Pictures of the Week: August 14 – August 20, 2004

CRACK PALINGGI / REUTERS

Pole Positions
Indonesians try to climb tree trunks that have been soaked in oil as they attempt to reach prizes perched at the top during festivities commemorating the country's 59th independence anniversary in Jakarta. Indonesia declared independence on August 17, 1945, after more than 350 years of Dutch rule

Tuesday, Aug 17, 2004