Today's Pix - Tuesday, Feb. 14th, 2006

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Serbian gendarmes arrive to secure the reconstruction site in a Serbian government building in Belgrade, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Dozens of heavily armed special police blocked Belgrade to secure the scene for a court reconstruction of late Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic's assassination. Djindjic, Serbia's first democratic premier since World War II, was gunned down on March 12, 2003 as he was stepping out of his car in front of the government building in central Belgrade. (AP Photo/Srdjan Ilic)

A police officer with a dog checks the entrance to the reconstruction site in a Serbian government building in downtown Belgrade, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Dozens of heavily armed special police blocked Belgrade to secure the scene for a court reconstruction of late Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic's assassination. Djindjic, Serbia's first democratic premier since World War II, was gunned down on March 12, 2003 as he was stepping out of his car in front of the government building in central Belgrade. (AP Photo/Srdjan Ilic)

A convoy of armoured police vehicles bring prime suspects Milorad Ulemek and Zvezdan Jovanovc to the reconstruction site in a Serbian government building in Belgrade, Tuesday, Feb. 14 2006. Dozens of heavily armed special police blocked Belgrade to secure the scene for a court reconstruction of late Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic's assassination. Djindjic, Serbia's first democratic premier since World War II, was gunned down on March 12, 2003 as he was stepping out of his car in front of the government building in central Belgrade. (AP Photo/Srdjan Ilic)

Heavily armed Serbian gendarme secure the reconstruction site in a Serbian government building in Belgrade, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Dozens of heavily armed special police blocked Belgrade to secure the scene for a court reconstruction of late Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic's assassination. Djindjic, Serbia's first democratic premier since World War II, was gunned down on March 12, 2003 as he was stepping out of his car in front of the government building in central Belgrade. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

US soldiers patrol a street in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. A bomb killed four American troops when it hit their armored vehicle in a volatile mountainous region, while five Afghan members of a U.S.-backed militia were killed in a firefight, officials said. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A soldier of the Lebanese special forces looks through binoculars, from the top of a building, at the Lebanese supporters of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri waving Lebanese flags during a demonstration to commemorate the first anniversary of Hariri's assassination, in the Martyrs' Square, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Hundreds of thousands of flag-waving Lebanese packed a square in central Beirut on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the assassination of Hariri, a momentous event that ended Syria's long domination of its smaller neighbor. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

An Indian Army officer displays a missile recovered from a militant hideout in the forests at Kupwara, some 90 kilometers (56 miles) north of Srinagar, at an army base in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. The Indian Army has recovered large arsenal and averted a major disaster in Valley, the army said. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

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An Iraqi police man is seen through a hole in a gate damaged by a car bomb explosion on February 14, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. The blast occured in central Baghdad targeting a police patrol. No casualties were reported. (Photo by Akram Saleh/***** Images)

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Iraqis clear the scene of a car bomb explosion on February 14, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. The blast occured in central Baghdad targeting a police patrol. No casualties were reported. (Photo by Akram Saleh/***** Images)

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An Iraqi soldier secures the scene of a car bomb explosion on February 14, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. The blast occured in central Baghdad targeting a police patrol. No casualties were reported. (Photo by Akram Saleh/***** Images).

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Smoke rises near the scene of a car bomb explosion on February 14, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. The blast occured in central Baghdad targeting a police patrol. No casualties were reported. (Photo by Akram Saleh/***** Images)

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – A Marine with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment watches his breath during a cold Ramadi morning during a patrol Jan. 18.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – Two Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment continue their patrol through the streets of Ramadi Jan. 18.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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Cpl. Marco A. Jimenez, a 22-year-old Powar, Calif., native screens a "Be On the Look Out," or BOLO, list to screen for potential insurgent and criminal traffic coming out of or entering Ar Rutbah, Iraq. Jimenez was functioning as an advisor and additional security for Iraqi soldiers manning a traffic control point on the outskirts of the city. The TCPs are part of ongoing security and stability operations in Al Anbar province.
Photo by:Sgt. Stephen M. DeBoard

Cpl. Marco A. Jimenez, a 22-year-old Powar, Calif., native stands in front of the Light Armored Vehicle in which he is a scout team leader here today. Jimenez was functioning as an advisor and additional security for Iraqi soldiers manning a traffic control point on the outskirts of Ar Rutbah, Iraq. The TCPs are designed to screen vehicles entering Ar Rutbah, which has seen a high level of insurgent and criminal activity recently.
Photo by:Sgt. Stephen M DeBoard

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and soldiers from a local Iraqi Army unit patrol through the waterlogged streets of Ar Ramadi Jan. 13. The patrol was part of the training that the Marines are conducting with the IA to prepare them for providing security for their country.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – Lance Cpl. Josh Devries, an infantryman with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, watches as an Iraqi soldier navigates the waterlogged streets of Ar Ramadi during a patrol Jan. 13. The patrol was part of the training that the Marines are conducting with the IA to prepare them for providing security for their country.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – A Marine with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, interacts with some Iraqi children during a patrol with a local Iraqi Army unit Jan. 13. The patrol was part of the training that the Marines are conducting with the IA to prepare them for providing security for their country.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – An Iraqi Army soldier patrols the streets while Lance Cpl. Josh Devries looks on to critique the soldiers performance during a patrol with the Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment Jan. 13. The patrol was part of the training that the Marines are conducting with the IA to prepare them for providing security for their country.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – An Iraqi Army soldier provides security during a patrol with the Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment Jan. 13. The patrol was part of the training that the Marines are conducting with the IA to prepare them for providing security for their country.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – Two Iraqi Army soldiers provide security during a patrol with the Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment Jan. 13. The patrol was part of the training that the Marines are conducting with the IA to prepare them for providing security for their country.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – Two Marines with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment search an area for insurgents during a patrol Dec. 10.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – A Marine with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment searches an area for insurgents during a patrol Dec. 10.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – A Marine with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment and an Iraqi soldier post guard outside a building while their counterparts search it for illegal weapons caches during Operation Skinner Dec. 8.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – A Marine with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment and three Iraqi soldiers search a building for illegal weapons caches during Operation Skinner Dec. 8.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – Marines with 4th Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrol through the streets of the market district of Ar Ramadi during Operation Skinner Dec. 8.
Photo by:Cpl Shane Suzuki

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – Marines with 4th Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, search a store for hidden illegal weapons during Operation Skinner Dec. 8.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – A Marine with 4th Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, searches a store for hidden illegal weapons during Operation Skinner Dec. 08.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – A Marine with 4th Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, searches a store for hidden illegal weapons during Operation Skinner Dec. 8.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – Marines with 4th Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, patrol through the streets of the market district of Ar Ramadi during Operation Skinner Dec. 8.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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AR RAMADI, Iraq – A Marine with 4th Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, stands guard over a man while the rest of his squad searches and clears a house during Operation Skinner Dec. 8.
Photo by:Cpl. Shane Suzuki

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Visit to the Tecnological Polo of the portuguese Defense Industry

A 'heli' simulator

A underwater transmissions radio

Both created by portuguese Defense Industry

[Anthony91]

Sweet pics today He219 and Sniper Skull!!

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Australia:

Able Seaman Communication and Information Systems Suzanne Clark raises the White Ensign for the first time onboard HMAS Bathurst as she is commissioned.

The Larrakia People perform a smoking ceremony on board HMAS Bathurst during the commissioning of HMAS Larrakia and HMAS Bathurst at HMAS Coonawarra. (Date taken: 10 February 2006)

Lieutenant Natasha Jager is guard commander.
(Date taken: 10 February 2006)

Mrs Judeth Bagley, Commissioning Lady HMAS Bathurst, inspects the guard.
(Date taken: 10 February 2006)

Vice Admiral Russ Shalders, Chief of Navy, takes the salute from the guard.
(Date taken: 10 February 2006)

Mrs Judeth Bagley, Commissioning Lady HMAS Bathurst, and Seaman Marine Technician Marika Olsen cut the cake.

Korea:

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Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division get some live-fire practice time in their M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank at the Rodriquez Range Complex in South Korea. Photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen.

Afghanistan:

Afghan workers wash a Mercedes in Afghanistan's western province of Heart on Monday, Jan. 9, 2006. All along Afghanistan's sparsely populated frontier with Iran, Afghan officials and Western diplomats say Tehran, Iran's hard-line Islamic regime is encouraging unrest in its neighbor while striving to increase its own influence. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

Afghan men look to radios and other electronic goods on display for sale on a street in Afghanistan's western province of Herat on Monday, Jan. 9, 2006. Reporters and writers in Afghanistan say Iran tries to recruit them to craft reports painting the U.S. presence in the worst light and threatens some who have criticized Iran. Iranian television, which disparages the United States and its policies, is widely watched in western Afghanistan, where people speak Persian, the language of Iran. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

Iraq:

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An Iraqi soldier pulls rooftop security at Combat Outpost Resolve, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Dennis Gravelle

An Iraq Army soldier shows some Valentines Day spirit during a rest stop on patrol. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Rory Quinn)

France:

120 Belgian Paratroopers jump on Metz: Bitche, France, 10th February 2006. Belgian Paratroopers from the 3rd Battalion (from Tielen, Belgium) had the opportunity to make an operational training jump near Metz today. The airfield of Dieuze was chosen as a landing zone and, in a cold, grey morning, 120 Paratroopers executed their jump. They then joined the Bitche Training Area 80 Km east of Metz, where they deployed in the vicinity of the 550th German Panzer Pionier Company and the 292nd German Panzer Jäger Battalion. All these units are subordinated to the NATO Response Force (NRF) Brigade for the Live Exercise part of Brilliant Ledger. Brilliant Ledger prepares the Land Component package of NRF 7. A Command Post Exercise (CPX) will follow this live exercise part, until the 28th February.

Ein Soldat der Deutsch-Franzoesischen Brigade sichert eine Stellung waehrend der Nato Uebung "Brilliant Ledger" in Bitche, noerdlich von Strasbourg, im Osten Frankreichs. An der Uebung unter Fuehrung des Eurocorps, beteiligen sich Verbaende und Einheiten aus 17 Nato- Staaten. Bis zum 5.Maerz 2006 sind rund 3..000 Soldaten im Einsatz. Die Uebung dient zur Vorbereitung der Deutsch-Franzoesischen Brigade auf einen moeglichen Einsatz im Rahmen der Nato Response Force. (AP Photo/Winfried Rothermel) .-- A French soldier of the French- German Brigade is seen during the NATO multi-national military exercise" Brilliant Ledger" in Bitche, north of Strasbourg, Eastern France, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Some 3,000 soldiers of 17 Nato member member states take part in the one month lasting military exercise 'Brilliant Ledger". (AP Photo/Winfried Rothermel)

Soldaten der Deutsch-Franzoesischen Brigade bergen einen Verwundeten waehrend der Nato Uebung "Brilliant Ledger" am Dienstag 14. Febraur 2006 in Bitche, noerdlich von Strasbourg, im Osten Frankreichs. An der Uebung unter Fuehrung des Eurocorps, beteiligen sich Verbaende und Einheiten aus 17 Nato- Staaten. Bis zum 5.Maerz 2006 sind rund 3..000 Soldaten im Einsatz. Die Uebung dient zur Vorbereitung der Deutsch-Franzoesischen Brigade auf einen moeglichen Einsatz im Rahmen der Nato Response Force. (AP Photo/Winfried Rothermel)

Belgische Fallschirmjaeger des Eurocorps bei einer Geiselbefreiung waehrend der Nato Uebung "Brilliant Ledger" am in Bitche, noerdlich von Strasbourg, im Osten Frankreichs. An der Uebung unter Fuehrung des Eurocorps, beteiligen sich Verbaende und Einheiten aus 17 Nato- Staaten. Bis zum 5.Maerz 2006 sind rund 3..000 Soldaten im Einsatz. Die Uebung dient zur Vorbereitung der Deutsch-Franzoesischen Brigade auf einen moeglichen Einsatz im Rahmen der Nato Response Force. (AP Photo/Winfried Rothermel)

Belgian soldiers of the 3rd Paratrooper Battalion rescue a hostage during the NATO multi-national military exercise" Brilliant Ledger" in Bitche, north of Strasbourg, Eastern France, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Some 3,000 soldiers of 17 Nato member member states take part in the one month lasting military exercise 'Brilliant Ledger". (AP Photo/Winfried Rothermel)

Ein deutscher Soldat der Deutsch-Franzoesischen Brigade sichert einen Kontrollposten waehrend der Nato Uebung "Brilliant Ledger"am Dienstag 14. Februar 2006 in Bitche, noerdlich von Strasbourg, im Osten Frankreichs. An der Uebung unter Fuehrung des Eurocorps, beteiligen sich Verbaende und Einheiten aus 17 Nato- Staaten. Bis zum 5.Maerz 2006 sind rund 3..000 Soldaten im Einsatz. Die Uebung dient zur Vorbereitung der Deutsch-Franzoesischen Brigade auf einen moeglichen Einsatz im Rahmen der Nato Response Force. (AP Photo/Winfried Rothermel)

Spanische Soldaten des Eurocorps kontrollieren einen 'Aufstaendischen' waehrend der Nato Uebung "Brilliant Ledger" am Dienstag 14 februar 2006in Bitche, noerdlich von Strasbourg, im Osten Frankreichs. An der Uebung unter Fuehrung des Eurocorps, beteiligen sich Verbaende und Einheiten aus 17 Nato- Staaten. Bis zum 5.Maerz 2006 sind rund 3..000 Soldaten im Einsatz. Die Uebung dient zur Vorbereitung der Deutsch-Franzoesischen Brigade auf einen moeglichen Einsatz im Rahmen der Nato Response Force. (AP Photo/Winfried Rothermel)

Deutsche Soldaten ueben die Abwehr eines Angriffs von Aufstaendischen waehrend der Nato Uebung "Brilliant Ledger" am Dienstag 14. Februar 2006 in Bitche, noerdlich von Strassburg, im Osten Frankreichs. An der Uebung unter Fuehrung des Eurocorps, beteiligen sich Verbaende und Einheiten aus 17 Nato- Staaten. Bis zum 5.Maerz 2006 sind rund 3..000 Soldaten im Einsatz. Die Uebung dient zur Vorbereitung der Deutsch-Franzoesischen Brigade auf einen moeglichen Einsatz im Rahmen der Nato Response Force. (AP Photo/Winfried Rothermel)

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Spanische Soldaten des Eurocorps (Photo by 1CC Jean-Pierre Denil)

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A Kurdish Mulsim protestor is seen from the shield of a riot police during a demonstration in the city of Arbil in northern Iraq to protest against cartoons of Prophet Mohammed that were published in Danish newspapers.(AFP/Safin Hamed)

Sattam al-Gaood, President of the National Front of Iraqi Intellectuals, during a news conference in Amman, Jordan, February 14, 2006. Al-Gaood made an appeal to the kidnappers of the American journalist Jill Carols to release her on humanitarian grounds.*******/Ali Jarekji

A British soldier is sillhouetted as he patrols the streets of Basra, August 16,2003. British Military Police have arrested two more people over a video tape that appears to show British soldiers beating protesters after a demonstration in southern Iraq in 2004, the Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday. *******/Suhaib Salem

Natalie Malloy, from the Brooklyn borough of New York, poses for a picture with her husband, Iraq veteran Army Spc. David Alonso on the 86th floor observation deck after getting married atop the Empire State Building, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006, in New York. (AP Photo/ Dima Gavrysh)

A British soldier is silhouetted as the sun sets west of the Euphrates river, south of Baghdad, November 25, 2004. British Military Police have arrested two more people over a video tape that appears to show British soldiers beating protesters after a demonstration in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday. *******/Michael Dunlea/The Daily Mail/Pool

A man holds a weapon during a protest against the British forces in Basra, 550 km (341miles) south of Baghdad February 14, 2006. Local officials in southern Iraq have voted to maintain a boycott of British-led forces after the release of a video apparently showing British troops beating Iraqi teenagers in 2004, officials said on Tuesday. *******/Atef Hassan

Iraqis burn a British flag during a protest in Basra, 550 km (341miles) south of Baghdad February 14, 2006. Local officials in southern Iraq have voted to maintain a boycott of British-led forces after the release of a video apparently showing British troops beating Iraqi teenagers in 2004, officials said on Tuesday. *******/Atef Hassan

Iraqis shout slogans as they hold up their national flag during a protest against the British forces in Basra, 550 km (341miles) south of Baghdad February 14, 2006. Local officials in southern Iraq have voted to maintain a boycott of British-led forces after the release of a video apparently showing British troops beating Iraqi teenagers in 2004, officials said on Tuesday. *******/Atef Hassan

Iraqis rally in protest at the British military presence in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Authorities in the southern Iraqi province severed all ties with Britain amid the furor of the alleged British military abuse of several Iraqi males in Amarah, 290 kilometers (180 miles) southeast of Baghdad, two years ago. (AP Photo/Nabil Al-Jurani)

An undated file picture shows Iraqi journalist Fakher Haidar al-Tamimi (R), who worked for foreign media in the country. Tamimi was found shot dead in 2005 in the southern city of Basra after he was kidnapped overnight. Murders, censorship, and growing imprisonment made 2005 an "alarming year" in which 47 journalists were killed(AFP/File/Essam Al-Sudani)

A giant poster showing US journalist Jill Carroll who was kidnapped in Iraq is displayed in a sign of hope and solidarity on Capitoline Hill, central Rome, 05 February. Murders, censorship, and growing imprisonment made 2005 an "alarming year" in which 47 journalists were killed(AFP/File/Giulio Napolitano)

British soldiers patrol a street in Basra, February 3, 2006. Local officials in southern Iraq have voted to maintain a boycott of British-led forces after the release of a video apparently showing British troops beating Iraqi teenagers in 2004, officials said on Tuesday. *******/Atef Hassan

Iraqis rally in protest of British military presence in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Authorities in the southern Iraqi province severed all ties with Britain amid the furor of the alleged British military abuse of several Iraqi males in Amarah, 290 kilometers (180 miles) southeast of Baghdad, two years ago. (AP Photo/Nabil Al-Jurani)

Iraqis burn the Union Flag as they rally in protest of British military presence in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Authorities in the southern Iraqi province severed all ties with Britain amid the furor of the alleged British military abuse of several Iraqi males in Amarah, 290 kilometers (180 miles) southeast of Baghdad, two years ago. (AP Photo/Nabil Al-Jurani)

Iraqi journalists receive medical treatment at a hospital in Baghdad January 18, 2006. Under Saddam Hussein, Iraqi journalists were threatened, detained, tortured and killed. But journalists' initial optimism that they would finally be able to report freely has been eroded. In today's democratic Iraq, they face many of the same dangers, as well as new threats. *******/Mahmoud Rahouf Mahmoud

Iraqis shop for gifts for Valentine's Day in Baghdad February 14, 2006. Defying almost daily car bombs, shootings and kidnappings, some Baghdad lovers ventured out of their homes to say it with flowers on Valentine's Day. *******/Ali Jasim

An Iraqi woman shops for a gift for Valentine's Day in Baghdad February 14, 2006. Defying almost daily car bombs, shootings and kidnappings, some Baghdad lovers ventured out of their homes to say it with flowers on Valentine's Day. *******/Ali Jasim

Former Iraqi Baath Party officials Abdullah Kazim Ruwayyid, right, and Mohammed Azawi Ali, left, watch former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein as he addresses the court Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. Saddam and his seven co-defendants are on trial in the killing of nearly 150 Shiite Muslims in Dujail. (AP Photo/Chris Hondros, Pool)

Turkish riot police watch leftist protesters holding a banner during a demonstration in front of the French consulate in Istanbul February 14, 2006. Leftist demonstrators, from the 'No to Invasion in Iraq platform', chanted slogans against the U.S. troops in Iraq and also condemned the publication of cartoons by Danish media and some of European dailies. The banner reads in Turkish: 'Imperialists attack cultures, beliefs and merits of the peoples. Imperialists should apologize.' *******/Fatih Saribas

Friends and relatives carry the casket of Hussein Alwan, during his funeral in Haideriyah some 40km north of Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Alwan was killed when joint American- Iraqi army force raided his house. 'The man was shot dead in front of his family and 6 members of his family were detained.' said Sahib Al-Amiri, the Secretary General of the Shaheed-Allah Establishment of the Sadr trend in Najaf. (AP Photo/Alla Al-Marjani)

Protesters shout at a Kurdish riot policeman during a demonstration condemning the Danish publication of contentious Prophet Muhammad caricatures in the center of Irbil, a city in the Kurdish controlled north 350 kilometers (217 miles) north of Baghdad, Tuesday, Feb 14. 2006. Several thousand people rallied in front of the Iraqi Kurdistan regional parliament in solidarity with other Islamic country in condemnation of the controversial cartoons. (AP Photo/Sasa Kralj)

Protesters argue with Kurdish riot policeman during a demonstration condemning the Danish publication of contentious Prophet Muhammad caricatures in the center of Irbil, a city in the Kurdish controlled north 350 kilometers (217 miles) north of Baghdad, Tuesday, Feb 14. 2006. Several thousand people rallied in front of the Iraqi Kurdistan regional parliament in solidarity with other Islamic country in condemnation of the controversial cartoons. (AP Photo/Sasa Kralj)

An Iraqi soldier inspects the site of a car bomb explosion in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Roadside bombs and mortar fire rumbled throughout the Iraqi capital, Tuesday and at least 12 people were wounded, police said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraqi workers are seen through the shrapnel hole while they clean the area following an explosion in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Roadside bombs and mortar fire rumbled throughout the Iraqi capital, Tuesday and at least 12 people were wounded, police said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraqis photograph a car that exploded in front of their house in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Roadside bombs and mortar fire rumbled throughout the Iraqi capital, Tuesday, and at least 12 people were wounded, police said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraqi soldiers inspect a bus damaged in a roadside bomb explosion in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Roadside bombs and mortar fire rumbled throughout the Iraqi capital, Tuesday, and at least 12 people were wounded, police said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

An Iraqi soldier views the scene following a car bomb explosion in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Roadside bombs and mortar fire rumbled throughout the Iraqi capital, Tuesday, and at least 12 people were wounded, police said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Former Iraqi intelligence chief Ibrahim Barzan, half-brother of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and the No. 2 defendant, addresses the court of the Iraqi High Tribunal during proceedings inside the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006. Ibrahim entered the court shouting slogans, and wearing only his long underwear for the second day in a row in a sign of his rejection of the court. Saddam and his seven co-defendants are on trial in the killing of nearly 150 Shiite Muslims in Dujail. (AP Photo/Stefan Zaklin, Pool)

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein addresses the court of the Iraqi High Tribunal during proceedings inside the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006. Saddam and his seven co-defendants are on trial in the killing of nearly 150 Shiite Muslims in Dujail. (AP Photo/Stefan Zaklin, Pool)

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein addresses the court during his trial Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. Saddam and his seven co-defendants are on trial in the killing of nearly 150 Shiite Muslims in Dujail. (AP Photo/Chris Hondros, Pool)

Former Irqi President Saddam Hussein addresses the court during his trial Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. Saddam and his seven co-defendants are on trial in the killing of nearly 150 Shiite Muslims in Dujail. (AP Photo/Chris Hondros, Pool)

Hamed Youssef Hamadi, personal secretary to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein at the time of arrests and executions that followed a 1982 attempt on Saddam's life, testifies Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. Saddam and his seven co-defendants are on trial in the killing of nearly 150 Shiite Muslims in Dujail. (AP Photo/Chris Hondros, Pool)

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein holds a copy of the Quran, Islam's holy book, as he sits in his chair during his trial Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. Saddam and his seven co-defendants are on trial in the killing of nearly 150 Shiite Muslims in Dujail. (AP Photo/Chris Hondros, Pool)

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein addresses the court soon after arriving for the start of proceedings Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. Saddam and his seven co-defendants are on trial in the killing of nearly 150 Shiite Muslims in Dujail. (AP Photo/Chris Hondros, Pool)

Former Iraqi intelligence chief Barazan Ibrahim, half-brother of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and the No. 2 defendant, makes a statement to the court Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq. Ibrahim entered the court shouting slogans, and wearing only his long underwear for the second day in a row in a sign of his rejection of the court. Saddam and his seven co-defendants are on trial in the killing of nearly 150 Shiite Muslims in Dujail. (AP Photo/Chris Hondros, Pool)

Fadel al-Salfij, who served as governor of Salaheddin province, where Dujail is located, from 1992-1993, testifies Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his seven co-defendants are on trial in the killing of nearly 150 Shiite Muslims in Dujail. (AP Photo/Chris Hondros, Pool)

Chief judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman speaks to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his co-defendants Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. Abdel-Rahman took over the court last month and has worked to impose order in a court where outbursts and arguments have frequently overshadowed the testimony. Saddam and his seven co-defendants are on trial in the killing of nearly 150 Shiite Muslims in Dujail. (AP Photo/Chris Hondros)

Iraqi policemen secure the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad February 14, 2006. One civilian got wounded in the latest attack targeting an Iraqi police patrol in the capital, according to witnesses. *******/Ceerwan Aziz

Iraqi soldiers stop residents on a street after a car bomb attack in Baghdad February 14, 2006. One civilian got wounded in the latest attack targeting an Iraqi police patrol in the capital, according to witnesses. *******/Ceerwan Aziz

An Iraqi policeman secures the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad February 14, 2006. One civilian got wounded in the latest attack targeting an Iraqi police patrol in the capital, according to witnesses. *******/Ceerwan Aziz

A man points his pistol at the wreckage of vehicles after a car bomb attack in Baghdad February 14, 2006. One civilian was wounded in the latest attack targeting an Iraqi police patrol in the capital. *******/Ali Jasim

Iraqi firemen hose down burnt cars after a car bomb attack in Baghdad February 14, 2006. One civilian was wounded in the latest attack targeting an Iraqi police patrol in the capital. *******/Ali Jasim

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A man holds a pistol as he walks near the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad February 14, 2006. One civilian was wounded in the latest attack targeting an Iraqi police patrol in the capital. *******/Ali Jasim

Iraqi police secure the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad February 14, 2006. One civilian was wounded in the latest attack targeting an Iraqi police patrol in the capital. *******/Ali Jasim

Cars burn on a street after a car bomb attack in Baghdad February 14, 2006. One civilian was wounded in the latest attack targeting an Iraqi police patrol in the capital. *******/Ali Jasim

Defendent Taha Ramadan appeals to the court while members of the press and other observers look on from a gallery of the Iraqi High Tribunal during proceedings inside the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq on Tuesday Feb 14 2006. Former president Saddam Hussein shouted his support for Iraqi insurgents, yelling 'Long live the mujahedeen' in the latest session of his trial Tuesday. His top co-defendant Barzan Ibrahim entered wearing long underwear for the second day to signal his rejection of the court. (AP Photo/ Chris Hondros, Pool)

Barzan Ibrahim al-Hassan al-Tikriti addresses the court of the Iraqi High Tribunal at the start of proceedings inside the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Former president Hussein shouted his support for Iraqi insurgents, yelling 'Long live the mujahedeen' in the latest session of his trial Tuesday. His top co-defendant Barzan Ibrahim entered wearing long underwear for the second day to signal his rejection of the court. (AP Photo/ Stefan Zaklin, Pool)

An Iraqi soldier stands guard near the scene of a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad February 14, 2006. The attack, targeting a police patrol, wounded four civilians after it struck a bus carrying students near a university, Iraqi police said. *******/Ceerwan Aziz

Iraqi soldiers secure the scene of a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad February 14, 2006. The attack, targeting a police patrol, wounded four civilians after it struck a bus carrying students near a university, Iraqi police said. *******/Ceerwan Aziz

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Pakistani students run to escape a could of teargas engulfing a protest at the entrance to a diplomatic enclave in Islamabad, 14 February 2006. Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of students who stormed the diplomatic enclave in Pakistan's capital in the latest protest against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Around 600 demonstrators from local colleges and schools chanted "Death to Denmark, Death to America" as they pushed through security barriers and marched towards the Indian and British High Commissions. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM (Photo credit should read FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/***** Images)

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A Pakistani policeman fires a weapon from within a diplomatic enclave during a demonstration in Islamabad, 14 February 2006. Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of students who stormed the diplomatic enclave in Pakistan's capital in the latest protest against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Around 600 demonstrators from local colleges and schools chanted "Death to Denmark, Death to America" as they pushed through security barriers and marched towards the Indian and British High Commissions. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM (Photo credit should read FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/***** Images)

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Pakistani policemen arrest students during a demonstration in Islamabad, 14 February 2006. Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of students who stormed the diplomatic enclave in Pakistan's capital in the latest protest against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Around 600 demonstrators from local colleges and schools chanted "Death to Denmark, Death to America" as they pushed through security barriers and marched towards the Indian and British High Commissions. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM (Photo credit should read FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/***** Images)

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Bitche, FRANCE: Turkish, Spanish and French soldiers participate in the Brilliant Ledger Exercise, under command of the pan-European defense force Eurocorps, 14 February 2006 in Bitche, eastern France. The Eurocorps, was set up in 1992 by France and Germany as the first step towards a European army. AFP PHOTO JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN (Photo credit should read JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP/***** Images)

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French soldiers carry out a man supposed to be injured on a stretcher to an emergency helicopter during the Brilliant Ledger Exercise, under command of the pan-European defense force Eurocorps, 14 February 2006 in Bitche, eastern France. The Eurocorps, was set up in 1992 by France and Germany as the first step towards a European army. AFP PHOTO JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN

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BELGRADE, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: Police and special operations units secure the area where the court reconstruction of late Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic's assassination is done 14 February 2006 in Belgrade. Milorad Ulemek and Zvezdan Jovanovic, suspected of the murder, will be present at the investigative sessions upon a decision by the court council of the special sector of the Belgrade District Court, which is in charge of the case. Police and special operations units surrounded the Government building in very large numbers. AFP PHOTO/ANDREJ ISAKOVIC (Photo credit should read ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/***** Images)

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Tehran, IRAN: Iranian demonstrators wearing shrouds and military costumes step on Israeli and US flags during a rally in front of the Germany embassy in Tehran 14 February 2006, the latest in a wave of protests sweeping the Muslim world over cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Mohammed. Iranian police prevented the crowd from getting too close to the embassy. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/***** Images)

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Tehran, IRAN: An Iranian clergyman is prevented by riot police from advancing during a rally in front of the Germany embassy in Tehran 14 February 2006, the latest in a wave of protests sweeping the Muslim world over cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Mohammed. Iranian police prevented the crowd from getting too close to the embassy. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/***** Images)

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Tehran, IRAN: A fire is started by Iranian protestors' Molotov cocktails thrown at the Germany embassy in Tehran during a rally 14 February 2006, the latest in a wave of protests sweeping the Muslim world over cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Mohammed. Iranian police prevented the crowd from getting too close to the embassy. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/***** Images)

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Iranian demonstrators wave banners and shout slogans during a rally in front of the Germany embassy in Tehran 14 February 2006

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Donkeys draped in Danish, British, American and other western flags are led by Iranian protestors in front of the British embassy in Tehran 14 February 2006, the latest in a wave of protests sweeping the Muslim world over cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Mohammed. A force of about 15 police prevented the crowd from getting too close to the embassy. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/***** Images)

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Tehran, IRAN: Iranian police prevent protestors from getting too close to the British embassy in Tehran during a rally 14 February 2006, the latest in a wave of protests sweeping the Muslim world over cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Mohammed. Protestors hurled fire crackers and rocks and marchers led five donkeys draped in American, British, German, Danish and French flags, along with a dog, clad in an Israeli flag. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/***** Images)

[JoaMei]

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Those evil Grmans..

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why are they protesting against the Germans now?

WHAT THE HECK!!!!

[Weasel]

why are they protesting against the Germans now?

WHAT THE HECK!!!!

A german newspaper published a provoking anti-Iran cartoon. That´s why.

[MrScruff]

That's a bit of a half arsed flag, look at the guy jonesing for a light