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To: lurqer who wrote (36265)	1/25/2004 10:11:48 PM
From: NOW	Respond to of 89467

Where the vision thing advances, can Halliburton be far behind? In fact, as it turns out, Halliburton was far ahead; so far, in fact, that Petroleum News reported in February 2001: "If there is life on Mars, it would probably be microorganisms in water deep below the surface of the planet. Dr. Geoffrey Briggs, director, Center for Mars Exploration at the NASA Ames Center, told 'Meet Alaska' that NASA is looking at ways to drill on Mars to look for water - and the life it might contain. "Briggs said NASA has been working with Halliburton, Shell, Baker-Hughes and the Los Alamos National Laboratory to identify drilling technologies that might work on Mars… Halliburton and Baker-Hughes are working on some very advanced systems, Briggs said, some so advanced they aren't willing to talk much about them. He said the NASA Ames Center relies on working with people in the industry who "really understand the problems and make us face up to the realities … 'We do appreciate,' he said, 'that this is a non-trivial activity.'" nationinstitute.org

To: lurqer who wrote (36265)	1/25/2004 11:17:01 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

The next small thing boston.com

To: lurqer who wrote (36265)	1/25/2004 11:33:04 PM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

Some things just make no since to me. It's easy to dismiss Bush supporters as "soft-in-the-head", and no doubt many are. But all? Surely not. Now among the subset that isn't dumb, some are just governed by self-centered greed, and don't give a damn about the country, but again all? Let's assume that there are some intelligent Bush supporters that are also patriotic. How do such people rationalize what is happening to the country they love? Real power is economically based. In this century, the US is going to face some serious challenges - see Challengers to U.S. economic power predict substantial growth in coming decades sfgate.com Rather than chase some illusory neo-con military hegemony, this is where the true challenge lies. Instead of preparing for that challenge, what do Bush & Co. do? As the Nobel laureate says, they loot the national treasury - guaranteeing the US will be a loser in the 21st century. This isn't just unpatriotic, it's traitorous. What's more it's blatant. It's not like people can't see it. So why do they keep supporting Bush? Makes no sense. JMO lurqer