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U.S. actor Matt Damon, left, and director Paul Greengrass, right, laugh as they pose for the photographers to promote their upcoming film 'Green Zone', in central London, Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010. Damon and Greengrass re-team for their latest thriller in 'Green Zone', a film set in the chaotic early days of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq.

U.S. actor Matt Damon, left, and director Paul Greengrass, right, laugh as they pose for the photographers to promote their upcoming film 'Green Zone', in central London, Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010. Damon and Greengrass re-team for their latest thriller in 'Green Zone', a film set in the chaotic early days of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq.

U.S. actor Matt Damon poses for the photographers to promote his upcoming film 'Green Zone', in central London, Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010. Damon and director Paul Greengrass re-team for their latest thriller in 'Green Zone', a film set in the chaotic early days of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq.

U.S. actor Matt Damon poses for the photographers to promote his upcoming film 'Green Zone', in central London, Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010. Damon and director Paul Greengrass re-team for their latest thriller in 'Green Zone', a film set in the chaotic early days of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq.

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.

In this photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks during a meeting 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.

Iraqis chant anti-Baathist slogans at a protest in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Iraq's parliament meets as a legal panel rejects 26 appeals from candidates who have been banned from the March 7 ballot because of suspected ties to Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime. Meanwhile, protesters in Baghdad and Basra demand for the ban to remain with shouts and banners proclaiming "No no for Baath Party."

A woman holds a poster of Sunni politicians Saleh al-Mutlaq , left, and Dhafir al-Ani, right, with the words "down with comrades, long live Iraq," in Arabic, at a protest in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Iraq's parliament meets as a legal panel rejects 26 appeals from candidates who have been banned from the March 7 ballot because of suspected ties to Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime. Meanwhile, protesters in Baghdad and Basra demand for the ban to remain with shouts and banners proclaiming "No no for Baath Party."

In this undated image made from a video posted on a militant website, a man believed to be missing civilian contractor Issa T. Salomi is seen in front of a banner reading Asaib Ahl al-Haq, or League of the Righteous, Imam Ali regiment. A Shiite militant group in Iraq has posted the Internet video showing an American it says it abducted and who appears to be a contractor reported missing by the U.S. military. The U.S. Department of Defense identified the missing civilian contractor as 60-year-old Issa T. Salomi and said he was last seen Jan. 23. In the video, the man says his abductors from the League of the Righteous are demanding the release of militants and the prosecution of Blackwater security contractors accused of killing 17 Iraqis in 2007.

The mother and sister of Saleema Hussein, who was killed Friday by a bombing, weep as the woman is taken for burial in the Shiite city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. A car bomb ripped through a crowd of Shiite pilgrims outside the holy city of Karbala Friday, sending many fleeing into the path of a suicide attacker who detonated a second bomb in coordinated blasts that killed at least 40 people and wounded 150. The twin bombing came on the final day of an annual Shiite religious observance, which has been the target of three large-scale attacks in Iraq this week alone.

The family of Saleema Hussein, who was killed Friday by a bombing, carry her coffin for burial in the Shiite city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. A car bomb ripped through a crowd of Shiite pilgrims outside the holy city of Karbala Friday, sending many fleeing into the path of a suicide attacker who detonated a second bomb in coordinated blasts that killed at least 40 people and wounded 150. The twin bombing came on the final day of an annual Shiite religious observance, which has been the target of three large-scale attacks in Iraq this week alone.

In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, an Iraqi police dog handler is attacked by a bomb-sniffing dog during a training session at the police college in Baghdad, Iraq. The American military is rushing delivery of bomb detection dogs to Iraq, following a request by Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's government for more canines after questions were raised about whether a bomb detection device widely used at Iraqi checkpoints works, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.

In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, an Iraqi police dog handler watches a bomb-sniffing dog jump a obstacle during a training session at the police college in Baghdad, Iraq. The American military is rushing delivery of bomb detection dogs to Iraq, following a request by Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's government for more canines after questions were raised about whether a bomb detection device widely used at Iraqi checkpoints works, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.

In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, an Iraqi police dog handler watches a bomb-sniffing dog jump during a training session at the police college in Baghdad, Iraq. The American military is rushing delivery of bomb detection dogs to Iraq, following a request by Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's government for more canines after questions were raised about whether a bomb detection device widely used at Iraqi checkpoints works, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.

In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, an Iraqi police dog handler watches a bomb-sniffing dog jump during a training session at the police college in Baghdad, Iraq. The American military is rushing delivery of bomb detection dogs to Iraq, following a request by Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's government for more canines after questions were raised about whether a bomb detection device widely used at Iraqi checkpoints works, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.

Iraqi soldiers kiss the coffin bearing the remains of an Iraqi soldier who were killed during an eight-year war between Iran and Iraq, at the border crossing Al-Shalamjah, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. The remains of nine Iraqis were returned to their native country during a ceremony at a border checkpoint near the southern Iraqi city of Basra.

Iraqi soldiers kiss the coffin bearing the remains of an Iraqi soldier who were killed during an eight-year war between Iran and Iraq, at the border crossing Al-Shalamjah, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. The remains of nine Iraqis were returned to their native country during a ceremony at a border checkpoint near the southern Iraqi city of Basra.

Iraqi soldiers carry coffins with the remains of Iraqi soldiers who were killed during an eight-year war between Iran and Iraq, at the border crossing Al-Shalamjah, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. The remains of nine Iraqis were returned to their native country during a ceremony at a border checkpoint near the southern Iraqi city of Basra.

Iraqi soldiers carry coffins with the remains of Iraqi soldiers who were killed during an eight-year war between Iran and Iraq, at the border crossing Al-Shalamjah, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. The remains of nine Iraqis were returned to their native country during a ceremony at a border checkpoint near the southern Iraqi city of Basra.

Iraqi soldiers carry coffins with the remains of Iraqi soldiers who were killed during an eight-year war between Iran and Iraq, at the border crossing Al-Shalamjah, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. The remains of nine Iraqis were returned to their native country during a ceremony at a border checkpoint near the southern Iraqi city of Basra.