A US Army trooper gets ready with his weapon as fellow soldiers search for weapons from passing motorists at a checkpoint in Fallujah, 50 kilometers west of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) Sunday June 29, 2003. The US forces continue to suffer casualties from the escalating guerilla-style attacks in the capital and other areas where ousted ruler Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) can still muster some influence. (AP Photo/Ali Haider)
