May 2, 2007 2:56 PM

Five for Fighting 5/2/07

* Rudy’s shady security deals * Trouble for Iraq biometrics? * Tampon taser? * Who killed Cryptome? * Carter vs. Bay in LAT smackdown

* Rudy's shady security deals
* Trouble for Iraq biometrics?
* Tampon taser?
* Who killed Cryptome?
* Carter vs. Bay in LAT smackdown

Noah Shachtman is a contributing editor at WIRED and a contributing writer for The New York Times’ opinion section. Shachtman previously served as editor in chief of Rolling Stone, where he led the storied outlet to a Polk Award and its first-ever Emmy nomination. Before that, he was the editor in ... Read More

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