http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane Iraq on Yahoo! News Photos Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:03:44 GMT Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:03:44 GMT http://rss.news.yahoo.com/ 142 18 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100210/photos_wl_pc_afp/58b96ec83402d1182f72e60cbf000f1e (AFP/File) - London has defended the use of more than 100 pigs in military explosives tests in the past five years, saying the experiments had saved lives in Afghanistan and Iraq.(AFP/File/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP/File) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:03:44 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100210/capt.photo_1265763730765-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=TcM1S17Iq6.Yz0FZN08t3w-- London has defended the use of more than 100 pigs in military ... (AFP/File) - London has defended the use of more than 100 pigs in military explosives tests in the past five years, saying the experiments had saved lives in Afghanistan and Iraq.(AFP/File/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100209/photos_wl_me_afp/38e5a57b0b925fcc6d9a43ab4bd1f40e (AFP/File) - A British soldier patrols the Iraqi city of Basra in 2003. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will appear before the public inquiry into the Iraq war in early March, a spokesman for the probe said on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Dan Chung)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:08:24 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265727884316-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=Hbwkeu2osbF4Gikts.sFVA-- A British soldier patrols the Iraqi city of Basra in 2003. British ... (AFP/File) - A British soldier patrols the Iraqi city of Basra in 2003. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will appear before the public inquiry into the Iraq war in early March, a spokesman for the probe said on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Dan Chung)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r1028044251.jpg (Reuters) - A worker prints posters of Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ahead of March parliamentary elections, at a workshop in Baghdad February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:51:45 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1028044251.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qWrsnRr8Qb7Iw9NWu7szoA-- A worker prints posters of Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ... (Reuters) - A worker prints posters of Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ahead of March parliamentary elections, at a workshop in Baghdad February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r352444040.jpg (Reuters) - Iraq's former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi speaks during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad February 8, 2010. A ban on election candidates accused of links with Saddam Hussein's Baath party threatens to drag Iraq into civil war, a former prime minister and head of a group seen as a strong contender in the polls said on Monday. Picture taken February 8, 2010. To match interview IRAQ-ELECTION/BAATH REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS HEADSHOT)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:37:06 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r352444040.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=jXoKmQ2PFHoxVqjyI7y5iQ-- Iraq's former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi speaks during an ... (Reuters) - Iraq's former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi speaks during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad February 8, 2010. A ban on election candidates accused of links with Saddam Hussein's Baath party threatens to drag Iraq into civil war, a former prime minister and head of a group seen as a strong contender in the polls said on Monday. Picture taken February 8, 2010. To match interview IRAQ-ELECTION/BAATH REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS HEADSHOT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r3123046184.jpg (Reuters) - Iraq's former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi gestures while answering questions during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad February 8, 2010. A ban on election candidates accused of links with Saddam Hussein's Baath party threatens to drag Iraq into civil war, a former prime minister and head of a group seen as a strong contender in the polls said on Monday. Picture taken February 8, 2010. To match interview IRAQ-ELECTION/BAATH REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS HEADSHOT)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:32:47 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r3123046184.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=vasjpFB3Uc0q4dvW_UeeCA-- Iraq's former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi gestures while ... (Reuters) - Iraq's former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi gestures while answering questions during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad February 8, 2010. A ban on election candidates accused of links with Saddam Hussein's Baath party threatens to drag Iraq into civil war, a former prime minister and head of a group seen as a strong contender in the polls said on Monday. Picture taken February 8, 2010. To match interview IRAQ-ELECTION/BAATH REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS HEADSHOT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r4174131752.jpg (Reuters) - Iraq's former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi gestures while answering questions during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad February 8, 2010. A ban on election candidates accused of links with Saddam Hussein's Baath party threatens to drag Iraq into civil war, a former prime minister and head of a group seen as a strong contender in the polls said on Monday. Picture taken February 8, 2010. To match interview IRAQ-ELECTION/BAATH REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:31:40 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r4174131752.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=sUqAEpIEuUs1Z69omwVsQw-- Iraq's former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi gestures while ... (Reuters) - Iraq's former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi gestures while answering questions during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad February 8, 2010. A ban on election candidates accused of links with Saddam Hussein's Baath party threatens to drag Iraq into civil war, a former prime minister and head of a group seen as a strong contender in the polls said on Monday. Picture taken February 8, 2010. To match interview IRAQ-ELECTION/BAATH REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100209/photos_wl_uk_afp/e8975731b743f39e37fa29e23318581d (AFP/File) - Senior Metropolitan Police official Ali Dizaei, seen here in 2009, was sentenced to four years in jail for assaulting a man and trying to falsely accuse him in a spat over money.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:15:07 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265646542350-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=stxriWQLEyuO9ez2Bxw0zg-- Senior Metropolitan Police official Ali Dizaei, seen here in ... (AFP/File) - Senior Metropolitan Police official Ali Dizaei, seen here in 2009, was sentenced to four years in jail for assaulting a man and trying to falsely accuse him in a spat over money.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/481/0f58c4ba56a94e1ba22296ba14acde72 (AP) - In this image provided by the office of Rep. John Murtha, Murtha is seen in 1966 at Marine Regimental headquarters in Vietnam. Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. He was 77. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. John Murtha)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:37:13 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.0f58c4ba56a94e1ba22296ba14acde72.obit_murtha_wx110.jpg?x=115&y=130&q=85&sig=uboTLB4piRuCZRsM7BgllQ-- In this image provided by the office of Rep. John Murtha, Murtha ... (AP) - In this image provided by the office of Rep. John Murtha, Murtha is seen in 1966 at Marine Regimental headquarters in Vietnam. Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. He was 77. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. John Murtha)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/480/b9806e2c43b44b36b3c79301bf5c345a (AP) - U.S. Capitol Police officers check on the office of the late Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. He was 77. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:54:53 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.b9806e2c43b44b36b3c79301bf5c345a.murtha_dcmc105.jpg?x=130&y=68&q=85&sig=XuKCyCb_waXCrE_SfF8hTw-- U.S. Capitol Police officers check on the office of the late ... (AP) - U.S. Capitol Police officers check on the office of the late Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. He was 77. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/480/23db03ce98de4a09849ca3dbde410aa9 (AP) - The American flag on the White House flies at half-staff in honor of Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., in Washington, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. He was 77. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:29:22 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.23db03ce98de4a09849ca3dbde410aa9.obit_murtha_whcd104.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=5JzpShNz4GNIXdd412RKGg-- The American flag on the White House flies at half-staff in ... (AP) - The American flag on the White House flies at half-staff in honor of Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., in Washington, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. He was 77. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/480/a55227289f87496d9e06af601b533a84 (AP) - The American flag on the Capitol flies at half-staff in honor of Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., in Washington, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. He was 77. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:14:51 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.a55227289f87496d9e06af601b533a84.obit_murtha_dcmc108.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=jtguixxrFc9rU1GW.RB9bA-- The American flag on the Capitol flies at half-staff in honor ... (AP) - The American flag on the Capitol flies at half-staff in honor of Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., in Washington, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. He was 77. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/480/16b5ed2fbc6c4ab8907537908cf892f5 (AP) - The American flag on the Capitol flies at half-staff in honor of Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., in Washington, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. He was 77. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:14:31 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.16b5ed2fbc6c4ab8907537908cf892f5.obit_murtha_dcmc107.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=HQW9xlPvyuGSxX2zQEXvfg-- The American flag on the Capitol flies at half-staff in honor ... (AP) - The American flag on the Capitol flies at half-staff in honor of Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., in Washington, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. He was 77. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/480/994a7a51e8b74dabbc5106b812377eaf (AP) - The office name plaque of Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., is seen Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 on Capitol Hiil in Washington. Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. He was 77. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:08:49 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.994a7a51e8b74dabbc5106b812377eaf.obit_murtha_dcmc106.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=KoniMurrtFucag0JR5peVQ-- The office name plaque of Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., is seen Monday, ... (AP) - The office name plaque of Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., is seen Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 on Capitol Hiil in Washington. Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. He was 77. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/480/869dfdd60f474c8f82bd2616339c38f0 (AP) - FILE -- In this May 29, 2009 file photo, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., speaks during a morning meeting while attending the 'Showcase for Commerce' trade show in Johnstown, Pa. A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 77. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:55:09 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.869dfdd60f474c8f82bd2616339c38f0.obit_murtha_ny117.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=aEZSjh_V_aQMU2WPeoStiw-- FILE -- In this May 29, 2009 file photo, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., ... (AP) - FILE -- In this May 29, 2009 file photo, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., speaks during a morning meeting while attending the 'Showcase for Commerce' trade show in Johnstown, Pa. A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 77. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/481/f9d504bc32a44fc1907910d74ad200bd (AP) - In this photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, and government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh, right, meet with tribal leaders in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Iraq's prime minister says he accepts an appeals panel's jurisdiction over a ban on candidates from March 7 parliamentary elections for their suspected ties to Saddam Hussein's regime.(AP Photo/Iraqi Government, HO)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:23:20 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.f9d504bc32a44fc1907910d74ad200bd.iraq_politics_bag109.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=e9cHE2hKjmD9Qcbhid5EOg-- In this photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime ... (AP) - In this photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, and government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh, right, meet with tribal leaders in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Iraq's prime minister says he accepts an appeals panel's jurisdiction over a ban on candidates from March 7 parliamentary elections for their suspected ties to Saddam Hussein's regime.(AP Photo/Iraqi Government, HO)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/481/4a00d9579ad7410c9984b8c04fabf0e4 (AP) - In this photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks during a meeting with tribal leaders in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Iraq's prime minister says he accepts an appeals panel's jurisdiction over a ban on candidates from March 7 parliamentary elections for their suspected ties to Saddam Hussein's regime.(AP Photo/Iraqi Government, HO)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:23:12 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.4a00d9579ad7410c9984b8c04fabf0e4.iraq_politics_bag110.jpg?x=79&y=130&q=85&sig=u6gixx0uUee_Oc6su1g.Pg-- In this photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime ... (AP) - In this photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks during a meeting with tribal leaders in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Iraq's prime minister says he accepts an appeals panel's jurisdiction over a ban on candidates from March 7 parliamentary elections for their suspected ties to Saddam Hussein's regime.(AP Photo/Iraqi Government, HO)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r2162262286.jpg (Reuters) - Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives to give evidence for the second time at the Iraq Inquiry in London February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:48:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r2162262286.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=fbQ0uuDk5RobiFsohLm7EA-- Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives ... (Reuters) - Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives to give evidence for the second time at the Iraq Inquiry in London February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r682519542.jpg (Reuters) - Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives to give evidence for the second time at the Iraq Inquiry in London February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:47:56 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r682519542.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=Gon_3BlWrp5hTcAne9G4pw-- Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives ... (Reuters) - Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives to give evidence for the second time at the Iraq Inquiry in London February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r841140339.jpg (Reuters) - Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives to give evidence for the second time at the Iraq Inquiry in London February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:46:44 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r841140339.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=ej472ccU8tBKd.ftS7W1HA-- Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives ... (Reuters) - Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives to give evidence for the second time at the Iraq Inquiry in London February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r4163204561.jpg (Reuters) - Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives to give evidence for the second time at the Iraq Inquiry in London February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:45:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r4163204561.jpg?x=80&y=130&q=85&sig=8FvmA3MQc42XC.3NY.Jj5w-- Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives ... (Reuters) - Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives to give evidence for the second time at the Iraq Inquiry in London February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r89802697.jpg (Reuters) - Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives to give evidence for the second time at the Iraq Inquiry in London February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:41:22 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r89802697.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=NwB8fcoaHVV3sRLtvWfc8g-- Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives ... (Reuters) - Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives to give evidence for the second time at the Iraq Inquiry in London February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/481/8274a19b362c485a8768b10cba586111 (AP) - A worker installs a campaign poster for lawyer Daham al-Sayer, a candidate with list number 362 that reads in Arabic ' To the residents of Basra, your city needs someone who knows what Basra needs' in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has called off an emergency parliament session and said he accepts an appeals panel's jurisdiction over a controversial election law. The seven-member judicial panel is combing through a list of candidates barred from next month's election because of suspected ties to Saddam's outlawed Baath Party. Al-Maliki had pushed for the ban, and his decision Monday to leave the candidates' appeals in the court is seen as a concession.(AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:06:27 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.8274a19b362c485a8768b10cba586111.iraq_politics_bag104.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=gAFesT2lg.9hiJbzrvckfA-- A worker installs a campaign poster for lawyer Daham al-Sayer, ... (AP) - A worker installs a campaign poster for lawyer Daham al-Sayer, a candidate with list number 362 that reads in Arabic ' To the residents of Basra, your city needs someone who knows what Basra needs' in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has called off an emergency parliament session and said he accepts an appeals panel's jurisdiction over a controversial election law. The seven-member judicial panel is combing through a list of candidates barred from next month's election because of suspected ties to Saddam's outlawed Baath Party. Al-Maliki had pushed for the ban, and his decision Monday to leave the candidates' appeals in the court is seen as a concession.(AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/481/aa990f143ecd4235840ab05965bbe6e9 (AP) - A worker installs a campaign poster for the State of Law Coalition, depicting Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has called off an emergency parliament session and said he accepts an appeals panel's jurisdiction over a controversial election law. The seven-member judicial panel is combing through a list of candidates barred from next month's election because of suspected ties to Saddam's outlawed Baath Party. Al-Maliki had pushed for the ban, and his decision Monday to leave the candidates' appeals in the court is seen as a concession.(AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:06:06 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.aa990f143ecd4235840ab05965bbe6e9.iraq_politics_bag103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=OzlqttOotf_dIEKKG4uPEA-- A worker installs a campaign poster for the State of Law Coalition, ... (AP) - A worker installs a campaign poster for the State of Law Coalition, depicting Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has called off an emergency parliament session and said he accepts an appeals panel's jurisdiction over a controversial election law. The seven-member judicial panel is combing through a list of candidates barred from next month's election because of suspected ties to Saddam's outlawed Baath Party. Al-Maliki had pushed for the ban, and his decision Monday to leave the candidates' appeals in the court is seen as a concession.(AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r291084306.jpg (Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki meets with tribal leaders from Sadr City as Iraq's government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh (R) looks on in Baghdad February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:04:14 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r291084306.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=UIOLx614BLcvvBF.LypLpw-- Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki meets with tribal leaders ... (Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki meets with tribal leaders from Sadr City as Iraq's government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh (R) looks on in Baghdad February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/photos_wl_me_afp/0518551bc4f1137a7bff3205d903011e (AFP) - Iraqis holds slogans that read in Arabic, "No to the return of criminal Baathists" during a protest in the central shrine city of Najaf. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he has received assurances that judges will resolve a simmering row over who can stand in Iraq's general election before official campaigning starts on February 12.(AFP/Qassem Zein)

]]> (AFP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:51:51 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265572441736-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=5i6d7uGwhUyPM73ivb6tLA-- Iraqis holds slogans that read in Arabic, "No to the return ... (AFP) - Iraqis holds slogans that read in Arabic, "No to the return of criminal Baathists" during a protest in the central shrine city of Najaf. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he has received assurances that judges will resolve a simmering row over who can stand in Iraq's general election before official campaigning starts on February 12.(AFP/Qassem Zein)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/photos_wl_me_afp/8646160f703ba47875d5a743d6c4b875 (AFP/File) - Iraqis prepare campaign posters for the coalition of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in the southern city of Basra on February 6. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he has received assurances that judges will resolve a simmering row over who can stand in Iraq's general election before official campaigning starts on February 12.(AFP/File/Essam al-Sudani)

]]> (AFP/File) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:51:51 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265495030750-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=6471IiduSK4oqchDCZ7NbQ-- Iraqis prepare campaign posters for the coalition of Iraqi Prime ... (AFP/File) - Iraqis prepare campaign posters for the coalition of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in the southern city of Basra on February 6. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he has received assurances that judges will resolve a simmering row over who can stand in Iraq's general election before official campaigning starts on February 12.(AFP/File/Essam al-Sudani)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/photos_wl_me_afp/a8521f6ab7a3b37bbf0fd9a80af06592 (AFP) - Iraqi men protest with signs that read, "We swear by the blood of martyrs, you will not return" during a protest in Baghdad against the stand in the election of candidates with links to the Baath party. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he received assurances that judges will resolve a simmering row over who can stand in Iraq's general election before official campaigning starts on February 12.(AFP/Sabah Arar)

]]> (AFP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:51:51 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265572402565-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=U.ZNnI622GFuZRuP2pDyNA-- Iraqi men protest with signs that read, "We swear by the ... (AFP) - Iraqi men protest with signs that read, "We swear by the blood of martyrs, you will not return" during a protest in Baghdad against the stand in the election of candidates with links to the Baath party. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he received assurances that judges will resolve a simmering row over who can stand in Iraq's general election before official campaigning starts on February 12.(AFP/Sabah Arar)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/photos_wl_me_afp/242bd8dd60a6b5db7fbd150088d7ff66 (AFP) - Iraqis protest in the central shrine city of Najaf against the standing in the upcoming elections of some candidates with links to the outlawed Baath party. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he has received assurances that judges will resolve a simmering row over who can stand in Iraq's general election before official campaigning starts on February 12.(AFP/Qassem Zein)

]]> (AFP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:51:51 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265545729852-2-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=IVFsp4NLJORG5T9hcp8EAg-- Iraqis protest in the central shrine city of Najaf against the ... (AFP) - Iraqis protest in the central shrine city of Najaf against the standing in the upcoming elections of some candidates with links to the outlawed Baath party. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he has received assurances that judges will resolve a simmering row over who can stand in Iraq's general election before official campaigning starts on February 12.(AFP/Qassem Zein)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/photos_lf_afp/d77f58936e75a068b114ba5fafba7e61 (AFPTV) - With a long succession of wars since the 1980s, Iraq has lost many thousands of soldiers -- the vast majority of them men. The country now faces a severe demographic imbalance, with more and more women winding up unmarried -- a stigma in conservative Muslim society. Duration: 01:57(AFPTV)

]]> (AFPTV) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:08:15 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265612466725-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=i5ck4mKNDHBEOrQ0PnfW_g-- With a long succession of wars since the 1980s, Iraq has lost ... (AFPTV) - With a long succession of wars since the 1980s, Iraq has lost many thousands of soldiers -- the vast majority of them men. The country now faces a severe demographic imbalance, with more and more women winding up unmarried -- a stigma in conservative Muslim society. Duration: 01:57(AFPTV)

]]> (AFPTV) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/photos_lf_afp/3c6c0712b5ddb43b66ff2ff0e07774bc (AFP/File) - File photo shows two women recruits standing in front of their peers as they participate in a graduation ceremony for more Iraqi Police students in southern Baghdad. Official Iraqi statistics show that there are 102 men for every 100 women, but the ratio varies significantly depending on the age group, underpinning the plight of Iraq's single women.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

]]> (AFP/File) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:08:15 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265612832086-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=DKAAnP6vPIoOBh3_AVVjbg-- File photo shows two women recruits standing in front of their ... (AFP/File) - File photo shows two women recruits standing in front of their peers as they participate in a graduation ceremony for more Iraqi Police students in southern Baghdad. Official Iraqi statistics show that there are 102 men for every 100 women, but the ratio varies significantly depending on the age group, underpinning the plight of Iraq's single women.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100208/481/7b108abfb3084a0c9701926544084f9b (AP) - In this photo released by the U.S. Army, Spc. Ellis Berthiaume, right, from Tampa Bay, Fla., teases Spc. Christopher Furry, Sacramento, Calif., left, after a big play by the Indianapolis Colts as they watch a televised broadcast of the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, early Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/US Army, HO)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:12:03 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.7b108abfb3084a0c9701926544084f9b.iraq_super_bowl_amma102.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=CfxH8ZBOFUiqzMNe4PO8KA-- In this photo released by the U.S. Army, Spc. Ellis Berthiaume, ... (AP) - In this photo released by the U.S. Army, Spc. Ellis Berthiaume, right, from Tampa Bay, Fla., teases Spc. Christopher Furry, Sacramento, Calif., left, after a big play by the Indianapolis Colts as they watch a televised broadcast of the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, early Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/US Army, HO)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100207/photos_pl_afp/f153067b06ed8a809abd039297e0147d (AFP/File) - Iraqi mourners carry the coffins of victims who were killed in a bomb attack in Karbala, during a mass funeral in the central shrine city of Najaf on February 6. US General David Petraeus on Saturday slammed the "barbaric actions" of a morally bankrupt Al-Qaeda following a series of attacks on Shiite pilgrims in Iraq blamed on the extremist network.(AFP/File/Qassem Zein)

]]> (AFP/File) Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:07:10 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265569612908-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=t9JaPQI15Iq0PDj7d.kKgQ-- Iraqi mourners carry the coffins of victims who were killed ... (AFP/File) - Iraqi mourners carry the coffins of victims who were killed in a bomb attack in Karbala, during a mass funeral in the central shrine city of Najaf on February 6. US General David Petraeus on Saturday slammed the "barbaric actions" of a morally bankrupt Al-Qaeda following a series of attacks on Shiite pilgrims in Iraq blamed on the extremist network.(AFP/File/Qassem Zein)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100207/photos_wl_me_afp/ac157bec233da25e2880ebb7b13a3e14 (AFP/HO) - A video posted on the www.iraq-moqawama.com website allegedly shows hostage Issa Salomi in US military uniform. Radical Shiite Islamists who claim to have kidnapped the contractor said on Sunday they are also holding a second American hostage captured two years ago.(AFP/HO)

]]> (AFP/HO) Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:59:34 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265470338917-6-0.jpg?x=130&y=119&q=85&sig=0lIjhIJzPK94K1B1YXkS1A-- A video posted on the www.iraq-moqawama.com website allegedly ... (AFP/HO) - A video posted on the www.iraq-moqawama.com website allegedly shows hostage Issa Salomi in US military uniform. Radical Shiite Islamists who claim to have kidnapped the contractor said on Sunday they are also holding a second American hostage captured two years ago.(AFP/HO)

]]> (AFP/HO) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100207/ids_photos_wl/r1083799183.jpg (Reuters) - Iraqi policemen frisk residents near the site of a rally against the former Baath Party return in Baghdad, February 7, 2010. Iraq's Shi'ite parties held emotional demonstrations on Sunday and vowed to purge loyalists of Saddam Hussein's outlawed Baath party as tensions over a list of candidates banned from a March election soared. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:27:19 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100207/i/r1083799183.jpg?x=110&y=130&q=85&sig=UdwaLN7d0A.gV5od.QZcLQ-- Iraqi policemen frisk residents near the site of a rally against ... (Reuters) - Iraqi policemen frisk residents near the site of a rally against the former Baath Party return in Baghdad, February 7, 2010. Iraq's Shi'ite parties held emotional demonstrations on Sunday and vowed to purge loyalists of Saddam Hussein's outlawed Baath party as tensions over a list of candidates banned from a March election soared. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100207/photos_wl_afp/7368da94e6e886bffb90b7613c71cd25 (AFP/HO) - A video posted on the www.iraq-moqawama.com website allegedly shows a hostage in US military uniform who appears to be a civilian contractor reported missing by the Pentagon. Radical Shiite Islamists who claim to have kidnapped the contractor of Iraqi origin said on Sunday they are also holding a second American hostage captured two years ago.(AFP/HO)

]]> (AFP/HO) Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:31:16 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265470338917-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=119&q=85&sig=WGGcT0zWP.UMnOHpOVPUEQ-- A video posted on the www.iraq-moqawama.com website allegedly ... (AFP/HO) - A video posted on the www.iraq-moqawama.com website allegedly shows a hostage in US military uniform who appears to be a civilian contractor reported missing by the Pentagon. Radical Shiite Islamists who claim to have kidnapped the contractor of Iraqi origin said on Sunday they are also holding a second American hostage captured two years ago.(AFP/HO)

]]> (AFP/HO) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100206/480/10fc918a011440f692273451a743671f (AP) - The Colorado Springs Police Department provided this June 4, 2009 photo of Rick Glen Strandlof, aka Rick Duncan, who claimed he was an ex-Marine wounded in Iraq and received the Purple Heart and Silver Star. He founded an organization in Colorado Springs that advocated for homeless veterans, and members of the group accused him of being an impostor. He pleaded not guilty and his case is still pending in federal court. (AP Photo/Colorado Springs Police)

]]> (AP) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:22:48 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.10fc918a011440f692273451a743671f.military_medals_impostors_dx501.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=d1aj0obN8dveBy2lNIk52w-- The Colorado Springs Police Department provided this June 4, ... (AP) - The Colorado Springs Police Department provided this June 4, 2009 photo of Rick Glen Strandlof, aka Rick Duncan, who claimed he was an ex-Marine wounded in Iraq and received the Purple Heart and Silver Star. He founded an organization in Colorado Springs that advocated for homeless veterans, and members of the group accused him of being an impostor. He pleaded not guilty and his case is still pending in federal court. (AP Photo/Colorado Springs Police)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100206/481/af5f31a97b70414e9cfa1dcf953dd2cb (AP) - In this undated image made from a video posted on a militant website, a man believed to be missing civilian contractor Issa T. Salomi is seen in front of a banner reading Asaib Ahl al-Haq, or League of the Righteous, Imam Ali regiment. A Shiite militant group in Iraq has posted the Internet video showing an American it says it abducted and who appears to be a contractor reported missing by the U.S. military. The U.S. Department of Defense identified the missing civilian contractor as 60-year-old Issa T. Salomi and said he was last seen Jan. 23. In the video, the man says his abductors from the League of the Righteous are demanding the release of militants and the prosecution of Blackwater security contractors accused of killing 17 Iraqis in 2007. (AP Photo via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS VIDEO

]]> (AP) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:42:32 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.af5f31a97b70414e9cfa1dcf953dd2cb.iraq_missing_american_bag103.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=k0DUDAcOztR8em_AZAWI.Q-- In this undated image made from a video posted on a militant ... (AP) - In this undated image made from a video posted on a militant website, a man believed to be missing civilian contractor Issa T. Salomi is seen in front of a banner reading Asaib Ahl al-Haq, or League of the Righteous, Imam Ali regiment. A Shiite militant group in Iraq has posted the Internet video showing an American it says it abducted and who appears to be a contractor reported missing by the U.S. military. The U.S. Department of Defense identified the missing civilian contractor as 60-year-old Issa T. Salomi and said he was last seen Jan. 23. In the video, the man says his abductors from the League of the Righteous are demanding the release of militants and the prosecution of Blackwater security contractors accused of killing 17 Iraqis in 2007. (AP Photo via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS VIDEO

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100206/ids_photos_wl/r1117592364.jpg (Reuters) - Mourners carry the coffins of victims killed in bombings in Kerbala, during a funeral in Diwaniya, 150 km (95 miles) south of Baghdad February 6, 2010. Twin car bombs killed at least 40 people and wounded 145 others on Friday in Iraq's holy city of Kerbala as hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims observed a major religious rite, health officials said. REUTERS/Imad al-Khozai (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:07:28 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r1117592364.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=hL49OxokyVR6ia6O20tEhg-- Mourners carry the coffins of victims killed in bombings in ... (Reuters) - Mourners carry the coffins of victims killed in bombings in Kerbala, during a funeral in Diwaniya, 150 km (95 miles) south of Baghdad February 6, 2010. Twin car bombs killed at least 40 people and wounded 145 others on Friday in Iraq's holy city of Kerbala as hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims observed a major religious rite, health officials said. REUTERS/Imad al-Khozai (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100206/481/f903e36bf7e749fdaf1ef8067ed7f113 (AP) - The mother and sister of Saleema Hussein, who was killed Friday by a bombing, weep as the woman is taken for burial in the Shiite city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. A car bomb ripped through a crowd of Shiite pilgrims outside the holy city of Karbala Friday, sending many fleeing into the path of a suicide attacker who detonated a second bomb in coordinated blasts that killed at least 40 people and wounded 150. The twin bombing came on the final day of an annual Shiite religious observance, which has been the target of three large-scale attacks in Iraq this week alone. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)

]]> (AP) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:04:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.f903e36bf7e749fdaf1ef8067ed7f113.iraq_arbaeen_bombing_bag102.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=Fx0N4QWR0Wil.eSSbJ5p6Q-- The mother and sister of Saleema Hussein, who was killed Friday ... (AP) - The mother and sister of Saleema Hussein, who was killed Friday by a bombing, weep as the woman is taken for burial in the Shiite city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. A car bomb ripped through a crowd of Shiite pilgrims outside the holy city of Karbala Friday, sending many fleeing into the path of a suicide attacker who detonated a second bomb in coordinated blasts that killed at least 40 people and wounded 150. The twin bombing came on the final day of an annual Shiite religious observance, which has been the target of three large-scale attacks in Iraq this week alone. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100206/481/c4dde0213f3348ffb10273a4f5695e7a (AP) - The family of Saleema Hussein, who was killed Friday by a bombing, carry her coffin for burial in the Shiite city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. A car bomb ripped through a crowd of Shiite pilgrims outside the holy city of Karbala Friday, sending many fleeing into the path of a suicide attacker who detonated a second bomb in coordinated blasts that killed at least 40 people and wounded 150. The twin bombing came on the final day of an annual Shiite religious observance, which has been the target of three large-scale attacks in Iraq this week alone. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)

]]> (AP) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:04:27 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.c4dde0213f3348ffb10273a4f5695e7a.iraq_arbaeen_bombing_bag101.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=BBftvcB0n3KvBtb.c_AkTw-- The family of Saleema Hussein, who was killed Friday by a bombing, ... (AP) - The family of Saleema Hussein, who was killed Friday by a bombing, carry her coffin for burial in the Shiite city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. A car bomb ripped through a crowd of Shiite pilgrims outside the holy city of Karbala Friday, sending many fleeing into the path of a suicide attacker who detonated a second bomb in coordinated blasts that killed at least 40 people and wounded 150. The twin bombing came on the final day of an annual Shiite religious observance, which has been the target of three large-scale attacks in Iraq this week alone. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100206/ids_photos_wl/r729883496.jpg (Reuters) - An Iraqi policeman uses a metal detector to search the body of a victim killed in bombings in Kerbala, during a funeral in Najaf, 160 km (99 miles) south of Baghdad, February 6, 2010. Twin car bombs killed at least 40 people and wounded 145 others on Friday in Iraq's holy city of Kerbala as hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims observed a major religious rite, health officials said. REUTERS/Ali Abu Shish (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:09:39 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r729883496.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=_r.T0MsL7vPp0MXCgwXtyw-- An Iraqi policeman uses a metal detector to search the body ... (Reuters) - An Iraqi policeman uses a metal detector to search the body of a victim killed in bombings in Kerbala, during a funeral in Najaf, 160 km (99 miles) south of Baghdad, February 6, 2010. Twin car bombs killed at least 40 people and wounded 145 others on Friday in Iraq's holy city of Kerbala as hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims observed a major religious rite, health officials said. REUTERS/Ali Abu Shish (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100206/ids_photos_wl/r2414224887.jpg (Reuters) - Iraqi policemen carry the coffin of a victim killed in bombings in Kerbala, during a funeral in Najaf, 160 km (99 miles) south of Baghdad, February 6, 2010. Twin car bombs killed at least 40 people and wounded 145 others on Friday in Iraq's holy city of Kerbala as hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims observed a major religious rite, health officials said. REUTERS/Ali Abu Shish (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:56:51 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r2414224887.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=HuBECWOGiVGx9q.70J6mgA-- Iraqi policemen carry the coffin of a victim killed in bombings ... (Reuters) - Iraqi policemen carry the coffin of a victim killed in bombings in Kerbala, during a funeral in Najaf, 160 km (99 miles) south of Baghdad, February 6, 2010. Twin car bombs killed at least 40 people and wounded 145 others on Friday in Iraq's holy city of Kerbala as hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims observed a major religious rite, health officials said. REUTERS/Ali Abu Shish (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100205/ids_photos_ts/r3674404211.jpg (Reuters) - Residents gather near a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb attack in the holy city of Kerbala, south of Baghdad, February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:46:24 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r3674404211.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=GzuiriBDpsiZjtfqXBabbQ-- Residents gather near a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb ... (Reuters) - Residents gather near a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb attack in the holy city of Kerbala, south of Baghdad, February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100205/photos_ts_wl_afp/5e08affb4a3e31966e8506c798ff2195 (AFP) - Iraqis inspect the site of a bomb attack in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, 110 kms (70 miles) south of Baghdad. A bomb attack on the last day of a major mourning ceremony in Iraq killed 41 Shiite pilgrims and wounded more than 140 on Friday in an atrocity blamed on Al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein loyalists.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)

]]> (AFP) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:30:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265398216420-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=kN8VHBd6HAeojpzt69QIFw-- Iraqis inspect the site of a bomb attack in the Iraqi holy city ... (AFP) - Iraqis inspect the site of a bomb attack in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, 110 kms (70 miles) south of Baghdad. A bomb attack on the last day of a major mourning ceremony in Iraq killed 41 Shiite pilgrims and wounded more than 140 on Friday in an atrocity blamed on Al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein loyalists.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100205/photos_ts_wl_afp/2b80c9c76a5c5e624d30785d7d43f227 (AFP) - Muslim Shiite pilgrims stand under a rug bearing a picture of Imam Hussein as they mark the Shiite mourning day of Arbaeen in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, 110 kms (70 miles) south of Baghdad.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)

]]> (AFP) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:30:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265398108530-2-0.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=Yf9WJnlQihW5WNERnUpw3Q-- Muslim Shiite pilgrims stand under a rug bearing a picture of ... (AFP) - Muslim Shiite pilgrims stand under a rug bearing a picture of Imam Hussein as they mark the Shiite mourning day of Arbaeen in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, 110 kms (70 miles) south of Baghdad.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100205/photos_ts_wl_afp/f73c89e6a69cc877822270238917a17f (AFP/Graphic) - A map showing the location of a mortar bomb blast on the last day of a major mourning ceremony which killed 41 Shiite pilgrims and wounded more than 140 in an atrocity blamed on Al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein loyalists.(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:30:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265368524714-2-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=SdmreNMNHG_pmyed8NRTxQ-- A map showing the location of a mortar bomb blast on the last ... (AFP/Graphic) - A map showing the location of a mortar bomb blast on the last day of a major mourning ceremony which killed 41 Shiite pilgrims and wounded more than 140 in an atrocity blamed on Al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein loyalists.(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100205/photos_ts_wl_afp/5e63cf1411eff7d15b7378c093192bea (AFP) - Iraqis inspect the site of a bomb attack in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, 110 kms (70 miles) south of Baghdad.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)

]]> (AFP) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:30:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265398175217-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=PL.ylRGOkun.56EAMKGT8g-- Iraqis inspect the site of a bomb attack in the Iraqi holy city ... (AFP) - Iraqis inspect the site of a bomb attack in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, 110 kms (70 miles) south of Baghdad.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100205/photos_pl_afp/a66437b305d68a191b49d22cdbd50237 (AFP) - An Iraqi woman walks past a damaged vehicle as people gather to inspect the site of a bomb attack in the holy city of Karbala, 110 kms (70 miles) south of Baghdad. The United States condemns a series of attacks on Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)

]]> (AFP) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:05:47 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265396712649-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qJ8AYZvnvOw.vYHd5KZLyw-- An Iraqi woman walks past a damaged vehicle as people gather ... (AFP) - An Iraqi woman walks past a damaged vehicle as people gather to inspect the site of a bomb attack in the holy city of Karbala, 110 kms (70 miles) south of Baghdad. The United States condemns a series of attacks on Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday.(AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100205/481/4a963818cd624dd19490c5021d7b7d49 (AP) - An Iraqi police officer secures the site of a bombing in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. A twin car bombing targeted a crowd of Shiite pilgrims packing a highway as they walked to a holy city south of Baghdad for a major religious ceremony. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

]]> (AP) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:15:16 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100205/capt.4a963818cd624dd19490c5021d7b7d49.iraq_violence_bag109.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=Rr8ZRyHyHpyMhnf9MElDLw-- An Iraqi police officer secures the site of a bombing in the ... (AP) - An Iraqi police officer secures the site of a bombing in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. A twin car bombing targeted a crowd of Shiite pilgrims packing a highway as they walked to a holy city south of Baghdad for a major religious ceremony. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iraq/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane/im:/100205/photos_ts_wl_afp/d73d795ec0ec7c866a0be8f17510c784 (AFP/Graphic) - Map showing the location of a mortar bomb blast on the last day of a major mourning ceremony which killed 41 Shiite pilgrims and wounded more than 140 in an atrocity blamed on Al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein loyalists.(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:05:44 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265368524714-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=evpsyVwv36_gaNyKdSc_DQ-- Map showing the location of a mortar bomb blast on the last ... (AFP/Graphic) - Map showing the location of a mortar bomb blast on the last day of a major mourning ceremony which killed 41 Shiite pilgrims and wounded more than 140 in an atrocity blamed on Al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein loyalists.(AFP/Graphic)

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