Today's Pix - Friday, December 22nd, 2006

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U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) bow their heads in silence in honor of fallen comrades during an evening vigil at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, on Dec. 14, 2006. The holiday wreaths are a donation from the Worcester Wreath Company as part of an expansion of the 15-year old tradition known as the Arlington Wreath Project, in which thousands of holiday wreaths are brought to Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Va., to adorn headstones. The vigil is being timed to coincide with a similar ceremony being held in Arlington National Cemetery. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Busse, U.S. Marine Corps.
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U.S. Army Cpl. Michael Inocencio, right, talks with an Iraqi child, Dec. 17, 2006, during a combined cordon and search operation being conducted with Iraqi army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Davis Pridgen
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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Thomas M. Hickey, of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with an Iraqi citizen about security concerns in his neighborhood during patrol with Iraqi army soldiers in Ameriya, Iraq, Dec. 16, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Martin K. Newton
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U.S. Army Spc. Phillip Escribano stands perimeter watch at the pier in Obock, Djibouti, on Dec. 9, 2006. Ray is from the Guam National Guard and attached to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. DoD photo by Chief Petty Officer Eric A. Clement, U.S. Navy
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North Carolina coast (Dec. 10, 2006) - Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron One (RIVRON-1) conduct field and water exercises as part of their final evaluation prior to deployment. Sailors from RIVRON-1 will deploy in support of Maritime Security Operations and the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jackey Bratt
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** FILE ** U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Forces and their Philippine counterpart approach a beach in Palawan in southwestern Philippines to simulate an amphibious assault of a hostile area during an amphibious landing exercise in this Oct. 23, 2006, file photo. On Friday Dec. 22, 2006 the United States has canceled large-scale military manueuvers in the Philippines dubbed "Balikatan 2007 " in a thorny dispute over custody of a U.S. Marine while he appeals a rape conviction, officials said
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Colorado National Guardsmen, from left, 1st Lt. Ashkan Angha, Staff Sgt. Chris Depass and Sgt. Luke McCorkel, push an abandoned vehicle blocking an exit ramp on U.S. 36 and Highway 287, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006, in Boulder, Colo. All the soldiers are with First Battalion 157th Field Artillery.
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John Higgin is assisted by Colorado Army National Guard Sgt. Eric Rerucha, left, and Specialist Dillion Blazer, right, as they help him to a Humvee after his dialysis treatment in Denver on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006. The National Guard is assisting people in need with transportation because of the snowstorm that blanketed the state.
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Catherine Bookman, 72, is assisted by Colorado Army National Guard Sgt. Eric Rerucha, left, and Sgt. James Shouey, right, as they help her to a Humvee after her dialysis treatment in Denver on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006. The National Guard is assisting people in need with transportation because of the snowstorm that blanketed the state
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In this photo released by Costa Rica's Ministry of Public Security, police officers escort Hector Martinez Quinto to an airplane for his extradition to Colombia at the International Airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006. Martinez Quinto a suspected member of the Revolutionary Army of Colombia, FARC, is accused of participating in a 2002 rebel attack that killed more than 100 civilians
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An Indian army official measures the chest of a probable recruit during a Indian army recruitment rally in Bangalore, India, Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Hundreds attended the rally for the 250 entry level posts in the army
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** FILE ** British Lieutenant General David J. Richards, right, head of NATO's international security forces in Afghanistan, laughs as he listens to his aide Daniel James, during a meeting of Afghan governors and chiefs of police regarding security problems in the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006 file photo. James, 44, a corporal in the British Army, who served as an interpreter for Richards according to newspaper reports, faces charges of divulging official secrets for allegedly passing confidential information to Iran, two British newspapers reported. Charges against James were heard in a London court Wednesday, but the bulk of proceedings were closed to the media
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A Somali government soldier guards a path in Moode Moode a town nine miles from the government garrison town of Baidoai. Friday, Dec 22, 2006. Thousands of Somalis fled their homes Friday as government and Ethiopians troops used artillery to defend against Islamic fighters attempting to advance on the U.N.-backed regime's only stronghold
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An Afghan man puts the spare tire of the vehicle used in a suicide bombing attack apparently targeted on a member of Afghan parliament, in Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a lawmaker's home in Kabul on Friday, missing the parliamentarian but wounding eight others, police said. The bomber apparently thought lawmaker Bacha Khan Zadran was in a car pulling out of his compound, and the blast near the vehicle injured three people inside and five people on the street, said district police chief Mohammad Khan Katawzi.
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Palestinian children cover their ears as a militant wanker of Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, a group affiliated with the Fatah movement, shoots in the air during a rally in the West Bank city of Nablus, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday reported progress in preparations for a long-awaited summit with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and said he hopes the meeting to take place by the end of the year
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Law Enforcement Instructor, Seth Strahan, gives firearm instruction to Coast Guardsmen participating in a tactical law enforcement training program at the Coast Guard's Northeast Regional Fisheries Training Center on Otis Air National Guard Base in Bourne, Mass., Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006. The expansion of the Coast Guard's duties since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is well-documented, and boarding commercial and fishing ships is something members of an agency known for its multitasking must be ready to do
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Coast Guardsmen participate in a tactical law enforcement training program, playing out a hostage scenario at the Coast Guard's Northeast Regional Fisheries Training Center on Otis Air National Guard Base in Bourne, Mass., Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006. The expansion of the Coast Guard's duties since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is well-documented, and boarding commercial and fishing ships is something members of an agency known for its multitasking must be ready to do
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Coast Guardsmen participate in a tactical law enforcement training program, playing out a hostage scenario at the Coast Guard's Northeast Regional Fisheries Training Center on Otis Air National Guard Base in Bourne, MA, Wednesday, Dec. 13th, 2006
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Coast Guardsmen participate in a tactical law enforcement training program, playing out a hostage scenario at the Coast Guard's Northeast Regional Fisheries Training Center on Otis Air National Guard Base in Bourne, Mass., Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006. The expansion of the Coast Guard's duties since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is well-documented, and boarding commercial and fishing ships is something members of an agency known for its multitasking must be ready to do
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Officials will welcome Liang Chen, left, of Taiwan and her husband Mao, right at John F. Kennedy airport in the Queens borough of New York Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006 after arriving from Taipei, Taiwan. Liang Chen is the 100 millionth air traveler to use one of the metropolitan area's three major airports in 2006.
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View from the cargo hold of the third of twenty C-17 aircraft from Charleston Air Force Base flying in formation during a training exercise, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006. Pilots and crew practiced refueling during flight as well as cargo drops.
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A fleet of twenty C-17 aircraft from Charleston Air Force Base drop parachuted loads of railroad ties or "pet rocks" onto North Auxillary Field as part of a training exercise Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006, in Charleston, S.C.

[Proud American]

thanks much!!! great photos

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Palestinian children cover their ears as a militant wanker of Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, a group affiliated with the Fatah movement, shoots in the air during a rally in the West Bank city of Nablus, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday reported progress in preparations for a long-awaited summit with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and said he hopes the meeting to take place by the end of the year
nice quote

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jesse Sullivan (right) and fellow airmen with the 90th Air Munitions Unit, 90th Fighter Squadron, push their tool chests out of the snow after working on the flight line at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, on Dec. 18, 2006. DoD photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Steffen, U.S. Air Force.
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Six C-17 Globemaster III's prepare to launch as part of a formation training exercise Dec. 20 from McChord Air Force Base, Wash. The exercise consisted of 10 aircraft and was designed to test all the organizations and different aspects of the mission that have to come together to facilitate launching, executing and recovering a large formation of C-17's in a short period of time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)
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Maj. Jim Dittus and his sons, Josh and Jake, watch a C-17 Globemaster III formation training excercise Dec. 20 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. Major Dittus is assigned to the 7th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Adamarie Lewis Page)
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A group of onlookers watch a C-17 Globemaster III formation training excercise Dec. 20 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Adamarie Lewis Page)
Charleston AFB breaks C-17 flying record: (http://public.charleston.amc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123036000)
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Twenty C-17 Globemaster III's prepare to take-off, Dec. 21, 2006. Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., launched a record-breaking formation of C-17 aircraft; the largest formation of C-17's to take flight from a single base. Aircrews consisting of active-duty Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing and reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing participated in the mission, which included airdrops over North Auxiliary Airfield in Orangeburg, S.C., aerial refueling and low level tactical training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)
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Twenty C-17 globemaster IIIs, while at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., taxi prior to take-off, Dec. 21, 2006. Team Charleston launched a record-breaking formation of C-17 aircraft; the largest formation of C-17's to take flight from a single base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)
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Twenty U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs fly over Charleston, S.C., Dec. 21, 2006. The C-17s, assigned to the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., were part of the largest formation in history from a single base and demonstrated the strategic airdrop capability of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Richard W. Rose Jr.)
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Twenty U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs fly over Charleston, S.C., Dec. 21, 2006. The C-17s, assigned to the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., were part of the largest C-17 formation in history from a single base and demonstrated the strategic airdrop capability of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Richard W. Rose Jr.)
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After a long hard day two 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers enjoy a short break as the sun sets over the mountains of southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 December 2006)

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1st Reconstruction Task Force troops out on patrol as part of a Reconstruction Task Force convoy to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques in the Oruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 December 2006)
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Private Timothy Byford from the Darwin based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, provides a security screen during a visit to a nearby village to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques in the Oruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan
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Private Joshua Dowsing from the Darwin based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment updates Head Quarters during a visit to a nearby village to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques in the Oruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 December 2006)
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Private Matthew Hopkins from the Darwin based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment chats with a local Afghan boy as he provides a security screen during a visit to a nearby village to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques in the Oruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 December 2006)

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Reminds me of something my dad was telling me the other day from his days as an Army air traffic controller. On days that the Air Force was coming in to do air drops the Air Force weather guys would end the met. briefing with, "and occasional aluminum overcast"

[Switek]

Nice px He, woot

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin visits a Moscow State Picture gallery of Ilya Glazunov in Moscow December 22, 2006.
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Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko (R) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin meet in Kiev December 22, 2006.
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Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko (R) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet for talks in Kiev December 22, 2006.
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A Turkmen soldier stands in front of the family mausoleum of President Saparmurat Niyazov in his home village Kipchak, outside Ashgabat in this undated file photo. Turkmenistan faced the prospect of an eventful political transition on Friday, a day after its leader died following 21 years of totalitarianism and isolation. The death of President-for-life Niyazov, who enjoyed an extravagant personality cult and filled the country with statues of himself, left the strategic Central Asian nation and the wider world speculating about who would succeed him.
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A van carrying Steven Wright arrives at Ipswich Magistrates Court in eastern England December 22, 2006. Wright is due to appear in court on Friday charged with murdering five prostitutes in Suffolk, eastern England, almost two months after the first woman went missing.
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Weapons and ammunition are displayed in the Lebanese police headquarters in Beirut December 22, 2006. Weapons and ammunition were seized from the homes of members of the pro-Syrian group Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) on Thursday.
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Young conscripts wave from a train at a railway station in Russia's southern city of Stavropol in the early hours of December 22, 2006.
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*******/China Daily
Soldiers attend military training on the snow which aims at improving actual combat ability in Urumchi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region December 21, 2006. Picture taken December 21, 2006.
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*******/Ho
An undated handout photograph shows the eyes of a deep-sea amphipod crustacean taken from a deep sea submersible. Two submersibles will be used to profile the deep sea environment of Australia's sea territories from 100 to 1000 metres for the Deep Australia project scheduled to begin in late 2007

[He219]

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Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, right, listens to mine-clearing military technician from the Belgian troops in the southern village of Baraachit, Lebanon Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Verhofstadt called on his country's troops in war-ravaged south Lebanon Friday and got a first hand look at cluster bombs and other ammunition left over by Israeli troops during this summer's Israel-Hezbollah war.
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Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, right, talks to UN soldiers from the Belgian troops in Lebanon, accompanied by Defense Minister Andre Flahaut, left in the southern village of Baraachit, Lebanon Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Verhofstadt called on his country's troops in war-ravaged south Lebanon Friday and got a first hand look at cluster bombs and other ammunition left over by Israeli troops during this summer's Israel-Hezbollah war.
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Dagger patch; isn't that Belgian SOF?

Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, right, checks a rock-like bomb container accompanied by UN soldiers from the Belgian troops in the southern village of Baraachit, Lebanon Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Verhofstadt called on his country's troops in war-ravaged south Lebanon Friday and got a first hand look at cluster bombs and other ammunition left over by Israeli troops during this summer's Israel-Hezbollah war.
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Munitions are displayed at the Lebanese police headquarters, in Beirut, Lebanon, as a man holds what are said to be electronic fuses, Friday Dec. 22, 2006. Lebanese police on Thursday arrested six people and seized large quantities of weapons, explosives and fuses in raids on members of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. Ali Kanso, the party leader condemned the police action, saying that the cache is from early 1980s when they fought Israeli forces in south Lebanon, "Stop your campaigns against us. We are not a militia and we are not a party of murderers," Kanso said.
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A Lebanese man holds armaments among munitions which are displayed at the Lebanese police headquarters, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Dec. 22, 2006. Lebanese police on Thursday arrested six people and seized large quantities of weapons, explosives and fuses in raids on members of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. Ali Kanso, the party leader condemned the police action, saying that the cache is from early 1980s when they fought Israeli forces in south Lebanon, "Stop your campaigns against us. We are not a militia and we are not a party of murderers," Kanso said.
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Munitions are displayed at the Lebanese police headquarters, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Dec. 22, 2006. Lebanese police on Thursday arrested six people and seized large quantities of weapons, explosives and fuses in raids on members of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. Ali Kanso, the party leader condemned the police action, saying that the cache is from early 1980s when they fought Israeli forces in south Lebanon, "Stop your campaigns against us. We are not a militia and we are not a party of murderers," Kanso said
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Italian UN senior N.C.L Valeria Visco embraces a Lebanese child during distribution of toys by United Nation Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to children, in the southern coastal town of Naqoura, Lebanon Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006. Peacekeepers serving with UNIFIL will be setting aside time from their usual activities this festive season to help spread some Christmas goodwill and cheer among children in the area.
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Photo made available by Kosovo Police Service Thursday Dec. 21, 2006 shows a large weapons cache photographed in Kosovo, on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006. NATO peacekeepers and police arrested three people, including at least one official in Kosovo's governing coalition, after seizing a large weapons cache that included anti-tank mines and artillery rounds, officials said Thursday.
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** FILE ** Hema militiamen of the FAPC (People's Armed Forces of Congo) surrender their weapons to the UN disarmament post in the presence of Congolese regular army officials, in Mont-Ava in Eastern Congo in this Saturday, March 26, 2005 file photo. More than 1,000 militia fighters have joined an army disarmament and reintegration program over the span of a week, a U.N. official said Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006

[Chounch McGavin]

Haha, creepy..

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Great pictures!

[Silverdragon]

Thanks He, awsome with the hires today woot

[Switek]

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*******/Loay Abu haykel
Members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' security forces guard the center of the West Bank city of Ramallah December 22, 2006 to prevent clashes after Friday prayers. Gunmen loyal to Abbas of Fatah opened fire on Hamas members in the occupied West Bank on Friday, wounding at least four civilians, hospital officials and witnesses said. They said gunmen opened fire as thousands of Hamas activists and militants prepared for a rally in the city of Nablus.
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*******/Abed Omar qusini
Palestinian Fatah gunmen take up position during a gun battle with militants from Hamas in the West Bank city of Nablus December 22, 2006. Gunmen loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah opened fire on Hamas members in the occupied West Bank on Friday, wounding at least two people, hospital officials and witnesses said.
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*******/Abed Omar qusini
Palestinian security officers loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas (L) talk to Hamas militants as they try to stop a gunbattle between Hamas and Fatah gunmen in the West Bank city of Nablus December 22, 2006. Gunmen loyal to Abbas opened fire on Hamas members in the occupied West Bank on Friday, wounding at least two people, hospital officials and witnesses said
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*******/Abed Omar qusini
Palestinian Fatah gunmen take position during a gunbattle with militants from Hamas in the West Bank city of Nablus December 22, 2006. Gunmen loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah opened fire on Hamas members in the occupied West Bank on Friday, wounding at least two people, hospital officials and witnesses said.
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*******/Abed Omar qusini
A Palestinian Fatah gunman takes position during a gunbattle with militants from Hamas in the West Bank city of Nablus December 22, 2006. Gunmen loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah opened fire on Hamas members in the occupied West Bank on Friday, wounding at least two people, hospital officials and witnesses said.
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*******/Abed Omar qusini
Palestinian Fatah gunmen run to take position during a gunbattle with militants from Hamas in the West Bank city of Nablus December 22, 2006. Gunmen loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah opened fire on Hamas members in the occupied West Bank on Friday, wounding at least two people, hospital officials and witnesses said.
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*******/Stringer/afghanistan
Police stand guard next to a car targeted during a suicide bomb attack, which was aimed at a member of parliament, in Kabul December 22, 2006. The suicide bomb attack on an Afghan member of parliament wounded at least eight people in the capital on Friday, police said.
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*******/You Sung-ho
North Korean soldiers look through the window of a military armistice commission (MAC) conference room in the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, about 55km (31 miles) north of Seoul, December 22, 2006. Six-party talks aimed at persuading North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons held out little hope for a deal on Friday, the final day of week-long talks that have made scant progress.

[He219]

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A Palestinian man argues with an Israeli soldier during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier at the village of Bil'in, near the West Bank town of Ramallah, Friday Dec. 22, 2006
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Demonstrators scuffle with Israeli soldiers during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the village of Bil'in, near the West Bank town of Ramallah, Friday Dec. 22, 2006.
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An Israeli border police officer fires tear gas at Palestinian protesters, not seen, during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the village of Bil'in, near the West Bank town of Ramallah, Friday Dec. 22, 2006
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Palestinian security officers stand guard outside a mosque where Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the Muslim Friday noon prayers at his headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Friday Dec. 22, 2006. Ferocious gunbattles broke out between Hamas and Fatah militants in the Gaza Strip and West Bank early Friday, underscoring the fragility of a new truce between the rival factions
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Palestinian security officers ride in the back of a truck in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Friday Dec. 22, 2006. Ferocious gunbattles broke out between Hamas and Fatah militants in the Gaza Strip and West Bank early Friday, underscoring the fragility of a new truce between the rival factions.
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A Palestinian gunman from Hamas takes a position during a gunbattle between Hamas and Fatah militants in the West Bank city of Nablus , Friday, Dec. 22, 2006.
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A Palestinian gunman from the Fatah Movement takes a position during a gunbattle with Hamas militants in the West Bank city of Nablus, Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Ferocious gunbattles broke out between Hamas and Fatah militants in the Gaza Strip and West Bank early Friday, underscoring the fragility of a new truce between the rival factions.
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Palestinian gunmen from the Fatah Movement prepare to take position during a gunbattle between Hamas and Fatah militants in the West Bank city of Nablus, Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Ferocious gunbattles broke out between Hamas and Fatah militants in the Gaza Strip and West Bank early Friday, underscoring the fragility of a new truce between the rival factions
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Palestinian militants from Hamas head into position during a gunbattle with Fatah militants in the West Bank city of Nablus , Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Ferocious gunbattles broke out between Hamas and Fatah militants in the Gaza Strip and West Bank early Friday, underscoring the fragility of a new truce between the rival factions.
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A Palestinian girl runs for cover as gunmen from Hamas take position during a gunbattle between Hamas and Fatah militants in the West Bank city of Nablus, Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Ferocious gunbattles broke out between Hamas and Fatah militants in the Gaza Strip and West Bank early Friday, underscoring the fragility of a new truce between the rival factions
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Palestinians react to a gunbattle between Hamas and Fatah militants in the West Bank city of Nablus, Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Ferocious gunbattles broke out between Hamas and Fatah militants in the Gaza Strip and West Bank early Friday, underscoring the fragility of a new truce between the rival factions
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A Palestinian man grabs his young son who is reacting to a nearby gun battle between Hamas and Fatah militants in the West Bank city of Nablus , Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Ferocious gun battles broke out between Hamas and Fatah militants in the Gaza Strip and West Bank early Friday, underscoring the fragility of a new truce between the rival factions
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Palestinian gunmen from Hamas take position during a gun battle Fatah militants in the West Bank city of Nablus , Friday, Dec. 22, 2006
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Palestinian security force officers argue with Hamas gunmen near a gunbattle between Hamas and Fatah militants in the West Bank city of Nablus , Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Ferocious gunbattles broke out between Hamas and Fatah militants in the Gaza Strip and West Bank early Friday, underscoring the fragility of a new truce between the rival factions.
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Hamas supporters hold flags during a rally marking the 19th anniversary of the founding of the group in the West Bank city of Nablus , Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Earlier in the day ferocious gun battles broke out between Hamas and Fatah militants in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, underscoring the fragility of a new truce between the rival factions.
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A banner showing Hamas Damascus based leader Khalid Mashaal, right, and Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh is seen as Hamas supporters take part in a rally in the West Bank city of Nablus , Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Earlier in the day ferocious gunbattles broke out between Hamas and Fatah militants in the Gaza Strip and West Bank underscoring the fragility of a new truce between the rival factions.
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Surrounded by bodyguards, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, center, arrives to attend Friday prayers at a mosque in the Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Ferocious gun battles broke out between Hamas and Fatah militants in the Gaza Strip and West Bank early Friday, underscoring the fragility of a new truce between the rival factions
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** FILE ** An unidentified U.S. soldier stands in front of the blast-shattered building in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in this June 26, 1996 file photo. The Iranian government is partly to blame for a 1996 terrorist attack that killed 19 Americans in Saudi Arabia, a federal judge ruled Friday. Dec. 22, 2006. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth allows the families of the victims of the Khobar Towers bombing to seek $254 million in compensation from the conservative Islamic regime in Tehran

[fantomas]

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amazing photo


RIP marines

[socom6]

Very very good pics today! Thanks and compliments of the season.

[Lancero]

Great pics you all!!


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BEIRUT - BEIRUT - LEBANON
epa00890598 A Lebanese explosives expert holds armaments among munitions which are displayed at the Lebanese police headquarters, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, 22 December 2006. Lebanese police on Thursday arrested six people and seized large quantities of weapons, explosives and fuses in raids on members of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. Ali Kanso, the party leader condemned the police action, saying that the cache is from early 1980s when they fought Israeli forces in south Lebanon. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
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SOUTH LEBANON - - LEBANON
epa00890597 Belgian UN soldiers stand guard during the visit of their Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and the Belgian defense minister at their base in Tibnine south of Lebanon Friday December 22, 2006. Guy Verhofstadt arrived in Beirut on Thursday night to visit his countrys peacekeeping contingent in South Lebanon and is expected to meet with his counterpart, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, on Friday. It is not a political trip, but a customary trip for the troops, a spokesperson at the Belgian Embassy told. EPA / RABIH DAHER EPA/RABIH DAHER
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SAMARRA - - IRAQ
epa00890596 Iraqi people gathered at the scene where a car bomb exploded in Samarra, 120K north of Baghdad Friday 22nd December 2006. A car bomb parked near the house of Ahmed Saad in Samarra detonated and killed him and his wife and badly damaged their house and nearby ones., EPA/STR
EPA / STR / STR


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WASHINGTON - WASHINGTON DC - UNITED STATES
epa00890589 United States President George W. Bush salutes as he and first lady Laura Bush arrive aboard Marine 1 prior to their visit to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. to visit wounded troops and to participate in a holiday service project on Friday, December 22, 2006. The first family will celebrate Christmas at Camp David before returning to their ranch in Crawford, Texas for the New Years holiday. Credit: Ron Sachs Pool EPA/Ron Sachs
EPA / Independent Still Pool / Ron Sachs


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Bilin - West Bank - ---
epa00890584 Israeli troops clash with demonstrators during a protest against Israels controversial separation barrier near the West Bank village of Bilin, 22December 2006 EPA/PAVEL WOLBERG
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Bilin - West Bank - ---
epa00890581 Israeli soldiers shoot tear gas during a protest against Israels controversial separation barrier near the West Bank village of Bilin, 22December 2006 EPA/PAVEL WOLBERG
EPA / STF / PAVEL WOLBERG


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RAWALPINDI - RAWALPINDI - PAKISTAN
epa00890554 Pakistani policemen escort Rashid Rauf, (C) a key suspect in an alleged plot to blow up jets flying from London to the United States, as they leave court in Rawalpindi on Friday, December 22, 2006. Rauf was detained by Pakistani agents in August over an alleged plot to assemble and detonate improvised explosives on board up to 10 U.S.bound planes. EPA/T.MUGHAL
EPA / STR / T.MUGHAL


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KABUL - KABUL - AFGHANISTAN
epa00890536 Afghan policeman stand alert at the site of a suicide attack on Afghan Parliametarian Padshah Khan Zadran, representative of eastern Paktia province, in Kabul on Friday 22 December 2006. Padash Khan narrowly escaped a suicide attack on his vehicle in eastern Kabul, however, eight others were wounded, one of whom died of his injuries later. EPA/SYED JAN SABAWOON
EPA / STR / SYED JAN SABAWOON


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RAMALLAH - WEST BANK - PALESTINE
epa00890490 Palestinian security personnel on guard as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends Friday prayers at his headquarters, in the West Bank town of Ramallah, 22 December 2006. Gunmen loyal to Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah opened fire on Hamas members in the West Bank city of Nablus on Friday, wounding at least three people. EPA/ATEF SAFADI
EPA / STF / ATEF SAFADI

[Muang]

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Tunning AK ?

[MG 3]

Good hard work there "He219"

[ca_civilian]

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What the hell? 1/3 the size of the other officers? Is this a cadet or something?

[He219]

^ She's female and in front of a cornfed husky dude ..
;)
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Spanish U.N. peacekeepers dressed in Santa Claus hats, walk as they play music during a Christmas party for children in Deir Mimas village, south Lebanon, Friday Dec. 22, 2006. Spain is the third largest contributor to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon after Italy and France.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, left, and his Belgian counterpart Guy Verhofstadt, second left, review an honor guard at the Government House in Beirut, Lebanon Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Verhofstadt called on his country's troops in war-ravaged south Lebanon Friday and got a first hand look at cluster bombs and other ammunition left over by Israeli troops during this summer's Israel-Hezbollah war and was also scheduled to meet with Saniora during his one-day visit to Lebanon
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Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, left, talks to UN soldiers during the few hours he spent with the more than 370 Belgian troops stationed in the southern town of Tibnine, Lebanon Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Verhofstadt called on his country's troops in war-ravaged south Lebanon Friday and got a first hand look at cluster bombs and other ammunition left over by Israeli troops during this summer's Israel-Hezbollah war
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Jebus! Time for some veneers ..

Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, right, laughs during the few hours he spent with the more than 370 Belgian troops stationed in the southern town of Tibnine, Lebanon Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Verhofstadt called on his country's troops in war-ravaged south Lebanon Friday and got a first hand look at cluster bombs and other ammunition left over by Israeli troops during this summer's Israel-Hezbollah war
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Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, fourth right, accompanied by Defense Minister Andre Flahaut, fifth right, inspect a mine-detonating field in the southern village of Baraachit, Lebanon Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. Verhofstadt called on his country's troops in war-ravaged south Lebanon Friday and got a first hand look at cluster bombs and other ammunition left over by Israeli troops during this summer's Israel-Hezbollah war.
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** FILE ** U.S. FBI officials examine Thursday June 27, 1996, the remains of the truck bomb that devastated the American military base in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in this June 27, 1996 file photo. The Iranian government is partly to blame for a 1996 terrorist attack that killed 19 Americans in Saudi Arabia, a federal judge ruled Friday, Dec. 22, 2006. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth allows the families of the victims of the Khobar Towers bombing to seek $254 million in compensation from the conservative Islamic regime in Tehran.
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** FILE ** This 2002 photo, supplied by CBS, shows Kimberly Dozier reporting from the Middle East. A recovering Dozier, the CBS News reporter seriously wounded by a car bomb in Iraq on May 29, wrote gratefully on Thursday Dec. 21, 2006, about how the U.S. military saved her life and said she was trying to touch base with those involved in her care. Dozier, still undergoing therapy to repair legs shattered by shrapnel, posted a story about her recovery, "Emerging from a Nightmare," on the CBS News Web site.

[Lancero]

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NABLUS - WEST BANK - PALESTINE
epa00890500 Palestinian militants members take position during gunbattle between Hamas and Fatah militants in the West Bank City of Nablus , Friday, 22 December, 2006. Gunmen loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah opened fire on Hamas members on Friday, wounding at least four people, hospital officials and witnesses said. They said the gunmen opened fire as about 3000 Hamas activists and armed men were preparing for a rally in the city of Nablus. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH
EPA / STF / ALAA BADARNEH


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NANJING - JIANGSU - CHINA
epa00890424 Soldiers perform special kinds of tactics for recruits during a recruits training mobilization meeting at a training base in Nanjing in eastern Chinas Jiangsu province Friday 22 December, 2006. EPA/JIANG LANG
EPA / STR / JIANG LANG


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YANGGU - - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
epa00890401 A South Korean soldier stands guard inside the Demilitarized Zone wth North Korea on the night of Friday 21 December 2006. The Korean boder is the worlds most heavily armed, with nearly 2 million troops deployed on both sides. EPA/STR
EPA / STR / STR


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KABUL - KABUL - AFGHANISTAN
epa00890439 An Afghan widow line up to get their monthly ration on Friday 22 December 2006 in Kabul at the CARE distribution center. Wheat, cooking oil and lentils are distributed to 10,000 widows and 50,000 children on a monthly basis. Many years of war and political instability have left the country in ruins and dependent of foreign aid. EPA/SYED JAN SABAWOON
EPA / STR / SYED JAN SABAWOON

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KANDAHAR - KANDAHAR - AFGHANISTAN
epa00890303 Kandahars famous 40steps mountain, is seen on Thursday 21 December 2006. Mughal Emperor Babur, the founder of Mughal Empire in India, built the monument on the edge of town. Several legends have been associated about the 40 Steps, one of them says that Kamran, Baburs son, had a beautiful daughter, and he said only a man who could build 40 steps into the side of this mountain could marry her. EPA/HUMAYOUN SHIAB
EPA / STR / HUMAYOUN SHIAB

[He219]

Nice pix Lancero!
:)


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Tunning AK ?
AMD-65


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Portsmouth, Va. (Dec. 20, 2006) - Air Traffic Controller 3rd Class Gregory Wilson calls in an unidentified surface contact to security while Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Benjamin Pierce keeps a lookout from his M-240 machine gun mount as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) gets underway. Truman is currently underway conducting sea trials after spending nearly a year undergoing a Docked Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) period at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) in Portsmouth, Va. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson
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North Carolina coast (Dec. 11, 2006) - Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron One (RIVRON-1) conduct field and water exercises as part of their final evaluation prior to deployment. Sailors from RIVRON-1 are scheduled to deploy in support of Maritime Security Operations and the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jackey Bratt
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Courtesy of U.S. Army
Explosives were found wired into the walls of several government building in Ramadi, Iraq, Thursday morning. One of those buildngs, housing the Anbar Ministry of Oil Building, was evacuated after large-caliber shells were found wired into the walls and ceiling.
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Cindy Fisher / S&S
Col. James Adams, with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and his son William, 8, pound rice into a paste used to make mochi, a Japanese rice cake traditionally eaten during the new year season, at the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's 2006 Rice Pounding Ceremony at Camp Naha, Okinawa, on Wednesday. William said the mallet was heavy, but it was fun to swing and he planned to try some of the mochi balls he helped pound.
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Cindy Fisher / S&S
Army Lt. Col. Timothy Tuckey, with the 10th Army Support Group, gets strapped into a samuri helmet and the rest of the samuri outfit at the 2006 Rice Pounding Ceremony. Of wearing the samuri outfit, Tuckey said, "It's more comfortable than Army body armor."
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Maj. Gen. Mary Ann Krusa-Dossin, commander of Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, tries on a samuri outfit. In her opening remarks at the ceremony, Krusa-Dossin said the event was a "wonderful experience, especially for those of us new to the island" and that the American and Japanese militaries based here need more such cultural exchanges.
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Cindy Fisher / S&S
Hannah Soule, 13, the duaghter of a Marine captain, tries her hand at rolling a mochi ball at the 2006 Rice Pounding Ceremony. Soule said she didn't know what was being put in her mochi, but it was OK since her dad was going to eat that one.

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Cindy Fisher / S&S
Army Maj. Roy Banzon, left, with the 505th Quartermaster Battalion, listens as Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Taneo Hamada, a dentist with 1st Combined Brigade, explains that the symbols he used to write Banzon's name in calligraphy could also be translated as "much respect." Banzon, who plans to frame the parchment, said, "I didn't realize that was what (my name) meant."
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Franklin Fisher / S&S
South Korean Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook thanks U.S. servicemembers for their role in aiding South Korea's security and acknowledges the role of Osan's U.S. 7th Air Force in the South Korea-U.S. alliance.

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Franklin Fisher / S&S
South Korean Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook shakes hands with U.S. and South Korean servicemembers Wednesday inside the 5th Reconnaissance Squadron hangar at Osan Air Base.
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Bryan Mitchell / S&S
The jetway at the RAF Mildenhall, England, passenger terminal sticks out of the thick fog that has shrouded much of England for several days. The diminished visibility caused delays at airports across the country.

[Chounch McGavin]

Great pictures, especially the Middle East ones.. Keep 'em coming




This one is amazing
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[Lancero]

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JAKARTA - JAKARTA - INDONESIA
epa00890367 Indonesian anti terror policemen take part on an anti terror drill in anticipation of terror attacks over Christmas at a church in Jakarta Indonesia on Friday 22 December 2006. Some 18,000 police officers would be deployed to protect thousands of churches and other religious sites in Jakarta for fear of terror attacks. EPA/MAST IRHAM
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HUANUNI - - BOLIVIA
epa00890297 Hundreds of Bolivian policemen guard the recovery act of the emblematic Huanunis mine, owned by the Bolivian State, in Huanunis stadium, Bolivia, Thursday 21 December 2006. The program of Huananis reactivation aims to raise the production from 800 to 1.000 daily tons of tin and other minerals in this mine, located in the municipality of Oruros Andean department, considered as a mining center and one of the most important of the country for more than a century. 16 people were killed in clashes between Comibols workers and members of cooperatives on 05 and 06 Oktober at the mine. EPA/MARTIN ALIPAZ
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REBOLLO DE DUERO - SORIA - SPAIN
epa00890614 Inhabitants of Rebollo de Duero celebrate after winning the top prize in the worlds richest lottery, known as El Gordo, or the fat one, which went to the number 20297 on Friday 22 December 2007. This year Spanish Christmas Lottery draw dishes out euro 2.14 billion (US$2.8 billion) in prize money. EPA/WIFREDO GARCIA
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[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

Amazing pictures today, cheers to all who posted.

[He219]

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"Man gewond!" Een uit de hand gelopen situatie aan een checkpoint. De sectie neemt hun positie in om de gewonden te evacuren.
Dit was tijdens een demonstratie voor Koning Albert II
Foto: Christian Decloedt
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Soldiers from 8 Platoon (8 Pl) Charlie Company (C Coy) 1 Battalion, The Royal 22e Regiment (R 22e R) watch as a flock of sheep are herded out to pasture while they provide security for a Civilian Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Patrol through the streets of Bazaar-e-Panjwaii. The patrol originated at the gates of Forward Operating Base Ma’Sum Ghar and ended two kilometers east at an Afghan National Army Checkpoint. Its purpose was to gauge the mood of the town and to do quick assessments of the population.
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The crew of a Leopard C2 tank from Charles Company (C Coy) Combat Team, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group (1 RCR BG) wait for daylight and the order to move out of Forward Operating Base Ma’Sum Ghar (FOB MSG) and head to Howz-e-Madad. C Coy Combat Team’s move to Howz-e-Madad is part of a larger operation called Op BAAZ TSUKA, the aim of which is to dislocate the Taliban from the population of the Panjwaii District of Kandahar Province

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Leopard C2 tank crews from Charles Company (C Coy) Combat Team, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group (1 RCR BG) wait for the order to move out of Forward Operating Base Ma’Sum Ghar (FOB MSG) and head to Howz-e-Madad. C Coy Combat Team’s move to Howz-e-Madad is part of a larger operation called Op BAAZ TSUKA, the aim of which is to dislocate the Taliban from the population of the Panjwaii District of Kandahar Province
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Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with Charles Company (C Coy) Combat Team, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group (1 RCR BG) roll out of Forward Operating Base Ma’Sum Ghar (FOB MSG) en route to Howz-e-Madad.
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Leopard C2 Tanks of 1 Troop (1 Tp), B Squadron (B Sqn) and LAV IIIs of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group (1 RCR BG) assemble in Forward Operating Base Ma’Sum Ghar prior to deploying forward to engage Taliban targets in the Panjwaii District of Kandahar Province as part of Op BAAZ TSUKA.
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A Taurus Armoured Recover Vehicle (ARV) from Charles Company (C Coy) Combat Team, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group (1 RCR BG) rolls out of Forward Operating Base Ma’Sum Ghar (FOB MSG) en route to Howz-e-Madad
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LAV IIIs of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group (1 RCR BG) assemble in Forward Operating Base Ma’Sum Ghar prior to deploying forward to engage Taliban targets in the Panjwaii District of Kandahar Province as part of Op BAAZ TSUKA.

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December 20, 2006 Kandahar, Afghanistan
A Leopard C2 Tank from 1 Troop (1 Tp) B Squadron (B Sqn) returns to Forward Operating Base Ma'Sum Ghar for security tasks prior to Charles Company (C Coy) Combat Team, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group (1 RCR BG) order to move out and head to Howz-e-Madad.
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Leopard C2 Tanks of 1 Troop (1 Tp), B Squadron (B Sqn) 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group (1 RCR BG) move forward to engage Taliban targets in the Panjwaii District of Kandahar Province as part of Op BAAZ TSUKA.

[~Griff~]

Good luck troops.....and thanks for the pictures today :)

[Kaplanr]

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That dental work is worth at least two infantry companies. uughh.

[goat89]

Splendid pics people! Thx!

[iGrooCk]

damn lucky guy with that lottery numbers. if i was the camera man i would crack him in the jaw and take the tickets and run for my life.

oh and yeah that mofokr needs some defenate dental work done

[Switek]

The most beautiful Christmas Creches (Cribs?) made by sailors from Polish Navy. Poland, December 2006

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[Createdeemcee]

Lots of happenings today. Wow great pic's fellas!

[ArmedPacifist]

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Asian?

[grabie_bis]

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These ANA soldiers seem better equipped than usual. Donated by canucks?

[Whitcomb]

Great pictures, especially the Middle East ones.. Keep 'em coming




This one is amazing
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I defenatley agree with you on that

[Switek]

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So, as usual American and SKorean propaganda lied... There are some places where electricy gives a light all night long in North Korea. Kim is genius, he even do not pay for it

[ed316]

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Asian?


Wouldn't be suprise if she was one of those professional protesters. Traveling the world and "fighting the man" on behalf of "little people".

[Switek]

Wouldn't be suprise if she was one of those professional protesters. Traveling the world and "fighting the man" on behalf of "little people".

Have you got any idea how much is she able to take out monthly? May be It's a solution for some ;)

[Switek]

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Water droplets form on the helmet of one of the soldier statues at the Korean War Memorial, during a rainy day in Washington, December 22, 2006.
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Mementos and ornaments adorn a Christmas tree at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington December 22, 2006. A few days before Christmas each year, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund staff and volunteers decorate a tree at the apex of the wall.
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The space shuttle Discovery sits on the runway at the Kennedy space center after touching down in Florida in this view from NASA TV December 22, 2006. During Discovery's mission to the International Space Station crew members rewired the station's power system, performed four spacewalks and delivered a new crew member to the station among other tasks.

[3rdMillhouse]

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Nice teeth, what've you been eating lately? Besides **** and rotten corpses.

[Silverdragon]

Wouldn't be suprise if she was one of those professional protesters. Traveling the world and "fighting the man" on behalf of "little people".

Could be from a kibutz(sp?) Was speaking with an IDF soldier on leave the other day Who lives on a kibutz and he told me that people from all over the world come....russians,americans,argentinians,mexicans, and even japanese.

[bzjr68]

Great C-17 Pictures He219 Thanx for posting Them !!

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Great pics.

[somedude]

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Nice teeth, what've you been eating lately? Besides **** and rotten corpses.

His teeth are even worse than an Englishman's! He should embrace the tight lipped smile instead.

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The true Knights of Darknesswoot

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Asian?

I think Indonesian

[Abbadon the Despoiler]

very nice pix thx guys ;)

[Switek]

I think Indonesian

Indonesia is in Asia, anyway.... :roll:

[Hawkeye]

Dagger patch; isn't that Belgian SOF?

Most probably not, would be a para-commando (comparable to US rangers). Although you have to be Pa-Co breveted to become SF.
But SF would carry an F2000 and CIRAS' or other vests. And I haven't heard or seen anything remotly looking like SF in lebanon.

[ArmedPacifist]

Indonesia is in Asia, anyway.... :roll:

I bet she's a pretty hot commodity in the Palestinian territories.

[szr]

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View from the cargo hold of the third of twenty C-17 aircraft from Charleston Air Force Base flying in formation during a training exercise, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006. Pilots and crew practiced refueling during flight as well as cargo drops.If that doesn't make every red-blooded American want to jump out of his seat and yell, "AMERICA, **** YEAH!" then I don't know what will. Great stuff.

[frenchy]

I think Indonesian

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Perhaps a filipina, there are filipinas there.

[He219]

Most probably not, would be a para-commando (comparable to US rangers). Although you have to be Pa-Co breveted to become SF.
But SF would carry an F2000 and CIRAS' or other vests. And I haven't heard or seen anything remotly looking like SF in lebanon.
thanks Hawkeye!
:)
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Congo last summer ..

[Airborne_Ranger]

Like the F2000... Great pics!