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Thu 09 Sep 2008Daisy chain of bombs hidden in sleepy village
A SOLDIER'S DIARY:SMILES, LAUGHS and inquisitive glances greet my return to this village in the green zone. The locals flock around and invite me to sit with them.
A fat mullah appears, and after I have finished inspecting the last International Security Assistance Force-funded irrigation project, we sit and discuss the proposed painting and carpeting of his mosque. This tranquil scene is abruptly shattered by a large explosion.
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