-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- Bob Harris had a really neat column in The Funny Times. It is called "Defense Goes Ballistic. Almost seventeen years ago, noted astrophysicist Ronald Reagan proposed the Strtegic Defense Initiative, a program that some minor scientist named Stephen Hawking shortly denounced as a "conscious fraud." Fifty billion dollars later, the United States is still nowhere near developing any weapon capable of shooting down an incoming ICBM, although the Pentagon now promises that an additional $20 billion or so ought to do the trick in maybe five more years. The rationale for the drastically scaled-down Ballistic Missile Defense--intercepting a lone missile from, say, North Korea, as opposed to creating a comprehensive umbrella to stop a massive Soviet attack--remains completely fraudulent. Unclassified internal intelligence assessments make quite clear that Washington is fully aware that so-called "rogue" nations are highly unlikely to assault the U.S. with ballistic missiles, guaranteeing their own annihilation as a result, while major military powers have sufficient attack capacity to render BMD entirely useless. (Incidentally, satellite photographs of North Korea's missile test site were posted last week on the Federation of American Scientists' website, www.fas.org. Have a look and see the threat for yourself. The vaunted Commie missile facility less resembles Kennedy Space Center than it does the Valdosta airport set in a rice paddy.) Still, the Pentagon wants the cash, and so last October they launched a fraudulent test, in which their Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle only found the incoming missile by homing initially onto a large decoy balloon, thereby potentially protecting America from the threat of crazed North Koreans attacking with giant ballons. Hurray for our side. Last month, a similar test was a complete failure, although the Pentagon spin was that the Kill Vehicle missed by only six seconds. Some quick math worth looking at: six seconds, at 15,000 mph, means that the intercepting missile missed its target by ... twenty-five miles. Your tax dollars at work. This in March Issue of Funny Times. Prudy <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
