Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, left, closely escorted by bodyguards,

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, left, closely escorted by bodyguards, rear left, kisses a young child, during a tour to inspect the country's Special South Development Program in Tamanrasset, southern, Algeria, Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. It is Bouteflika's first inspection visit since he narrowly escaped a Sept. 6, 2007 bomb attack in the eastern city of Batna that killed at least 22 people waiting to see him.
AP Photo by OUAHAB HEBBAT