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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (67710)	1/22/2003 2:11:41 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi Maurice, thanks for the thoughtful post. "Matrix of Malevolence", nice turn of words... Technology transfers from one nation to another can certainly be a difficult area to carve out specific guidelines on. However, I would hope organizations such as Loral would be responsible enough to understand the potential ramifications of where their products are sold. After all, as an American taxpayer, their R&D research is largely underwritten by taxpayers. American troops may ultimately face missiles in combat. And God forbid, American cities may one day face them from abroad. Despite the development of international commerce and its positive effects on mitigating potential conflict, I'm not naive enough to believe a power hungry dictator wouldn't try to end the greatest source of democratic freedom the world has ever known. Trident Missiles, hidden in the depths of the ocean, have kept America safe. Despite the growth of international commerce, the abilty to build something similar, is not shared by many nations. Do you believe we should share Trident Missile technology with China as well, and encourage them to provide the same thing to North Korea? An illegal transfer of US technology to China, has the potential for cataclysmic repercussions. China has been shipping advanced missiles to Third World nations such as Syria and Iran. Just because someone has the money, doesn't mean they should be sold the product. Many rogue nations, run by despot dicators, are similar in deveopmental growth to children. I wouldn't allow my 6 year old to play with guns. Napalm be damned, North Korea is indeed controlled by a fanatic, who in many ways makes Muslim fanatics pale in comparison. Helping him build nuclear weapons is suicidal. By the way, I recently read there's only one radio station and one television station in North Korea. I doubt cell phones would be a big hit there for quite a while. I share you confusion regarding the terms right and left. Especially, when looking around the globe for a standard definition.