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CIA Is there a secret energy weapon causing headaches, nausea, and other ailments among American diplomats and spies? David Pescovitz

cuba "Sonic attacks" on US embassy in Cuba may actually have been insecticide poisoning David Pescovitz

Science Those weird sonic attacks at U.S. embassies? Microwave weapons, experts say. Xeni Jardin

New Jersey man illegally shipped tech to Russia Rob Beschizza

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militarized policing Handy advice for dodging and disarming the sonic weapons used by militarized police Thom Dunn

corruption Defense contractors gleefully report record earnings in divisions that bid on "classified" projects, the fastest-growing part of the Pentagon's budget Cory Doctorow

Kids Philadelphians debate whether parks and rec centers should use anti-personnel weapons that indiscriminately target children Cory Doctorow

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tech Online activism and why the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act must die Molly Sauter

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