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From: ralphw@mit-eddie.UUCP (Ralph W. Hyre)
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Subject: Re: Eddie Murphy in ST IV??? (plus spoiler from newspaper)
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Date: Fri, 3-May-85 18:00:47 EDT
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I suppose it's plausible, since Khan is from the 1990's.  Anyone care to 
speculate on what they try to do?  Here are some of my ideas:

	- blow up the ship
	- put warning signs inside and outside the ship
	- help the ship along to find a habitable planet 
		(maybe even Ceti Alpha V, since it'll be 200 years before
		 it shifts out of orbit, plenty of time for Khan and his
		 people to develop spaceflight.)

I personally favor the first alternative, since it puts Khan out of the
picture completely.  The other alternatives might have even worse 
consequences for the galaxy than what actually occurred.

Since I have a feeling that Kirk and company will be using that Klingon
'Bird of Prey' to accomplish this, blowing up the ship also seems very
plausible, since I don't think they have tractor beams to tow the ship to
Ceti Alpha V.

Perhaps they'll just disable the ship, and hope that Khan will stand
trial for his crimes against humanity, then be put to death.  This is
more acceptable from a moral standpoint.

And of course, whatever action they take will be constrained by the Prime
Directive :)

					- Ralph Hyre