BAGHDAD, April 24 -- As U.S. soldiers fired a hail of bullets, the first suicide bomber sped toward their patrol base. Reaching the checkpoint, the truck exploded, blasting open a path for the second bomber to barrel through and ram his truck into the concrete barrier about 90 feet from the base.... -
Outpost Attack Highlights Troop Vulnerabilities
BAGHDAD, April 24 -- As U.S. soldiers fired a hail of bullets, the first suicide bomber sped toward their patrol base. Reaching the checkpoint, the truck exploded, blasting open a path for the second bomber to barrel through and ram his truck into the concrete barrier about 90 feet from the base....-
By Sudarsan Raghavan and Thomas E. Ricks