Mar 28, 2008 5:59 AM

Five for Fighting 3/28/08

* U.S. military lost in space * Europe’s soldiers hit Chad * Battle over Ground Zero security * Foldable, stretchable circuits * The women of U-2, watching from above (High five: AR, RC)

** U.S. military lost in space *
* Europe's soldiers hit Chad
* Battle over Ground Zero security
* Foldable, stretchable circuits
* The women of U-2, watching from above

(High five: AR, RC)

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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