friday's report by UN weapons inspectors about Iraqi compliance with UN disarmament obligations.

Mr Putin said any decision about further actions must be made only on the basis of information from the international inspectors.

For his part, Chancellor Schroeder told the joint news conference in Berlin: "We want to jointly make sure that there is a peaceful disarmament" of Iraq.

Both leaders stressed the Iraq must fully comply with weapons inspection.

BBC Moscow correspondent Nikolai Gorshkov says Russia does not want to use its veto at the UN because it would ruin the new-found strategic partnership between Moscow and Washington.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2743031.stm

lchic - 04:06am Feb 10, 2003 EST (# 8774 of 8782)
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How many Iraqi refugees is the USA preparing to take in?

lchic - 04:14am Feb 10, 2003 EST (# 8775 of 8782)
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BBC : 'Australians targeted' in Bali bombing Australians were deliberately targeted in last year's Bali bombings, according to transcripts to be aired on ABC television Australia.

The victims of 9/11 have a legal joint-action against the organisation that 'hit' NY and Washington.

The victims of the Bali bombing may do the same.

The victims of Saddam Hussain should also 'when possible' claim against the tyrannical actions of that retrograde leader.

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