Rapid Fire 11/7/06

Published November 07, 2006

* Silent plane on the horizon
* Drone firefighters?
* Airborne electronic warfare a big dumb mess; background here
* Recruiters are liars; recruiters meet goals
* Secret wargame predicted Iraq quagmire
* Super weather-sat launch successful
* Astronauts roller-coast to safety
* Misbehave and die
* Computer got big brain

(Thanks: Ron, Haninah, Wonkette)

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