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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 - 01:06pm Feb 16, 2003 EST (# 8996 of 8998)
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RICE | Guardian Talk International "The world needs to pull itself together," Condoleeza Rice

http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?50@@.4a90c705/0

lchic - 01:11pm Feb 16, 2003 EST (# 8997 of 8998)
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IRAQ | Guardian Talk International

Kanan Makiya: America is betraying Iraq's democrats (see links)

http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?50@@.4a90c669/0

lchic - 01:13pm Feb 16, 2003 EST (# 8998 of 8998)
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News story: Iraqi opposition slam White House post-Saddam plan http://www.observer.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12239,8 96778,00.html

Makiya's commentary: Our hopes betrayed http://www.observer.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12239,8 96611,00.html

Nick Cohen:The many enemies of Iraq's democrats http://www.observer.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12239,8 96659,00.html

http://www.observer.co.uk/iraq

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