Iraqi men hold an AK-47 rifle before a parade

MOSUL, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 4: Iraqi men hold an AK-47 rifle before a parade in Mosul north of Baghdad , February 4, 2003. Thousands of armed volunteers paraded in northern Iraq in defiance of U.S. threats to invade Iraq to oust President Saddam Hussein. Chanting "No Peace, No Surrender" waves of men and women in military fatigues and carrying assault rifles took part in a parade for the government-sponsored Jerusalem Army militia in Mosul. (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)