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To: spetznaz
Lovely! Investing so much energy. Mentioning 'theoretical physics' time and again like someone debating an episode of Star Trek married together with an American comic book vision of how a nation state would exercise power. And as to The Prince whose meaning you mangled, let others reflect upon this:
And although Swiss and Spanish infantry may be considered very formidable, nevertheless there is a defect in both, by reason of which a third order would not only be able to oppose them, but might be relied upon to overthrow them. For the Spaniards cannot resist cavalry, and the Switzers are afraid of infantry whenever they encounter them in close combat. Owing to this, as has been and may again be seen, the Spaniards are unable to resist French cavalry, and the Switzers are overthrown by infantry. And although a complete proof of this latter cannot be shown, nevertheless there was some evidence of it at the battle of Ravenna, when the Spanish infantry were confronted by German battalions, who follow the same tactics as the Swiss; when the Spaniards, by agility of body and with the aid of their shields, got in under the pikes of the Germans and stood out of danger, able to attack, while the Germans stood helpless, and, if the cavalry had not dashed up, all would have been over with them. It is possible, therefore, knowing the defects of both these infantries, to invent a new one, which will resist cavalry and not be afraid of infantry; this need not create a new order of arms, but a variation upon the old. And these are the kind of improvements which confer reputation and power upon a new prince.

90 posted on 08/31/2005 1:15:03 AM PDT by Siobhan (Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet.)
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To: Siobhan
Hilarious. You accuse me of bringing up Star Trek (something I never did) yet you are the one conjuring pure BS about 'generators' that can control hurricanes. Once again, that is not only ludicrous but outright stupid.

And as for the 'variety of possibilities' that you claim you have for such a generator, well, we are still waiting for an elaboration on those myriad possibilities. Oh, and I am talking about viable stratagems for achieving what you claim to have a variety of possibilities for. And, to make it easier for you, it could be in any of the facets you mentioned. Thus it could be on how to focus 'generators' on the West Coast of Africa, how that generator would work, what energy source could power it, how it could track and control a hurricane, and how the potent forces that are in a hurricane could even be controlled.

Let others reflect on your, erm, insight.

94 posted on 08/31/2005 2:11:48 AM PDT by spetznaz (Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
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