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Mon Mar 10,11:06 AM ET

British military sniper Alister Cane, from Glasgow, wears desert camouflage headgear as he trains for war, March 10, 2003. British and U.S. troops continue to train in the Kuwait desert as the deadline nears for a possible war with Iraq (news - web sites). REUTERS/Stephanie Mcgehee

[dennisw]

Mon Mar 17, 7:13 AM ET

British Sargent Phil Trannor, from North Ireland, donnes a shamrock in his cap during a St. Patrick's Day ceremony in the Kuwaiti desert, March 17, 2003. As U.S. and British residents of Kuwait are advised to leave the country, thousands of soldiers are preparing for the final word on the deadline to go into Iraq (news - web sites) to disarm Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s regime of weapons of mass destruction. REUTERS/Stephanie Mcgehee

Mon Mar 17,10:18 AM ET

Michelle Ullyott (R) and her boyfriend Gavin O'Neill of the Irish Guards embrace on St Patrick's Day in Kuwait, March 17, 2003. The two are based in different camps in Kuwait and were unexpectedly reunited during a St Patrick's Day parade. Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites) will hold an emergency meeting of his Cabinet on Monday as diplomatic efforts to avert war against Iraq (news - web sites) seem all but doomed. REUTERS/Mark Richards/POOL

 

 

	Michelle Ullyott (R) and her boyfriend Gavin O'Neill of the Irish Guards embrace on St Patrick's Day in Kuwait, March 17, 2003. The two are based in different camps in Kuwait and were unexpectedly reunited during a St Patrick's Day parade. Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites) will hold an emergency meeting of his Cabinet on Monday as diplomatic efforts to avert war against Iraq (news - web sites) seem all but doomed. REUTERS/Mark Richards/POOL - Mar 17 10:18 AM ET
	U.S. Lieutenant General Jeff Conway, Commander General of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force in the Gulf (C), wears a shamrock as he attends a parade by the Irish Guards on St Patrick's Day in Kuwait, March 17, 2003. Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites) will hold an emergency meeting of his Cabinet on Monday as diplomatic efforts to avert war against Iraq (news - web sites) seem all but doomed. REUTERS/Mark Richards/POOL - Mar 17 9:57 AM ET
	U.S. Lieutenant General Jeff Conway, Commander General of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force in the Gulf, wears a shamrock as he attends a parade by the Irish Guards on St Patrick's Day in Kuwait, March 17, 2003. Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites) will hold an emergency meeting of his Cabinet on Monday as diplomatic efforts to avert war against Iraq (news - web sites) seem all but doomed. REUTERS/Mark Richards - Mar 17 9:48 AM ET
	Irish Guards, wearing shamrocks on their berets, take part in a parade on St Patrick's Day in Kuwait, March 17, 2003. Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites) will hold an emergency meeting of his Cabinet on Monday as diplomatic efforts to avert war against Iraq (news - web sites) seem all but doomed. REUTERS/Mark Richards/POOL - Mar 17 9:56 AM ET
	British Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineer (REME) Cfn. Emma Martin-Law, 24, from Haywards Heath, bows her head in prayer during a St. Patrick's Day celebration in the Kuwaiti desert, March 17, 2003. Some 500 Irish Guards donned fresh Shamrocks imported from Ireland, as the troops get ready for the final decision to go to war in Iraq (news - web sites) to disarm Saddam Hussein (news - web sites). REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee - Mar 17 7:19 AM ET
	British Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineer (REME) Cfn. Emma Martin-Law, 24,(R) from Haywards Heath, raises her cap during a St. Patrick's Day celebration in the Kuwaiti desert, March 17, 2003. Some 500 Irish Guards donned fresh Shamrocks imported from Ireland, as the troops get ready for the final descision to go to war in Iraq (news - web sites) to disarm Saddam Hussein (news - web sites). REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee - Mar 17 7:14 AM ET