RE: Communication and Travel

You wrote: 

>This whole discussion remind me of a Larry Niven novel (which list 
discussion don't remind somebody of a Larry niven novel)
>anybody ever read footfall...a great book about an alien invasion by 
little elephants :)
>don't let that turn you away from a really great book though
>the aliens used the ships to ruthlessly maintain control of both air 
and orbit and did much of 
>what we have been talking about here

Good book--and raises some interesting questions.  But could you run 
around dropping rocks on people who had the capacity to do the same to 
you?

John