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"William PF" |
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18 Jan 2004 09:24:28 PM |
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Bush's push to Mars is just a cover for more star wars spending |
Well he got me. I thought that this one was just empty pronouncement
designed to collect votes but apparently it was just some more neocon
sorcery. Bush's grandiose push to Mars is nothing more than a fully
loaded pork barrel designed to please Bush's defense puppet masters.
Just another scheme to siphon off resources that could otherwise be
used to benefit the poor and the disadvantaged.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites)'s plan to
expand the exploration of space parallels U.S. efforts to control the
heavens for military, economic and strategic gain.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld long has pushed for technology that
could be used to attack or defend orbiting satellites as well as a
costly program, heavily reliant on space-based sensors, to thwart
incoming warheads.
Under a 1996 space policy adopted by then-President Bill Clinton (news
- web sites) that remains in effect, the United States is committed to
the exploration and use of outer space "by all nations for peaceful
purposes for the benefit of all humanity."
"Peaceful purposes allow defense and intelligence-related activities
in pursuit of national security and other goals," according to this
policy. "Consistent with treaty obligations, the United States will
develop, operate and maintain space control capabilities to ensure
freedom of action in space, and if directed, deny such freedom of
action to adversaries."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=615&e=8&u=/nm/20040118/pl_nm/space_weapons_dc
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| Title: Re: Bush's push to Mars is just a cover for more star wars spending |
18 Jan 2004 10:30:40 PM |
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The Bush Moon Adventure ~ How the topic is shaping-up in the newsgroups [updated January 19]
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[1] sci.space.news
[2] sci.astro
[3] alt.religion.unification
[4] alt.gossip.celebrities
[5] alt.politics.bush
[6] sci.space.shuttle
[7] sci.space.policy
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| User: "Midwinter" |
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| Title: Re: Bush's push to Mars is just a cover for more star wars spending |
19 Jan 2004 11:46:59 AM |
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William PF <war_criminal@gov.con> wrote:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites)'s plan to
expand the exploration of space parallels U.S. efforts to control the
heavens for military, economic and strategic gain.
Nobody will 'control the heavens' until someone can be persuaded to put
some serious money into propulsion research. And should there ever come a
time when the light barrier can be broken, no-one will control them then,
either.
As far as Bush's push to Mars is concerned, well, America has always put
its military first. How many hospitals or schools could have been built
with the money already spent on the Raptor? How many existing ones could
have been provided much needed resources or improvements?
It is only consistent with long-term American policy that funding should be
given first and foremost to projects which will ensure military advantage.
If nothing else, the USA - heroically leading the fight against Weapons of
Mass Destruction (tm) - has an enormous amount of nuclear warheads to
maintain.
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Midwinter
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| User: "Chapstick" |
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| Title: Re: Bush's push to Mars is just a cover for more star wars spending |
19 Jan 2004 01:49:44 PM |
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Midwinter wrote:
William PF <war_criminal@gov.con> wrote:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites)'s plan to
expand the exploration of space parallels U.S. efforts to control the
heavens for military, economic and strategic gain.
Nobody will 'control the heavens' until someone can be persuaded to put
some serious money into propulsion research. And should there ever come a
time when the light barrier can be broken, no-one will control them then,
either.
As far as Bush's push to Mars is concerned, well, America has always put
its military first. How many hospitals or schools could have been built
with the money already spent on the Raptor? How many existing ones could
have been provided much needed resources or improvements?
It is only consistent with long-term American policy that funding should be
given first and foremost to projects which will ensure military advantage.
If nothing else, the USA - heroically leading the fight against Weapons of
Mass Destruction (tm) - has an enormous amount of nuclear warheads to
maintain.
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Midwinter
Yes, and I hope they keep pouring more money into the military.
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Chapstick
Remove the "*NO*" from my email address to contact me directly.
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| User: "Salad" |
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| Title: Re: Bush's push to Mars is just a cover for more star wars spending |
19 Jan 2004 08:15:04 PM |
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William PF wrote:
Well he got me. I thought that this one was just empty pronouncement
designed to collect votes but apparently it was just some more neocon
sorcery. Bush's grandiose push to Mars is nothing more than a fully
loaded pork barrel designed to please Bush's defense puppet masters.
Just another scheme to siphon off resources that could otherwise be
used to benefit the poor and the disadvantaged.
It's quite obvious the moonbase concept is entirely military driven.
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