Jul 8, 2009 8:55 AM

Five for Fighting 7/8/09

* Afghan offensive, minus the Afghans * .Gov sites knocked offline by July 4 DDOS * Northrop’s laser boat killer * Video: inside a tear gas attack * Video: Bruno goes to war

* Afghan offensive, minus the Afghans
* .Gov sites knocked offline by July 4 DDOS
* Northrop's laser boat killer
* Video: inside a tear gas attack
* Video: Bruno goes to war

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