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Russian Invasion of Georgia Might Jeopardize Space Station
mknewman writes "Sen. Bill Nelson, one of NASA's biggest proponents on the Hill, is openly questioning how Russia's military intervention in Georgia will affect our access to the space station after the Shuttle is retired in 2010. Currently, NASA is able to use Soyuz vehicles for crew access and lifeboat operations thanks to an exemption from the Iran Non-Proliferation Act. The exemption expires in 2011, only one year after the Shuttle is due to head to the museums."
Shit, if germany decided to kill the jews again, CmdrTaco would be wondering how this affects his BMW's warranty.
How does Slashdot know to take away my mod points at the right time? It's uncanny. I haven't used them in 6+ months and then when I need them.... nada.
+1 Informative wrapped in uncomfortable funny bonus point for effective use of Godwin.
When I read the headline, my immediate thought was from the movie 2010 from 1984. The Russians (the soviets then), allowed Americans to share a ride on their space ship to Jupiter to save an ailing American spaceship caught in a gravity well from the 2001 movie ending (the one with HAL 9000). Halfway through the movie, there was a conflict on earth that got out of control and put the Soviets and Americans at odds. So the Americans and Soviets in space were required to separate.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086837/
Atrocities against Albanians? Care to explain then how come there are 99% of Albanians on Kosovo? Who told you about atrocities? CNN? Fox? You should also ask them about murdered Serb boys, old people, women and thousands of missing non-Albanian people and burned centuries old churches, monasteries and non-Albanian homes. Ask them what should do Serbs who were forced out of their homes. Ask them why Hague decided not to protect witnesses against Albanian Naser Oric who wanted to testify against him.
Do you even remember what the Serbs were up to back in those days? The images of people in camps starving to death?
Like this picture?
Turns out those people were OUTSIDE the fence, and not imprisoned in some sort of detention camp. If I had the time, I'd find a reference for you, but it took me long enough just to find the picture.