Who owns space? The U.S. does

[Shawn]

President Bush has declared space to be essential to US defense in a new National Space Policy document published on September 14. Not only has the United States declared that it has rights in space, but also said it will "deny, if necessary, adversaries the use of space capabilities hostile to U. S. national interests".

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[method77]

Watch out ESA, Darth Vader is after you. China? Don't even think about it.

[slum_goddess]

his arrogance disgusts me but i'm so not worried about this---w/his admin's typical incompetent boobery and his denial of scientific fact, they'll fuck it all up, maybe blow up a planet or three (accidentally of course) and then go home. or die trying...whatever (bu$hCo doesn't care).

[DudeAsInCool]

his arrogance disgusts me but i'm so not worried about this---w/his admin's typical incompetent boobery and his denial of scientific fact, they'll fuck it all up, maybe blow up a planet or three (accidentally of course) and then go home. or die trying...whatever (bu$hCo doesn't care).

They're in for a rude awening in a few weeks--and they are gonna get it!

[slum_goddess]

i'm not so sure---they have e-voting on their side. fuckers.

[DudeAsInCool]

i'm not so sure---they have e-voting on their side. fuckers.

I was worried for a moment about that--now Im convinced they are going down...

Inside the west wing the lowering atmosphere of dread is like that of Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum: "Down - steadily down it crept."