Rapid Fire 1/06/06

Published January 06, 2006

* 11 troops dead in bloody day
* Arabic training, finally
* Marines' kung fu grip
* Microwaves = lie detector?
* Real-life rocket bike
* New record for laser comms
* Privacy politics on the rise?
* DHS' Hollywood con job
* SecDef meeting = sham
* Laser jet, blasted
* This is not kosher

(Big ups: RC, JQP)

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