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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 - 04:31pm Feb 14, 2003 EST (# 8899 of 8916)
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Iraq and ruin

"Gone to rack and ruin"

Meaning -- Destitution.

Origin -- Rack here is a corruption of wrack or wreck.

http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/meanings/297800.html

lchic - 04:37pm Feb 14, 2003 EST (# 8900 of 8916)
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CIA - motto

CIA Left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing

Origin

From the Bible. Matthew 6:3. 'But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.'

almarst2002 - 04:42pm Feb 14, 2003 EST (# 8901 of 8916)

"This Saturday, take a good look at your own children and grandchildren. Look them in the eyes and say to them, honestly and frankly, that if they were in Baghdad, you would love them any less." - http://english.pravda.ru/main/2003/02/14/43401.html

lchic - 04:50pm Feb 14, 2003 EST (# 8902 of 8916)
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http://www.thetip.org/

lchic - 05:07pm Feb 14, 2003 EST (# 8903 of 8916)
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USA-FRANCE - psycho - ba tt bb le

http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,894219,00.html

almarst2002 - 05:11pm Feb 14, 2003 EST (# 8904 of 8916)

"Blair has been motivated since he was a student by a deeply held set of moral — indeed religious — beliefs that good should triumph over evil and that the forces of righteousness have an obligation to do what they can to improve the world." - http://www.time.com/time/columnist/elliott/article/0,9565,411504,00.html

The Holly Inquisition?

almarst2002 - 05:32pm Feb 14, 2003 EST (# 8905 of 8916)

"Both Blix and El-Baradei told Powell and Bush to either show some evidence, or to shut up." - http://www.arabnews.com/Article.asp?ID=22797

mazza9 - 07:57pm Feb 14, 2003 EST (# 8906 of 8916)
"Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic Commentaries

I've placed Robert, Looney Chick and the Alarmist on my Ignore Posts List. The intelligence quotient for this forum has soared to new heights. I only hope there are others out that that know how to communicate. Adieu!

almarst2002 - 11:06pm Feb 14, 2003 EST (# 8907 of 8916)

But there's another America which is rather threatening, a bullying America convinced of its own rectitude, profoundly disregarding the sensibilities of others."

That is the America that Mr. Nooteboom, the Dutch writer, said seems to be prevailing right now. "There's this enormous pressure by the United States to have it their way and do it their way," he said. "In the meantime, some very precious friendships and allegiances and great positive feelings toward one another are being ruined."

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/14/international/europe/14LOND.html

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