On the other hand if we microwave a few hippy peaceniks, who'll care?

CNN.com - Air Force chief: Test weapons on testy U.S. mobs - Sep 12, 2006:

"If we're not willing to use it here against our fellow citizens, then we should not be willing to use it in a wartime situation," said Wynne. "(Because) if I hit somebody with a nonlethal weapon and they claim that it injured them in a way that was not intended, I think that I would be vilified in the world press."

That's Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne, and what he's talking about are "nonlethal weapons" like microwave devices which can "weaken people," not to mention blow out their iPods.