(New York Times) David S. Cloud - In recent months the roadside bombs favored by insurgents in Iraq have grown significantly in size and sophistication, American military officers say, adding to their deadliness and defeating efforts to increase troops' safety by adding armor to vehicles. The explosion in Haditha was powerful enough to flip a 25-ton amphibious assault vehicle.
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