'Sticky bombs' latest weapon in Iraq attacks

Militants can use them more easily

Light, portable and easy to lay, sticky bombs are tucked quickly under the bumper of a car or into a chink in a blast wall. Since they are detonated remotely, they rarely harm the person who lays them. And as security in Baghdad has improved, the small and furtive bomb -- though less lethal than entire cars or even thick suicide belts packed with explosive -- is fast becoming the device of choice for a range of insurgent groups. Full Story »

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by Randy Morrow - Nov. 14, 2008

A story about the current munition of choice for insurgents in Iraq.

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by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 14, 2008

The story covers evolving weaponry used by militants in Iraq. It puts technology back into the story behind the increasing violence in Iraq.

Bush's Operation Iraqi Liberation, helping terrorist develop around the world.

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