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01-20-2004, 11:12 AM
Some recent USCG images:
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 8, 2004)-- LT. j.g. Robert Mohr, 25, prepares to lead a team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak to board cargo dhows and look for smuggled Iraqi oil. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 4, 2004)--Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Jason Anderson, 21, watches over the crew of a cargo dhow as a boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell searches the vessel for illegal goods. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 9, 2004)--Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 106 ride in a rigid hull inflatable boat from USS Firebolt (PC 10) to a cargo dhow where they will board the vessel and search for smuggled Iraqi oil. Coast Guard LEDETs are often deployed aboard U.S. Navy ships and they are considered specialists in vessel boardings and shipboard investigations. The San Diego based LEDET 106 is depolyed to the Arabian Gulf to assist coalition forces as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 28, 2003)-Seaman Cathie Moore, 27, keeps a sharp lookout aboard the USCGC Aquidneck. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to to the region to support the U.S. Navy and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to seach for terrorists and oil smugglers. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 4, 2004)--Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Jeff Picinich, 31, stands watch as the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak maintains a security patrol around an offshore Iraqi oil terminal. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 5, 2004)-- A boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak heads out to search a cargo dhow for smuggled Iraqi oil. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 5, 2004)-- Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Adam Noorigian, 28, from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak signals the coxswain to adjust speed as they a approach one of the many shipwrecks located throughout the Khawr Abd Allah river in Iraq. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCGphoto by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 8, 2004)-- A boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak climbs aboard a cargo dhow to search for smuggled Iraqi oil. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 5, 2004)--Machinery Technician 3rd Class Matt Hare, 20, (L) and Machinery Technician 3rd Class John Shaw, 24, search a cargo dhow for illegal goods as part of a boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 5, 2004)--Machinery Technician 3rd Class Matt Hare, 20, (L) and Machinery Technician 3rd Class John Shaw, 24, search a cargo dhow for illegal goods as part of a boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 4, 2004)--Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Kevin Erwin, 37, stands a security watch as a boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell searches the vessel for illegal cargo. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 9, 2004)-- A boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak prepares to search a cargo dhow for smuggled Iraqi oil. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 5, 2004)--Machinery Technician 3rd Class John Shaw, 24, climbs out of a storage compartment while searching a cargo dhow for illegal goods as part of a boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 9, 2004)--Machinery Technician 2nd Class Chad Parker, 29, inspects a large containter in the hold of a cargo dhow as a boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak searches the vessel for smuggled Iraqi oil. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 31, 2003)--Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 405 search a merchant vessel for possible terrorists and hidden compartments used to smuggle Iraqi oil. Coast Guard LEDETs are often deployed aboard U.S. Navy ships and they are considered specialists in vessel boardings and shipboard investigations. The Miami based LEDET 405 is depolyed to the Arabian Gulf to assist coalition forces as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations.USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 31, 2003)--Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 405 inspect a merchant vessel for hidden compartments used to smuggle Iraqi oil. Coast Guard LEDETs are often deployed aboard U.S. Navy ships and they are considered specialists in vessel boardings and shipboard investigations. The Miami based LEDET 405 is depolyed to the Arabian Gulf to assist coalition forces as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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A Japanese Army soldier secures the area during an inspection of their new military base, in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Japanese soldiers entered a conflict zone Monday for first time since World War II, crossing into Iraq on a humanitarian mission that has stirred controversy in Japan while raising great expectations among Iraqis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Japanese Army Col. Masahisa Sato, commander of the advance party, left, points to the horizon as he inspects their military base, in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Japanese soldiers entered a conflict zone Monday for first time since World War II, crossing into Iraq on a humanitarian mission that has stirred controversy at home while raising great expectations among Iraqis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Japanese Army soldiers clear their weapons as they enter the Dutch military base, in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Japanese soldiers entered a conflict zone Monday for first time since World War II, crossing into Iraq on a humanitarian mission that has stirred controversy in Japan while raising great expectations among Iraqis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Japanese Army soldiers are cheered by Iraqi children as they leave their base in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Japanese soldiers entered a conflict zone Monday for first time since World War II, crossing into Iraq on a humanitarian mission that has stirred controversy in Japan, while raising great expectations among Iraqis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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A Japanese Army soldier, stands in front of a wellcoming banner reading in Arabic "Al-Muthana province wellcome the friendly Japanese troops" during their visit at the city hall in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Japanese soldiers entered a conflict zone Monday for first time since World War II, crossing into Iraq on a humanitarian mission that has stirred controversy at home while raising great expectations among Iraqis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Japanese media surround a Japanese soldier during a visit at the city hall in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004.
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A Japanese armored vehicle makes a turn outside the Governor's House in Samawa, southern Iraq (news - web sites) January 20, 2004 after taking their commander colonel Masahisa Sato for a meeting.
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Colonel Masahisa (L), the commander of the Japanese Forces advanced team, and Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Opelaar, commander of the Dutch military contingent of Royal Marines and Army, leave the Governor's House in Samawa, southern Iraq (news - web sites) January 20, 2004 after talks with the provisional governor.
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A Japanese Army soldier patrols outside the city hall, in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004.
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A Japanese Army soldier listens to an Iraqi during his visit at the city hall in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004.
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Japanese Army Col. Masahisa Sato, third from left, and Samawa Mayor Muhamid Ali Hassan Al-Hassany, right, shake hands during their meeting at the city hall, in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Japanese soldiers entered a conflict zone Monday for first time since World War II, crossing into Iraq on a humanitarian mission that has stirred controversy at home while raising great expectations among Iraqis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Iraqi Shiite Muslims demonstrate in Baghdad, Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004, calling for Saddam Hussein's execution. The poster in the background shows Shiite muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr. Thousands of Shiite Muslims marched through Baghdad in the latest show of strength by a community repressed for decades by the former dictator. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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Iraqi Shiite Muslims pray during a demonstration in Baghdad Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004 calling for Saddam Hussein's execution. In the foreground is a poster of Shiite clerical leader Moqtada Sadr. Thousands of Shiite Muslims marched through Baghdad in the latest show of strength by a community repressed for decades by the former dictator. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Iraqi Shiite Muslims demonstrate in Baghdad Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004 with flags, banners, and posters of Shiite clerical leaders and calling for Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s execution. Thousands of Shiite Muslims marched through Baghdad in the latest show of strength by a community repressed for decades by the former dictator. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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Members of the new Iraqi army chant together before being loaded onto trucks after completing a training exercise with U.S. forces in central Baghdad Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Members of the new Iraqi army patrol central Baghdad from the back of a truck after a traning exercise with U.S. forces Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Israel:
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Israeli soldiers patrol the Israeli Lebanese border January 20, 2004. Israel weighed a military response to the killing of one its soldiers by Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas, an attack that deepened Israeli skepticism about recent Syrian peace overtures. (Haim Azoulay/*******)
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A Palestinian family watches as their house is demolished in east Jerusalem, January 20, 2004. The house was demolished because it was build without a permit according to the Jerusalem municipality. *******/Ammar Awad
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A Palestinian man, along with his two daughters, sits on the ground as Israeli border policemen prevent them from approaching their demolished house in east Jerusalem, January 20, 2004. The house was demolished because it was build with out a permit according to the Jerusalem municipality. *******/Ammar Awad
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A Palestinian family removes belongings from their house in the area where an Israeli army bulldozer was destroying homes next to the border with Egypt, in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004. Israeli army bulldozers flattened 30 houses and a mosque in this refugee camp Tuesday, Palestinian officials said. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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A Palestinian woman retrieves some of her belongings as an Israeli army bulldozer destroys her home next to the border with Egypt, in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004. Israeli army bulldozers flattened 30 houses and a mosque in this refugee camp Tuesday, Palestinian officials said. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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A Palestinian woman raises her hands to try and prevent an Israeli army bulldozer from destroying houses next to the border with Egypt, in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004.
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An Israeli border policeman prays in front of concrete wall separating the West Bank village of Abu Dis from East Jerusalem January 20, 2004. Israel weighed a military response to the killing of one its soldiers by Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas, an attack that deepened Israeli skepticism about recent Syrian peace overtures. Photo by Ronen Zvulun/*******
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An Israeli settler cries inside a synagogue at the Jewish West Tapuach outpost near the Palestinian West Bank city of Nablus, January 20, 2004. Jewish settlers tried to block hundreds of Israeli soldiers sent to demolish a makeshift synagogue at a settlement outpost on Tuesday, witnesses said. *******/Goran Tomasevic
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A Jewish settler struggles with Israeli soldiers as settlers try to prevent troops from demolishing a synagogue at the Jewish West Tapuach outpost near the Palestinian West Bank city of Nablus, January 20, 2004. Jewish settlers tried to block hundreds of Israeli soldiers sent to demolish a makeshift synagogue at a settlement outpost on Tuesday, witnesses said. *******/Gil Cohen Magen
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Israeli policemen carry away Jewish settlers after the settlers who were trying to prevent troops from demolishing a synagogue at the Jewish West Tapuach outpost near the Palestinian West Bank city of Nablus, January 20, 2004. *******/Gil Cohen Magen
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In the morning fog a bullet-ridden sign in English, Hebrew and Arabic warns about the proximity of the Israeli-Syrian border in the Golan Heights Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004. When Israeli troops rumbled up the Golan Heights in 1967, the few thousand Syrians who lived there had left, except for some 17,000 Druze Arabs who live under Israeli occupation to this day. Israelis, in love with the mountainous resort area which has been tranquil during Israel's 37-year occupation, are reluctant to trade the pastoral Golan Heights for peace with Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
I think this is citizen-k country ... ;)
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A Druze Arab shepherd leads his flock near the Israeli kibbutz of El-Rom in the Golan Heights Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004. Some 17,000 Druze Arabs, members of a secretive sect that broke with Islam in the 12th century, live in the Golan Heights mainly in four villages, though before the 1967 Mideast War when Israel captured the area from Syria, dozens of Druze villages existed. Israelis, in love with the mountainous resort area which has been tranquil during Israel's 37-year occupation, are reluctant to trade the pastoral Golan Heights for peace with Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Youths play near water falls in the central Golan Heights captured from Syria in the1967 war, Friday, Jan. 16, 2004. Israelis, in love with the mountainous resort area which has been tranquil during Israel's 37-year occupation, are reluctant to trade the pastoral Golan Heights for peace with Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Barrels filled with red wine are seen under the temperature and humidity controlled cellars of the Golan Heights Winery near the Israeli town of Qatzrin in the Golan Heights Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004. The company, a multimillion dollar business that exports award-winning kosher wines to the United States, Europe and Asia, expands and invests, apparently oblivious to any threat that the lands on which they grow their grapes could one day be handed over back to Syria. Israelis, in love with the mountainousresort area which has been tranquil during Israel's 37-year occupation, are reluctant to trade the pastoral Golan Heights for peace with their Arab neighbor. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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A view of the Druze Arab village of Majdal Shams, bottom, in the Golan Heights with the snow-covered Mount Hermon in the background Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004. Some 17,000 Druze Arabs, members of a secretive sect that broke with Islam in the 12th century, live in the Golan Heights mainly in four villages, though before the 1967 Mideast War when Israel captured the area from Syria, dozens of Druze villages existed. Israelis, in love with the mountainous resort area which has been tranquil during Israel's 37-year occupation, are reluctant to trade the pastoral Golan Heights for peace with Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Israelis flock the snowy slopes of Mount Hermon's ski resort at the highest peak of the Golan Heights near the mountainous demarcation line between the Israel-Syrian border Friday, Jan. 16, 2004. The fate of the vibrant, prosperous ski resort, the only place Israelis can ski without going abroad as well as the fate of all of the Golan Heights that Israel occupied in 1967, has yet to be determined. Israelis, in love with the mountainous resort area which has been tranquil during Israel's 37-year occupation, are reluctant to trade the pastoral Golan Heights for peace with Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
North Korea:
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, second from right, meets with Chinese Communist party delegation led by Wang Jiarui, third from left, in Pyongyang, North Korea's capital, Monday, Jan. 19, 2004. China said Tuesday it is making "positive efforts" toward arranging a new round of six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Korea News Service)
India/Russia:
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New Delhi has reason to shout about its economic triumphalism. The nations economy is on a roll and the government predicts growth will top eight per cent for the second half of the year -- putting it in the same league as China.(AFP/File/Raveendran )
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, right, with Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes attends his ceremonial reception at Army Headquarters in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Ivanov is in India on a three-day visit to sign a US$1.6 billion agreement on the sale of Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier and 12 fighter jets from Russia. (AP Photo/Ajit Kumar)
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Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov inspects an Indian guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony in New Delhi, 20 January 2003. India and Russia are likely to clinch a 1.8-billion dollar contract for the sale and refurbishment of a Soviet-era aircraft carrier and a Russian delegation is in negotiations over the sale of the 44,570-tonne Admiral Gorshkov carrier to the Indian navy, which currently has only one such ship.(AFP/Raveendran )
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India and Russia have signed a 1.5-billion-dollar deal which includes overhauling the 44,570-tonne Admiral Gorshkov carrier(AFP/ITAR/TASS)
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A Proton booster rocket is assembled at the Khrunichev State Research and Production Center in Moscow, in this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003 file photo. Khrunichev and other Russian space companies are counting on winning a share of the future U.S. manned missions to the moon and Mars announced by President George W. Bush. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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Indians and Cubans shout anti U.S. slogans holding Cuban flags and a picture of Che Guevara, during a march at the World Social Forum (WSF) conference, in Bombay, India, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Seminars and workshops on HIV/AIDS dominated the fifth day of the annual forum, where some 100,000 activists, aid workers, intellectuals, and trade unionists have gathered to oppose big business, unfair global trade, war and oppression. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Turkey/Pakistan:
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Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, second from left, follows a Turkish honour guard during a ceremony at the mausoleum of Turkey's founder Kemal Ataturk, in Ankara on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Gen. Musharraf, in Turkey for a three-day visit, opened talks with Turkish leaders on terrorism, regional issues and expanding business ties. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
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Pakistan has invited Israeli Agriculture Minister Israel Katz to visit the Muslim country with which it does not have diplomatic relations, as part of a UN delegation, the first such public visit by an Israeli minister to Pakistan. An Israeli newspaper also reported that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, pictured, could meet Israeli Foreign Minister at this week's World Economic Forum (news - web sites) in Davos(AFP/parliament/File)
Davos/Helvetia:
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Swiss police officers patrol the site of the annual Davos World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. More than 2,100 business and political leaders from 94 countries are expected to attend the forum's annual meeting, which is due to take place amid heavy security, after protests against the event in recent years sometimes slid into violence. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
Manila:
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Visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (left) and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo stand at attention during welcoming ceremony at Malacanang Palace grounds Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004 in Manila. Abdullah is here for the first time as Prime Minister, for talks with Arroyo, mostly centered on dealing with terrorism in Asia. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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Visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (third from left), escorted by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (left), reviews the honor guards during welcoming ceremony Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004 at Malacanang Palace grounds in Manila. Abdullah is here for the first time as Prime Minister for talks with Arroyo, mostly centered on dealing with terrorism in Asia. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 8, 2004)-- LT. j.g. Robert Mohr, 25, prepares to lead a team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak to board cargo dhows and look for smuggled Iraqi oil. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 4, 2004)--Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Jason Anderson, 21, watches over the crew of a cargo dhow as a boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell searches the vessel for illegal goods. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 9, 2004)--Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 106 ride in a rigid hull inflatable boat from USS Firebolt (PC 10) to a cargo dhow where they will board the vessel and search for smuggled Iraqi oil. Coast Guard LEDETs are often deployed aboard U.S. Navy ships and they are considered specialists in vessel boardings and shipboard investigations. The San Diego based LEDET 106 is depolyed to the Arabian Gulf to assist coalition forces as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 28, 2003)-Seaman Cathie Moore, 27, keeps a sharp lookout aboard the USCGC Aquidneck. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to to the region to support the U.S. Navy and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to seach for terrorists and oil smugglers. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 4, 2004)--Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Jeff Picinich, 31, stands watch as the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak maintains a security patrol around an offshore Iraqi oil terminal. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 5, 2004)-- A boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak heads out to search a cargo dhow for smuggled Iraqi oil. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 5, 2004)-- Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Adam Noorigian, 28, from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak signals the coxswain to adjust speed as they a approach one of the many shipwrecks located throughout the Khawr Abd Allah river in Iraq. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCGphoto by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 8, 2004)-- A boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak climbs aboard a cargo dhow to search for smuggled Iraqi oil. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 5, 2004)--Machinery Technician 3rd Class Matt Hare, 20, (L) and Machinery Technician 3rd Class John Shaw, 24, search a cargo dhow for illegal goods as part of a boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 5, 2004)--Machinery Technician 3rd Class Matt Hare, 20, (L) and Machinery Technician 3rd Class John Shaw, 24, search a cargo dhow for illegal goods as part of a boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 4, 2004)--Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Kevin Erwin, 37, stands a security watch as a boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell searches the vessel for illegal cargo. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 9, 2004)-- A boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak prepares to search a cargo dhow for smuggled Iraqi oil. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 5, 2004)--Machinery Technician 3rd Class John Shaw, 24, climbs out of a storage compartment while searching a cargo dhow for illegal goods as part of a boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 9, 2004)--Machinery Technician 2nd Class Chad Parker, 29, inspects a large containter in the hold of a cargo dhow as a boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak searches the vessel for smuggled Iraqi oil. The Coast Guard has deployed four 110-foot patrol boats to the region to support U.S. Navy 5th Fleet and coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations to stop illegal oil smuggling and to search for terrorists. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 31, 2003)--Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 405 search a merchant vessel for possible terrorists and hidden compartments used to smuggle Iraqi oil. Coast Guard LEDETs are often deployed aboard U.S. Navy ships and they are considered specialists in vessel boardings and shipboard investigations. The Miami based LEDET 405 is depolyed to the Arabian Gulf to assist coalition forces as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations.USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 31, 2003)--Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 405 inspect a merchant vessel for hidden compartments used to smuggle Iraqi oil. Coast Guard LEDETs are often deployed aboard U.S. Navy ships and they are considered specialists in vessel boardings and shipboard investigations. The Miami based LEDET 405 is depolyed to the Arabian Gulf to assist coalition forces as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Interception Operations. USCG photo by PA1 Matthew Belson
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A Japanese Army soldier secures the area during an inspection of their new military base, in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Japanese soldiers entered a conflict zone Monday for first time since World War II, crossing into Iraq on a humanitarian mission that has stirred controversy in Japan while raising great expectations among Iraqis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Japanese Army Col. Masahisa Sato, commander of the advance party, left, points to the horizon as he inspects their military base, in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Japanese soldiers entered a conflict zone Monday for first time since World War II, crossing into Iraq on a humanitarian mission that has stirred controversy at home while raising great expectations among Iraqis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Japanese Army soldiers clear their weapons as they enter the Dutch military base, in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Japanese soldiers entered a conflict zone Monday for first time since World War II, crossing into Iraq on a humanitarian mission that has stirred controversy in Japan while raising great expectations among Iraqis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Japanese Army soldiers are cheered by Iraqi children as they leave their base in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Japanese soldiers entered a conflict zone Monday for first time since World War II, crossing into Iraq on a humanitarian mission that has stirred controversy in Japan, while raising great expectations among Iraqis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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A Japanese Army soldier, stands in front of a wellcoming banner reading in Arabic "Al-Muthana province wellcome the friendly Japanese troops" during their visit at the city hall in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Japanese soldiers entered a conflict zone Monday for first time since World War II, crossing into Iraq on a humanitarian mission that has stirred controversy at home while raising great expectations among Iraqis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Japanese media surround a Japanese soldier during a visit at the city hall in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004.
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A Japanese armored vehicle makes a turn outside the Governor's House in Samawa, southern Iraq (news - web sites) January 20, 2004 after taking their commander colonel Masahisa Sato for a meeting.
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Colonel Masahisa (L), the commander of the Japanese Forces advanced team, and Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Opelaar, commander of the Dutch military contingent of Royal Marines and Army, leave the Governor's House in Samawa, southern Iraq (news - web sites) January 20, 2004 after talks with the provisional governor.
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A Japanese Army soldier patrols outside the city hall, in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004.
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A Japanese Army soldier listens to an Iraqi during his visit at the city hall in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004.
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Japanese Army Col. Masahisa Sato, third from left, and Samawa Mayor Muhamid Ali Hassan Al-Hassany, right, shake hands during their meeting at the city hall, in Samawa, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Japanese soldiers entered a conflict zone Monday for first time since World War II, crossing into Iraq on a humanitarian mission that has stirred controversy at home while raising great expectations among Iraqis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Iraqi Shiite Muslims demonstrate in Baghdad, Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004, calling for Saddam Hussein's execution. The poster in the background shows Shiite muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr. Thousands of Shiite Muslims marched through Baghdad in the latest show of strength by a community repressed for decades by the former dictator. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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Iraqi Shiite Muslims pray during a demonstration in Baghdad Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004 calling for Saddam Hussein's execution. In the foreground is a poster of Shiite clerical leader Moqtada Sadr. Thousands of Shiite Muslims marched through Baghdad in the latest show of strength by a community repressed for decades by the former dictator. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Iraqi Shiite Muslims demonstrate in Baghdad Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004 with flags, banners, and posters of Shiite clerical leaders and calling for Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s execution. Thousands of Shiite Muslims marched through Baghdad in the latest show of strength by a community repressed for decades by the former dictator. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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Members of the new Iraqi army chant together before being loaded onto trucks after completing a training exercise with U.S. forces in central Baghdad Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Members of the new Iraqi army patrol central Baghdad from the back of a truck after a traning exercise with U.S. forces Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Israel:
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Israeli soldiers patrol the Israeli Lebanese border January 20, 2004. Israel weighed a military response to the killing of one its soldiers by Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas, an attack that deepened Israeli skepticism about recent Syrian peace overtures. (Haim Azoulay/*******)
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A Palestinian family watches as their house is demolished in east Jerusalem, January 20, 2004. The house was demolished because it was build without a permit according to the Jerusalem municipality. *******/Ammar Awad
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A Palestinian man, along with his two daughters, sits on the ground as Israeli border policemen prevent them from approaching their demolished house in east Jerusalem, January 20, 2004. The house was demolished because it was build with out a permit according to the Jerusalem municipality. *******/Ammar Awad
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A Palestinian family removes belongings from their house in the area where an Israeli army bulldozer was destroying homes next to the border with Egypt, in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004. Israeli army bulldozers flattened 30 houses and a mosque in this refugee camp Tuesday, Palestinian officials said. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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A Palestinian woman retrieves some of her belongings as an Israeli army bulldozer destroys her home next to the border with Egypt, in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004. Israeli army bulldozers flattened 30 houses and a mosque in this refugee camp Tuesday, Palestinian officials said. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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A Palestinian woman raises her hands to try and prevent an Israeli army bulldozer from destroying houses next to the border with Egypt, in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004.
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An Israeli border policeman prays in front of concrete wall separating the West Bank village of Abu Dis from East Jerusalem January 20, 2004. Israel weighed a military response to the killing of one its soldiers by Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas, an attack that deepened Israeli skepticism about recent Syrian peace overtures. Photo by Ronen Zvulun/*******
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An Israeli settler cries inside a synagogue at the Jewish West Tapuach outpost near the Palestinian West Bank city of Nablus, January 20, 2004. Jewish settlers tried to block hundreds of Israeli soldiers sent to demolish a makeshift synagogue at a settlement outpost on Tuesday, witnesses said. *******/Goran Tomasevic
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A Jewish settler struggles with Israeli soldiers as settlers try to prevent troops from demolishing a synagogue at the Jewish West Tapuach outpost near the Palestinian West Bank city of Nablus, January 20, 2004. Jewish settlers tried to block hundreds of Israeli soldiers sent to demolish a makeshift synagogue at a settlement outpost on Tuesday, witnesses said. *******/Gil Cohen Magen
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Israeli policemen carry away Jewish settlers after the settlers who were trying to prevent troops from demolishing a synagogue at the Jewish West Tapuach outpost near the Palestinian West Bank city of Nablus, January 20, 2004. *******/Gil Cohen Magen
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In the morning fog a bullet-ridden sign in English, Hebrew and Arabic warns about the proximity of the Israeli-Syrian border in the Golan Heights Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004. When Israeli troops rumbled up the Golan Heights in 1967, the few thousand Syrians who lived there had left, except for some 17,000 Druze Arabs who live under Israeli occupation to this day. Israelis, in love with the mountainous resort area which has been tranquil during Israel's 37-year occupation, are reluctant to trade the pastoral Golan Heights for peace with Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
I think this is citizen-k country ... ;)
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A Druze Arab shepherd leads his flock near the Israeli kibbutz of El-Rom in the Golan Heights Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004. Some 17,000 Druze Arabs, members of a secretive sect that broke with Islam in the 12th century, live in the Golan Heights mainly in four villages, though before the 1967 Mideast War when Israel captured the area from Syria, dozens of Druze villages existed. Israelis, in love with the mountainous resort area which has been tranquil during Israel's 37-year occupation, are reluctant to trade the pastoral Golan Heights for peace with Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Youths play near water falls in the central Golan Heights captured from Syria in the1967 war, Friday, Jan. 16, 2004. Israelis, in love with the mountainous resort area which has been tranquil during Israel's 37-year occupation, are reluctant to trade the pastoral Golan Heights for peace with Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Barrels filled with red wine are seen under the temperature and humidity controlled cellars of the Golan Heights Winery near the Israeli town of Qatzrin in the Golan Heights Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004. The company, a multimillion dollar business that exports award-winning kosher wines to the United States, Europe and Asia, expands and invests, apparently oblivious to any threat that the lands on which they grow their grapes could one day be handed over back to Syria. Israelis, in love with the mountainousresort area which has been tranquil during Israel's 37-year occupation, are reluctant to trade the pastoral Golan Heights for peace with their Arab neighbor. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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A view of the Druze Arab village of Majdal Shams, bottom, in the Golan Heights with the snow-covered Mount Hermon in the background Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004. Some 17,000 Druze Arabs, members of a secretive sect that broke with Islam in the 12th century, live in the Golan Heights mainly in four villages, though before the 1967 Mideast War when Israel captured the area from Syria, dozens of Druze villages existed. Israelis, in love with the mountainous resort area which has been tranquil during Israel's 37-year occupation, are reluctant to trade the pastoral Golan Heights for peace with Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Israelis flock the snowy slopes of Mount Hermon's ski resort at the highest peak of the Golan Heights near the mountainous demarcation line between the Israel-Syrian border Friday, Jan. 16, 2004. The fate of the vibrant, prosperous ski resort, the only place Israelis can ski without going abroad as well as the fate of all of the Golan Heights that Israel occupied in 1967, has yet to be determined. Israelis, in love with the mountainous resort area which has been tranquil during Israel's 37-year occupation, are reluctant to trade the pastoral Golan Heights for peace with Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, second from right, meets with Chinese Communist party delegation led by Wang Jiarui, third from left, in Pyongyang, North Korea's capital, Monday, Jan. 19, 2004. China said Tuesday it is making "positive efforts" toward arranging a new round of six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Korea News Service)
India/Russia:
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New Delhi has reason to shout about its economic triumphalism. The nations economy is on a roll and the government predicts growth will top eight per cent for the second half of the year -- putting it in the same league as China.(AFP/File/Raveendran )
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, right, with Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes attends his ceremonial reception at Army Headquarters in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Ivanov is in India on a three-day visit to sign a US$1.6 billion agreement on the sale of Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier and 12 fighter jets from Russia. (AP Photo/Ajit Kumar)
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Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov inspects an Indian guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony in New Delhi, 20 January 2003. India and Russia are likely to clinch a 1.8-billion dollar contract for the sale and refurbishment of a Soviet-era aircraft carrier and a Russian delegation is in negotiations over the sale of the 44,570-tonne Admiral Gorshkov carrier to the Indian navy, which currently has only one such ship.(AFP/Raveendran )
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India and Russia have signed a 1.5-billion-dollar deal which includes overhauling the 44,570-tonne Admiral Gorshkov carrier(AFP/ITAR/TASS)
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A Proton booster rocket is assembled at the Khrunichev State Research and Production Center in Moscow, in this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003 file photo. Khrunichev and other Russian space companies are counting on winning a share of the future U.S. manned missions to the moon and Mars announced by President George W. Bush. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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Indians and Cubans shout anti U.S. slogans holding Cuban flags and a picture of Che Guevara, during a march at the World Social Forum (WSF) conference, in Bombay, India, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Seminars and workshops on HIV/AIDS dominated the fifth day of the annual forum, where some 100,000 activists, aid workers, intellectuals, and trade unionists have gathered to oppose big business, unfair global trade, war and oppression. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Turkey/Pakistan:
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Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, second from left, follows a Turkish honour guard during a ceremony at the mausoleum of Turkey's founder Kemal Ataturk, in Ankara on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. Gen. Musharraf, in Turkey for a three-day visit, opened talks with Turkish leaders on terrorism, regional issues and expanding business ties. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
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Pakistan has invited Israeli Agriculture Minister Israel Katz to visit the Muslim country with which it does not have diplomatic relations, as part of a UN delegation, the first such public visit by an Israeli minister to Pakistan. An Israeli newspaper also reported that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, pictured, could meet Israeli Foreign Minister at this week's World Economic Forum (news - web sites) in Davos(AFP/parliament/File)
Davos/Helvetia:
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Swiss police officers patrol the site of the annual Davos World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004. More than 2,100 business and political leaders from 94 countries are expected to attend the forum's annual meeting, which is due to take place amid heavy security, after protests against the event in recent years sometimes slid into violence. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
Manila:
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Visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (left) and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo stand at attention during welcoming ceremony at Malacanang Palace grounds Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004 in Manila. Abdullah is here for the first time as Prime Minister, for talks with Arroyo, mostly centered on dealing with terrorism in Asia. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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Visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (third from left), escorted by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (left), reviews the honor guards during welcoming ceremony Tuesday Jan. 20, 2004 at Malacanang Palace grounds in Manila. Abdullah is here for the first time as Prime Minister for talks with Arroyo, mostly centered on dealing with terrorism in Asia. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)