The probable purpose to the project is to create more phony support for Replacement. It doesn't have anything to do with a "missing link".
It's interesting that the abuse still heaped on Neandertal (and it's seen in rhetoric equating living people with the Neandertal, including messages on this thread) was created in the 19th century by a champion of stasis (vs evolutionary change).
Ted Kennedy once characterized as "antiquated and Neanderthal" (I think that's the quote) congressional opposition to women in combat. I think he was hoping there'd be a lot of future, coed combat involving river crossings.
Here's some current coed's, on July 4th 2005.
This is Psyops at Baghdad. :-)
Pi** on Kennedy, and his type. Kudos to the great soldiers of the United States.
Love this picture. Just wanted to post it again. ;-)