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• 01 Jun 08
  

  zarkdav

  politics human-rights

• 30 May 08
  

  david gran

  news

• 28 May 08
  

  Owen Blacker

  Charlie Stross is hosting an open conv on things we could have bought with the money wasted in Iraq: we could have sent over 500 astronauts to Mars, nuclear power for the US and shut down its coal plants, modern cities for 600,000,000 Chinese people…

  geo:Iraq politics from:BoingBoing geo:UnitedStates war stupid future InterfaceDesign to-read from:delicious

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  mandarine

  With the money wasted in Iraq: for example, we could have sent a colony of over 500 astronauts to Mars, provided modern nuclear power to the USA and shut down its coal plants, build modern cities for 600,000,000 Chinese people to live in, and so on.
  

  economics politics

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  lenciel

  They could have a Mars...what about us??

• 27 May 08
  

  Cory Salveson

  iraq politics money economics culture war

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  johnfromberkeley

  economics war iraq money politics cep

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  eebo grooven

  energy environment read

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  john neat

  economypost3

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  electrasteph

  Sent a colony of over 500 astronauts to Mars, provided modern nuclear power to the USA and shut down its coal plants, build modern cities for 600,000,000 Chinese people to live in, to name a few...

  economics money war Iraq

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  david gran on 2008-05-30
  Here's a fun critical thinking activity- what else could the money spent in the war in Iraq have bought? How about a colony on Mars?

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