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Outmatched in frontal combat, the militants have taken a cue from Iraqi counterparts in making IEDs, or improvised explosive devices, their weapon of choice. While their use has declined in Iraq, IEDs are now taking a deadlier toll on coalition forces in Afghanistan. The latest NATO figures show that the use of roadside bombs is up 80% so far this year, making them the primary killer of U.S. and international troops. In 2008, 172 troops died from a record 3,276 IEDs, a 45% jump from the year before, according to the Joint IED Defeat Organization, a Pentagon agency. This...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Roadside Bombs: An Iraqi Tactic on the Upsurge in Afghanistan | 6/9/2009 | See Source »

...mainland and leading to the sacking of both the Health Minister and the mayor of Beijing. In recent years, the country has waged a steady battle against avian influenza, which has killed two dozen people in China and prompted fears that it could mutate into a deadlier plague...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China and Swine Flu: Are Mexicans Being Singled Out? | 5/4/2009 | See Source »

...Read "Why Is Swine Flu Deadlier in Mexico...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To Travel or Not to Travel? A Swine Flu Dilemma | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

Read "Why Is Swine Flu Deadlier in Mexico...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Fast Could a Swine Flu Vaccine Be Produced? | 4/29/2009 | See Source »

...screwers) and chingados (the screwed). The conservative PAN and liberal PRD at least have identifiable platforms. But even today, if you ask most PRI-istas to articulate their party's political philosophy, you'll get rollo, or meaningless blah-blah. (Read about why the virus seems to be deadlier in Mexico...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Swine Flu: The Political Stakes for Mexico's Government — and Obama | 4/29/2009 | See Source »

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