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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gestures while speaking during a media conference after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008. NATO foreign ministers met Tuesday to tackle tough issues ranging from the escalating war in Afghanistan and improving relations with Russia, to combating piracy off the Somali coast.
Michael Hamilton, the father of murdered schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton, leaves Dundee High Court in Tayside, Scotland during the last day of the murder trial of Peter Tobin, December 2, 2008. Convicted sex offender Tobin was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday after being found guilty of the murder of a teenage girl who disappeared in 1991. The remains of 15-year-old Vicky Hamilton were found last year at Tobin's former house in Kent, 16 years after she went missing from Bathgate in West Lothian.
US rider Lance Armstrong's Astana (2ndL) trains on December 2, 2008 with teammates on the Canary Island of Tenerife. The 37-year-old Armstrong, a seven-time winner of the Tour making a comeback to the sport, had announced on December 1 that the he would race the Tour, having originally implied his focus would be on a maiden Tour of Italy instead.
Actor Viggo Mortensen gestures during a news conference to promote his latest film "Alatriste" in Tokyo on December 1, 2008. The film will be on the screens on December 13. Alatriste, played in the film by 47 year old US actor, is a unscrupulous 17th century adventurer in the movie, set in Spain's "golden age" under King Philip IV which coincided with the emergence of artistic giants such as Velasquez and the development of the "New World."
Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.
A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) share a hug at the conclusion of the CNN/Los Angeles Times Democratic presidential debate in Hollywood, California January 31, 2008.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Middle East director Sarah Leah Whitson addresses a press conference on October 8, 2008 in Amman on the New York-based watchdog's new report torture in Jordanian prisons. HRW said in its latest report that torture continues to be "routine and widespread" in Jordanian jails, and claimed that some prison bosses have personally abused inmates. The report documents what it described as "credible allegations of ill-treatment, often amounting to torture," from 66 out of 110 prisoners interviewed in 2007 and 2008 in seven of 10 prisons visited.
Those who say there is no religious toleration in Saudi Arabia are missing the point. … What the king is doing is to try to set a tone back in Saudi Arabia. It’s no secret that the heart of the religious establishment in this country is opposed to what he’s doing. It’s very difficult for him to accomplish what he wishes inside the kingdom, so for the moment he’s going outside the kingdom 
There is no religious freedom in Saudi Arabia, yet the kingdom asks the world to listen to its message of religious tolerance ... The dialogue should be about where religious intolerance runs deepest, and that includes Saudi Arabia.
He is seeking to accomplish outside Saudi Arabia what is not yet possible inside Saudi Arabia.
Since the United States made itself synonymous with abuse of detainees in Iraq during the Abu Ghraib scandal, the least it can do now is ensure that a security agreement does not pave the way for further abuse
There are fears among human rights activists, NGOs and parliamentarians about what the situation of these detainees will look like when they are transferred to the Iraqi authorities
As parliament represents the Iraqi people, it should act in line with the interests of Iraqis... Absolute justice must be achieved and Iraqi and international laws must be implemented when dealing with those detainees in Iraqi prisons
