August 8

August 8, originally uploaded by anonimoh2005.

Backdropped with Palestinian and EU flags, U.S. security coordinator for the Middle East, Army Lt. Gen. William E. Ward, speaks during a ceremony launching the Palestinian Civil Police Development Program, supported by the EU, in the West Bank city of Ramallah Monday, Aug. 8, 2005. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has begun recently overhauling his security services in response to international pressure and discontent over the vigilante-style rule of militant groups in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The U.S. has appointed Ward to the region to coordinate the revamping of the Palestinian security forces.(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)