The Pentagon is considering shipping non-lethal ray guns to Iraq to assist Marines in guarding posts, countering insurgent snipers and protecting convoys in Al Anbar, the restive Sunni province west of Baghdad, according to documents and defense officials. The system would be the first operationally deployed directed-energy weapon for counter-personnel missions. The Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell, an Office of the Secretary of Defense organization that works to quickly field weapons in response to urgent requests from front-line troops, on Feb...
