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Policemen display their skills during their graduation ceremony after completing a course on "riots and terrorism", in Basra, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2004. This was the first batch of 230 policemen to be trained by Danish and British instructors on the basics of handling internal security situations like riots and terrorism.
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Iraqi policemen in riotgear make a formation during their graduation ceremony after completing a course on "riots and terrorism", in Basra, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2004. This was the first batch of 230 policemen to be trained by Danish and British instructors on the basics of handling internal security situations like riots and terrorism.
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Giving terrorists the finger ..
Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Mike Jackson said that Iraqi police recruits were not deterred by a spate of bombings and that elections in Iraq can proceed according to the January timetable
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A U.S. soldier keeps guard as prisoners from Abu Ghraib are brought to an Iraqi military base to be released, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2004. Hundreds of prisoners were released from Abu Ghraib on Wednesday.
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People wait for the release of family members held prisoner at Abu Ghraib, after they were moved to an Iraqi military base to be released, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2004. Hundreds of Abu Ghraib prisoners were released on Wednesday.
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A U.S. soldier gives cigarettes to prisoners who were just released from an Iraqi military base after they were brought there from Abu Ghraib for release, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2004. Hundreds of prisoners were released from Abu Ghraib on Wednesday
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Two unidentified prisoners walk out of an Iraqi military base after being brought there from Abu Ghraib prison for release, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. Hundreds of Abu Ghraib prisoners were released on Wednesday.
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A family embraces an unidentified prisoner, left, just after his release from the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2004.
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Former Iraqi prisoners carry their belonging after being released at the U.S. military base in the Amiriya district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, September 15, 2004.
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A heavily armed Iraqi soldier stands guard at a checkpoint outside the restive city of Ramadi. Ten people were killed and six wounded in exchanges of fire between insurgents and US marines in Ramadi.
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US soldiers and Iraqi National Guard block the entrance of Tall Afar. Goaded into battle by US troops keen to curb a soaring casualty toll, the Iraqi nation guard got off to a bumpy start but frontline experience is earning it much-needed legitimacy and confidence
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US soldiers on patrol in the Iraqi capital. US soldiers discovered (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/photos/recip/story/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/iraq_toll_behead) three heads and decapitated bodies, thought to be of Iraqi civilians, on a roadside north of Baghdad
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U.S. soldiers search residents of the town of Tal Afar, before allowing them to enter the city, September 15, 2004. An estimated 50,000 Turkmen started returning to their homes in the northern town of Tal Afar, some 390 km north of Iraqi capital Baghdad, during a pause in fighting between U.S. forces and insurgents, witnesses said.
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U.S. soldiers search residents of the town of Tal Afar before allowing them to enter the city, September 15, 2004. An estimated 50,000 Turkmen start returning to their homes in the northern town of Tal Afar, some 390 km north of Iraqi capital Baghdad, during a pause in fighting between U.S. forces and insurgents, witnesses said.
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A U.S. soldier guards a group of residents of the town of Tal Afar, before allowing them to enter the city, September 15, 2004.
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Residents of the town of Tal Afar wait before U.S. troops allow them to enter the city, September 15, 2004. An estimated 50,000 Turkmen started returning to their homes in the northern town of Tal Afar, some 390 km north of Iraqi capital Baghdad, during a pause in fighting between U.S. forces and insurgents, witnesses said.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld speaks to troops at Fort Campbell, Ky., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004. Rumsfeld thanked the troops for their service in Iraq, for their service in Iraq, saying the war on terrorism is ongoing. Fort Campbell is home to 101st Airborne Division and two special operations units. The 101st returned early this year from a one-year deployment to Iraq.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld takes a question from one of the troops at Fort Campbell, Ky. Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004. Rumsfeld thanked Fort Campbell troops Tuesday for their service in Iraq, saying the War on Terrorism is ongoing.
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Former U.S. Green Beret Jonathon Keith Idema smiles as he arrives to hear an Afghan court deliver its verdict in Kabul, September 15, 2004.
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Former U.S. Green Beret Jonathon Keith Idema arrives to hear an Afghan court deliver its verdict in Kabul September 15, 2004.
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John Edwards Tiffany, lawyer for former Green Beret Jonathan Keith Idema (top L), shows evidence during Afghan court proceedings, in Kabul September 15, 2004.
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Former U.S. Green Beret Jonathon Keith Idema lights a cigarette while waiting to hear an Afghan court delivers its verdict, in Kabul September 15, 2004.
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From (L-R) U.S. suspects Jonathan Keith Idema, Brent Bennett and Edward Caraballo listen as an Afghan court delivers its verdict in Kabul September 15, 2004.
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Uh, oh!
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Former U.S. Green Beret Jonathon Keith Idema reacts as an Afghan court delivers its verdict, in Kabul September 15, 2004. Three Americans were sentenced to up to 10 years in jail after being found guilty by an Afghan court on charges including torture, running a private prison and illegal detention.
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An Afghan translator named Suhail is consoled as he breaks down after being sentenced to two years in jail by an Afghan court, in Kabul September 15, 2004. Suhail worked with three Americans, including former U.S. Green Beret Jonathon Keith Idema, who were sentenced to up to 10 years in jail after found guilty by Afghan court of charges including torture, running a private prison and illegal detention.
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U.S. citizens Jonathan Keith Idema, right, and Brent Bennett, left, leave the court led by Afghan military men in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. Three Americans accused of torturing Afghans in a private jail were found guilty Wednesday by a three-judge panel after a trial denounced by the defense as failing to meet basic international standards of fairness
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Militiamen of the 10th Division carry a heavy machine gun during a handover ceremony in Kabul on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004.
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Militiamen of the 10th Division stand in line to hand over their weapons during a ceremony in Kabul Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. Over 980 militiamen of the division returned to civil life along with about 630 of their heavy and light weapons through the program of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration, or DDR, of former soldiers as Afghanistan is on the threshold of its first ever presidential election on Oct. 9.
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Images pictured on Sept. 26, 2000, left, and on Sept. 15, 2004 by South Korean satellite Arirang-1 compare a part of Yanggang province in North Korea, the site of a massive explosion. South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004 that a mushroom-shaped cloud that coincided with a massive explosion in North Korea last week might have been an "unusual form of natural cloud," rather than the byproduct of a nuclear test.
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An image taken Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004 by South Korean satellite Arirang-1 shows a part of Yanggang province in North Korea, the site of a massive explosion. South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Wednesday that a mushroom-shaped cloud that coincided with a massive explosion in North Korea last week might have been an "unusual form of natural cloud," rather than the byproduct of a nuclear test. The white blur at top right is a cloud
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A Greek soldier salutes the coffin with the body of Christian Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, Petros VII, covered with a Greek flag in Athens' main cathedral, on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. Patriarch Petros was killed Saturday as the military helicopter that was transporting him crashed into the sea. Petros' remains were to leave for Cairo, Egypt, aboard a Greek military flight for a funeral service at the Greek Orthodox church of St. George in old Cairo.
RIP
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An Ossetian soldier guards an entrance to a school in Beslan, North Ossetia, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. Children returned to schools in this grief-stricken southern Russian town Wednesday for the first time since heavily armed militants seized more than 1,200 hostages at a school two weeks ago in a raid that shocked Russia and the world.
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Pakistan's al-Khalid battle tank moves during a mobility demonstration in Karachi, September 15, 2004. Pakistan, striving to make a niche for itself in the global arms market, is touting locally-built tanks and other weapons during a four-day defense exhibition which opened on September 14
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A South African delegate (R) visits a stall during a defense exhibition in Karachi, September 15, 2004. Pakistan, striving to make a niche for itself in the global arms market, is touting locally-built tanks and other weapons during a four-day defense exhibition which opened on September 14.
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ID this plane ... ;)
A visitor peeks inside an exhaust nozzle of a U.S. fighter jet on display during American Fest at Kadena airbase in Okinawa, Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. The festival is held for the first time since the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the United States which canceled the friendship event.
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Hunting supporters clash with police officers, unseen, during a demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. The demonstration took place as Britain's House of Commons were debating the Hunting Bill
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Pro-hunting demonstrators clash with police outside the Houses of Parliament in London, September 15, 2004. Fox hunting could be outlawed across Britain after hundreds of years as parliament votes on Wednesday to ban it against a backdrop of deafening street protests and political wrangling.
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Israeli border police officer fire tear gas canisters at protesters during a demonstration against the construction of the Israeli separation barrier in the West Bank village of Deir Samit, west of the southern town of Hebron, Tuesday Sept. 14, 2004. Israeli construction crews, seen in the background, uprooted several Palestinian-owned olive groves to make way for the separation barrier, sparking clashes between troops and Palestinian, Israeli and foreign protesters with the troops firing a volley of tear gas and sound bombs into the crowd.
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A Palestinian gives first aid to an elderly farmer, overcome by the effects of tear gas fired by Israeli forces during a demonstration against the construction of the Israeli separation barrier in the West Bank village of Deir Samit, west of the southern town of Hebron, Tuesday Sept. 14, 2004. Israeli construction crews uprooted several Palestinian-owned olive groves to make way for the separation barrier, sparking clashes between troops and Palestinian, Israeli and foreign protesters with the troops firing a volley of tear gas and sound bombs into the crowd. No additional information available on the man's condition
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Israeli construction crews uprooted several Palestinian-owned olive groves to make way for the separation barrier, sparking clashes between troops and Palestinian, Israeli and foreign protesters with the troops firing a volley of tear gas and sound bombs into the crowd.
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A Palestinian family stands in the rubble of their destroyed house under the watch of an Israeli tank in the village of Al Mugrakha, south of the Jewish settlement of Netzarim, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. The Israeli army destroyed four houses in a military operation overnight in the village which borders the isolated Jewish settlement, Palestinian sources said.
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A Palestinian woman sits in the rubble of her destroyed house under the watch of an Israeli tank in the village of Al Mugrakha, south of the Jewish settlement of Netzarim, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. The Israeli army destroyed four houses in a military operation overnight, in the village which borders the isolated Jewish settlement, Palestinian sources said
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A Palestinian bedouin man herds a camel after his house was destroyed in an Israeli army operation in the village of Al Mugrakha, south of the Jewish settlement of Netzarim, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004.
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A Palestinian family gathers belongings in the rubble of their destroyed house under the watch of an Israeli tank in the village of Al Mugrakha, south of the Jewish settlement of Netzarim, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004.
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A Palestinian bedouin woman gathers belongings in the rubble of her destroyed house in the village of Al Mugrakha, south of the Jewish settlement of Netzarim, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. The Israeli army destroyed four houses in a military operation overnight, in the village which borders the isolated Jewish settlement, Palestinian sources said.
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Israeli soldiers provide security as members of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel, a non-governmental organization, demonstrate against the scheduled visit of the U.S. singer Madonna to Rachel's tomb, seen in background, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. The banner reads in Hebrew and Arabic: "Peace." The protesters wanted to point out that the site is in the West Bank and draw attention to the plight of Palestinians living under Israeli military control. Madonna, who has taken an interest in Kabbalah, a form of Jewish mysticism, in recent years, was arriving in Israel for the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown Wednesday and her visit has brought a quirky diversion to a country normally focused on the conflict with the Palestinians.
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Angela Godfrey protests against the scheduled visit of U.S. singer Madonna to Rachel's tomb which is located in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, as they stand at the checkpoint between Jerusalem and the biblical town, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. The protesters wanted to point out that the site is in the West Bank and draw attention to the plight of Palestinians living under Israeli military control. Madonna, who has taken an interest in Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism in recent years, was arriving in Israel for the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown Wednesday and her visit had brought a quirky diversion to a country normally focused on the conflict with the Palestinians. At rear is a banner of the peace group Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, left, answers reporters questions during a media conference with Swedish Foreign Minister Leila Freivalds after their meeting at his office in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. Israel will not follow the U.S.-backed "road map" peace plan and could remain in much of the West Bank for an extended period after it withdraws from the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday.
Policemen display their skills during their graduation ceremony after completing a course on "riots and terrorism", in Basra, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2004. This was the first batch of 230 policemen to be trained by Danish and British instructors on the basics of handling internal security situations like riots and terrorism.
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Iraqi policemen in riotgear make a formation during their graduation ceremony after completing a course on "riots and terrorism", in Basra, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2004. This was the first batch of 230 policemen to be trained by Danish and British instructors on the basics of handling internal security situations like riots and terrorism.
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Giving terrorists the finger ..
Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Mike Jackson said that Iraqi police recruits were not deterred by a spate of bombings and that elections in Iraq can proceed according to the January timetable
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A U.S. soldier keeps guard as prisoners from Abu Ghraib are brought to an Iraqi military base to be released, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2004. Hundreds of prisoners were released from Abu Ghraib on Wednesday.
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People wait for the release of family members held prisoner at Abu Ghraib, after they were moved to an Iraqi military base to be released, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2004. Hundreds of Abu Ghraib prisoners were released on Wednesday.
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A U.S. soldier gives cigarettes to prisoners who were just released from an Iraqi military base after they were brought there from Abu Ghraib for release, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2004. Hundreds of prisoners were released from Abu Ghraib on Wednesday
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Two unidentified prisoners walk out of an Iraqi military base after being brought there from Abu Ghraib prison for release, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. Hundreds of Abu Ghraib prisoners were released on Wednesday.
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A family embraces an unidentified prisoner, left, just after his release from the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2004.
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Former Iraqi prisoners carry their belonging after being released at the U.S. military base in the Amiriya district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, September 15, 2004.
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A heavily armed Iraqi soldier stands guard at a checkpoint outside the restive city of Ramadi. Ten people were killed and six wounded in exchanges of fire between insurgents and US marines in Ramadi.
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US soldiers and Iraqi National Guard block the entrance of Tall Afar. Goaded into battle by US troops keen to curb a soaring casualty toll, the Iraqi nation guard got off to a bumpy start but frontline experience is earning it much-needed legitimacy and confidence
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US soldiers on patrol in the Iraqi capital. US soldiers discovered (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/photos/recip/story/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/iraq_toll_behead) three heads and decapitated bodies, thought to be of Iraqi civilians, on a roadside north of Baghdad
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U.S. soldiers search residents of the town of Tal Afar, before allowing them to enter the city, September 15, 2004. An estimated 50,000 Turkmen started returning to their homes in the northern town of Tal Afar, some 390 km north of Iraqi capital Baghdad, during a pause in fighting between U.S. forces and insurgents, witnesses said.
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U.S. soldiers search residents of the town of Tal Afar before allowing them to enter the city, September 15, 2004. An estimated 50,000 Turkmen start returning to their homes in the northern town of Tal Afar, some 390 km north of Iraqi capital Baghdad, during a pause in fighting between U.S. forces and insurgents, witnesses said.
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A U.S. soldier guards a group of residents of the town of Tal Afar, before allowing them to enter the city, September 15, 2004.
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Residents of the town of Tal Afar wait before U.S. troops allow them to enter the city, September 15, 2004. An estimated 50,000 Turkmen started returning to their homes in the northern town of Tal Afar, some 390 km north of Iraqi capital Baghdad, during a pause in fighting between U.S. forces and insurgents, witnesses said.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld speaks to troops at Fort Campbell, Ky., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004. Rumsfeld thanked the troops for their service in Iraq, for their service in Iraq, saying the war on terrorism is ongoing. Fort Campbell is home to 101st Airborne Division and two special operations units. The 101st returned early this year from a one-year deployment to Iraq.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld takes a question from one of the troops at Fort Campbell, Ky. Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004. Rumsfeld thanked Fort Campbell troops Tuesday for their service in Iraq, saying the War on Terrorism is ongoing.
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Former U.S. Green Beret Jonathon Keith Idema smiles as he arrives to hear an Afghan court deliver its verdict in Kabul, September 15, 2004.
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Former U.S. Green Beret Jonathon Keith Idema arrives to hear an Afghan court deliver its verdict in Kabul September 15, 2004.
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John Edwards Tiffany, lawyer for former Green Beret Jonathan Keith Idema (top L), shows evidence during Afghan court proceedings, in Kabul September 15, 2004.
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Former U.S. Green Beret Jonathon Keith Idema lights a cigarette while waiting to hear an Afghan court delivers its verdict, in Kabul September 15, 2004.
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From (L-R) U.S. suspects Jonathan Keith Idema, Brent Bennett and Edward Caraballo listen as an Afghan court delivers its verdict in Kabul September 15, 2004.
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Uh, oh!
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Former U.S. Green Beret Jonathon Keith Idema reacts as an Afghan court delivers its verdict, in Kabul September 15, 2004. Three Americans were sentenced to up to 10 years in jail after being found guilty by an Afghan court on charges including torture, running a private prison and illegal detention.
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An Afghan translator named Suhail is consoled as he breaks down after being sentenced to two years in jail by an Afghan court, in Kabul September 15, 2004. Suhail worked with three Americans, including former U.S. Green Beret Jonathon Keith Idema, who were sentenced to up to 10 years in jail after found guilty by Afghan court of charges including torture, running a private prison and illegal detention.
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U.S. citizens Jonathan Keith Idema, right, and Brent Bennett, left, leave the court led by Afghan military men in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. Three Americans accused of torturing Afghans in a private jail were found guilty Wednesday by a three-judge panel after a trial denounced by the defense as failing to meet basic international standards of fairness
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Militiamen of the 10th Division carry a heavy machine gun during a handover ceremony in Kabul on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004.
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Militiamen of the 10th Division stand in line to hand over their weapons during a ceremony in Kabul Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. Over 980 militiamen of the division returned to civil life along with about 630 of their heavy and light weapons through the program of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration, or DDR, of former soldiers as Afghanistan is on the threshold of its first ever presidential election on Oct. 9.
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Images pictured on Sept. 26, 2000, left, and on Sept. 15, 2004 by South Korean satellite Arirang-1 compare a part of Yanggang province in North Korea, the site of a massive explosion. South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004 that a mushroom-shaped cloud that coincided with a massive explosion in North Korea last week might have been an "unusual form of natural cloud," rather than the byproduct of a nuclear test.
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An image taken Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004 by South Korean satellite Arirang-1 shows a part of Yanggang province in North Korea, the site of a massive explosion. South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Wednesday that a mushroom-shaped cloud that coincided with a massive explosion in North Korea last week might have been an "unusual form of natural cloud," rather than the byproduct of a nuclear test. The white blur at top right is a cloud
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A Greek soldier salutes the coffin with the body of Christian Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, Petros VII, covered with a Greek flag in Athens' main cathedral, on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. Patriarch Petros was killed Saturday as the military helicopter that was transporting him crashed into the sea. Petros' remains were to leave for Cairo, Egypt, aboard a Greek military flight for a funeral service at the Greek Orthodox church of St. George in old Cairo.
RIP
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An Ossetian soldier guards an entrance to a school in Beslan, North Ossetia, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. Children returned to schools in this grief-stricken southern Russian town Wednesday for the first time since heavily armed militants seized more than 1,200 hostages at a school two weeks ago in a raid that shocked Russia and the world.
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Pakistan's al-Khalid battle tank moves during a mobility demonstration in Karachi, September 15, 2004. Pakistan, striving to make a niche for itself in the global arms market, is touting locally-built tanks and other weapons during a four-day defense exhibition which opened on September 14
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A South African delegate (R) visits a stall during a defense exhibition in Karachi, September 15, 2004. Pakistan, striving to make a niche for itself in the global arms market, is touting locally-built tanks and other weapons during a four-day defense exhibition which opened on September 14.
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ID this plane ... ;)
A visitor peeks inside an exhaust nozzle of a U.S. fighter jet on display during American Fest at Kadena airbase in Okinawa, Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. The festival is held for the first time since the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the United States which canceled the friendship event.
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Hunting supporters clash with police officers, unseen, during a demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. The demonstration took place as Britain's House of Commons were debating the Hunting Bill
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Pro-hunting demonstrators clash with police outside the Houses of Parliament in London, September 15, 2004. Fox hunting could be outlawed across Britain after hundreds of years as parliament votes on Wednesday to ban it against a backdrop of deafening street protests and political wrangling.
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Israeli border police officer fire tear gas canisters at protesters during a demonstration against the construction of the Israeli separation barrier in the West Bank village of Deir Samit, west of the southern town of Hebron, Tuesday Sept. 14, 2004. Israeli construction crews, seen in the background, uprooted several Palestinian-owned olive groves to make way for the separation barrier, sparking clashes between troops and Palestinian, Israeli and foreign protesters with the troops firing a volley of tear gas and sound bombs into the crowd.
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A Palestinian gives first aid to an elderly farmer, overcome by the effects of tear gas fired by Israeli forces during a demonstration against the construction of the Israeli separation barrier in the West Bank village of Deir Samit, west of the southern town of Hebron, Tuesday Sept. 14, 2004. Israeli construction crews uprooted several Palestinian-owned olive groves to make way for the separation barrier, sparking clashes between troops and Palestinian, Israeli and foreign protesters with the troops firing a volley of tear gas and sound bombs into the crowd. No additional information available on the man's condition
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Israeli construction crews uprooted several Palestinian-owned olive groves to make way for the separation barrier, sparking clashes between troops and Palestinian, Israeli and foreign protesters with the troops firing a volley of tear gas and sound bombs into the crowd.
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A Palestinian family stands in the rubble of their destroyed house under the watch of an Israeli tank in the village of Al Mugrakha, south of the Jewish settlement of Netzarim, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. The Israeli army destroyed four houses in a military operation overnight in the village which borders the isolated Jewish settlement, Palestinian sources said.
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A Palestinian woman sits in the rubble of her destroyed house under the watch of an Israeli tank in the village of Al Mugrakha, south of the Jewish settlement of Netzarim, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. The Israeli army destroyed four houses in a military operation overnight, in the village which borders the isolated Jewish settlement, Palestinian sources said
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A Palestinian bedouin man herds a camel after his house was destroyed in an Israeli army operation in the village of Al Mugrakha, south of the Jewish settlement of Netzarim, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004.
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A Palestinian family gathers belongings in the rubble of their destroyed house under the watch of an Israeli tank in the village of Al Mugrakha, south of the Jewish settlement of Netzarim, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004.
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A Palestinian bedouin woman gathers belongings in the rubble of her destroyed house in the village of Al Mugrakha, south of the Jewish settlement of Netzarim, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. The Israeli army destroyed four houses in a military operation overnight, in the village which borders the isolated Jewish settlement, Palestinian sources said.
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Israeli soldiers provide security as members of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel, a non-governmental organization, demonstrate against the scheduled visit of the U.S. singer Madonna to Rachel's tomb, seen in background, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. The banner reads in Hebrew and Arabic: "Peace." The protesters wanted to point out that the site is in the West Bank and draw attention to the plight of Palestinians living under Israeli military control. Madonna, who has taken an interest in Kabbalah, a form of Jewish mysticism, in recent years, was arriving in Israel for the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown Wednesday and her visit has brought a quirky diversion to a country normally focused on the conflict with the Palestinians.
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Angela Godfrey protests against the scheduled visit of U.S. singer Madonna to Rachel's tomb which is located in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, as they stand at the checkpoint between Jerusalem and the biblical town, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. The protesters wanted to point out that the site is in the West Bank and draw attention to the plight of Palestinians living under Israeli military control. Madonna, who has taken an interest in Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism in recent years, was arriving in Israel for the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown Wednesday and her visit had brought a quirky diversion to a country normally focused on the conflict with the Palestinians. At rear is a banner of the peace group Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, left, answers reporters questions during a media conference with Swedish Foreign Minister Leila Freivalds after their meeting at his office in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004. Israel will not follow the U.S.-backed "road map" peace plan and could remain in much of the West Bank for an extended period after it withdraws from the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday.