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He219
02-08-2004, 01:08 PM
LOTS of CPD pic's, Hood ....
:D

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Britain's Prince Charles, left, wears a bullet proof vest as he travels in a helicopter over the southern Iraqi city of Basra, Sunday Feb. 8, 2004. The Prince flew into the British Army controlled city to see for himself the progress made by British forces in partnership with locals in helping to rebuild the area, nearly one year after the second Gulf War (news - web sites) started. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, pool)

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Britain's Prince Charles stands with troops following his arrival by helicopter in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, Sunday Feb. 8, 2004. The Prince flew into the British Army controlled city to see for himself the progress made by British forces in partnership with locals in helping to rebuild the area, nearly one year after the second Gulf War (news - web sites) started.(AP Photo/ John Stillwell, Pool)

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Britain's Prince Charles (C) speaks with Major General Andrew Stewart (R) as he leaves Basra Military base in Iraq (news - web sites) February 8, 2004. The Prince of Wales met with local leaders and visited the Royal Regiment of Wales and the Royal Parachute Regiment during his short visit to Iraq on Sunday. *******/Peter Andrews

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Britian's Prince Charles speaks with Major General Andrew Stewart (R) as he walks towards his helicopter at a military base in the Iraqi city of Basra February 8, 2004. The Prince of Wales met with local leaders and visited the Royal Regiment of Wales and the Royal Parachute Regiment during his short visit to Iraq (news - web sites) on Sunday. *******/Peter Andrews

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Britain's Prince Charles, dressed for his role as Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Wales, wears desert camouflage combats as he walks towards his helicopter in which he left Basra Military base in Iraq (news - web sites) February 8, 2004.

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Britain's Prince Charles, center left, walks towards Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s former palace in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, Sunday Feb. 8, 2004.

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Britain's Prince Charles talks with British troops on the patio of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s former palace in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, Sunday Feb. 8, 2004. The Prince flew into the British Army controlled city to see for himself the progress made by British forces in partnership with locals, nearly one year after the second Gulf War (news - web sites) started. (AP Photo/ John Stillwell, Pool)

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Britain's Prince Charles talks with British troops as he leaves Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s former palace in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, Sunday Feb. 8, 2004. The Prince flew into the British Army controlled city to see for himself the progress made by British forces in partnership with locals, nearly one year after the second Gulf War (news - web sites) started.(AP Photo/ John Stillwell, Pool)

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Britain's Prince Charles, center, stands with troops in Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s former palace in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, Sunday Feb. 8, 2004. The Prince flew into the British Army controlled city to see for himself the progress made by British forces in partnership with locals in helping to rebuild the area, nearly one year after the second Gulf War (news - web sites) started. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool)

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Japanese troops get a briefing just before crossing the Kuwait-Iraq (news - web sites) border on Feb. 8,2004.

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Japanese soldiers prepare to cross the Kuwaiti-Iraqi border. Japanese ground troops crossed the Kuwaiti border into Iraq (news - web sites), launching a historic first deployment of the Self-Defence Forces to a combat zone since World War II.(AFP/Yasser Al-Zayyat)

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British Pvt. Simon Citra from North Wales waves to a Japanese convoy of light armored vehicles and construction equipment as it leaves a Kuwaiti holding area just before crossing the border into Iraq (news - web sites), February 8, 2004. The first troops of a Japanese force the United States has persuaded to help rebuild Iraq entered Iraq from Kuwait on Sunday, Japan's most controversial military deployment since World War Two. *******/Stephanie McGehee

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A Japanese army APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) crosses the border between Kuwait and Iraq (news - web sites) south of Basra, February 8, 2004. The first troops of a main contingent of Japanese forces entered Iraq from Kuwait on Sunday in Japan's most controversial and risky deployment since World War Two. *******/Peter Andrews

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An American soldier watches as Japanese army vehicles cross the border between Kuwait and Iraq (news - web sites) South od Basra, February 8, 2004. The first troops of a main contingent of Japanese forces entered Iraq from Kuwait on Sunday in Japan's most controversial and risky deployment since World War Two. *******/Peter Andrews

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A convoy of Japanese troops in their armored vehicles travel from Nasiriyah to their would-be camp in Samawah in southern Iraq (news - web sites) Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004 after crossing the border from Kuwait.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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The first troops of a main contingent of Japanese troops arrive at the Dutch military base in Samawa, southern Iraq (news - web sites), February 8, 2004. The first deployment of Japanese troops to a war zone since World War Two is expected to total just fewer than 1,000 from army, air force and navy. The mission, to be based in the southern Iraqi city, has been criticized by some in Japan as a violation of the country's pacifist constitution. The forces' mission is purely humanitarian, but they cannot rule out coming under attack from anti-occupation insurgents. *******/Kimimasa Mayama

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Colonel Masahisa Sato (L), commander of Japanese troops, and Colonel Yasushi Kiyota, unit commander of the first troops of a main contingent of Japanese troops, greet one another upon arrival at Dutch military base in Samawa, southern Iraq (news - web sites) February 8, 2004. The first deployment of Japanese troops to a war zone since World War Two is expected to total just fewer than 1,000 from army, air force and navy. The mission, to be based in a southern Iraqi city, has been criticized by some in Japan as a violation of the country's pacifist constitution. The forces' mission is purely humanitarian, but they cannot rule out coming under attack from anti-occupation insurgents. *******/Kimimasa Mayama

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Japan's first troops of main contingent soldiers stand in formation upon arrival at the Dutch military base in Samawah, 370 kilometers (230 miles) south of Baghdad, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)


More pic's in progress...
Stay tuned!
:D

Vance
02-08-2004, 01:13 PM
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:cantbeli:

fred_engles
02-08-2004, 01:17 PM
What's wrong with a nice cuppa?

Marmot1
02-08-2004, 01:17 PM
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:cantbeli:

That must be 5 o'clock rofl

He219
02-08-2004, 01:31 PM
It's a British tradition, Vance!
:D


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Iraqi police survey the damage at their police station Saturday Feb. 8, 2004 where a a bomb exploded the day before, killing three policemen and injuring 11 others, in Suwayrah town, 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Baghdad. It was unclear who planted the bomb, which left a large hole in the floor of the station and caused extensive damage inside. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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The United Nations (news - web sites) envoy to Iraq (news - web sites), Lakhdar Brahimi (R), and Muwafad Al-Rubei'i, a Council member (C), leave after a meeting between the U.N. team and Iraqi Governing Council members in Baghdad, February 8, 2004. Iraq's U.S.-backed Governing Council met on Sunday a U.N. team that will judge if elections demanded by the Shi'ite majority can be held before Washington hands sovereignty back to Iraqis at mid-year. *******/Faleh Kheiber

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The U.N. envoy to Iraq (news - web sites), Lakhdar Brahimi (second from left), listens to Muwafad Al-Rubei'i, a Council member, as they walk together after the meeting between U.N. team and Iraqi Governing Council members in Baghdad, Feb. 8, 2004. Iraq's U.S.-backed Governing Council met on Sunday with a U.N. team that will judge if elections demanded by the Shi'ite majority can be held before Washington hands sovereignty back to Iraqis at mid-year. Photo by Faleh Kheiber/*******

Argyll
02-08-2004, 01:35 PM
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Elevenses?

He219
02-08-2004, 02:31 PM
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British soldiers from the Joint Force Explosive Ordance Disposal, 49 Field Squadron, take cover beside their armored vehicle as they detonate a unexploded bomb found south of Basra, near the Kuwaiti border, Saturday Feb.7, 2004. Unexploded ordnance remains scattered around Iraq (news - web sites) following last year's war which saw the fall of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites). It was one of three bombs detonated Saturday by the British bomb disposal unit in Basra. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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A Japanese soldier checks a stove inside a tent in preparation for the arrival of the main contingent of Japanese troops at their camp, at the Dutch military base in Samawa, southern Iraq (news - web sites), February 7, 2004. The first troops of the main contingent of Japanese troops arrived in Kuwait on Wednesday and are soon to begin their humanitarian mission in southern Iraq. *******/Kimimasa Mayama

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A Japanese military spokesman guides journalists inside their camp in Samawa, southern Iraq (news - web sites), February 7, 2004. The first troops of the main contingent of Japanese troops arrived in Kuwait on Wednesday and are soon to begin their humanitarian mission in southern Iraq. *******/Kimimasa Mayama

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Newly-deployed Japanese troops practice convoy driving in Kuwait, February 7, 2004. Some 600 troops are training in Kuwait before being deployed to Samawa in Iraq (news - web sites), on Japan's first troop deployment outside of their country since WWII. *******/Stephanie McGehee

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Honduran soldiers greet supporters after their arrival from Iraq (news - web sites) in Tamara, some 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004. Some 370 soldiers from Honduras were part of the 'Xatruch' group who participated in humanitarian aid missions since last Aug. 2003. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

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A Honduran soldier, Nagin Mendoza, right, with Iraq (news - web sites)'s flag on his back helps with the baggage of his commanders after their arrival from Iraq, at the Second Batlon of Infantery in Tamara, 20 kilometers north of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004. Some 370 soldiers from Honduras were part of the 'Xatruch' group who participated since last Aug. 2003 in a humanitarian mission in Iraq under Spain's mandate. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

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Honduran soldier Rony Herrera, left, hugs his mother Petrona Hernandez, right, after arriving from Iraq (news - web sites) in Tamara, some 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004. Some 370 soldiers from Honduras were part of the 'Xatruch' group who participated in humanitarian aid missions since last Aug. 2003. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

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Honduran Capitan Nahum Canales kisses his daughter Katherine Canales after arriving from Iraq (news - web sites), at the Soto Cano Base, in Comayagua 80 km north from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Saturday, Feb.7, 2004. Some 370 soldiers from Honduras were part of the 'Xatruch' group who participated since Aug. 2003 in humanitarian missions in Iraq under Spain's mandate. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

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Soldiers of the 81st Armored Brigade stand in ranks during departure ceremonies for the Washington Army National Guard in Tacoma, Wash., on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004. The Brigade will head off to Iraq (news - web sites) after additional training at Ft. Irwin, Calif. (AP Photo/Jim Bryant)

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Brig. Gen. Oscar Hilman inspects the flag of the 81st Armored Brigade of the Washington Army National Guard during the casing of the colors at the departure ceremony for the brigade Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, in Tacoma, Wash. The brigade will be heading to Iraq (news - web sites) after additional training in California. (AP Photo/King County Journal, Patrick Hagerty)

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Soldiers with the New York State National Guard 2nd 108th Infantry Battalion gather for a deployment ceremony in Fort Drum, N.Y., Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004. The battalion is being shipped out to Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)

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Jacob Swancott, 4, salutes during the playing of the national anthem along with soldiers from the New York State National Guard 2nd 108th Infantry Battalion, during a deployment ceremony in Fort Drum, N.Y., Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004. Swancott's father, Sgt. Rick Swancoot, is among the soldiers being deployed to Iraq (news - web sites). The family is from Rome, N.Y. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)

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Spc. Joshua Wheeler, left, of the New York State National Guard 2nd 108th Infantry Battalion, receives a hug from his sister Rachelle at the end of a deployment ceremony in Fort Drum, N.Y., Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004. The battalion is being deployed to Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)

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Employees of former Iraq (news - web sites)'s Ministry of Information demonstrate at the entrance of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) headquarters in demanding the CPA to pay their salaries(AFP/Sabah Arar)

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An Iraqi checks torn clothes found at a mass grave discovered recently in Shalamsheh near Iraq (news - web sites)'s border with Iran. A mass grave containing the bodies of Shiite Muslims executed by Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s regime after a 1991 revolt has been found in central Iraq, officials said.(AFP)

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An Iraqi man looks at human remains near the village of Kifal, some 170 km south of Baghdad, February 7, 2004. At least 30 bodies were found in a mass grave outside the southern Iraqi city of Najaf, local people said on Saturday. Residents of the village of Kifal, about 25 km (18 miles) north of Najaf, said the grave was discovered by locals quarrying sand. *******/str

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An Iraqi girl begs for food from a passing US military convoy as it enters Kuwait from the southern Iraqi city of Basra, Saturday Feb.7, 2004. Military traffic along the Kuwait and Iraq (news - web sites) border is often solicited by needy Iraqis begging or looking for items discarded by the US troops. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)


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Demonstrators protest against the 40th Conference on Security Policy in front of Munich's townhall, February 7, 2004. Germany opened the door on Saturday for NATO (news - web sites) to take a stabilisation role in Iraq (news - web sites), but voiced serious doubts and ruled out deploying its own troops. *******/Kai Pfaffenbach

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Protesters holding a placard reading 'war meeting - no thank you', in Munich February 7, 2004 to demonstrate against the 40th annual European conference on Security Policy. U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld launched a spirited justification of the Iraq (news - web sites) war on Saturday, responding to Germany's insistence that the invasion was wrong and events had proved it right. But both sides took a conciliatory stance at a security conference in the German city of Munich, with German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer opening the door, albeit reluctantly, for NATO (news - web sites) to take a stabilization role in Iraq. *******/Alexandra Winkler

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Protesters march through Munich February 7, 2004 to demonstrate against the 40th annual European conference on Security Policy. U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld launched a spirited justification of the Iraq (news - web sites) war on Saturday, responding to Germany's insistence that the invasion was wrong and events had proved it right. But both sides took a conciliatory stance at a security conference in the German city of Munich, with German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer opening the door, albeit reluctantly, for NATO (news - web sites) to take a stabilization role in Iraq. *******/Alexandra Winkler

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German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer (L) talks to Horst Teltschik, chairman of the 40th Conference on Security Policy, in Munich, February 7, 2004. Fischer said on Saturday Berlin would not stand in the way of plans to give NATO (news - web sites) a stabilization role in Iraq (news - web sites), even if it was sceptical and would not deploy troops there itself. *******/Michael Dalder

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NATO (news - web sites) Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (R) speaks with German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer (C) and German defence Minister Peter Struck before the start of the 40th Conference on Security Policy, in Munich, February 7, 2004. Fischer said on Saturday Berlin would not stand in the way of plans to give NATO a stabilization role in Iraq (news - web sites), even if it was sceptical and would not deploy troops there itself. *******/Kai Pfaffenbach

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German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer (L) talks to Sergey Ivanov, Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation before the start of the 40th Conference on Security Policy in Munich, February 7, 2004. Fischer said on Saturday Berlin would not stand in the way of plans to give NATO (news - web sites) a stabilization role in Iraq (news - web sites), even if it was sceptical and would not deploy troops there itself. *******/Michael Dalder

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U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (L) walks past German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer before the start of the 40th Conference on Security Policy, in Munich, February 7, 2004. NATO (news - web sites) was plunged into one of the deepest crises in its half-century history last year by fierce opposition to the war in Iraq (news - web sites), from some European allies, particularly Germany and France. *******/Kai Pfaffenbach

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U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (L) shares a joke with Arizona Senator John McCain before the start of the 40th Conference on Security Policy, in Munich, February 7, 2004. NATO (news - web sites) was plunged into one of the deepest crises in its half-century history last year by fierce opposition to the war in Iraq (news - web sites), from some European allies, particularly Germany and France. *******/Kai Pfaffenbach

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General view taken during Jordan's King Abdullah's speech on the last day of the 40th Munich Security Conference, where he called for peace to be achieved rapidly in Iraq (news - web sites) but warned that the handover of sovereignty to the Iraqi people must not be rushed.(AFP/DDP/Fabian Matzerath)

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US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld addresses a news conference after an informal meeting of NATO (news - web sites), on the Munich Security Conference. Rumsfeld made an emotional defense of the US-led war on Iraq (news - web sites) but acknowledged that it has taken a toll on the US image in the world.(AFP/DDP/Fabian Matzerath)

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A soldier from the 1-22 Batallion of the 4th Infantry Division is silhouetted by the setting sun during a patrol in Tikrit, northern Iraq (news - web sites). Tikrit was the home town of ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (news - web sites).(AFP/Stan Honda)

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Lakhdar Brahimi, Secretary-General Kofi Annan (news - web sites)'s special adviser on Iraq (news - web sites), left, shakes hands with Iraqi Shiite cleric Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim after talks in Baghdad Sunday Feb. 8, 2004. U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi and his U.N. team continued a second day of a mission to break the impasse between the United States and the country's influential Shiite Muslim clergy on the blueprint for transferring sovereignty to the Iraqis. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Britain's Prince Charles, left, chats with leading local cleric Sheikh Maithan Al Sehlani at the Basra palace in Iraq (news - web sites), Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004. The Prince met with local leaders and visited the Royal Regiment of Wales and the Parachute Regiment during his short visit to Iraq.(AP Photo/Peter Andrews, pool)

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Prince Charles, right, talks with a leading local cleric Sheikh Maithan Al Sehlani, at the Basra palace in Iraq (news - web sites), Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004. The Prince met with local leaders and visited the Royal Regiment of Wales and the Parachute Regiment during his short visit to Iraq. (AP Photo/Peter Andrews, pool)

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elsewhere....

Seeking U.S. Nod, Israel Redraws West Bank Barrier (http://news.lycos.com/news/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=821295)

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An Israeli security guard protects children of Jewish settlers walking in a march at the Jewish Gush Katif settlement in the Gaza Strip (news - web sites) February 8, 2004 to protest against plans announced by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites) to evacuate Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip. (Tsafrir Abayov/*******)

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An armed Jewish settler walks with his son in front of a watchtower, at the Jewish Gaza Strip (news - web sites) settlement of Morag, February 8, 2004. Israel is redrawing the route of a barrier going up in the West Bank to cut out most of its controversial loops around Jewish settlements and thus secure U.S. support for the project, political sources said Sunday. They said the new route would be presented to U.S. officials due in Israel this week to hear a plan by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites) to separate from the Palestinians. *******/Nir Elias

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An armed Jewish settler walks with his family at the Jewish Gaza Strip (news - web sites) settlement of Morag February 8, 2004. Israel is redrawing the route of a barrier going up in the West Bank to cut out most of its controversial loops around Jewish settlements and thus secure U.S. support for the project, political sources said Sunday. They said the new route would be presented to U.S. officials due in Israel this week to hear a plan by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites) to separate from the Palestinians. *******/Nir Elias

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Jewish boys plant a tree in front of a watchtower at the Jewish Gaza Strip (news - web sites) settlement of Morag, February 8, 2004. Israel is redrawing the route of a barrier going up in the West Bank to cut out most of its controversial loops around Jewish settlements and thus secure U.S. support for the project, political sources said Sunday. They said the new route would be presented to U.S. officials due in Israel this week to hear a plan by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites) to separate from the Palestinians. ******* Nir Elias

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A Jewish boy plants a tree at the Jewish Gaza Strip (news - web sites) settlement of Morag, as part of a Tu Bishvat tradition February 8, 2004. Israel is redrawing the route of a barrier going up in the West Bank to cut out most of its controversial loops around Jewish settlements and thus secure U.S. support for the project, political sources said Sunday. They said the new route would be presented to U.S. officials due in Israel this week to hear a plan by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites) to separate from the Palestinians. *******/ Nir Elias

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Palestinian security men surround a car destroyed by an Israeli missile in Gaza February 7, 2004. An Israeli helicopter gunship slammed a missile into the car, killing a top Islamic Jihad commander and a 12-year-old bystander and drawing vows of revenge by Palestinian militants. (Mohammed Salem/*******)

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Palestinians mourn Tareq Majdi al-Sousi, 12, during his funeral in Gaza February 7, 2004. An Israeli helicopter gunship slammed a missile into a car in Gaza City, killing a top Islamic Jihad commander and bystander al-Sousi, drawing vows of revenge by Palestinian militants. (Nayef Hashlamoun/*******)

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Masked Palestinian gunmen from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an offshoot of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (news - web sites)'s mainstream Fatah (news - web sites) movement, march in the West Bank town of Jenin

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Former Prime Minister of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Shimon Peres, right and Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, left look on as Spain's Foreign Minister Ana Palacio delivers a statement after a meeting in Toledo, central Spain Sunday Feb. 8, 2004. Peres and Erekat are in Spain for an International Socialist congress. Spain will help Israel and the Palestinians achieve closer ties to the European Union (news - web sites) as an incentive to advance the Middle East peace process, Foreign Minister Ana Palacio said Sunday.(AP Photo/Paul White)

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Iranian president Mohammad Khatami (news - web sites), left, talks with Iran's Jewish leader Yousef Hamadani Kuhan, as a Jewish girl wearing traditional dress looks on, during a Jewish community celebration of the Tubishvat festival in Tehran on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)



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Former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan (R) unveils the cornerstone for a new pavilion to house the former Air Force One (background L), during a dedication ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California February 6, 2004. Former President Reagan celebrated his 93rd birthday today. *******/Jim Ruymen

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A huge carnival float with the effigy of US President George Bush, center, holding up French President Jacques Chirac with a UN flag, British Premier Tony Blair (news - web sites), left, and Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi goes through the streets during the annual carnival parade in Viareggio, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004. (AP Photo/ Riccardo Dalle Luche)

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Headed for the mat : Greece's Ilias Iliadis (blue) fights against France's Dylvio Adigery during their under 81 kg bout of the 30th Paris Judo tournament at the 'Palais Omnisports de Bercy' in Paris. (AFP/Jack Guez)

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Albanian republican guardsmen fire in the air and push away a protester to deter opposition supporters from breaking into the offices of Prime Minister Fatos Nano, in Tirana, February 7, 2004. No one was reported injured. The opposition said the protest was to demand the ousting of Prime Minister Fatos Nano, whose rule they blame for deteriorating standards of living, would continue. *******/Arben Celi *******