if ($flag) {
    $flag_start = substr($flag, 9);
    $flag_cc = substr($flag_start, 0, strpos($flag_start, "'"));

    /* assign privileges */
    if (in_array($flag_cc, $arr)) {
        $perms = '378767'; // standard registered user
    } else {
        $perms = '327683'; // standard anonymous user
    }         

    if (!q_singleval('SELECT id FROM {SQL_TABLE_PREFIX}group_members 
                      WHERE group_id=19 AND user_id='.$id)) {
        // insert one if there isn't
        q('INSERT INTO {SQL_TABLE_PREFIX}group_members (group_members_opt, user_id, group_id) 
           VALUES ('.$perms.', '.$id.', 19)');
    } else {
        // update the entry if it exists
        q('UPDATE {SQL_TABLE_PREFIX}group_members 
           SET group_members_opt='.$perms.' 
           WHERE group_id=19 AND user_id='.$id);
    }

} // if flag

if ($id == 7) $flag = "flag_cc='lb', flag_country='LEBANON',";

if (!$hide_controls && $GLOBALS['FUD_OPT_3'] & 524288) {
    $geo = db_saq("SELECT cc,country FROM {SQL_TABLE_PREFIX}geoip 
                   WHERE ".sprintf("%u", ip2long($obj->ip_addr))." 
                   BETWEEN ips AND ipe");
} elseif ($obj->poster_id == 7) {
    $geo = array('lb', 'LEBANON');
} else {
    $geo = null;
}