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I. Title
Roadside IEDs killing our troops in Iraq.



II. Explanation re: what this site about (May include image)
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 * This site is about how terrorist insurgents in Iraq make Roadside IEDs and rig them to detonate when an American convoy passes. These  kill many American soldiers and contractors every year.  The only way to avoid Roadside IEDs are to drive fast, find them and detonate them before they kill anyone, deny access to explosive materials, or rig a system on the lead vehicle on a convoy that detonates an IED ahead of the lead vehicle.  There are several ways to set up a trigger for a Roadside IED.  These ways to detonate are: using an infrared beam, wires strung across a road, or using a cell phone.  These Roadside IEDs are a real threat to the soldiers and civilians in Iraq.  According to the Washington Post, 63% of all Coalition casualties are caused by Roadside IEDs.  This is why there is a Energetic Materials Research and Testing facility in New Mexico.  This testing facility tests different ways to find bombs and armor that fends against IEDs.  This facility is trying to make Iraqi roads safe for our convoys.||

III. Important Vocabulary
Department of Defense, "DOD Dictionary of Military Associated Terms." DOD. 3-4-08. Department of Defense, United States Government. 3 Jun 2008 . -Comments:
 * IED- Improvised Explosive Device

IV. RSS Feeds
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 * rss url="http://news.google.com/news?ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&um=1&tab=wn&hl=en&q=Improvised+Explosive+Device&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=m&as_mind=9&as_minm=3&as_maxd=8&as_maxm=4&output=rss" link="true" number="10" ||  ||   ||
 * rss url="http://news.google.com/news?q=Roadside+Bomb&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&tab=wn&output=rss" link="true" number="10" ||  ||   ||

V. Links to Valuable Resources About this Topic:
EMRTC: http://www.emrtc.nmt.edu/ Article on IEDs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device

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VIII. Multimedia Others
-Images (Creative Commons)
 * [[image:IED_Baghdad_from_munitions.jpg width="425" ]] ||
 * [[image:Iraq_carbomb.jpg]]  ||

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 * media type="youtube" key="Z0EtYJXEdSY&hl=en" height="344" ||

Controlled Detonation of an IED:

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8/24/2007
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