[lbo-talk] Aerial IEDs used to shoot down helicopters in Iraq?

[Michael Pollak]

Interesting three minute NPR story in real audio:

http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=ATC&showDate=17-Jan-2006&segNum=4&mediaPref=RM&getUnderwriting=1

January 17, 2006 · Three helicopters operated by the U.S. military have gone 
down in Iraq in the past 10 days, resulting in 16 deaths. Some experts 
believe insurgents are using a new weapon: an airborne cousin of the 
roadside bombs used to blow up trucks and tanks.

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Michael