Israeli, US astronauts die in shuttle blast over ‘Palestine’ (BARF ALERT -- Saudi viewpoint)

Arab News ^ | 2 February 2003 | Barbara Ferguson

[anotherview]

Here are our allies, taking time in our moment of national tragedy to remind us that they see our space program as a threat. Sick timing.

[Live free or die]

Hell man! There's a town, city or county in Texas named for almost any region or city in the world! God I hate these people.

[Robert_Paulson2]

“What you have now is the military takeover of the space program. NASA is not just about gazing at the stars, it now also has a political and military agenda.”

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... and since when was NASA anything besides a military technology incubator?

... can the Arabs, indeed the rest of the world, be so stupid as to think that Space is a NON-military-tech zone?

... ever since we reacted to SPUTNIK by beating the Soviet Union to the moon... it should have been obvious. The first thing we have to do, is SECURE our control of, and personell IN space.

That was always the purpose of the entire enchilada... advancement in EVERY technology, advances our nation... our liberty... and hence the freedom and liberty of every nation on the planet.

Oh, I forgot. Saudis, and many "so-called" conservatives, as well as democrat/socialists are TERRIFIED at any form of REAL liberty...

To them, progress would be going back to the seventh century when real visionaries like mohammed, ordered the rape of women and children... married girls as old as 10-11, and surgically altered them for the purpose of creating allah's version of "stepford" wives.

Every discovery of technology, invalidates their stupid cult. No wonder arabs in Iraq and the PA are rejoicing.

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Having said that, no missile shot down the shuttle over West Texas... but I wonder, if there were any rag-head symps in proximity to the heat shield tiles prior to launch or during installation?

Would an islamist symp be allowed access to such highly technical and militarily sensitive items?

It would be interesting to know the backgrounds of all the "workers" and "inspectors" who cleared the "challenger" for flight....
I doubt saboteurs would have had access... right?

[Guillermo]

I KNEW this would happen as soon as I heard "Palestine".

[July 4th]

Uncool, man.

[Robert_Paulson2]

inappropriate bdb

[Robert_Paulson2]

No more dead astronaut jokes please....

[dennisw]

Looks like instant karma got him. ACCOUNT BANNED!

[Chad Fairbanks]

well, I think we can say goodbye to him... looks like today is a sort of 'spring cleaning' around here... Good riddance, I say...

[CFC__VRWC]

Nothing like a tragedy to bring out the white-sheeters, the whackjobs and the DU sleepers.

[Howlin]

Whatever the cause, the accident dealt a powerful shock to American confidence

So, they think America's confidence has been shaken?

Aren't they in for a big surprise.

[Chad Fairbanks]

I can't speak for everyone else, but MY confidence has not been shaken... but then, I have always been an arrogant bastard ;0)

[mewzilla]

They'll be in for a bigger one if this wasn't a tragic accident.

[Howlin]

Amen.

[Howlin]

I'll agree with that. :-)

[Mr. Mojo]

Whatever the cause, the accident dealt a powerful shock to American confidence

Yeah right. Believe me, we're just as confident as ever that we'll clean up the Arab-Muslim filth in the Middle East without much difficulty. ...And the Saudis are on that list.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Well, who wouldn't??? ;0)

[blackbart.223]

"“We haven’t heard that there was a nuclear payload on this shuttle, but one of the great hallmarks of the Bush administration is increased secrecy. I must admit that when NASA said no one should go near a site because of the toxic potential of the fuels and ‘other reasons,’ I couldn’t help but wonder what those reasons are.”

Hydrazene and nitrogen tetroxide come to mind. Both are used in rocket fuel and both are very toxic.

No secret or conspiracy here folks.