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Also from yesterday there's:

http://www.iaiiraq.net/25-4-2005.mpg

http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,FL_bombers_042605,00.html

Iraqi Bombers Frustrate U.S. Troops

United Press International
April 26, 2005

BAGHDAD - Iraqi insurgents are becoming increasingly sophisticated in concealing and detonating bombs in their campaign to topple the country's fledgling government.

Pentagon documents obtained by the Washington Times say it is getting more difficult for Saddam Hussein's loyalists to recruit Iraqi attackers, so improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, are gaining importance as a weapon to kill troops and civilians.

"Enemy is using door bells and car alarm systems," one confidential briefing stated. "If you stop someone with a bunch of door bells or phones or toy cars, you probably have a bomber."

The Pentagon also has developed a classified technology for disrupting cell-phone signals, which are often used to detonate bombs.

The documents show last summer, insurgents began burying the bombs under roads and then paving over the holes. They "can be spotted by the stain that usually remains on the road," said one briefing paper.

"I hate to say this, but the Defense Department is not where it should be in defeating these things," a defense source told the newspaper.

Thank you penguino for the links.