December 29, 2006
Palestinian
A Palestinian in Arafat-esque attire flashes the Victory sign.
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December 23, 2006
Iraqi Police
Iraqi policemen dramatically throw the Victory sign during a Police Academy graduation ceremony in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006. 440 policemen from Iraq's Basra, Maysan and Dhi Qar provinces graduated at the Police Academy in Basra.
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December 20, 2006
Daniel Ortega
In this Oct. 30, 2006 photo Leftist Daniel Ortega, recently elected Nicaragua's President, throws a double Victory sign during a campaign rally in Jinotega, Nicaragua.
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December 18, 2006
Mahmoud Abbas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas throws the Victory sign after meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah December 18, 2006.
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December 14, 2006
Bahraini Women
Two subjugated Bahraini women attend a demonstration in Manama November 24, 2006. One sneaks out a sumbliminal Victory sign. About 2,000 protesters chanting 'Down, down with the government' gathered in the capital Manama, demanding an investigation into alleged election irregularities. Tensions were high on Friday ahead of Bahrain's parliamentary elections with the leader of the Shi'ite Muslim opposition warning the Sunni-led authorities that any attempt to rig the vote would be vigorously opposed.
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December 13, 2006
Darfur Refugees
Photo released by the United Nations shows refugees at the Kalma Camp in south Darfur, in 2005. A refugee raises the Victory Sign. The United States and Britain are considering the imposition of a no-fly zone over Sudan's war-torn Darfur region if the Khartoum government does not allow a UN-led peacekeeping force into the area, the State Department said.
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December 12, 2006
Dennis Kucinich
Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich gives the Victory sign at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, July 28, 2004. Kucinich, an unsuccessful presidential candidate in 2004, launched another long-shot White House run on Tuesday with a call for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
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Palestinians
Palestinians throw the Victory sign at the funeral of three sons of a Palestinian intelligence chief loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza December 11, 2006.
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Ismail Haniyeh
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh gives the Victory sign after his meeting with Iranian Vice President Parviz Davoudi in Tehran December 10, 2006.
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December 11, 2006
Paulina Rubio and Rihanna
Pop singer Paulina Rubio from Mexico and Rihanna from Barbados flash the Victory sign on stage during the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in honour of Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh, in Oslo December 11, 2006.
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James A. Baker
James A. Baker, co-chair of the Iraq Study Group gives the Victory sign before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the release of the ISG report, on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 7, 2006.
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