On August 19th, 2003, a bomb destroyed one side of the headquarters of the UN peace mission in Baghdad. The head of the mission, UN Special Representative Sergio Vieira de Mello, and many of his team, died or were injured. An analysis of the context...
From his humble beginnings in a peasant Lebanese family, Rafic Hariri rose to become a multi billionaire and Prime Minister of Lebanon. On February 14th, 2005, a massive car bomb cut short his storied life. An ongoing UN investigation has yet to rev...