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POPSScience at work: Future Body Armor You ought to look at the chemistry behind this armor, it's quite amazing. They're hoping to develop armor that is almost like normal clothing until a forceful impact such as a bullet, when it stiffens as if it were ceramic or steel.
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POPS"Sincere" Apologies You'd have to be pretty naive to believe that these soldiers made these statements on their own will against their military, government, and allies. If there is a question that duress was present, you can't put any faith in the statement that 'our treatment has been very friendly'. I'm putting my money on duress.