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Is the Taliban Looking for Inspiration From Iraq?

By | 10.28.09 | 9:55 am

In August 2003, insurgents in Iraq, as part of a strategy of isolating the United States from the international community, bombed the United Nations compound in Baghdad, killing 19, including the legendary chief of U.N. operations in Iraq. It was a very successful attack: the U.N. quickly left Iraq, More…