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In this image made from television released by the state-run Nigerian Television Authority on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, a damaged building is seen in Damatura, Nigeria, following a series of coordinated attacks Friday that killed at least 100 people and left a new police headquarters in ruins, government offices burned and symbols of state power destroyed. (AP Photo/Nigerian Television Authority)

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Claire Chadwick holds a Marine Corps hat belonging to injured veteran Scott Olsen outside of Highland Hospital, where Olsen is being treated, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 in Oakland, Calif. Chadwick was with Olsen when he was injured during confrontations between police and anti-Wall Street demonstrators. Oakland's police chief has pledged a vigorous investigation into a clash between police and Occupy Wall Street protesters that left an Iraq War veteran in critical condition with a fractured skull. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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FILE - In this April 28, 2000 file photo, Alfonso Cano, a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) commander who will head the Boliviarian Movement, a new clandestine political party for the rebels, attends a practice ceremony for the political party opening outside of San Vicente del Caguan in the FARC controlled zone of Colombia. According to Colombian military authorities, Cano, the top FARC commander, was killed in a military operation on Friday Nov. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Scott Dalton, File)

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In this video image released by the Israeli Defense Ministry on Nov. 4, 2011, Israeli soldiers on several small military boats appear to board a civilian boat believed to be one of two protest boats trying to violate Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip. (Associated Press/Israeli Army)

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Protesters chant slogans Nov. 2, 2011, during a demonstration against the Syrian regime, held in front of the Arab league headquarters in Cairo. (Associated Press)

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Riot police advance on Occupy Oakland protesters early Thursday in the port city. After a peaceful day-long protest by thousands of demonstrators, several hundred clashed with police trying to stop them from spraying graffiti, breaking windows and setting fire to garbage. (Associated Press)

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Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during the monthly NATO media briefing in Brussels on Thursday. (Associated Press)

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Iraqi army soldiers stand guard near burned trailers (above) at Camp Ashraf, north of Baghdad, in April after the army attacked the camp. An outdoor kitchen was also burned (below) and 36 residents of the camp were killed. The top U.N. envoy to Iraq, Martin Kobler, offered on Thursday to broker the peaceful closing of the camp for Iranian exiles, before the government in Baghdad forces its residents out at the end of the year. (Associated Press)

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Protesters chant slogans in front of the Greek Parliament during an anti-austerity protest in Athens on Nov. 3 2011. (Associated Press)

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"Occupy Oakland" protester Mike Clift runs from tear gas on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, in Oakland, Calif. Following a mainly peaceful day-long protest by thousands of anti-Wall Street demonstrators, several hundred rallied through the night, with some painting graffiti, breaking windows and setting file to garbage cans. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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**FILE** Rebel fighters fire weapons in Benghazi, Libya, during the funeral of Abdul-Gader Al-Faitori, a rebel fighter who died after being injured a month earlier during combat with pro-Gadhafi forces. (Associated Press)

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Demonstrators hold petitions asking President Obama to protect Iranians at Camp Ashraf in Iraq during a rally at the White House on Saturday.

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A Congressional Gold Medal is presented to Japanese-American veterans from the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service in honor of their service in WWII in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 2, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Isamu Ralph Kaneshiro, of Gardena, Calif., leans in for a close look at a Congressional Gold Medal that was presented to Japanese-American veterans from the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service during a ceremony honoring the veterans for their service in WWII in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 2, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Japanese-American veterans from the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service attend a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the veterans for their service in WWII in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 2, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Harry Ishibashi, of Santa Clara, Calif., watches a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring Japanese-American veterans from the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service for their service in WWII in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 2, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) speaks to an audience of Japanese-American veterans during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the service of members in the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 2, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) speaks to an audience of Japanese-American veterans during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the service of members in the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 2, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), second from left, presents a Congressional Gold Medal to Mitsuo Hamasu, representing the 100th Infantry Battalion, from left, Susumu Ito, representing the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Grant Ichikawa, representing the Military Intelligence Service, during a ceremony honoring Japanese-American veterans for their service in WWII in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 2, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff of the Army,right, and Gen. David M. Rodriguez wait to be introduced during Forces Command Assumption of command ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., Monday, Sept. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)