Fishing vessel Alakrana and what Spanish Ministry of Defence says are pirates (enlarged) are seen off the coast of Somalia in this handout image created by the Spain's Defence Ministry and released October 2, 2009.

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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 13: This handout file photo provided by the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MOD) shows Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak (L) welcoming U.S. Special Envoy George Mitchell to their meeting on September 13, 2009 in Tel Aviv.

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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 13: This handout file photo provided by the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MOD) shows Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak (R) welcoming U.S. Special Envoy George Mitchell to their meeting on September 13, 2009 in Tel Aviv.

A Ministry of Defence handout photograph shows a portrait taken in 2008 of British General David Richards who became Chief of the General Staff on 28th August 2009. Richards took command on Friday, pledging to focus on the conflict in Afghanistan where 9,000 British soldiers are on duty.

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2008 portrait released by Britain's Ministry of Defence of General Sir David Richards who became head of Britain's army on Friday Aug. 28 2009.

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This undated picture issued by Britain's Ministry of Defence, Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, shows Private Richard Hunt from The Second Battalion The Royal Welsh, who has been named as the 200th British soldier to be killed in Afghanistan.

An undated photo released by Britain's Ministry of Defence on August 17, 2009 shows Private Richard Hunt of the 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh who died on August 15, 2009.

An undated photo released by Britain's Ministry of Defence on August 17, 2009 shows Sergeant Simon Valentine of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Valentine died on August 15, 2009 while he was on foot patrol near Sangin, north Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

An undated photo released by Britain's Ministry of Defence on August 17, 2009 shows Private Richard Hunt of the 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh who died on August 15, 2009.

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This undated picture issued by Britain's Ministry of Defence, Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, shows Sergeant Simon Valentine, left, of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, who has been named as the 201st British soldier to be killed in Afghanistan.

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In this combination image released by Britain's Ministry of Defence Saturday Aug. 15, 2009, the 200 British soldiers that have died during the conflict in Afghanistan are seen.

An undated handout photo released by Britain's Ministry of Defence on August 8, 2009 shows Private Kyle Adams, one of three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan on August 6.

An undated handout photo released by Britain's Ministry of Defence on August 8, 2009 shows Lance Corporal Dale Thomas Hopkins, one of three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan on August 6.

An undated handout photo released by Britain's Ministry of Defence on August 8, 2009 shows Corporal Kevin Mulligan, one of three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan on August 6.

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In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Tuesday Aug. 11, 2009, Chinook helicopters hover over British troops from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, during Operation Tyruna in the Sangin Valley, Afghanistan, on Friday Aug. 7, 2009. 300 hundred...

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In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Tuesday Aug. 11, 2009, a Chinook helicopter hovers during Operation Tyruna in the Sangin Valley, Afghanistan, on Friday Aug. 7, 2009. 300 hundred British troops, accompanied by scores of Afghan troops swooped into a net...

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In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Tuesday Aug. 11, 2009, British soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland search a dwelling during Operation Tyruna in the Sangin Valley, Afghanistan, on Friday Aug. 7, 2009. 300 hundred British tro...

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In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Wednesday July 29, 2009, a Regimental Sergeant Major lines up soldiers of the Grenadier Guard's Nijmegen Company on Horse Guards parade in London, Tuesday July 28, 2009, before an inspection by Lieutenant General Ken Gil...

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In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Wednesday July 22, 2009, a narcotics trafficking "Go Fast" speed boat burns after being destroyed by the upper deck guns of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Iron Duke, in the Caribbean sea off the coast of South America, on Th...

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In this image made available in London by the Ministry of Defence, Monday July 27, 2009, local Afghan help British soldiers to repair the track of a Warrior armoured vehicle, during Operation Panther's Claw, in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, on July 19, 2009.

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In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence, the coffin containing the body of Rifleman Daniel Simpson, 20, is carried from a transport aircraft to a waiting hearse, after arriving at the Royal Air Force base at Lyneham, England, Tuesday July 14, 2009, from Afghanistan.

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In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence, the coffin containing the body of Private John Brackpool, 27, is carried to a waiting hearse, after arriving at the Royal Air Force base at Lyneham, England, Tuesday July 14, 2009, from Afghanistan.

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In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Thursday July 16, 2009, a Chinook helicopter of the Royal Air Force lands during a resupply mission to British ground forces taking part in Operation Panther's Claw, in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Monday July 13, 2009.

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In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Thursday July 16, 2009, local children joke with British soldiers as they prepare to set out on a patrol during Operation Panther's Claw in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Monday July 13, 2009.

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In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Thursday July 16, 2009, a local boy watches as British soldiers search a compound, during Operation Panther's Claw in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Monday July 13, 2009.