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Israeli soldiers take position during clashes in the village ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:59 GMT

(AP) - Israeli soldiers take position during clashes in the village of Iraq Borin near the West Bank city of Nablus, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Ghiet (R) shakes hands ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:47:19 GMT

(AFP/File) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Ghiet (R) shakes hands with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari in Cairo after signing a diplomatic agreement. Egypt's new ambassador to Iraq has arrived in Baghdad, a diplomatic source said on Saturday of Cairo's first diplomatic representative in the country since its charge d'affaires was killed in 2005.(AFP/File/Khaled Desouki)

Interactive graphic on US military base Fort Hood, Texas, where ...

(AFP iactiv) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:38:11 GMT

(AFP iactiv) - Interactive graphic on US military base Fort Hood, Texas, where an army psychiatrist about to be sent to Iraq went on the rampage, gunning down 13 people and wounding 30.(AFP iactiv)

U.S. soldiers run during the Basra Partnership Relay Race a ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:31:53 GMT

(AP) - U.S. soldiers run during the Basra Partnership Relay Race a 4 kilometer (2,5 mile) race at the international airport in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. The U.S. and Iraqi army jointly organized the relay, showcasing their efforts towards closer cooperation. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jourani)

U.S. soldiers run during the Basra Partnership Relay Race a ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:31:42 GMT

In this undated Ministry of Defence image released Saturday ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:12:18 GMT

(AP) - In this undated Ministry of Defence image released Saturday Nov. 7, 2009, showing 21-year old Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge, a Military Clerk with the Adjutant General Corps, in Sandhurst, England. Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge earned the nickname 'Combat Barbie' during a posting in Iraq by her colleagues and was first runner-up in the 2009 national Miss England contest, and it is announced Saturday Nov. 7, 2009, that she has now been given leave to represent England in the Miss World Final in Johannesburg, South Africa in December 2009. The current Miss England, Rachel Christie relinquished her crown following her recent arrest over an apparent nightclub brawl, but now further details were released. (AP Photo / Corporal Adrian Harlen, MoD)

In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 photo, Tony Slone, 38, puts ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:15:58 GMT

(AP) - In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 photo, Tony Slone, 38, puts a POW-MIA flag on a pole for the upcoming Vietnam Veterans parade, in Shelby, Ohio. A parade planned for Saturday in a small Ohio city solely to honor Vietnam veterans is the latest in a recent flurry of similar events and legislation around the nation recognizing those who fought in the unpopular war. The sudden and belated honors are being fueled by guilt over the chilly reception many of the veterans initially received and by the warm embrace being given to soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 photo, Bill Staton places a ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:15:44 GMT

(AP) - In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 photo, Bill Staton places a POW-MIA flag on a pole to decorate the town for an upcoming Vietnam Veterns parade, in Shelby, Ohio. A parade planned for Saturday in a small Ohio city solely to honor Vietnam veterans is the latest in a recent flurry of similar events and legislation around the nation recognizing those who fought in the unpopular war. The sudden and belated honors are being fueled by guilt over the chilly reception many of the veterans initially received and by the warm embrace being given to soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 photo, a sign welcoming Vietnam ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:15:33 GMT

(AP) - In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 photo, a sign welcoming Vietnam Veterans rests in front of a business, in Shelby, Ohio. A parade planned for Saturday in a small Ohio city solely to honor Vietnam veterans is the latest in a recent flurry of similar events and legislation around the nation recognizing those who fought in the unpopular war. The sudden and belated honors are being fueled by guilt over the chilly reception many of the veterans initially received and by the warm embrace being given to soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 photo, Bill Staton cleans a ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:12:25 GMT

(AP) - In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 photo, Bill Staton cleans a Vietnam Veterans memorial to the five servicemen killed from the small town, in Shelby, Ohio. A parade planned Saturday in a small Ohio city solely to honor Vietnam veterans is the latest in a recent flurry of similar events and legislation around the nation recognizing those who fought in the unpopular war. The sudden and belated honors are being fueled by guilt over the chilly reception many of the veterans initially received and by the warm embrace being given to soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:46:49 GMT

(AP) - An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Army Spc. Tony Carrasco Jr. Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Carrasco, of Berino, N.M., died while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

An Army carry team walks off an airplane as transfer cases containing ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:46:32 GMT

(AP) - An Army carry team walks off an airplane as transfer cases containing the remains of Army Spc. Tony Carrasco Jr., left, and Army Staff Sgt. Amy C. Tirador, right, sit on a loader Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Tirador, 29, of Albany N.Y. died Nov. 4 in Kirkush, Iraq of injuries sustained from a non-combat related injury and Carrasco, of Berino, N.M., died while also supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:46:13 GMT

An Army carry lifts a transfer case containing the remains of ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:45:53 GMT

(AP) - An Army carry lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Amy C. Tirador, as a transfer case containing the remains of Army Spc. Tony Carrasco Jr. sits on a loader Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Tirador, 29, of Albany N.Y. died Nov. 4 in Kirkush, Iraq of injuries sustained from a non-combat related injury and Carrasco, of Berino, N.M., died while also supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:45:31 GMT

(AP) - An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Army Spc. Tony Carrasco Jr. as a transfer case containing the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Amy C. Tirador sits on a loader Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Tirador, 29, of Albany N.Y. died Nov. 4 in Kirkush, Iraq of injuries sustained from a non-combat related injury and Carrasco, of Berino, N.M., died while also supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

This undated photo released by Carlos Pena shows Francheska ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:04:36 GMT

(AP) - This undated photo released by Carlos Pena shows Francheska Velez, 21, of Chicago. Velez was one of the victims killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Her father, Juan Guillermo Velez, says she only recently returned from deployment in Iraq. She was preparing to come home because she was pregnant. (AP Photo/Carlos Pena)

Alma Thibodeaux, left, of Killeen, Texas, consoles Katherin ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:10:14 GMT

(AP) - Alma Thibodeaux, left, of Killeen, Texas, consoles Katherin Maddrow, who lives on post at Fort Hood, during a prayer vigil Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in LifeWay Fellowship church in Killeen, Texas. Maddrow says she is emotional because of the tragedy and her husband is currently serving in Iraq. Associate pastor Charles Hardage said most of the prayers were asking for peace, understanding and guidance in coping with the tragedy. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Nick de la Torre)

This photo provided by the New Mexico National Guard shows Spc. ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:58:45 GMT

(AP) - This photo provided by the New Mexico National Guard shows Spc. Joseph Gallegos. Gallegos, 39, a New Mexico National Guard soldier from Questa, N.M. who died Oct. 28, 2009 in Tallil, Iraq from cardiac arrest unrelated to combat. A rosary for Gallegos will be held on Friday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. at Questa High School and funeral services will be held Nov. 7 at the school. .Gallegos was a light-wheel vehicle mechanic with the 720th Transportation Company out of Las Vegas, N.M. (AP photo/Courtesy of New Mexico National Guard)

US Major General Kevin J. Bergner speaks during a joint press ...

(AFP/Pool/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:41:32 GMT

(AFP/Pool/File) - US Major General Kevin J. Bergner speaks during a joint press conference in Baghdad's Green Zone in 2008. The US Army said Friday it is committed to treating all its soldiers with respect without regard to their religious identity, amid concern about a possible backlash after a Muslim officer was said to have opened fire at a military base.(AFP/Pool/File/Wathiq Khuzaie)

Members of the military and police stand outside Fort Hood in ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:48:09 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Members of the military and police stand outside Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. An army psychiatrist about to be sent to Iraq gunned down 13 people and wounded 30 in a rampage on a huge Texas military base but survived after being shot four times himself.(AFP/Getty Images/Ben Sklar)

Members of the military and police stand outside Fort Hood in ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:15:25 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Members of the military and police stand outside Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. A Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq has gunned down 13 people and wounded 30 others at a sprawling Texas military base before being shot and taken into custody.(AFP/Getty Images/Ben Sklar)

Lt. Gen. Robert Cone speaks during a press conference near the ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:48:15 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Lt. Gen. Robert Cone speaks during a press conference near the main entrance to Fort Hood, Texas where a Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq shot dead 12 people and wounded 31 others at a sprawling Texas military base before being gunned down himself and captured.(AFP/Getty Images/Ben Sklar)

Map showing location of Fort Hood, Texas, where a Muslim army ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:48:15 GMT

(AFP) - Map showing location of Fort Hood, Texas, where a Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq shot dead 12 people and wounded 31 others at a sprawling Texas military base before being gunned down himself and captured.(AFP/AFP graphic)

Two soldiers console each other Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:14:50 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Two soldiers console each other Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. A Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq shot dead 12 people and wounded 31 others at the sprawling Texas military base before being gunned down himself and captured.(AFP/Getty Images/Ben Sklar)

US President Barack Obama leaves after speaking about the shootings ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:14:50 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama leaves after speaking about the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas. A Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq shot dead 12 people and wounded 31 others at the sprawling Texas military base before being gunned down himself and captured.(AFP/Saul Loeb)

Kris Starr waits outside Fort Hood's Clear Creek gate in Killeen, ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:55:31 GMT

(AP) - Kris Starr waits outside Fort Hood's Clear Creek gate in Killeen, Texas on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009, after a shooting. She was waiting with older soldiers to be let back on base to go home. Starr's husband, Spc. Josh Starr is currently deployed in Iraq. (AP Photo/Austin-American Statesman, Jay Janner)

Two soldiers console each other Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:44:15 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Two soldiers console each other Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. A Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq went on a shooting rampage at the sprawling Texas military base, killing 11 people and wounding 31 others before being gunned down(AFP/Getty Images/Ben Sklar)

US President Barack Obama leaves after speaking about the shootings ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:44:15 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama leaves after speaking about the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas. A Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq went on a shooting rampage at the sprawling Texas military base, killing 11 people and wounding 31 others before being gunned down(AFP/Saul Loeb)

Members of a local law enforcement SWAT team deploy at Fort ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:14:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of a local law enforcement SWAT team deploy at Fort Hood, Texas November 5, 2009 in this video frame grab handout from the Department of Defense. A U.S. Army major firing two handguns killed 11 people and wounded 31 others in a shooting rampage on Thursday at Fort Hood base in Texas, a prime point of deployment for U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. REUTERS/Department of Defense Video/Handout (UNITED STATES CRIME LAW MILITARY CONFLICT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Emergency personnel carry the wounded at the U.S. Army post ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:02:01 GMT

(Reuters) - Emergency personnel carry the wounded at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, in this video grab taken and released on November 5, 2009. A U.S. Army major firing two handguns killed 11 people and wounded 31 others in a shooting rampage on Thursday at Fort Hood base in Texas, a prime point of deployment for U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. REUTERS/Department of Defense/Handout (UNITED STATES MILITARY CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

An oil refinery in the oil rich city of Kirkuk, north of Baghdad ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:55:28 GMT

(AFP/File) - An oil refinery in the oil rich city of Kirkuk, north of Baghdad in 2007. The head of the Iraqi electoral commission said on Thursday it is now too late to organise a general election as planned on January 16 after repeated delays by MPs in adopting an electoral law.(AFP/File/Marwan Ibrahim)

Iraqis shout during a demonstration against a plan by MPs to ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:55:28 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iraqis shout during a demonstration against a plan by MPs to adopt a closed voting system during the upcoming general elections, at Firdus Square in Baghdad, October 2009. The head of the Iraqi electoral commission said on Thursday it is now too late to organise a general election as planned on January 16 after repeated delays by MPs in adopting an electoral law.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)

An Iraqi woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Baghdad ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:55:28 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Iraqi woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Baghdad during landmark elections in 2005. The head of the Iraqi electoral commission said on Thursday it is now too late to organise a general election as planned on January 16 after repeated delays by MPs in adopting an electoral law.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)

Faraj al-Haidari, the head of the Iraqi electoral commission, ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:55:28 GMT

(AFP/File) - Faraj al-Haidari, the head of the Iraqi electoral commission, pictured in July 2009, said on Thursday it is now too late to organise a general election as planned on January 16 after repeated delays by MPs in adopting an electoral law.(AFP/File/Safin Hamed)

Richard C. Vierbuchen (R), president of ExxonMobil Upstream ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:48:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Richard C. Vierbuchen (R), president of ExxonMobil Upstream Ventures, shakes hands with Abdul Mahdi al-Ameedi, deputy director-general at the Petroleum Contracts and Licensing Directorate (PCLD), after signing a deal at the Oil Ministry in Baghdad, November 5, 2009. An Exxon Mobil-led consortium has beaten rival Russian, French and Chinese groups to bag initial rights to develop Iraq's West Qurna field, the oil ministry said, and adding momentum to Iraq's bid to unlock its oil riches. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ CONFLICT ENERGY BUSINESS)

Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani, left, looks on as ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:35:34 GMT

(AP) - Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani, left, looks on as Exxon Mobil Upstream Ventures Ltd.'s president Richard C. Vierbuchen, right, and Abdul-Mehdi Al-Amidi, the Deputy Director-General of the Department contracts and permits in the Iraqi oil ministry sign an oil agreement, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. A consortium grouping U.S. and European oil giants Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC won the right to develop one of Iraq's most prized oil fields, Iraq's Oil Ministry spokesman said on Thursday, as the OPEC nation looks to revamp its battered energy sector. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Exxon Mobil Upstream Ventures Ltd.'s president, Richard C. Vierbuchen, ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:19:59 GMT

(AP) - Exxon Mobil Upstream Ventures Ltd.'s president, Richard C. Vierbuchen, right, and Abdul-Mehdi Al-Amidi, the Deputy Director-General of the Department contracts and permits in the Iraqi oil ministry sign an oil agreement, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. A consortium grouping U.S. and European oil giants Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC won the right to develop one of Iraq's most prized oil fields, Iraq's Oil Ministry spokesman said on Thursday, as the OPEC nation looks to revamp its battered energy sector. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Exxon Mobil Upstream Ventures Ltd.'s president, Richard C. Vierbuchen, ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:19:21 GMT

(AP) - Exxon Mobil Upstream Ventures Ltd.'s president, Richard C. Vierbuchen, right,and Abdul-Mehdi Al-Amidi, the Deputy Director-General of the Department contracts and permits in the Iraqi oil ministry sign an oil agreement, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. A consortium grouping U.S. and European oil giants Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC won the right to develop one of Iraq's most prized oil fields, Iraq's Oil Ministry spokesman said on Thursday, as the OPEC nation looks to revamp its battered energy sector. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Exxon Mobil Upstream Ventures Ltd.'s president, Richard C. Vierbuchen, ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:18:51 GMT

(AP) - Exxon Mobil Upstream Ventures Ltd.'s president, Richard C. Vierbuchen, right,and Abdul-Mehdi Al-Amidi, the Deputy Director-General of the Department contracts and permits in the Iraqi oil ministry shake hands, during a signing ceremony of an oil agreement, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. A consortium grouping U.S. and European oil giants Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC won the right to develop one of Iraq's most prized oil fields, Iraq's Oil Ministry spokesman said on Thursday, as the OPEC nation looks to revamp its battered energy sector. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Faces on crosses placed in the Garden of Remembrance of some ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:01:09 GMT

(AP) - Faces on crosses placed in the Garden of Remembrance of some of Britain's armed forces members who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq, at Westminster Abbey in London, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Paygan Russell, centre, daughter of Russell Aston, a British ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:55:26 GMT

(AP) - Paygan Russell, centre, daughter of Russell Aston, a British military policeman killed in Iraq in 2003, looks up at Britain's Prince Philip, during the visit to the Garden of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in London, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

US soldiers speak to an Iraqi child in Baghdad on October 12. ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:01:51 GMT

(AFP/File) - US soldiers speak to an Iraqi child in Baghdad on October 12. The Iraqi parliament will attempt yet again to vote on a controversial electoral bill, the deadline for a law to be passed if January general elections are to be held, a senior lawmaker said.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

US soldiers return fire on enemy positions in the Korengal Valley, ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:47:33 GMT

(AFP/File) - US soldiers return fire on enemy positions in the Korengal Valley, Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan on October 20. US officials have tended to shy away from estimating how long it might take to gain the upper hand in Afghanistan and eventually hand over security duties to Afghan forces.(AFP/File/Simon Lim)

File photo shows US Marines at the site of a blast in Garmsir ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:47:33 GMT

(AFP/File) - File photo shows US Marines at the site of a blast in Garmsir district of Helmand Province in Afghanistan. The top US military officer on Wednesday held out the possibility of a draw-down of American forces from Afghanistan within a few years, citing the troop "surge" in Iraq as a model.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)

US "surge" troops from 1-30 Infantry Battalion return ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:47:33 GMT

(AFP/File) - US "surge" troops from 1-30 Infantry Battalion return to their patrol base following a search for illegal weapons along the Tigris river, south of Baghdad in 2007. The top US military officer on Wednesday held out the possibility of a draw-down of American forces from Afghanistan within a few years, citing the troop "surge" in Iraq as a model.(AFP/File/David Furst)

A man sitting in a cafe plays with worry beads in the central ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:57:59 GMT

(AP) - A man sitting in a cafe plays with worry beads in the central city of Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Iraqi politicians are debating with new hostility over control of Kirkuk, a shabby northern city set near rich oil fields that both the self-ruling Kurds and the central government want. Iraqi lawmakers have only a day left to agree on a new bill that would enable the country to hold key parliament elections in January, according to remarks Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 by the country's election commission chairman.(AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed)

A general view of the city of Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:52:37 GMT

(AP) - A general view of the city of Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Iraqi politicians are debating with new hostility over control of Kirkuk, a shabby northern city set near rich oil fields that both the self-ruling Kurds and the central government want. Iraqi lawmakers have only a day left to agree on a new bill that would enable the country to hold key parliament elections in January, according to remarks Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 by the country's election commission chairman.(AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed)

Iraqi policemen march as they hold Iraqi flags during their ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraqi policemen march as they hold Iraqi flags during their graduation ceremony at Salahuddin Training Centre in Tikrit, 150 km (95 miles) north of Baghdad, November 4, 2009. About 200 policemen graduated after a four-week training course, a police source said. REUTERS/Sabah al-Bazee (IRAQ CRIME LAW)

An Iraqi soldier stands guard near a military base. A senior ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:57:20 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Iraqi soldier stands guard near a military base. A senior Iraqi police officer has been killed by a bomb left outside the door of his house at Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad, a police official in Anbar province said.(AFP/File/Essam al-Sudani)

File photo of US General David Petraeus, commander of US Central ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:22:14 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - File photo of US General David Petraeus, commander of US Central Command, who has been awarded Australia's highest honour for his service to coalition forces in Iraq, the military said Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)