Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) smiles as he receives U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice (L) during her visit to Baghdad October 23, 2009. Picture taken October 23, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) smiles as he receives U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice (L) during her visit to Baghdad October 23, 2009. Picture taken October 23, 2009.

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  1. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his office in the heavily protected Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. Al-Maliki warned that a dispute over an election law that could delay a national vote was a threat to security, but said there was no need for American troops to delay their timetable for withdrawal from the country.

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  1. In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, talks with the newly appointed Dutch Ambassador to Iraq Peter Van Leuven, left, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
  2. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) receives the new Dutch Ambassador to Iraq Peter Van Leuven (L) in Baghdad November 1, 2009.
  3. In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, meets with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco left, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Special U.N. envoy Oscar Fernandez-Taranco appointed to look into the August bombings of two ministries in Baghdad met on Monday with senior Iraqi officials to discuss the blasts. The meeting comes a week after twin suicide car bombs devastated three other government buildings in the Iraqi capital.
  4. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sits alone during a parade in central Baghdad on August 28, 2009.
  5. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sits alone during a parade in central Baghdad on August 28, 2009.
  6. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (C) observes a moment of silence for the victims of Sunday's suicide bombings at the Justice Ministry and the Baghdad provincial government building, in Baghdad October 26, 2009.
  7. Afghan opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (R) shakes hands with United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon (C) as United Nation's special envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide (L, background) looks on prior to a meeting in Kabul on November 2, 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into Kabul on November 2 to meet President Hamid Karzai over the Afghan election crisis with organisers to announce whether or not to scrap the poll after the only challenger pulled out. The surprise visit from Ban accompanied a diplomatic push to ensure the November 7 one-horse race does not take place, despite the initial insistence from some officials that it is too late to halt the process.
  8. Palestinian and UN vehicles take a flooded street following heavy rains in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on October 29, 2009. Hamas said it will ban the organisation of elections in its Gaza Strip stronghold after president Mahmud Abbas called for a vote in the Palestinian territories.
  9. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (2ndL), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR), Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier (R) and Secretary General of the French Delegates for the 64th Session of the General Assembly Philippe Thiebaud (L), at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  10. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (L), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR) and Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  11. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  12. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  13. U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice (L) shakes hands with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad before their meeting at the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem October 22, 2009 in this picture released by the U.S. Consulate. In a speech in Jerusalem on Wednesday to an international conference of technological leaders, Rice urged Israel and the Palestinians to move beyond procedural disputes to the peace table.
  14. U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice (R) shakes hands with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad before their meeting at the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem October 22, 2009. In a speech in Jerusalem on Wednesday to an international conference of technological leaders, Rice urged Israel and the Palestinians to move beyond procedural disputes to the peace table.
  15. Susan Rice (L), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during her appearance on "Meet the Press" with moderator David Gregory in Washington, October 4, 2009.
  16. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (2nd R) speaks as U.S. President Barack Obama (R), U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice (C), and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (2nd L) and British Prime Minister Grodon Brown listen during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters September 24, 2009 in New York City. The council approved a U.S.-drafted resolution calling on nuclear nations to disarm.

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