GAS A FONDO hasta el final:

Iraqi insurgents appear to be forcing some followers to commit suicide car bombings by tying or binding them inside explosive-carrying vehicles, the commanding general of allied security forces in Baghdad said Wednesday.

"In one case, Iraqi police found pieces of a car after it exploded which included an accelerator pedal that had the suicide bomber's foot still taped to it, so that you can't chicken out and leave," Maj. Gen. William G. Webster told reporters in a video conference from Baghdad.

Webster, commander of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division and the 30,000-troop task force securing the Iraqi capital, said several reports of bound attackers could indicate slipping support for the insurgency.

"We think it means the insurgents had less support and less ability to conduct these operations," he said. "But we're not willing to hang our hats on it or declare victory any time soon."

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