Iraq

A tribal member gets on a bus after attending the opening ceremony of a new business initiative for training unemployeed Iraqis and develop local business at the U.S. military base in Balad, 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad October 7, 2008. The U.S. military and Iraq's new leaders had hoped Saddam's execution in 2006 would allow the country to move on. But in Salahuddin province, where Dujail lies, Saddam still casts a long shadow. He was born and buried there, and drew most of his inner-circle from the province. Picture taken October 7, 2008.