Jun 29, 2009 7:12 AM

Five for Fighting 6/29/09

* Odierno: Iran still causing trouble in Iraq * Darpa wants 19-inch uspercomputer * Beetles fuel wildfires * Hitler’s stealth fighter * “There’s stupid. Then there’s Air Force stupid.”

* Odierno: Iran still causing trouble in Iraq
* Darpa wants 19-inch uspercomputer
* Beetles fuel wildfires
** Hitler's stealth fighter
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* "There’s stupid. Then there’s Air Force stupid."

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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