US Defense Department
Sep 21 2008, AP

Taliban militants based near the Afghan border and their al-Qaida allies are the most likely suspects behind a massive truck bombing at Islamabad’s Marriott Hotel, officials and experts said Sunday. At least 53 died in the explosion, including two U.S. De

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