How to remove something from Menu Bar in 10.4.7?

[weldiger]

Igloo iMac G-4  with 10.4.7 suddenly has a US flag showing up between the time connected-phone icon and the sound icon on the menu bar.  The drop down menu shows a check mark, a flag, and US
the second line shows an icon of some kind, and says Show Menu Palette, and below that Open International...
I have no idea how it got there, it just showed up today, and I can't find a way to get rid of it.  No idea where it came from or why it is there.
any help would be appreciated.
Even sympathy for my ignorance would be welcomed.  

[bil207]

Go to "System Preferences' / "International" / "Input Menu". At the bottom uncheck "Show input menu in menu bar".

[jepinto]

Command click on the flag and drag it out of the menu bar.   Wasn' able to change using Bill's method under Jaguar, but I see Panther fixed that

[FLASH1296]

You really (all) should get:    iAddMenus1.3   to turn On & Off  far more menu bar items than you realize.  Launching this little gem permits me to effortlessly enable/disable many menus from Airport to VPN !

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/21871

OH, didn't I mention ~ its FREEWARE

[weldiger]

Hey! Thanks - bil207  - I immediately went to international in preferences, and changed settings.  That worked! Thanks.
Jepinto  You gave me something I didn't know either - I have done just a drag, with the items in the dock. Thanks.
FLASH1296 Thanks for the link. I am downloading iAddMenus right now.

Thanks to all of you for the help suggestions.
I was kind of hoping for a little sympathy for my ignorance, but I will settle for the help with a problem I still don't know how I got, but now is fixed.
Ya cain't axe fer much mor then that!
 
Shalom
weldiger

[Xairbusdriver]

It probably appeared in response to the cerimonies today, 9/11.