Western protests flood in over Chinese satellite killer

· Test shows capability to knock out US system
· Britain says attack will add to space debris problem

Ewen MacAskill in Washington, Michael White and Brian Whitaker
Saturday January 20, 2007
The Guardian

Finally someone to keep US in check.

I think it is fair to say, Chinese have the right to develop ASAT weapon.


It is very unfair and hypocritical to say, "It is United States' inalieanable right to deny adversaries access to space for hostile purposes."


"Since the mid-1980s, the United States has had the ability to take down satellites"


This is just another shining example of the hypocrisy of "do what I say but don't do what I do" mindset.


“The United States believes China's development and testing of such weapons is inconsistent with the spirit of cooperation that both countries aspire to in the civil space area.”


And since when did United States actually try to "cooperate" with China? China is blocked from participating in the International Space Station or any other significant space explorations with the west, not to mention many other technologies.

If anything, China should accelerate the space research, so, it can atleast be on parity, with US. And I will bet you a million dollars, the the day Chinese surpass the American in space tech, the american will start warming up to chinese for "space cooperation".


National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said.
“We and other countries have expressed our concern to the Chinese.”


"Expressed our concern"... old BUSHISM for "we are making threats to CHINA now" over what they do in THEIR air space.

As for filing a diplomatic protest over the incident, I have never heard of US filing such protest when Russians are testing theirs, or US testing their own.

It has successfully seized Iraq and now diverting to control China before China gets too superior.

successfully seized Iraq?

That's news for me, sister.

Whisper said,

and all whiter than white West

I'm calling foul on this one, Whisper.  What are you doing dragging race into this discussion?  I'm very pale and "white".  It's not any choice I made....I was born that way.  Also, my friend, I have a multitude of girlfriends who are quite black.  I don't care about race.  Now.  Have I just made a fool out of myself again, or were you talking about something other than race here in America? 

While I'm at it....I HATE the way you interject "Mac" into anything American, i.e., MacDemocracy.  It just grates on my nerves!  I hate MacDonalds and never eat there.  It actually reminds me of a comedy on the radio a long time ago, where a man pretended to be from the Middle East (his accent was Middle Eastern) and he continually bashed MacDonalds.  It was a comedy.  I hated it.  Actually, millions of Americans have sworn off MacDonald's.  The teenagers are addicted to it I think.  Well, I'm half asleep now, so I think I'll bid you all a fond farewell til the 'morrow.

Peace Always.