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Martijn_le_Noble - Jul 25, 2005 - 09:14 PM
Post subject: Name: 'rocket science group'

Hello,

I wanted people to know that I think the name 'rocket science group' is not only a strange name, but also symbolically not a name I would prefer for a subud forum.

Of course many good functional technollogies came from rocket science, but I do still associate aerospace-industries with weapons-industry. Last year Wolfesohn of Wordbank made a statement that worldwide: 900 billion dollars are spended for military expenditures and 50 billion dollars for devellopment-collaboration. I understand such a fact as this: that world poverty is directly related to the excessive weapon production.

So weapons trade and aerospace stuff, are things that should not be bagalitized without a very good reason.

Maybe 'rocket-science-group' has also an other meaning, but although my English is good enough to be satisfied with it, I don't know such a meaning, so a can imagine many other people don't understand the title 'rocket-science' group.

I hope the title 'rocket-science-group' can be reconsidered.

Thank you in advance.

- Post Script -

By the way, in the Netherlands, demonstrations take place against a delivery of 2 marine ships, costing the Indonesian government over 400 milion euros. Such a contract is not in line with the 150 milion euro collected in the Netherlands for the Tsunami disaster.
more information: http://www.antenna.nl/amokmar/Information%20in%20English.html

bye

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