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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 - 03:18pm Feb 15, 2003 EST (# 8939 of 8948)
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""Bahrain, a key Washington ally in the Gulf, hosts more than 1,000 US military personnel.

Five Bahraini men have been arrested on suspicion of plotting "terrorist acts" in the Gulf kingdom - home to the US Fifth Fleet

Correspondents say anti-US sentiment is growing in the Gulf region as the US and UK continue to mass troops and equipment there ahead of a possible war against Iraq.

Scores of people joined an anti-war demonstration outside the UN mission in Bahrain on Friday night

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2766159.stm

lchic - 03:25pm Feb 15, 2003 EST (# 8940 of 8948)
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Transparency International guy beaten up by 'Mulgabe'

lchic - 03:26pm Feb 15, 2003 EST (# 8941 of 8948)
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Blair - "Saddam staying in power --- will have consequences paid in blood"

lchic - 03:32pm Feb 15, 2003 EST (# 8942 of 8948)
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Kent State University - OHIO 1970 - anti-war protest - 4 dead

students shot by American bullets

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lchic - 03:54pm Feb 15, 2003 EST (# 8943 of 8948)
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bbc | Anti-war protests: Can the rallies make a difference?

Protesters against the build up towards military action in Iraq are gathering around the world.

What do anti-war rallies achieve? Are you taking part? Or do you think the protesters are misguided?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/default.stm

lchic - 03:56pm Feb 15, 2003 EST (# 8944 of 8948)
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Ivory Coast - Mast Grave 1000 bodies

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2766717.stm

bbbuck - 03:57pm Feb 15, 2003 EST (# 8945 of 8948)

Thanks Mazza9 for that post. It was enlightening.

I tune in here, scrolling away, as I'm prone to do, so I can use this forum as a defense against some of the other administrative actions that have taken place on this forum.

If I had to characterize MD I would say it was a 'Bush Forum' with 3 members. I hate to say this but I find it 'intriguing' that these individuals (looneychic, rshow55, alarmist(almarst2002) can post link after link slop after slop day-in, day-out. I also find it significant that the nytimes.com administrators do nothing about this nonsense. I mean come on they have a 'Science News Poetry' forum where all of this nonsense would be on topic. Why don't they all go there? And ofcourse some of them (lchic) post in both places. Almost2002 posts here and on the 'Bush Forum'(where he belongs).

I'm sorry but I can't help but laugh and say to myself 'What and the hell is this slop?'.

Well carry on good sir, and hope to see you posting in the future.

ps. I have never seen the science moderator post, though I have seen a plug for him on the moderator general info. I wonder if he still exists? (here, anyways)

almarst2002 - 03:58pm Feb 15, 2003 EST (# 8946 of 8948)

To George W. Bush, the future "relevance" of the United Nations rests on its willingness to follow his lead into war with Iraq. But the choice he presents could mean irrelevance to the U.N. whichever way it goes, while putting the world on a risky road toward escalating violence and endless war.

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2003/021303a.html

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