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these heavily up armored Suburbans are

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used over here in Iraq to haul

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dignitaries , journalists like

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ourselves and anyone who needs force

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protection from private security

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details . You hear them here called PSD

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S as you'll notice on this particular

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Suburban , it's filthy because of the

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very sandy conditions you'll notice

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inside an up armored shell . These are

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literally shells of armor inside the

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vehicle where someone in the back , for

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example , can be put almost into a box .

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You also have very thick bulletproof

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glass that I'm told can withstand

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significant impacts from small arms

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fire and RPgs . Even before it goes bad .

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Part of what happens in this armored

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upgrade of the Suburbans is also a

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heavier suspension , a motor that is

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much that is tuned much more highly in

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one of the more interesting things

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you'll find on this one is the ultimate

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bug shield right here , an iron shield

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designed to deflect RPgs up and away or

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hand grenades up and away from a direct

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strike on the windshield . One of the

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other features of up armored suburban

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stay is the driver . The driver's here

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highly trained and highly skilled from

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private security companies are encased

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as you can see up in the front in this

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particular suburban by an aftermarket

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up our market . If you look behind this

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windshield , you'll note that it is a

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bulletproof windshield , but it also

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has an additional bulletproof

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windshield behind it . The driver is

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encased here again in heavy bulletproof

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glass and the techniques employed by

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these drivers are something that's

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taught here in Iraq to every new convoy

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driver that's coming in . Part of what

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is unique about these vehicles , of

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course , is with blacked out windows ,

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you never know quite who's inside . It .

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Also drive at varying rates of speed in

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these convoys and are extremely

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aggressive as you can see in the video

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with locals who get too close to the

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convoy . It's another one of the things

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that makes living in Iraq very , very

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special armored convoys in Armored

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Suburbans , another unique facet of

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living today in Iraq . I'm 5 70 K i S

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Jeff bolton for Fox four News with the

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ultimate soccer mom Suburban .