Irqi seeks job

Irqi seeks job

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Braving the scorching sun, Salman Dahil, a 35-year-old former taxi driver and father of six children, stands outside the camp pf the Japanese Ground-Self Defense Force troops stationed in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on March 17, seeking a job. The placard he holds reads: ''To our friends Japanese. Please help me.'' He told photographers, ''I'll take whatever job they can offer me.'' (Kyodo)

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