Moroccan people waving Moroccan flags, hold photos of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, right, and late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, rear center, march during a protest against Israeli economic sanctions against Palestinians in the Gaza strip, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008 in Casablanca, Morocco. Earlier this month, Israel tightened its already stringent restrictions on the movement of goods into Gaza in response to ongoing rocket fire at southern Israel from the territory, causing a severe shortage of fuel, electricity cutbacks and a lack of some basic foods. About 1,000 people marched through the streets of Casablanca to express their solidarity with the Palestinian people. AP Photo logo AP Photo 24 months ago

Moroccan people waving Moroccan flags, hold photos of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, right, and late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, rear center, march during a protest against Israeli economic sanctions against Palestinians in the Gaza strip, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008 in Casablanca, Morocco. Earlier this month, Israel tightened its already stringent restrictions on the movement of goods into Gaza in response to ongoing rocket fire at southern Israel from the territory, causing a severe shortage of fuel, electricity cutbacks and a lack of some basic foods. About 1,000 people marched through the streets of Casablanca to express their solidarity with the Palestinian people.

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  9. A Yemeni youth stands inside a grocery store featuring pictures of late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, left, in San'a, Yemen, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Security forces killed two suspected al-Qaida militants in clashes outside the Yemeni capital on Monday, officials said, as the U.S. and British embassies extended their closure for a second day because of threats of attack by the terror group's offshoot here.
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  12. Members of different organisations and ministries hold up their banners during a rally against the return of Saddam Hussein's Baath party, in Amara, 300 km (185 miles) southeast of Baghdad, February 9, 2010.
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  16. 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.

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