Mr. BOWEN: Well, the insurgency continues, but I'm not willing to draw a cause and effect analysis between how we're doing on the reconstruction front and the level of insurgency.

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Pope Benedict insisted on beginning his emotional visit by walking alone under the infamous sign and saying a prayer in front of the reconstruction of the execution wall where Nazis lined up and shot thousands of prisoners.

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