A Trap of Their Own Making Anatol Lieven
"Guerrilla warfare against the US is now a good deal more difficult because of two undramatic but immensely important innovations: superbly effective and light bullet-proof vests and helmets which make the US and British soldier almost as well protected as the medieval knight; and night-vision equipment which denies the guerrilla the aid of his oldest friend and ally, darkness."
full: http://www.lrb.co.uk/v25/n09/liev01_.html
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Washington Post, June 17, 2003 Sniper Kills U.S. Soldier in Baghdad
By CHRIS TOMLINSON
KHALDIYAH, Iraq - A sniper killed a U.S. soldier on patrol in Baghdad with a single shot, the military said Tuesday, while Iraqi officials in nearby towns were targeted by drive-by shootings likely designed to intimidate them against cooperating with Americans.
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Gibson said the soldier was shot in the chest, even though he was protected by body armor. The other troops on the patrol did not see the gunman, and it was not clear if they returned fire, Gibson said.
full: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3706-2003Jun17.html
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