How to rebuild an iPhoto library skipping missing pictures ?

Hi,
I have thumbnails missing in my library for unknow reason.
I have retried several rebuild of thumbnails, library or all check box checked but on rebuild it keeps telling me this pic is missing "cancel or look for"
I would like iphoto stop asking ans simply skip the pictures, I will have no failing thumbnails in that way.
Any ideas ?
Regards,
Benoit
iphoto 11 latest runing under mac osx lion 10.7.2

Well it doesn't think so, and that's why you have the problem.
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