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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 - 03:16am Feb 15, 2003 EST (# 8908 of 8916)
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Millions to march in hundreds of cities - a global protest begins

More than 10 million people are expected to take to the streets in 600 cities today as part of global demonstrations against a war in Iraq

http://www.guardian.co.uk/antiwar/story/0,12809,896126,00.html

lchic - 03:19am Feb 15, 2003 EST (# 8909 of 8916)
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"" The US and Britain's drive to gain international backing for a war with Iraq was in deep trouble last night in the face of unexpectedly upbeat reports by United Nations weapons inspectors.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,896139,00.html

lchic - 03:20am Feb 15, 2003 EST (# 8910 of 8916)
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For improvement in process

don't knock out the factory

improve the process!

lchic - 03:26am Feb 15, 2003 EST (# 8911 of 8916)
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'The Poster' ... everyone's put this thread on their 'ignore' list now ... just kidding ...

[Don't know where that wretched fellow emanates from but one does so try to appease him]

lchic - 03:32am Feb 15, 2003 EST (# 8912 of 8916)
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And on the 7th Federal Day 'he' rested

Having took the federal budget 'he' spit it in two ...

giving ...

work on Monday Tuesday Wednesday for the Military industrial death-complex ... along with almost $400 billion

with some work on Thursday Friday and Saturday using the other half of the federal budget ... towards those works and services that provide Transport logisitcs, health, aged care, education, legislation, means-tested allowances, .... and the other 1001 things that people really need

Hey if Monday Tuesday Wednesday were moved over to things people really need (not death) ... then folks really could be better provided for ...

COMMON PROVISION

life isn't a 'race' it's a journey!

lchic - 03:53am Feb 15, 2003 EST (# 8913 of 8916)
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Shibbedy-dab-dab-wallalllalllallallalla-dibby-doob-dab-la-la-la-la-deeben-daaben-deeben-

[BANG]

A Ms Cleo Laine prediction

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