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Israeli border police erase a graffiti insulting the Prophet Muhammad found Sunday scrawled on a mosque in the village of Nebe Elias, near the West Bank town of Qalqilya Sunday Feb. 12, 2006. After the slogans were erased hundreds of aggrieved villagers in the area, who blamed Jewish settlers nearby for the offensive graffiti, gathered to protest. Dozens of youths threw stones at Israeli soldiers who came to break up the protest, and soldiers opened fire, hitting three Palestinians in the legs, witnesses said. (AP Photo/str)
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A Palestinian woman walks by Israeli soldiers during clashes with Palestinians in the village of Azun, near the West Bank town of Qalqilya Sunday Feb. 12, 2006. The clashes erupted after a graffiti insulting the Prophet Muhammad was found Sunday scrawled on a mosque of the nearby village of Nebe Elias. Israeli soldiers erased the slogans, but hundreds of aggrieved villagers in the area, who blamed Jewish settlers nearby for the offensive graffiti, gathered to protest. Dozens of youths threw stones at Israeli soldiers who came to break up the protest, and soldiers opened fire, hitting three Palestinians in the legs, witnesses said. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
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An injured Palestinian is helped after he was wounded by a live bullet in the legs during clashes with Israeli troops in the village of Azun, near the West Bank town of Qalqilya Sunday Feb. 12, 2006. The clashes erupted after graffiti insulting the Prophet Muhammad was found Sunday scrawled on a mosque of the nearby village of Nebe Elias. Israeli soldiers erased the slogans, but hundreds of aggrieved villagers in the area, who blamed Jewish settlers nearby for the offensive graffiti, gathered to protest. Dozens of youths threw stones at Israeli soldiers who came to break up the protest, and soldiers opened fire, hitting three Palestinians in the legs, witnesses said. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
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Israeli soldiers aim their guns during clashes with Palestinian protesters in the West Bank village of Azzun 12 February 2006. Hundreds of Palestinians staged demonstrations in villages in the northern West Bank today after hardline Jewish settlers scrawled insults against the Prophet Mohammed on a mosque. The Israeli army said that three Palestinians had been injured when troops opened fire towards a crowd of around 100 rock-throwing demonstrators in Azzun, to the east of Qalqilya. AFP PHOTO/JAAFAR ASHTIYEH
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An Israeli soldier points his weapon towards Palestinian demonstrators during clashes in the village of Azun, near the West Bank town of Qalqilya Sunday Feb. 12, 2006. The clashes erupted after graffiti insulting the Prophet Muhammad was found Sunday scrawled on a mosque of the nearby village of Nebe Elias. Israeli soldiers erased the slogans, but hundreds of aggrieved villagers in the area, who blamed Jewish settlers nearby for the offensive graffiti, gathered to protest. Dozens of youths threw stones at Israeli soldiers who came to break up the protest, and soldiers opened fire, hitting three Palestinians in the legs, witnesses said. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
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A masked Palestinian policeman stands as security officers and customs officials destroy cartons of cigarettes that were confiscated from smugglers in tunnels under the border between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip, in Gaza City Saturday Feb. 11, 2006. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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Israeli soldiers remove anti-Prophet Mohammed graffiti from the wall of a mosque in the northern West Bank village of Nabi Alyas. Hundreds of Palestinians have staged demonstrations in villages in the northern West Bank after hardline Jewish settlers scrawled insults against the Prophet Mohammed on a mosque.(AFP)
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Israeli soldiers take position during clashes with Palestinians in the West Bank village of Azzun near Qalqilya February 12, 2006. Jewish settlers daubed graffiti insulting the Prophet Mohammad on the wall of a mosque in a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli military source and local residents said on Sunday. After news of the incident, Palestinians threw stones at Israeli cars driving to nearby Jewish settlements, slightly hurting one woman and sparking clashes with Israeli soldiers who fired tear gas canisters and shot bullets into the air. REUTERS/Loay Abu Haykel
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An Israeli soldier holds his weapon in the West Bank village of Shuyukh near Hebron February 12, 2006. Israeli and Palestinian forces scanned the ground near the West Bank town of Hebron after reports of a missing Israeli parachutist. They later called off the search and declared it a false alarm. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
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An Israeli soldier points his gun loaded with a tear gas canister towards protesters during clashes 12 February 2006 with stone throwing Palestinians in the southern West Bank town of Sahir, on the outskirts of the flashpoint city of Hebron. In the northern West Bank, hundreds of Palestinians staged demonstrations in several villages after hardline Jewish settlers scrawled insults against the Prophet Mohammed on a mosque today. AFP PHOTO/MARCO LONGARI
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Masked Israeli soldiers prepare themselves 12 February 2006 while on stand by for a possible military operation in the West Bank town of Sahir, on the outskirts of the flashpoint city of Hebron. Israeli helicopters and aircraft were called in today as part of a search operation for a civilian parachutist who accidentally landed near a Palestinian village in the southern West Bank. Military sources said initial reports said the parachutist landed in the area of Halhoul just north of the city of Hebron, said the sources. AFP PHOTO/MARCO LONGARI
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Palestinian youths burn tyres and throw stones at Israeli army vehicles during clashes 12 February 2006 in the southern West Bank village of Shuyukh, near the flashpoint city of Hebron. Israeli helicopters and aircraft were called in today as part of a search operation for a civilian parachutist who accidentally landed near a Palestinian village in the southern West Bank. Military sources said initial reports said the parachutist landed in the area of Halhoul just north of the city of Hebron, said the sources. AFP PHOTO/HAZEM BADER
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The front page of the British newspaper the News of the World published in London Sunday Feb. 12, 2006, showing their exclusive story of video of British soldiers allegedly brutally beating up a group of young Iraqis. The film shows the troops repeatedly kicking, punching and striking civilians with batons, according to the paper. The newspaper said the footage was filmed during street riots in Basra in 2004 by a corporal who can be heard laughing and encouraging his colleagues in a running commentary. (AP Photo/PA)
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A British soldier is seen patroling in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, in this Feb. 3, 2006 file photo. British television stations on Sunday screened video footage that appeared to show British troops beating Iraqi civilians. The Ministry of Defense said military police were investigating the allegations, and British Treasury chief Gordon Brown said that if the film is genuine "this is unacceptable behavior." (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani, File)
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Six-year-old Sean Magnuson gives his father, Lt. Col. Brian Magnuson, a final hug before Magnuson and around 150 Marines of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing prepare to deploy for Iraq at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006. This will be Magnuson's second trip to Iraq. (AP Photo/North County Times, Hayne Palmour IV)
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A group of young boys look at a Russian made jet fighter MIG-21 exhibited in the front yard of a home in the village of Raduil, Bulgaria, some 110 kms.(68 miles) south of the capital Sofia Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006. Some Bulgarians have a hobby of buying scrap out of service military machines sold by auctions in order to collect and save them. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
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A boy looks at a Russian made jet fighter MIG-21 exhibited in the front yard of a home in the village of Raduil, Bulgaria, some 110 kms.(68 miles) south of the capital Sofia Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006. Some Bulgarians have a hobby of buying scrap out of service military machines sold by auctions in order to collect and save them. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
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Armed police stand outside the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, amidst tight security ahead of Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair's address to party members at the Labour Party Spring Conference at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England, Friday Feb. 10, 2006. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
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A U.S. Navy helicopter unloads servicemen at a Philippine military brigade base in the southern island of Jolo, Philippines, on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006. Security is kept tight around the brigade as the U.S. military and their Philippine counterparts hold a counterterrorism exercise at the stronghold of the al-Qaida linked Abu Sayyaf bandits. (AP Photo/ Al Jacinto)
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A U.S. soldier, 3rd right, rides a military vehicle together with Filipino soldiers as they provide security during a rally Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006 in Jolo town in southern Philippines. Hundreds of residents in this stronghold of al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf rallied in support of a controversial counterterrorism exercise the "Balikatan," or shoulder to shoulder, involving U.S. and Philippine troops. (AP Photo)
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Indian Navys Viraat aircraft ship is seen parked in the bay of Bengal for the Presidents Fleet Review (PFR) in Visakhapatnam, about 700 kilometers (438 miles) southeast of Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006. (AP Photo/Ajit Kumar)
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Indian Navy's INS Viraat, front, is seen anchored along with other ships in the bay of Bengal for the President's Fleet Review (PFR) in Visakhapatnam, about 700 kilometers (438 miles) southeast of Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006. The PFR held once during the tenure of every president is scheduled for Feb. 12 and a total of 67 ships, with 41 anchored off the coast, three submarines and 41 aircraft are to participate in the exercise, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Ajit Kumar)
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Indian Army soldiers work on the Kaman Post Bridge on the Line of Control between India and Pakistan at Kaman Post, some 125 Kilometers (78 miles) North of Srinagar, India, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006. A "peace bridge" linking the Indian and Pakistani controlled parts of Kashmir that was severely damaged by a devastating earthquake has been completely repaired and will officially reopen Saturday, an Indian army spokesman said. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)
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Nepalese insurgents man a position in Dhankuta, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday Feb. 11, 2006. Insurgents freed 10 soldiers and nine government officials Saturday, who had been seized in two separate attacks last week from a village near Dhankuta, after rebels attacked the town last Tuesday night, according to a news report. (AP Photo/Bhim Ghimire)
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A Lebanese policeman stands guard as thick smoke billows from the building housing the offices of the Danish diplomatic mission that was attacked and partly set on fire five days ago, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Feb. 10, 2006, sending alarms that it may have been attacked again. But Lebanese security officials, who requested anonymity, said the smoke arose from an electrical short in the building and was put out quickly by fire fighters who rushed to the scene. No casualties were reported. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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One of 60 U.S. hostages, blindfolded and with his hands bound, is being displayed to the crowd outside the U.S. Embassy in Tehran by Iranian hostage takers. At least 2 former U.S. hostages say they believe the bearded man, far right, is Iranian president-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while several former hostage takers all said they did not think it was Ahmadinejad. A close aide to Ahmadenijad refused to look at the photos or comment on the issue in Teheran Thursday, June 30, 2005. (AP Photo)
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A fire started by Iranian protestors' Molotov cocktails thrown at the French Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 10, 2006, following a protest over drawings of Islam's Prophet Muhammad published in European newspapers. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Iranian protesters burn representations of the Danish and U.S flags during a demonstration to mark the 27th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, Saturday Feb. 11, 2006. The Iranian president on Saturday rejected Western pressure to freeze the country's nuclear program and issued a veiled threat to walk away from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
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An Iranian protester carries the Danish emblem which was removed from over the gate of the Danish embassy in Tehran, as he and others attend a demonstration to mark the 27th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, Saturday Feb. 11, 2006. A man holds a photo of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at left. The Iranian president on Saturday rejected Western pressure to freeze the country's nuclear program and issued a veiled threat to walk away from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
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An Iraqi soldier inspects at his headquater weapons that were siezed from insurgents during a raid in a village near the city of Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, 12 February 2006. More than 100 suspects were detained and assorted arms, munitions and bomb making paraphernalia were confiscated. Two suspected insurgents were killed in the clash. AFP PHOTO/ALI YUSSEF
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Members of the Indian military execute a sabotage operations drill during Fleet Review 2006 in Vishakapatnam, 700 kms southeast of Hyderabad, 12 February 2006. Some 50 ships and 55 aircraft were scheduled to take part in the review held in the presence of India's President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at the headquarters of India's Eastern Naval Command. AFP PHOTO/STR
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Indian naval personnel in full ceremonial dress line up on the deck of aircraft carrier INS Virat as they take part in the Fleet Review 2006 off the shore of Vishakapatnam, 12 February 2006. Some 50 ships and 55 aircraft were scheduled to take part in the review held in the presence of India's President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at the headquarters of India's Eastern Naval Command. AFP PHOTO/Noah SEELAM (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images)