Re: Movement to Stop Militarization of Space

From: Spike Jones (spike66@ibm.net)
Date: Thu Oct 05 2000 - 00:29:59 MDT


> 63 ACTIONS PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 7
> INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST TO STOP THE MILITARIZATION OF SPACE
>
> There are now 63 actions planned in 16 countries and 38 U.S. cities for the
> October 7 "International Day of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space."

What are they worried about? That MIT guy already told us it'll never work.

> the Pentagon is now preparing to begin
> testing of the Space-based laser (SBL) program.

Whats the point? The experts say itll never work.

> "Taken together, the NMD and Space-based laser program reveal that the U.S.
> Space Command's intentions to 'control and dominate' space are not idle
> threats," Gagnon said.

Idle threats? But they already told us it wont work. Therefor anything
the NMD tests must be merely an idle threat, a political decoy.

> "The aerospace industry views space as a new market
> and they are working hard to push the arms race into the heavens. With
> deployments of these programs the U.S. will have total military domination
> of space and the earth below."

Sounds like more idle threats to me.

> OCTOBER 7 ACTIONS:
> ...
> 54) Sunnyvale, CA (Lockheed Martin)

Ill wait and see if they are organized enough to show up at the right
building before making any more snide comments. Well, OK, just
one more snide comment:

> OCTOBER 7 INT'L ENDORSERS:
> ...
> * Greenpeace
> ...

If Greenpeace takes over this country, I can be sure Ill be at the
top of their shitlist. spike



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