U.S. troops survey the scene after a roadside bomb targeting a U.S. convoy exploded in the Saidiyah district of Baghdad on Friday. One soldier was wounded. Mohammed Uraibi / AP photo


US soldiers ask Iraqis before entry into their home as troops from the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment conducting a house-to-house search during a raid in Mosul. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) said that Iraq (news - web sites)'s January 30 elections would be a historic moment as he sought to encourage a high turnout despite the mounting insurgent carnage in the country(AFP/Mauricio Lima)


In this photo provided by the Buie family Arkansas Army National Guard Cpl. Jimmy Buie of Floral, Ark., is shown in an undated photo in Iraq (news - web sites). Buie and two other Arkansas soldiers were killed Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005, after their humvee was hit by a roadside bomb in the al-Shaab district of Baghdad. (AP Photo/Courtisy Buie family via the Batesville Guard, File)


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MOSUL, IRAQ: U.S. soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment inspect a room as they conducting a house-to-house search during a raid in the predominantly Sunni city of Mosul, 370km from Baghdad, early 07 January 2005. A bomb tore apart an armoured Bradley fighting vehicle, killing seven U.S. soldiers, while two marines died in the volatile al-Anbar province, in the bloodiest day for U.S. forces so far this year. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA (Photo credit should read MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images)


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MOSUL, IRAQ: An Iraqi man opens the roof door for U.S. soldiers, as troops from the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment conducting a house-to-house search during a raid looking for illegal weapons in the predominantly Sunni city of Mosul, 370km from Baghdad, early 07 January 2005. A bomb tore apart an armoured Bradley fighting vehicle, killing seven U.S. soldiers, while two marines died in the volatile al-Anbar province, in the bloodiest day for U.S. forces so far this year. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA (Photo credit should read MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images)


An US Marine from Lima Company gives a sign to the others as they patrol the devastated city of Fallujah. The Pentagon (news - web sites) has reportedly ordered a top-level review of its strategy in Iraq (news - web sites).(AFP/Hrvoje Polan)


An US Marine looks at an RPG found on a rooftop aimed straight towards the main check point of the devastated city of Fallujah (background) and the nearby marines' base during a patrol of the city(AFP/Hrvoje Polan)


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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: Iraqi children watch as US Marines from Lima Company patrol the devastated city of Fallujah, some 50 kilometers west of capital Baghdad, 07 January 2005. Last November this city saw some of the worst fighting between US Marines and Iraqi Insurgents since the invasion of Iraq by US troops toppling former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. AFP PHOTO Hrvoje POLAN (Photo credit should read Hrvoje POLAN/AFP/Getty Images)


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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: US Marines from Lima Company patrol the devastated city of Fallujah, some 50 kilometers west of capital Baghdad, 07 January 2005. Last November this city saw some of the worst fighting between US Marines and Iraqi Insurgents since the invasion of Iraq by US troops toppling former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. AFP PHOTO Hrvoje POLAN (Photo credit should read Hrvoje POLAN/AFP/Getty Images)


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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: An US Marines from Lima Company patrols the devastated city of Fallujah, some 50 kilometers west of capital Baghdad, 07 January 2005. Last November this city saw some of the worst fighting between US Marines and Iraqi Insurgents since the invasion of Iraq by US troops toppling former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. AFP PHOTO Hrvoje POLAN (Photo credit should read Hrvoje POLAN/AFP/Getty Images)


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BASRA, IRAQ: A British soldier on patrol speaks to an Iraqi boy in the southern city of Basra, 500 kms south of Baghdad 06 January 2005. It is mainly British forces that patrol this city. AFP PHOTO/ESSAM AL-SUDANI (Photo credit should read ESSAM AL-SUDANI/AFP/Getty Images)


Iraqi soldiers load the coffin of a colleague onto the back of a vehicle to it take for burial in the northeastern town of Baquba. US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is sending a retired general to Iraq (news - web sites) to evaluate the development of Iraqi security forces, a centerpiece of the US strategy to defeat a growing insurgency and ultimately bring US forces home, Pentagon (news - web sites) spokesmen said(AFP/Ali Yussef)


An Israeli soldier waves to Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas at Qalandiya check point at the entrance of Ramallah, January 7, 2005. Abbas has revived international hopes for Middle East peace by pressing for an end to violence and pledging to pursue peace talks with Israel after Sunday's presidential election, which he is expected to win easily. REUTERS/Loay Abu Haykel


Indian soldiers take cover near a burning government building after it was attacked in Srinagar, January 7, 2005. Militants stormed a government building in Indian Kashmir (news - web sites) and set it on fire on Friday, killing one security guard and one worker, a security official said. Paramilitary soldiers rescued about two dozen people from the blazing tax building after a two-hour gun battle in the heart of Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, as flames ripped through the floor above them. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli


Honduran police participates in an anti Mara Salvatrucha gang operationin in a neigboorhood in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005. The anti-maras operation continues after the violent Mara Salvatrucha gang, which police have blamed for Dec. 23 massacre on a public bus that left 28 passengers dead outside the northern city of San Pedro Sula, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the capital, Tegucigalpa. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Man, this set must have sucked.

Quoted: Don't worry about the red x's, we still appreciate the effort.

Yeah, thats why I always link Getty Images.  I think they object to me stealing bandwidth.

BTT for the late night crew.