Star wars returns - Free speech tv. 2 of 3

Well not about Iraq but equally insane.

"Star Wars Returns," a video documentary exposing how the Bush administration is moving to make space a new arena of war, in violation of the intent of international law, has just been released by EnviroVideo.

The documentary is being distributed in the U.S. and around the world." Star Wars Returns" is narrated and was written by investigative reporter and journalism Professor Karl Grossman, directed and edited by Emmy Award-winner Steve Jambeck and produced by Joan Flynn.

It presents U.S. military documents setting forth U.S. plans to "control space" and from space "dominate" the earth below. It reveals the multi-billion dollar U.S. development program now underway to produce space-based laser weapons, and that far more than "missile defense" is involved. It also details the international opposition to the U.S. Star Wars program.

"Star Wars Returns" explores the recently issued report of the Space Commission chaired by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld which calls for U.S. "power projection in, from and through space" and declares: "In the coming period the U.S. will conduct operations to, from, in and through space in support of its national interests both on earth and in space."

U.S. Senator Bob Smith, who wrote the legislation establishing the Rumsfeld Space Commission, asserts in "Star Wars Returns" about U.S. "control" of space: "It is our manifest destiny. You know we went from the East Coast to the West Coast of the United States of America settling the continent and they call that manifest destiny and the next continent if you will, the next frontier, is space and it goes on forever."

Others appearing in "Star Wars Returns" are Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space; Rear Admiral Eugene Carroll (USN, ret.), vice president of the Center for Defense Information; Congressman Dennis Kucinich; physicist Dr. Vandana Shiva of India; Bill Sulzman, director of Citizens for Peace in Space; Dr. Michio Kaku, professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York; editor Loring Wirbel; and Regina Hagen, a Global Network director.

Also interviewed is Craig Eisendrath who, as a U.S. State Department officer, was central in drafting the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, the intent of which the U.S. is now preparing to violate, charges Eisendrath in "Star Wars Returns." It is the basic international law on space, ratified by most countries of the world, and sets space aside for "peaceful purposes."

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[ShibaNaganori]

The Outer Space Treaty of 1967 was the worst thing to happen to space exploration, it was designed by politicians who claimed to want to keep space peaceful, but in the end it was all about saving money. Politicians are the most despicable people in the world, with the dickheads who claim that they want peace even worse.

[mikejaegerlive]

Is profit for the military industrial families the primary motive, rather than wisdom.

A Free Web Press 2011 ?

[runnkrov]

ASIMO...it walks slower than my pet turtle.

[JohananRaatz]

@skynsidhawaii I like it! That is actually why the thinktank PNAC was pushing for funding for "automated defense."

[skynsidhawaii]

@JohananRaatz I know your response was one year ago, but how about this: have the military buy a crapload of japanese Honda ASIMO robots, give em an M-16, and have all the COD nerds man the robot. Nobody dies (except the terrorist), and we could care less if things like an IED goes off, we'd just buy one more ASIMO.

[kitchenaut]

Kaku knows. He was put forward by Edward Teller to work on SDI at Los Alamos, but Kaku said no, as it was destabilising and a pipedream, given the available technology.

Any star wars shield will result in escalation.

[dvarblo]

treaties are bullshit.

[JohananRaatz]

We don't need to have star wars and open up an arms race, but a hypervelocity rod platform would be pretty nice. If we had that technology we could have obliterated Fallujah from orbit without ever having to invade it with our troops.

[JohananRaatz]

Ok so we negotiate the ABM treaty with the Soviet Union which no longer exists and this guy thinks it's still valid. These luddites are just trying to make up any excuse to prevent us from developing space-based military technologies. Well fuck them. Besides haven't they heard of hegemonic stability theory? Peace really does come this way.

[dano9181]

The truth of the matter is that really succeeding in space cannot be done by one nation. Look at how far the International Space Station has come and that was with the help of many nations and still is to this day. I highly doubt one country (US for ex) will try to take over the world through space. If anything stealth and under the radar schemes happen more often than not.