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Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, Tim McLaughlin&#8217;s diary reveals a personal history of 9\/11 and the war in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Iraq War Diary: His Horse Was Named Death\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foreignpolicy.com\/articles\/2013\/03\/14\/horse_named_death#0\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Tim McLaughlin: Iraq War Diary\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.foreignpolicy.com\/files\/fp_uploaded_images\/130312_Diary%201.jpg?w=525\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">[click the image to view slideshow]<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foreignpolicy.com\/articles\/2013\/03\/14\/horse_named_death#0\" title=\"Foreign Policy\" target=\"_blank\">Foreign Policy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remarkably raw. Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, Tim McLaughlin&#8217;s diary reveals a personal history of 9\/11 and the war in Iraq. 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