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To: NickSE who wrote (5401)8/19/2003 8:10:07 PM
From: NickSE  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793605
 
U.S. forces worked to beef up security before U.N. blast
9news.com

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fearing deadly car bomb attacks, U.S. forces in Iraq just weeks ago began erecting more barriers around potentially "softer" nonmilitary targets.

But United Nations officials in Iraq decided on a lower level of security to provide a more welcoming image to Iraqis, American military officials said.