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Desperate for an arrest, Guinea-Bissau's judicial police finally borrowed cash for fuel and hired cars to drive 50 km east of Bissau, where they intercepted the convoy the villagers had described. They found 635 kg of cocaine, worth about $80 million in parts of Europe - more than one-quarter of Guinea-Bissau's annual gross domestic product. Inside the car were two military men, whom officials in Bissau recognized as bodyguards of a senior army officer. The police burned the cocaine, but the military later quietly released the two arrested men without charge. Having witnessed such things, senior...
...bomber. "This is part of our ongoing ambush operations," he said. "The more we kill foreigners and Americans, the more we will kill Afghan forces who are working as their slaves." Ahmadi was making a reference as well to a suicide car attack on Saturday on a NATO convoy that killed four and wounded five. General Paktiawaal, watching the announcement on the TV in his office, looked harassed and angry. "This is a terrorist attack," he said. "We can try to prevent suicide bombers, but it's difficult." Despite this sudden surge in violence, Paktiawaal denies that he is worried...
...among the roughly 30 troops who were there as to whom was responsible for the attack. Many soldiers believe the attackers, who appeared wearing U.S. military uniforms and speaking English, were Iranian operatives from the notorious Quds Force. Some think the assault party that entered the complex in a convoy of SUVs was a rogue cell of the Mahdi Army. Still others suspect the hit team was a kind of all-star insurgent squad, with skilled fighters from the Mahdi Army, Iran and the Badr Brigade, another Shi'ite militia...
...When Feldman traveled across the country in full battle gear to speak with Iraqi leaders and politicians about the country’s new constitution, the military convoy frequently attracted insurgents gunfire...
...time the Chief Justice reached Abbottabad around midnight, his initial convoy of 100 cars had swelled to 2000. The crowd around the venue where he was to speak was so thick that he had to abandon the Mitsubishi and make the final few hundred meters by foot. Arcs of rose petals tossed overhead marked his slow passage through the crowd. The outdoor venue was packed with about 7,000 lawyers, ministers and district administrators who had been waiting since 9 a.m. for his arrival. Even 14 hours in, the speeches were going strong - testament to the lawyers' oratorical endurance...