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A U.S. Army soldier atop his jeep guards the main entrance of the U.S. administration office in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Saturday, July 5, 2003. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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A U.S. Army soldier atop his jeep guards the main entrance of the U.S. administration office in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Saturday, July 5, 2003. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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Iraq Photos

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U.S. Army soldiers atop their jeep guard the main entrance of the U.S. administration office in Baghdad, Iraq
Saturday, July 5, 2003. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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US soldiers with bayonet-fixed rifles guard the entrance to the former Presidential Palace which now houses the US Administration office in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) as protesters (unseen) gather Saturday July 5, 2003 demanding the release of former Parliament Speaker Dr. Saadon Hamadi, who was arrested by the US forces June 25. (AP Photo/Samir Mezban)

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Iraq War Photos

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US Army soldiers stand guard at the main entrance of the U.S. administration office in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) on Saturday, July 5, 2003. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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U.S. Army Soldiers add barbed wire to the Anaconda Logistics Support Area in the Iraqi town of Balad, Friday, July 4, 2003, on the outskirts of Baghdad in Iraq (news - web sites). The support area came under mortar attack late last night injuring 11. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

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U.S. Army Spc. Zack Watkins

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U.S. Army Spc. Zack Watkins from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida wipes the sweat from his brow in Karbala, Iraq (news - web sites) Thursday, July 3, 2003. With temperatures soaring in Iraq, more and more soldiers are suffering the effects of summer. (AP Photo/John Moore)
Thu Jul 3,12:35 PM ET

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Ahmad Chalabi photo

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Ahmad Chalabi, right, is escorted by a U.S. soldier as he arrives at the Iraqi National Museum during its reopening Thursday July 3, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites). The Museum houses rare Nimrud treasures believed to be one of the most significant collections of works of art of the 20h century that includes unique jewelry articles. (AP Photo/Samir Mezban)

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Baaquba War Photo

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US soldiers look at the blood stained street in Baaquba close to the town of Diyala, northeast of Baghdad, following an explosion that killed one man and wounded four others.(AFP/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)

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Iraq Photos

SUPPORT OUR TROOPSHundreds of former Iraqi soldiers wait in line to collect an interim relief of US$60 in Baqubah, Iraq (news - web sites), Thursday July 3, 2003. The relief was granted after the former soldiers demonstrated for days in different parts of Iraq for their back wages. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das

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U.S. Army vehicle after it was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade

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Iraqi men and children celebrate as they tear apart a U.S. Army vehicle after it was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad, July 3, 2003. At least one U.S. soldier and two Iraqi passers-by were wounded in the attack on Thursday and in a separate incident another six U.S. soldiers were wounded in western Iraq (news - web sites) in the latest of spate of increasingly bold guerrilla-style attacks. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber

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guerrilla-style attacks photo

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U.S. Army soldiers look at one of their vehicles which was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad, July 3, 2003. At least one U.S. soldier and two Iraqi passers-by were wounded and in a separate incident other six U.S. soldiers were wounded in western Iraq (news - web sites) in the latest of a spate of increasingly bold guerrilla-style attacks. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

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25 Million for the head of Saddam

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The United States is offering $25 million for any information that leads to the capture of ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) or proves that he is dead, a spokesman for Iraq (news - web sites)'s U.S.-led administration said July 3, 2003. Saddam is seen in this July 17, 2002 file photo during a televised speech. Photo by Reuters (Handout) LIFESTYLE-IRAQ-EDCATION

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U.S. Army soldiers patrol

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U.S. Army soldiers patrol the area where one of their vehicles was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad July 3, 2003. At least one U.S. soldier and two Iraqi passers-by were wounded and in a separate incident other six U.S. soldiers were wounded in western Iraq (news - web sites) in the latest of a spate of increasingly bold guerrilla-style attacks. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

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Iraqi killed soldiers wounded

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A US soldier looks for clues at the Haifa street in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) following an RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade) attack Thursday July 3, 2003. According to witnesses, one soldier was wounded and an Iraqi bystander was killed. Insurgents have stepped up their attacks in recent days, hurling grenades, ambushing convoys and shooting troops patrolling the streets and bringing to 26 the number of U.S. soldiers killed in hostile fire since President Bush (news - web sites) declared an end to major combat on May 1.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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Iraqi Youth

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Iraqi youths argue with a US soldier blocking the way leading to the scene of an attack on a US vehicle in central Baghdad.(AFP/Marwan Naamani)

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1st Armored Division

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US Army's 1st Armored Division soldiers stand guard at the new exhibition of Iraqi treasures in the National Museum in Baghdad, on Thursday, July 3, 2003. The Iraqi National Museum briefly opened its doors to the press Thursday. Looting at the museum provoked an international outcry after Baghdad fell on April 9, but U.S. occupation authorities say many of the museum's most important items including the world-famous treasures of Nimrud have been accounted for. Still, scores of items remain missing, said museum director Donny George. The museum won't open to the public for about two years, George said. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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Baghdad War Photos

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U.S. Army soldiers backed by a tank secure the area as a Humvee burns after it was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad July 3, 2003. At least one U.S. soldier and two Iraqi passers-by were wounded in Baghdad, and in a separate incident six U.S. soldiers were wounded in western Iraq (news - web sites) in the latest of a spate of attacks. (Faleh Kheiber/Reuters

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Iraq war photos

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An Iraqi laughs with a US soldier close to the scene of an attack on an US vehicle in a residential area of central Baghdad 03 July 2003. Three soldiers were wounded and an Iraqi civilian killed in what was believed to be a RPG attack, although one witness said he believed attackers had thrown a hand grenade. AFP PHOTO/Marwan NAAMANI(AFP/MARWAN NAAMANI)

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U.S. Army military policeman

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A U.S. Army military policeman secures the area as a Humvee burns after it was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad, July 3, 2003. At least one U.S. soldier and two Iraqi passers-by were wounded in Baghdad and in a separate incident six U.S. soldiers were wounded in western Iraq (news - web sites) in the latest of a spate of increasingly bold guerrilla-style attacksREUTERS/Faleh Kheiber

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Iraq Photos of War

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U.S. Army soldiers secure the area as a Humvee burns after it was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad July 3, 2003. At least one U.S. soldier and two Iraqi passers-by were wounded in Baghdad and in a separate incident six U.S. soldiers were wounded in western Iraq (news - web sites) in the latest of a spate of increasingly bold guerrilla-style attacks. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber

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US Soldiers secures scene

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A U.S. Army soldier secures the area where one of their vehicle stands burning after was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad, July 3, 2003. At least one U.S. soldier and two Iraqi passers-by were wounded in the attack on Thursday and in a separate incident six U.S. soldiers were wounded in western Iraq (news - web sites) in the latest of a spate of increasingly bold guerrilla-style attacks. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber

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RPG hits soldiers

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US soldiers secure the scene of an RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade) attack at a passing Humvee vehicle (background) Thursday July 3, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites). It was unclear how many people were injured in the attack. Insurgents have stepped up their attacks in recent days, hurling grenades, ambushing convoys and shooting troops patrolling the streets and bringing to 26 the number of U.S. soldiers killed in hostile fire since President Bush (news - web sites) declared an end to major combat on May 1. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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RPG(Rocket propelled grenade) hita humvee

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A US soldier secures the scene of an RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade) attack at a passing Humvee vehicle (background) Thursday July 3, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites). It was unclear how many people were injured in the attack. Insurgents have stepped up their attacks in recent days, hurling grenades, ambushing convoys and shooting troops patrolling the streets and bringing to 26 the number of U.S. soldiers killed in hostile fire since President Bush (news - web sites) declared an end to major combat on May 1. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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Humvee burns in Iraq

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A U.S. military policeman walks in front of a burning U.S. army vehicle in Baghdad July 3, 2003. A U.S. soldier was wounded when a rocket-propelled grenade damaged a Humvee car in central Baghdad on Thursday, in the latest of a spate of increasingly bold guerrilla-style attacks. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber

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Haifa Soldiers Down

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Smoke billows from a burning Humvee vehicle as US soldiers secure the scene along Haifa street in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) following an RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade) attack Thursday July 3, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq. It was unclear how many people were injured in the attack. Insurgents have stepped up their attacks in recent days, hurling grenades, ambushing convoys and shooting troops patrolling the streets and bringing to 26 the number of U.S. soldiers killed in hostile fire since President Bush (news - web sites) declared an end to major combat on May 1.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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Rocket grenade hits humvee

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A US soldier looks for clues near the scene where unknown assailants fired an RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade) at a passing Humvee vehicle (background) Thursday July 3, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites). It was unclear how many people were injured in the attack. Insurgents have stepped up their attacks in recent days, hurling grenades, ambushing convoys and shooting troops patrolling the streets and bringing to 26 the number of U.S. soldiers killed in hostile fire since President Bush (news - web sites) declared an end to major combat on May 1.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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Haifa US Soldiers hurt

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US soldiers arrive to secure Haifa street as a humvee burns in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) moments after unknown assailants fired an RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade) at the passing vehicle Thursday July 3, 2003. It was unclear how many people were injured in the attack. Insurgents have stepped up their attacks in recent days, hurling grenades, ambushing convoys and shooting troops patrolling the streets and bringing to 26 the number of U.S. soldiers killed in hostile fire since U.S. President Bush (news - web sites) declared an end to major combat on May 1. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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Soldiers Hurt

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A US soldier looks for clues near the scene where unknown assailants fired an RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade) at a passing Humvee vehicle Thursday July 3, 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites). It was unclear how many people were injured in the attack. Insurgents have stepped up their attacks in recent days, hurling grenades, ambushing convoys and shooting troops patrolling the streets and bringing to 26 the number of U.S. soldiers killed in hostile fire since President Bush (news - web sites) declared an end to major combat on May 1. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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U.S. Army Sgt. Major Jack Tilley

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U.S. Army Sgt. Major Jack Tilley, center, arrives in Iraq in April 2003 to talk to soldiers of the 101st Airborne. Tilley, a Vancouver, Wash., native and a 34-year career soldier, is the Army's highest-ranked enlisted man. In an interview with The Associated Press, Tilley said he had no idea how long U.S. troops will be stationed in Iraq, but pledged

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Army Sgt. Major Jack Tilley

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U.S. Army Sgt. Major Jack Tilley, center, talks to soldiers in Iraq (news - web sites) in April 2003. Tilley, a Vancouver, Wash., native and a 34-year career soldier, is the Army's highest-ranked enlisted man. He listens to, motivates and advocates for rank-and-file troops, is their voice in the Pentagon (news - web sites), and a frequent visitor to military hospitals and the front lines. (AP Photo/Department of Defense, Army Master Sgt. Richard Puckett)

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Cpl. Omar Armendariz

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Marines Corps Cpl. Omar Armendariz hugs his daughter Amaree, 4, after Marines from the 11th Marine Regiment returned to Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in California, Wednesday, July, 2, 2003, after taking part in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

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First Sgt. Troy Couron

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Marines Corps First Sgt. Troy Couron kisses his wife Marguerita Couron after Marines from the 11th Marine Regiment returned to Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in San Diego County in California, Wednesday, July, 2, 2003, from the war in Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

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Dayla US Soldiers

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US soldiers sit atop their tank in Diyala, some 100kms northeast of Baghdad. Facing a mounting spiral of deadly attacks, the US-led occupation authority pursued the hunt of toppled leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s forces while insisting the rebuilding of Iraq (news - web sites) is on target.(AFP/Karim Sahib)
Wed Jul 2, 4:13 PM ET

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Seargeant Simon Hamilton-Jewell

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The coffin of Sergeant Simon Hamilton-Jewell is carried during the repatriation ceremony for the six British military policemen of 156 Provost Company killed in active service at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire July 2, 2003. The six British servicemen were killed in the southern Iraqi town of Majjar on June 24 following an incident described by the British military as a misunderstanding between troops and locals over weapons searches. REUTERS/POOL/David Jones

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British soldiers arrest an Iraqi in the southern city of Basra after finding a Kalashnikov assault rifle in his car during a search for weapons.(AFP/Mehdi Fedouach)

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A US soldier stands guard as former Iraqi government employees hold a rally to deman back pay outside the former Presidential Palace which now houses the US administration office in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) Wednesday July 2, 2003. The employees lost their jobs following the fall of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) to coalition forces. (AP Photo/Ali Haider)

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Dakota Orme Waits for dad

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Four-year-old Dakota Orme is bright-eyed with anticipation as he waves a flag while watching with his mother, Bree, and 1-year-old brother Tanner, as his father Pfc. Josh Orme and other Marine reservists are welcomed home at a ceremony Wednesday, July 2, 2003, at Fort Knox, Ky. More than 100 Marines from Reserve Company A, 8th Tank Battalion returned home after being deployed to active duty in Iraq (news - web sites) since Jan. 15, 2003. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

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Cpl. Jimmy Estes

SUPPORT OUR TROOPSCpl. Jimmy Estes of Louisville, Ky., is welcomed home by his girlfriend Amanda Ferguson of Mount Washington, Ky., after a homecoming ceremony Wednesday, July 2, 2003, at Fort Knox, Ky. More than 100 Marines from Reserve Company A, 8th Tank Battalion returned home after being deployed in Iraq (news - web sites) since Jan. 15, 2003. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

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US Soldier Tikrit

SUPPORT OUR TROOPSIraqi men are detained by a US soldier in Tikrit(AFP/File/Marwan Naamani)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSSoldiers of the Polish stabilization force which is going to Iraq (news - web sites) to take command of the south-central zone bid farewell to their families at the airport in Wroclaw, Poland before departing to Iraq, Wednesday, July 2, 2003. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSChildren run alongside a US army vehicle as one reaches across to touch the hand of a US soldier in Fallujah, Iraq (news - web sites), Wednesday July 2, 2003. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSUS soldiers check out a fire in Fallujah, Iraq (news - web sites), Wednesday July 2, 2003. The fire was started by local residents trying to extract copper from high tension electrical lines. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSAn Iraqi boy watches as US soldiers patrol close to a hospital after they heard two gunshots close by in central Baghdad. US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) sought to shore up support for efforts to stabilize and rebuild Iraq (news - web sites)(AFP/Marwan Naamani)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSA US soldier stands amid the debris of a destroyed military vechile in the al-Mustansiriya neighborhood of Baghdad.(AFP/Ahamad Al-Rubaye)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSU.S. Army soldiers patrol in town of Fallujah, July 2, 2003. U.S. troops launched a public relations campaign on Wednesday to try and convince Iraqis that American forces were not behind a mosque explosion in Fallujah that local residents said killed nine people. Fallujah residents refused to listen and vowed to wage a holy war to drive Americans troops out of their town. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSA U.S. Army soldier plays with a bicycle in Fallujah, July 2, 2003. U.S. troops launched a public relations campaign on Wednesday to try and convince Iraqis that American forces were not behind a mosque explosion in Falluja that local residents said killed nine people. Falluja residents refused to listen and vowed to wage a holy war to drive Americans troops out of their town. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSA U.S. Army soldier distributes newspapers printed in Arabic in Fallujah July 2, 2003. U.S. troops launched a public relations campaign on Wednesday to try and convince Iraqis that American forces were not behind a mosque explosion in Falluja that local residents said killed nine people. Falluja residents refused to listen and vowed to wage a holy war to drive Americans troops out of their town. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSUS Army Spc. Eric Jeffords from New York with the 1st Squadron 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment points to shells and a collapsed ammunition bunker at Hadithah 240 kilometers (150 miles) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) on Tuesday July 1, 2003. A massive explosion over the weekend at this ammunition bunker near Hadithah killed at least 15 people and injured at least four when metal scavengers allegedly triggered the explosion while dismantling 155 mm artillery rounds, spreading gun powder on the ground at the depot. The depot housed old Iraqi artillery. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSUS Army Cpt. Steve Smith, left, from Colorado Springs, CO and Spc. Eric Jeffords from New York, both with the 1st Squadron 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment survey an ammunition bunker at Hadithah 240 kilometers (150 miles) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) on Tuesday July 1, 2003. A massive explosion over the weekend at this ammunition bunker near Hadithah killed at least 15 people and injured at least four when metal scavengers allegedly triggered the explosion while dismantling 155 mm artillery rounds, spreading gun powder on the ground at the depot. The depot housed old Iraqi artillery. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSUS soldiers open the trunk of a car cautiously in case of a booby trap as they investigate after two men travelling in a car were killed in a flash traffic check point in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Tuesday, July 1, 2003. The check point was set up for the protection of a Congressional delegation visiting the city. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSUS soldiers stand guard near a vehicle whose occupant was shot dead by a soldier at a flash traffic check point in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Tuesday, July 1, 2003. The shots were fired by US troops on a second vehicle approaching the check point, killing its sole occupant and another person travelling in a car behind him. A total number of 4 persons were killed at the same check point set up to provide security for a visiting Congressional delegation. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSUS soldiers take out the body of an Iraqi man after he was killed in a flash traffic check point in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Tuesday July 1, 2003. The check point was set up for the protection of a Congressional delegation visiting the city. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSUS soldiers take out the body of an Iraqi man they killed at a traffic checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Tuesday July 1, 2003. The checkpoint was set up for the protection of a congressional delegation visiting the city. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSUS soldiers take up defensive positions as shots are fired during an ongoing investigation after troops killed two men when their car didn't stop at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Tuesday July 1, 2003. The shots were fired by US troops on a second vehicle approaching the checkpoint, killing its sole occupant and another person travelling in a car behind him. A total number of 4 persons were killed at the same checkpoint set up to provide security for a visiting congressional delegation. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSSenior Cpl Irti Masswo from the Italian Army's 18th Bersaglieri Regimemt Infantry keeps watch near a hotel in the city of Nasiriya, southern Iraq (news - web sites), Tuesday, July 1, 2003. About 800 soldiers from the Italian Army and Air Force have arrived in Nasiriya for a humanitarian operation. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSItalian Army's 18th Bersaglieri Regimemt Infantry soldiers guard near a hotel in Nasiriya, southern Iraq (news - web sites), Tuesday, July 1, 2003. About 800 soldiers from the Italian Army and Air Force have arrived in Nasiriya for a humanitarian operation following the war in Iraq. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSAn Iraqi man points at the damage to the Al-Hassan Mosque in Fallujah, 50 kilometers, 31 miles west of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) Tuesday July 1, 2003 hours after an explosion ripped through the mosque killing five people and injured four others. The late Monday blast raised tensions in a region already simmering with anti-American activity. Residents claimed the explosion was caused by a missile or bomb strike although American soldiers claimed it was likely caused by explosives hidden at the site. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSAn Iraqi police officer holds metal parts amidst the ruble of Al-Hassan Mosque in Fallujah, 50 kilometers, 31 miles west of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) Tuesday July 1st, 2003 hours after a massive explosion killed five people and injured four others. The blast raised tensions in a region already simmering with anti-American activity. Iraqi residents claimed the explosion was caused by a missile or bomb strike although American soldiers claimed it was likely caused by explosives hidden at the site. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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An Imam (Cleric) stands amidst the ruble of Al-Hassan Mosque in Fallujah, 50 kilometers west of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) Tuesday, July 1, 2003 hours after an explosion ripped the mosque killing at least 10. The blast raised tensions in a region already simmering with anti-American activity. Iraqi residents claimed the explosion was caused by a missile or bomb strike although American soldiers claimed it was likely caused by explosives hidden at the site. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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US rejects Iraq 'quagmire', oil exports resume, blasts persist in Fallujah: "Iraq's return to normality was boosted as oil exports resumed, but three explosions in the flashpoint city of Fallujah and the arrest of a US-appointed governor in southern Najaf on kidnap and theft charges clouded the US-led drive to rebuild Iraq. (AFP)"

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U.N. nuke watchdog chief to visit Iran: "The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency will visit Iran to hold new talks on the country's nuclear program, officials announced Monday."

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Iraqis Begin Warming To US Presence: "From tomorrow's Christian Science Monitor (we're on the editorial preview list):

"There is a debate," the mayor says. "When you go to the street, people say: 'We are against the Americans.' But sheikhs, imams, and educated people say: 'Don't hurt the Americans, because that hurts us, too.'"
Mayor Hamid even presided over a meeting last Friday during which religious leaders in Fallujah "agreed that it was no longer allowed to shoot Americans in the city, and instead to work with the Americans. All of them agreed."
That shifting attitude reflects the results of a first-ever poll of Iraqis, reported by CBS earlier this month, that nearly two-thirds of Baghdad residents want US forces to stay until Iraq is stable and secure, and that only 17 percent want US troops to go home immediately. Iraqis say that result is accurate, but by default: While they are grateful the US has removed Saddam Hussein, and note that US troops are now critical to reestablishing yearned-for security, they still don't approve of their stay here.
"They are occupiers," says Fallujah truck driver Nouri Khalil, clicking his small wooden prayer beads while waiting for business on a sweltering street corner. "But if they leave, there will be no security. We want the Americans to form an Iraqi government, so they can go."

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Amnesty criticizes U.S. interrogations: "An Iraqi businessman detained during a raid on his home says U.S. interrogators deprived him of sleep, forced him to kneel naked and kept him bound hand and foot with a bag over his head for eight days."

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Israel offers Bethlehem to Palestinians: "Israel agreed to return the West Bank town of Bethlehem to Palestinian control after its pullback Monday from the Gaza Strip, crucial steps that advance a U.S.-backed "road map" to Palestinian statehood and raise hopes that 33 months of violence may be nearing an end."

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Palestinians in Gaza town seek new start: "Packing a holstered pistol and a no-nonsense look, a commander from Yasser Arafat's presidential guard kept watch Monday for Islamic militants who in the past have fired crude rockets into Israel from this farming village."

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Mosque Hit

SUPPORT OUR TROOPSIraqis look at a huge hole in a mosque July 1, 2003 caused by a blast which killed eight people overnight in the restive Iraqi town of Falluja. Six more American soldiers were wounded in Iraq (news - web sites) and a fatal blast at a mosque fueled Muslim anger toward U.S. forces, all within hours of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld insisting Iraq was no new Vietnam. Photo by Faleh Kheiber/Reuters
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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSLocal residents walk by as US soldiers take up defensive position upon hearing gunshots at Yousifiya, in the outskirts of Baghdad, Tuesday July 1, 2003. Hours before, there was an RPG attack on a US military vehicle in the same area. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSUS soldiers take up defensive positions upon hearing gunshots at Yousifiya, in the outskirts of Baghdad, Tuesday July 1, 2003. Hours before, there was an RPG attack on a US military vehicle in the same area. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSA US marine from the 4th Light Armored unit stands guard near the place where a US military vehicle was shot with an RPG, at Yousifiya, in the outskirts of Baghdad, Tuesday July 1, 2003. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPSA U.S. Army soldier examines ammunition cases at an Iraqi warehouse in the desert near Haditha, 160 miles northeast of Baghdad, July 1, 2003. American soldiers were hurt in two attacks in Baghdad and an explosion overnight at a mosque in the restive town of Falluja killed several Iraqis. Hours earlier, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had rejected suggestions that U.S.-led forces in Iraq (news - web sites) faced a Vietnam-style guerrilla war. Photo by Akram Saleh/Reuters

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Looks Like a War Zone

SUPPORT OUR TROOPSSoldiers from the U.S. Army 1st Armored Division stand vigil on the streets of Baghdad Tuesday, July 1, 2003. (AP Photo/John Moore)

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U.S. Army military policeman Spc. Keith Moody from Westerly, R.I. inspects a mosque from a distance during a reconaissance mission near a mosque in Fallujah, Iraq (news - web sites), Tuesday, July 1, 2003. An explosion at the mosque killed at least five Iraqis and injured four others late Monday night. Iraqi civilians said the explosion was caused by a missile or bomb strike, but American soldiers at the scene disputed that account, saying it was likely caused when explosives hidden at the site went off. (AP Photo/John Moore)

posted by Patti @ 5:23 AM |

U.S. Army military policeman Sgt. C.J. Grisham, center, from San Antonio, Tx. briefs his men before a reconaissance mission near a mosque in Fallujah, Iraq (news - web sites), Tuesday, July 1, 2003. An explosion at the mosque late Monday night killed at least five Iraqis and injured four others. Iraqi civilians said the explosion was caused by a missile or bomb strike, but American soldiers at the scene disputed that account, saying it was likely caused when explosives hidden at the site went off.(AP Photo/John Moore)

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Iraqi civilians pass a soldier from the U.S. Army 1st Armored Division on the streets of Baghdad Tuesday, July 1, 2003. (AP Photo/John Moore)

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U.S. Army military policemen return a rifle to an Iraqi civilian after briefly detaining him for carrying the weapon on the street in Fallujah, Iraq (news - web sites), Tuesday, July 1, 2003. (AP Photo/John Moore)

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Soldier's In Iraq

A U.S. soldier examines a destroyed U.S. military vehicle in the Mustansiryah district of Baghdad Tuesday July 1, 2003. The vehicle was allegedly hit by a rocket propelled-grenade. Military spokesmen in Baghdad said it was still unclear if any U.S personnel were killed. (AP Photo/Denis Doyle)

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Operation Sidewinder Continues

U.S. Army scouts advance during a sweep for weapons and suspects in Shahravan village, northeast of Baghdad, June 30, 2003. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Monday remnants of toppled President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s government have coalesced into a 'terrorist network' in Iraq (news - web sites), but rejected the notion that U.S. and British forces are facing a guerrilla war or are stuck in a quagmire. Photo by Radu Sigheti/Reuters

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People gather at a burning oil tanker after unknowm men set it on fire at Basra, Iraq (news - web sites) 600 kilometers (370 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq Monday, June 30, 2003. The suspected motive is seen as a warning by an unknown group to thwart rampant smuggling of Iraqi oil into Kuwait. A similar incident occured last last week. Iraq resumed its oil exports following the war that ousted Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) but its oil pipeline has been the target of explosions and sabotage lately. (AP Photo/Nabil Al-Jurani)

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A US soldier keeps his rifle aimed towards the bridge that crosses the Tigris River, which lies on the outskirts of toppled leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s hometown of Tikrit.(AFP/Marwan Naamani)

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US soldiers on a humvee patrol a street on the oustkirts of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) while an oil bunker burns in the background Monday June 30, 2003. During the war, Iraqi forces loyal to ousted ruler Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), set fire to several oil bunkers to confuse attacking fighter jets, but many now are started looters or by accidents. (AP Photo/Ali Haider)
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A U.S. Army soldier signals villagers to keep away from his vehicle during a sweep for weapons and suspects in Shahravan village, 80 km northeast of Baghdad, June 30, 2003. Washington's top civilian official in Iraq (news - web sites), Paul Bremer, signalled Washington believes Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) may be alive as U.S. forces launched an operation to crack down on armed resistance blamed on die-hard supporters of the toppled Iraqi leader. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti

posted by Patti @ 9:37 AM |

The U.S. Army 367 Scouts 4 I.D. platoon advances during a sweep for weapons and suspects in Shahravan village, 80 km northeast of Baghdad, June 30, 2003. A top U.S. official signalled Washington believes Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) may be alive as U.S. forces launched an operation to crack down on armed resistance blamed on die-hard supporters of the toppled Iraqi leader. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti

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A U.S. Army tank convoy moves northeast on a road near Ba'Qubah, 80 km northeast of Baghdad, June 30, 2003. A top U.S. official signalled Washington believes Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) may be alive as U.S. forces launched 'operation sidewinder' to crack down on armed resistance blamed on die-hard supporters of the toppled Iraqi leader. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti

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A U.S. Army tank patrols on a street during a sweep for weapons and suspects in Shahravan village, 80 km northeast of Baghdad, June 30. A top U.S. official signalled Washington believes Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) may be alive as U.S. forces launched an operation to crack down on armed resistance blamed on die-hard supporters of the toppled Iraqi leader. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti

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U.S. Army scouts platoon leader Lt. Kurt Chapman from Cape Elisabeth, Maine, speaks on his radio phone during a sweep for weapons and suspects in Shahravan village, 80 km northeast of Baghdad, June 30, 2003. A top U.S. official signalled Washington believes Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) may be alive as U.S. forces launched an operation to crack down on armed resistance blamed on die-hard supporters of the toppled Iraqi leader. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti

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Zuhair Ali and his unidentified daughter cry Monday June 30, 2003 upon seeing the body of her husband Kahtan Hashim who was allegedly shot along with two others by US soldiers at a checkpoint Al-Garma, 30 kilometers northwest of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) late Sunday. Witnesses claimed the three men, who defied curfew allegedly to bring one of them to the hospital, were shot at and died instantly. The US forces brought the wrecked vehicle with the bodies of the victims still in the wreckage, to a hospital in nearby Fallujah. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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A U.S. Army scout patrols during a sweep for weapons and suspects in Shahravan village, northeast of Baghdad, June 30, 2003. A top U.S. official on June 29 signaled Washington believes Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) may be alive as U.S. forces launched an operation to crack down on armed resistance blamed on die-hard supporters of the toppled Iraqi leader. Photo by Radu Sigheti/Reuters

posted by Patti @ 5:34 AM |

U.S. Army scouts patrol during a sweep for weapons and suspects in Shahravan village, 80 km northeast of Baghdad, June 30, 2003. A top U.S. official signalled Washington believes Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) may be alive as U.S. forces launched an operation to crack down on armed resistance blamed on die-hard supporters of the toppled Iraqi leader. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti

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A soldier runs to take position during an early morning raid in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Monday June 30, 2003. A massive sweep that has already involved more than 20 lightning raids and netted at least 60 suspects in towns across a wide swath of Iraq moved into its second day Monday as US forces try to mop up resistance and stem attacks. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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Iraqi oil workers hold olive leaves as a peace symbol as they protest outside the former Presidential Palace which now houses the US Administrative office in Iraq (news - web sites) on Monday June 30, 2003. The workers, who lost their jobs following the fall of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), are demanding employment from the new US administration. (AP Photo/Ali Haider)

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US soldiers with the 82nd Airborne leave a Baghdad neighborhood after a weapons' search, Monday, June 30, 2003. A massive sweep continued Monday as US forces try to capture Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) loyalists and stem a wave of attacks on them. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

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An Iraqi woman waits for a US soldier with the 82nd Airborne to leave her home during a weapons search in a Baghdad neighborhood, Monday, June 30, 2003. A massive sweep continued Monday as US forces try to capture Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) loyalists and stem a wave of attacks on them. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

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An Iraqi boy gestures to a US soldier patrolling the streets in northwest Baghdad. US forces continued a major sweep north of Baghdad vowing to crush the remnants of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s ousted Baath party regime they blame for a string of attacks on coalition forces(AFP/Marwan Naamani)

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Kids are kids no matter what side of the world

Iraqi children enjoy a swim as temperature rose above 43 degrees Celsius June 29, 2003 in Majjar, near Ammarah, 380 km southeast of Baghdad, a town where the first British soldiers were killed since the toppling of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites). Returning British troops told people they wanted to help them re-establish their community, not punish them but locals are still reluctant to accept a troop presence in their town. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber

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U.S. army soldiers on alert during a weapons search on the outskirts of Baghdad June 28, 2003. Another explosion in Baghdad targeted a U.S. convoy on June 29 as Washington's top official in Iraq (news - web sites) said coalition forces would suffer further casualties until Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s supporters were killed or captured. Photo by Akram Saleh/Reuters

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God Bless Our Troops

A pair of protective rubber gloves mark the place, Sunday June 29, 2003, where the remains of two missing soldiers were found 32 kilometers (20 miles) northwest of Baghdad on Saturday. Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe, 37, of Roselle, N.J., and Pfc. Kevin Ott, 27, of Columbus, Ohio, were last seen Wednesday at their post in the town of Balad, 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Baghdad. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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US soldiers from the 1st Armored Division remove 122mm shells found in the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Sunday June 29, 2003. The soldiers said that removing them was a priority as these types of shells were being used by the Iraqi resistance groups along with C-4 explosives to set off explosive devices to ambush US patrols. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

A US Army troopers aboard their truck give sweets and candy to Iraqi children at 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

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Operation Sidewinder has begun

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)

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Iraqi schoolgirls watch as U.S. Army PFC Nathan Melzer from Cincinnati, Ohio hands out notebooks in a classroom in Fallujah Sunday, June 29, 2003. Melzer and other soldiers from the Delta 10 Engineers visited three schools Sunday to distribute supplies. (AP Photo/John Moore)

A US Army trooper talks to Iraqi children 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)

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US Soldiers in Iraq

A US Military Police soldier takes a picture of a new Iraqi police recruit at Al Nakhwa police station in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites) Sunday June 29, 2003. More and more Iraqi police are now being issued uniforms and are slowly reassuming police duties under the supervision of the US forces in the capital. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

A US Army trooper takes no chances as he frisks an Iraqi 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)

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US soldiers remove colored film from a car window at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Sunday June 29, 2003. After several attacks on US troops in the recent weeks, the soldiers have started removing all materials, including tinting films and curtains, that make it difficult to see the occupants of a car. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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US soldiers remove colored film from a car window at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Sunday June 29, 2003. After several attacks on US troops in the recent weeks, the soldiers have started removing all materials, including tinting films and curtains, that make it difficult to see the occupants of a car. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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U.S. Army Spc. Alfonso Pagan from Vegabaja, Puerto Rico hands out notebooks to schoolgirls in a classroom in Fallujah, Iraq (news - web sites) Sunday, June 29, 2003. Melzer and other soldiers from the Delta 10 Engineers visited three schools Sunday to distribute supplies. (AP Photo/John Moore)

An Abrams tank is used by US soldiers to provide security in a busy neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Saturday June 29, 2003. US forces continue to suffer from random attacks. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

US soldiers from the 1st Armored Division remove 122mm shells found in the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Sunday June 29, 2003. The soldiers said that removing them was a priority as these types of shells were being used by the Iraqi resistance groups along with C-4 explosives to set off explosive devices to ambush US patrols. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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Look At Name On Gun

US soldiers carry out a house-to-house search in the narrow alleys of old Baghdad during which three men were arrested. Coalition forces have detained more than 900 pople loyal to toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein 's regime.(AFP/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)

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