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The War
Profiteers - War Crimes, Kidnappings, Torture and Big Money |
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Iraq: IED Attack (I) Against U.S. Convoy - Spring
2004 |
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Background “Improvised explosive devices - IEDs for short - are the weapons of
choice for Iraqi insurgents, with triggers that can be improvised from an easy-to-find
object, such as a phone or even a remote-controlled toy. […] Such attacks
have accounted for more than half of all U.S. military injuries in Iraq. They
are, by far, the single-greatest cause of death for U.S. service members. […]
In addition, ingenuity and experience have helped the insurgents fashion
ever-more-lethal devices, including bombs with nails and ball bearings,
intended to maim and kill, and shape charges, designed to cut through steel
armor plates. Often, when insurgents plant an IED, they watch and wait to
trigger the bomb when it will inflict maximum damage. Often, they film the
results. […]” Excerpt of an “ABC
News” article from
January 29th, 2006. |
A U.S. humvee is hit by a roadside bomb aka “IED” |
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The Video |
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External view: link file format: .wmv |
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Screenshots |
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An IED is placed near a road |
A U.S. convoy aproaches the location |
The aftermath of the attack |
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Video Credits The attack featured
in the video apparently took place during Spring of 2004 in Iraq. The exact
date and location is not known. It was later posted on the Internet by the
“Site Institute” on June 7th, 2006. |
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