US in talks over biggest missile defence site in Europe

[ze_dscherman]

The US administration is negotiating with Poland and the Czech Republic over its controversial missile defence programme, with a view to positioning the biggest missile defence site outside the US in central Europe.

Polish government officials confirmed to the Guardian that talks have been going on with Washington for eight months and made clear that Poland was keen to take part in the project, which is supposed to shield the US and its allies from long-range ballistic missile attacks.

Senior officials in Prague also confirmed that talks were under way over the establishment of American advanced radar stations in the Czech Republic as part of the missile shield project.

SNIP

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1260037,00.html

[demconfive]

1. They can't even protect our soldiers in Iraq...

...and they wan't to "protect " us from missiles from where?Pure rubbish,another Crony Enrichment Program.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

2. How do you establish a massive U.S. offensive missile facility

in the middle of Europe?

You call it a "defensive missile" facility.

The difference between a defensive weapon and an offensive weapon is your intention when you pull the trigger.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

7. How do you establish a massive U.S. offensive missile facility

in the middle of Europe?

Good question. Our departement of defense is morhping into a department of offense driven by a for profit ideology. These missiles are going to fight the war on terrah.... Bin Laden must have bought a country and is now in control of a huge nuclear (or nuculear) ballistic missile arsenal. These people make me ill. Some of these defense contractors need to get a real job... make a real product... and provide a real service. I suggest some of them apply at Walmart or take up gardening.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

3. A Star Wars base in California?? WTF?

Under Bush administration plans, two missile interceptor sites are being built in the US - one in California, the other in Alaska. Such a site in Poland would be the first outside America and the only one in Europe.

That's the first I've heard of it. I thought the second site was supposed to be in the Midwest, like Whiteman AFB in Missouri.

I guess this is another one of BushCo's ways to screw us Californians for not voting for him in 2000. First the energy scam, then the environmental scams, then the forest scam and now this: "Let's make California a prime target for an attack!"

[izzie]

4. Well we have the world covered now that Australian's are letting us in.

Does anyone on this site really think we should try and control the world?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

8. Does anyone on this site really think we should try and control the world?

It's like heroin. You have to be made to stop... they will not be able to stop on their own.

http://www.newamericancentury.org/

[Laughing Mirror]

5. "Son of Star Wars"

The Romance of it all, complete with nifty slogan to assure the product's success. Put in your orders now for the forthcoming line of products of my "defense" industry. Who wants to buy an untested ballistics shield experts say won't work?

This is the culture America is exporting. Who's making the killing out of all of this?

[teryang]

6. The Pentagon can't defend Poland or this site

...this is just a free for all on the American tax dollar for the defense contractors.

Bolton is a seriously deranged individual.

[Benhurst]

9. To be fair, they certainly did a bang-up job protecting us

from the high-tech threat of hijacked passenger planes on 9/11.