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Iraq U.N. Blast Seen as 'Inside Job'

By Anne Garrels, Robert Siegel

Published August 21, 2003 at 9:00 PM PDT

Investigators suspect this week's deadly bombing at the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad was facilitated by employees or guards tied to Saddam Hussein's security forces. The bomb exploded directly under U.N. Envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello's third-floor office during a meeting of key officials. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Anne Garrels.

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Robert Siegel

Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.