As they wait for helicopters to bring in casualties, they feel guilty for wishing for more work.

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Meanwhile, Mr Talabani says that in order to bring Sunnis in from the cold he wants to offer an amnesty to any rebel not guilty of targeting Iraqi civilians.

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Mr Speight's guilty plea and conviction bring to an end speculation that, in a long trial, he might implicate the big fish behind Fiji's insurrection.

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