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04-19-2004, 07:30 AM

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Just got back from San Francisco. Lucked out and listened to King Abdullah II discuss the Iraq war and the Middle East peace process Friday night. Very good presentation.

Today's pic's ..

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Crew of Russian Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft, American NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, center, Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, top, and Dutch ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers, bottom, wave just before their launch at the cosmodrome Baikonur in Kazakstan, Monday, April. 19, 2004. The crew's Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft is headed to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Mikhial Metzel)

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The Soyuz TMA-4 booster rocket carrying American, Russian, and Dutch cosmonauts blasts off for the international space station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakstan, on Monday, April. 19, 2004. The American and Russian astronauts will be the station's new inhabitants, while the Dutchman returns to Earth 10 days later with the station's current crew. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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A US army sniper takes up position at a traffic check point near Najaf, Iraq, Friday April 16, 2004. Snipers are in great demand in Iraq as they are ideally able to isolate and knock out combatants without harming civilians among which insurgents operate or use as human shields. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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A U.S. Army soldier from the Task Force Olympia stands guard on top of a military vehicle guarding Turkish oil trucks on the road to Mosul, northern Iraq, Sunday, April 18, 2004. The U.S. Army provides security to the convoys on their way to the Iraqi-Turkish border. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer)

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US soldiers on patrol on the outskirts of Najaf, Iraq, Sunday April 18, 2004. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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An Iraqi woman passes by a US armored vehicle near Najaf, Iraq, Sunday April 18, 2004. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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Iraqi's pass a patrol of U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment of the First Infantry Division along the Euphrates river near the holy city of Najaf April 18, 2004. U.S. forces waited outside Najaf on Sunday with no sign of a breakthrough in efforts to avert a bloody confrontation with rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in an Iraqi city holy to the world's Shi'ite Muslims. *******/Laszlo Balogh

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Col. Dana Pittard, commander of the 1st Infantry Divison's 3rd Brigade, center, arrives at Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) headquarters in Najaf, Iraq on Saturday, April 17, 2004. ( AP Photo/ Stefan Zaklin, Pool)

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A soldier from El Salvador guards the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) headquarters in Najaf, Iraq on Saturday April 17, 2004. The CPA has come under regular mortar and small arms fire in the last few weeks. ( AP Photo/ Stefan Zaklin, Pool)

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U.S soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment of the Fist Infantry Division show their weapon to a soldier from Honduras, at a coalition forces' base in Najaf, Iraq, Saturday, April 17, 2004. (AP Photo/ Laszlo Balogh, Pool)

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U.S. soldiers take cover from a dust storm in their vehicle on a military base outside Najaf, Iraq on Saturday April 17, 2004. (AP Photo/ Stefan Zaklin, Pool)

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A US soldier looks at the AK-47s retrieved fromsuspected Mahdi militiamen, who sit detained at an US army base on the outskirts of Najaf, Iraq, Saturday April 17, 2004. A total of 5 Iraqis were detained and brought to the camp. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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Commander of the 1st Battalion 5th Marines, Lt. Col. Brennan Byrne, left, unloads cases of military "meals-ready-to-eat" for a family in Fallujah, Iraq, Saturday April 17, 2004. Byrne said that days before the family's home had been struck by an insurgent mortar intended for the Marines, killing a young girl. (AP Photo/John Moore)

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Iraqi civilians carry water donated by U.S. Marines in Fallujah, Iraq Saturday April 17, 2004, taking advantage of the ceasefire between the Marines and insurgents to venture out during the ongoing seige. A group of 42 civilians, some carrying white flags, approached a Marine outpost in Fallujah asking for food, water and cigarettes. Marines from the 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment gave them supplies, and they returned to their homes.(AP Photo/John Moore)

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A U.S. Marine opens the gate as a tank leaves the outpost in Fallujah, Iraq Saturday April 17, 2004, during a continued ceasefire between Marines and Iraqi insurgents. (AP Photo/John Moore)

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Iraqi civil defence corp members (ICDC) and US Army soldiers, background, guard the center of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 17, 2004 after at least three mortars hit a busy commercial district of Baghdad, killing a Sudanese man.There was a series of explosions in the Iraqi capital in the early afternoon and smoke rose from the Karrada district after the mortars landed. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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Members of the US private security company Blackwater patrol over Baghdad aboard a Hughes 500 helicopter. Private security firms are now the third largest international contributor of forces to the war effort in Iraq (news - web sites) -- after the U.S. and British troops.(AFP/Patrickq Baz)

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Fires burn shortly after a U.S. AC-130 Specter gunship hits targets in Fallujah, Iraq with howitzers in the early morning Friday, April 16, 2004. The gunship was said to be targeting vehicles filled with personnel, who were unloading items into a building at 2 a.m. on Friday. (AP Photo/North County Times, Hayne Palmour IV)

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A U.S. Marine surveys a destroyed bridge south of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad April 18, 2004. Two bridges were blown up by insurgents, U.S. military sources said. The climate of insecurity has prompted the U.S. military to indefinitely close highways leading north, west and south of Baghdad in a new blow to reconstruction and economic life. *******/Akram Saleh

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US soldiers block a road leading to the southern Shiite holy city of Najaf. The US-led coalition closed various sections of highways connecting Baghdad with the north, east and south. Five US marines were killed in clashes with insurgents in western Iraq (news - web sites), near the border with Syria, the military said in a statement.(AFP/Karim Sahib)

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A military helicopter hovers over Italian soldiers in Nasiriyah. Italy could exchange Islamic extremists held prisoner within the country for its three nationals who were kidnapped in Iraq (news - web sites), a relative of one of the hostages told Ansa Italian news agency.(AFP/File/Antonio Scorza)

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Smoke rises from the Swedish embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), after a mortar shell landed nearby, Monday, April 19, 2004. No one was hurt, Iraqi police said. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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An Iraqi Civil Defense Corps officer, right, scans the buildings through binoculars as a U.S. soldier looks on in front of the entrance of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad Monday, April 19, 2004. A mortar shell landed in a garden near the Swedish Embassy no one was hurt, Iraqi police said. Police closed off the area on Andalus Square after the attack. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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Iraqi security forces arrive after a rocket slammed into the grounds of the Swedish embassy in Iraq (news - web sites) in the capital Baghdad April 19, 2004. The building was unoccupied and there were no casualties, witnesses said. *******/Oleg Popov

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U.S. Army soldiers try to locate the original firing point after a rocket landed in the grounds of the Swedish embassy in Iraq (news - web sites) in the capital Baghdad April 19, 2004. The building was unoccupied and there were no casualties, witnesses said. *******/Oleg Popov

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A U.S. Army soldier arrives to investigate a rocket which slammed into the grounds of the Swedish embassy in Iraq (news - web sites) in the capital Baghdad April 19, 2004. The building was unoccupied and there were no casualties, witnesses said. *******/Oleg Popov

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: A US soldier stands guard in front of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad after it was attacked 19 April 2004 by a mortar round causing no casualties. "The mortar round exploded on the (embassy) grounds, destroying a wooden shack, but causing no injuries. No Swedes were working at the embassy at the moment. AFP PHOTO/Marwan NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: US soldiers patrol Abu Nawas street in Baghdad 19 April 2004 where an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded. No one was hurt in the blast that was aimed against US troops patrolling the streets of the Iraqi capital. Ten US soldiers were killed in another tough 24 hours for US forces battling insurgent groups in several Iraqi cities. AFP PHOTO/Marwan NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: A US soldier walks away from the place where a improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in the street of Abu Nawas in Baghdad 19 April 2004. No one was hurt in the device that was aimed against US troops patrolling the streets of the Iraqi capital. Ten US soldiers were killed in another tough 24 hours for US forces battling insurgent groups in several Iraqi cities. AFP PHOTO/Marwan NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: US marines from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines Regiment raid a house in an industrial area of Fallujah, 18 April 2004. AFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/***** Images)

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: A US marine from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines Regiment carries a bag full of ammunition found during a raid in an industrial area of Fallujah, 18 April 2004. AFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/***** Images)

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: The minaret of a mosque hit by US missiles is seen from an industrial of Fallujah, where US marines from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines Regiment raided for weapons 18 April 2004. AFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/***** Images)

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FALLUJAH, IRAQ: A US marine from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines Regiment pulls his comrade out of a bunker during a raid in an industrial area of Fallujah, 18 April 2004. AFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/***** Images)

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MADRAS, INDIA: An Indian Naval officer stand guard on the deck of the newly commissioned Indian navy ship "Indian Naval Fast Attack Craft T 84" (INFAC T84) in Madras, 19 April 2004. The INFAC T84, is a high speed fast attack craft for counter insurgency, anti smugling operations, surveillance and other regular operations, and can move in the pitch dark conditions. AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu SARKAR (Photo credit should read DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/***** Images)

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MADRAS, INDIA: An Indian Naval officer (C) stand guard on the deck of the newly commissioned Indian navy ship "Indian Naval Fast Attack Craft T 84" (INFAC T84) in Madras, 19 April 2004. The INFAC T84, is a high speed fast attack craft for counter insurgency, anti smugling operations, surveillance and other regular operations, and can move in the pitch dark conditions. AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu SARKAR (Photo credit should read DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/***** Images)

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PATNA, INDIA: Two Indian comandos keeps vigil as part of the security deployment on the eve of the elections in Patna, 19 April 2004. The first spell of polling in the state of Bihar, where in 1999 parliamentary elections at least 35 people were gunned down, is to take place April 20 amid tight security. AFP PHOTO/Deshakalyan CHOWDHURY (Photo credit should read DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP/***** Images)

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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: A reproduction picture taken from the Al-Saha website shows the commander of Arab fighters in Chechnya, Saudi Abdul Aziz al-Ghamdi (alias Abul Walid) after a family member announced that he had died in the war-torn Russian republic. Ghamdi's brother said the family, based in the eastern city of Dammam, had received news of his "martyrdom" Sunday morning, but did not say how he had died. The Saudi website Islam Today said Ghamdi had "been hit (stabbed or shot) in the back" while preparing for Friday prayers on 16 April. AFP PHOTO/BILAL QABALAN (Photo credit should read BILAL QABALAN/AFP/***** Images)

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Canadian soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stand guard with new vehicles outside an Economic Countries Organisation (ECO) conference in Kabul, 18 April 2004. Afghanistan is hosting it's first international conference in more than two decades as the economy of the Central Asian country emerges into the international free market. AFP PHOTO/ SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/***** Images)

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KIEV, UKRAINE: President of the Ukraine Leonid Kuchma (R) and Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende walk past an honour guard prior to their meeting at the Mareensky palace in Kiev, 19 April 2003. Balkenende arrived in Ukraine on Sunday evening for a two-day official visit. AFP PHOTO/ Sergei SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/***** Images)

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Coffins of 600 Bosnian Muslims in a factory before burial near Srebrenica in March 2003. In a landmark ruling, the Appeals Chamber of the United Nations (news - http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/warcrimes_bosnia]web (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/photos/recip/story/*[url) sites[/url]) war crimes tribunal confirmed that the 1995 massacre of more than 7,000 Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica was genocide.(AFP/File/Hrvoje Polan)

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HEBRON, -: An Israeli border police commander (L) helps a younger policeman with a tear gas launcher 18 April 2004 in the West Bank town of Hebron. Clashes between Palestininans and Israeli border police broke out during a demonstration in the divided city against the killing of Hamas leader Abdelaziz Rantissi. Rantissi died of his injures from an Israeli air strike in Gaza City last night, hospital officials said. Palestinian sources said Rantissi's car took a direct hit from at least two rokets fired by an Israeli helicopter, killing two of his bodyguard on the spot. AFP PHOTO/HAZEM BADER (Photo credit should read HAZEM BADER/AFP/***** Images)

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HEBRON, -: An Israeli border policeman arrests a Palestinian 18 April 2004 in the West Bank town of Hebron. Israel security services were put on a state of alert as they braced themselves for retaliation after Hamas leader abdelaziz al-Rantissi was killed late Saturday when an Israeli helicopter fired rockets into his car in Gaza City, less than a month after the movement's spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was killed in a similar attack. AFP PHOTO/HAZEM BADER (Photo credit should read HAZEM BADER/AFP/***** Images)

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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL: Israelis observe two minutes of silence 19 April 2004 on a Tel Aviv highway to pay tribute to victims of the Nazi genocide on the annual Holocaust memorial day. Drivers pulled to a stop and got out of their cars as deafening sirens sounded at 10:00 am (07H00 GMT) across the country. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon attended a memorial ceremony for the six million victims of the genocide at Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial. AFP PHOTO/Yoav LEMMER (Photo credit should read YOAV LEMMER/AFP/***** Images)

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JERUSALEM, -: Israeli Military Policewomen light candles 19 April 2004 at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem before the official commemoration of Holocaust Day, honoring the six million Jews killed by the Nazi regime. AFP PHOTO/Menahem KAHANA (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/***** Images)

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JERUSALEM - APRIL 19: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon deposits a wreath as he attends a ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial on Holocaust Day April19, 2004 in Jerusalem. Holocaust Day commemorates those Jews who perished at the hands of the Nazis in World War II. (Photo by Menahem Kahana-Pool/***** Images)

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JERUSALEM, -: Survivors of the Holocaust lay a wreath 19 April 2004 at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem during Holocaust Day commemoration, honoring the six million Jews killed by the Nazi regime. AFP PHOTO/Menahem KAHANA (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/***** Images)

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JERUSALEM, -: Israeli soldiers light candles at Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial 18 April 2004, on Holocaust remembrance day, which commemorates the six million Jews murdered by the Nazi German regime between 1933 and 1945 during World War II. AFP PHOTO/Menahem KAHANA (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/***** Images)

Special Airsoft Edition:
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BOGOR, INDONESIA: Ethnic Chinese airsoft rifle enthusiasts show their skills in war combat during mock games in Bogor, West Java, 18 April 2004. After the riots in 1998 which saw ethnic Chinese being brutalized in the predominantly Muslim country, an enthusiast declared "Chinese Indonesians still feel that we are not safe here in this country. We want to have real fire arms for self-defense, but it's illegal in the country." Airsoft guns, like paintball guns, were designed, marketed in the United States and created with a pure recreational application in mind. (INDONESIA OUT) AFP PHOTO/CHOO YOUN-KONG (Photo credit should read CHOO YOUN-KONG/AFP/***** Images)

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BOGOR, INDONESIA: Ethnic Chinese airsoft rifle enthusiasts show their skills in war combat during mock games in Bogor, West Java, 18 April 2004. After the riots in 1998 which saw ethnic Chinese being brutalized in the predominantly Muslim country, an enthusiast declared "Chinese Indonesians still feel that we are not safe here in this country. We want to have real fire arms for self-defense, but it's illegal in the country." Airsoft guns, like paintball guns, were designed, marketed in the United States and created with a pure recreational application in mind. (INDONESIA OUT) AFP PHOTO/CHOO YOUN-KONG (Photo credit should read CHOO YOUN-KONG/AFP/***** Images)

NRA Convention:

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PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 18: Ted Nugent, a member of the National Rifle Association board of directors and an avid hunter, holds up an assault rifle while delivering a speech to conventioneers entitled "God, Guns, and Rock 'n Roll - Celebrate the American Dream and the Second Amendment" at the 133rd Annual NRA Convention being held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on April 18, 2004 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Over four acres of firearms merchandise is on display and the event is expected to bring $7 million to the city of Pittsburgh as conventioneers travelled from all over the country to attend. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/***** Images)

Ahh yieah! Ted Nugent plays a mean guitar ...

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PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 18: Firearms enthusiasts inspect weapons at the Heckler & Koch booth at the 133rd Annual National Rifle Association Convention being held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on April 18, 2004 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Over four acres of firearms merchandise is on display and the event is expected to bring $7 million to the city of Pittsburgh as conventioneers travelled from all over the country to attend. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/***** Images)

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PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 18: Virginia police officers James Chung (L), Chris Musser (C), and Mark Tenally (R) inspect the new Smith and Wesson Model 500 revolver at the 133rd Annual National Rifle Association Convention being held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on April 18, 2004 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Over four acres of firearms merchandise is on display and the event is expected to bring $7 million to the city of Pittsburgh as conventioneers travelled from all over the country to attend. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/***** Images)

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PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 18: Firearms enthusiasts inspect semiautomatic pistols at the Taurus booth during the 133rd Annual National Rifle Association Convention at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on April 18, 2004 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Over four acres of firearms merchandise is on display and the event is expected to bring $7 million to the city of Pittsburgh as conventioneers travelled from all over the country to attend. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/***** Images)

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PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 18: Gina Dermody of Rochester, New York tries a laser shooting game during the 133rd Annual National Rifle Association Convention at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on April 18, 2004 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Over four acres of firearms merchandise is on display and the event is expected to bring $7 million to the city of Pittsburgh as conventioneers travelled from all over the country to attend. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/***** Images)
p-)

Rantanplan

04-19-2004, 07:44 AM

Rambo Rocks :lol: :lol: :lol:

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G P He219

seruriermarshal

04-19-2004, 07:44 AM

I'm glad see you and these good pic , thank you very much .......

ChuckThunder

04-19-2004, 07:48 AM

Two nice paint jobs...

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n.ignomo

04-19-2004, 07:55 AM

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That one is too young, keep playing and ahving, take ur time to interest in guns.

HELEX

04-19-2004, 07:59 AM

I see 2 Pics with children & weapons, this is exactely what causes Problems with public opinion..... :roll:

He219

04-19-2004, 08:11 AM

I see 2 Pics with children & weapons, this is exactely what causes Problems with public opinion..... :roll:

Where's your public opinion with these, HELEX?

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: A Palestinian boy living in Iraq holding a shotgun 18 April 2004 in Baghdad's Baladiyat neighborhood takes part in a rally protesting the killing of Hamas leader Abdelaziz Rantissi, assassinated in an Israeli air strike the day before. AFP PHOTO/Antonio SCORZA (Photo credit should read ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - APRIL 18: Palestinian refugees children march as they mourn the death of Hamas leader Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi April 18, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq. Rantissi was the leader of Hamas for less than a month before he was killed in an Israeli military attack yesterday in Gaza. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/***** Images)

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Firearms awareness, safety and respect are taught at an early age in the United States. Big difference between this and the images of Children being given assault weapons in a politically modivated drive to produce child martyrs. I never have seen you criticize that, unless you grant that some sort of legitimacy ....

seruriermarshal

04-19-2004, 08:18 AM

Where's your public opinion with these, HELEX?

Yes , HELEX please pray for these boys ......

HELEX

04-19-2004, 08:18 AM

All of them should'nt handle weapons!

Nothing more to say.

Seoulstriker

04-19-2004, 08:40 AM

welcome back, He219. these, I dare say, are some of the best picture collections I've seen. You've managed to get so many different categories of pictures, I'm impressed. Keep up the good work, bro. :D

He219

04-19-2004, 08:41 AM

Thanks, Seoul!
:D

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: A US Blackhawk helicopter flies over Beit Bunniya (foreground) and al-Rahman mosques in Baghdad 19 April 2004. AFP PHOTO/ Patrick BAZ (Photo credit should read PATRICK BAZ/AFP/***** Images)

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MADRID, SPAIN: New Spanish Defense Minister Jose Bono (R) inspects troops with his predecessor Federico Trillo at the Defense Ministry in Madrid 19 April 2004. The new Socialist government rejected an opposition claim 19 April that its decision to withdraw all 1,300 Spanish troops from the US-led occupying force in Iraq would make Spain more vulnerable to terrorist attacks and sour relations with the United States. AFP PHOTO CHRISTOPHE SIMON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/***** Images)

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MADRID, SPAIN: New Spanish Defence minister Jose Bono gestures as he gives a speech at the ministery in Madrid, 19 avril 2004. The new Socialist government rejected an opposition claim today that its decision to withdraw all 1,300 Spanish troops from the US-led occupying force in Iraq would make Spain more vulnerable to terrorist attacks and sour relations with the United States. Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos told Cadena Ser radio that he hoped to visit Washington on Wednesday for talks with US Secretary of State Colin Powell and the national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice. AFP PHOTO Christophe SIMON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/***** Images)

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DIWANIYA, IRAQ: A Spanish soldier stops a military vehicle at the entrance of Spanish base of Diwanyia, 180 kms south of Baghdad Iraq 19 April 2004. Spain's new Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero ordered his country's troops to withdraw from Iraq "as soon as possible" as he said Madrid's conditions for maintaining the contingent in the US-led coalition appear unlikely to be fulfilled. AFP PHOTO/Antonio SCORZA (Photo credit should read ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/***** Images)

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DIWANIYA, IRAQ: Two Spanish soldiers stand guard at the entrance of Spanish base of Diwanyia, 180 kms south of Baghdad Iraq 19 April 2004. Spain's new Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero ordered his country's troops to withdraw from Iraq "as soon as possible" as he said Madrid's conditions for maintaining the contingent in the US-led coalition appear unlikely to be fulfilled. AFP PHOTO/Antonio SCORZA (Photo credit should read ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/***** Images)

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HEBRON, -: An Israeli border policeman fires a tear gas canister 19 April 2004 during clashes in the divided West Bank town of Hebron. Clashes continued between Israeli security forces and Palestinian supporters of the radical islamic movement Hamas whose leader Abdelaziz Rantissi was killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza 17 April. AFP PHOTO/Hossam ABU ALAN (Photo credit should read HOSSAM ABU ALAN/AFP/***** Images)

drgonzo777

04-19-2004, 08:52 AM

All of them should'nt handle weapons!

Nothing more to say.

Like the same old american childs...
...on the schol, when they hunt down the howl class...
it's just a wepon...not to dificult to us... just pull the triger...
:bash:

MaxPayne

04-19-2004, 08:59 AM

oooooh baby what a nice m14 pic

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:( but all cool m14 pics are so small

seruriermarshal

04-19-2004, 09:07 AM

Good job He219 I find other some pic :

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A Boeing Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS) X-45 aircraft releases an inert Global Positioning System-guided bomb and makes aviation history today at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Range, China Lake, Calif. The mission was the first time an unmanned autonomous aircraft has dropped a precision bomb on a target from an internal weapons bay. (Photo by Jim Ross, NASA)

Double Tap

04-19-2004, 09:52 AM

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US Army Operations in Ghazni Afghanistan
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US Army Operations in Ghazni Afghanistan
A picture of Kate, the girlfriend of a US solider, is placed inside his helmet. Soldiers of the US Army s 2-87 Infantry operate in and around the city of Ghazni 125km south of Kabul. Ghazni was considered a former strong hold of the Taliban Regime

He219

04-19-2004, 10:19 AM

Nice Pic's, Double Tap!
:D

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Looks just a little like Ray Liotta ...

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - APRIL 19: U.S. Army Sergeant Robert Sawyer mans a machine gun during a security patrol, on April 19, 2004 in the Karrada district of Baghdad. All across Baghdad, U.S. military forces tried to increase their visibility as part of a country-wide effort to gain the upper hand after weeks of increasingly bold Iraqi insurgents' attacks. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - APRIL 19: U.S. Army Sergeant Herbert Dixson, from Long Beach, CA conducts a security patrol with his squad, on April 19, 2004 in the Karrada district of Baghdad. All across Baghdad, U.S. military forces tried to increase their visibility as part of a country-wide effort to gain the upper hand after weeks of increasingly bold Iraqi insurgents' attacks. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - APRIL 19: U.S. Army Specialist Roberto Espiritu, from San Diego, California, keeps watch during a security patrol, on April 19, 2004 in the Karrada district of Baghdad. All across Baghdad, U.S. military forces tried to increase their visibility as part of a country-wide effort to gain the upper hand after weeks of increasingly bold Iraqi insurgents' attacks. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - APRIL 19: U.S. Army Specialist Carlos Bustamante, from San Diego, California, keeps watch during a security patrol, on April 19, 2004 in the Karrada district of Baghdad. All across Baghdad, U.S. military forces tried to increase their visibility as part of a country-wide effort to gain the upper hand after weeks of increasingly bold Iraqi insurgents' attacks. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ: A foreign security adviser (C) trains Iraqi private security guards at an improvised shooting range in central Baghdad 19 April 2004. Private security firms are now the third largest international contributor of forces to the war effort in Iraq -- after the U.S. and British troops. AFP PHOTO/Patrick BAZ (Photo credit should read PATRICK BAZ/AFP/***** Images)

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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: BRU49 - 20040419 - BRUSSELS, BELGIUM : Deminors inspect a suspected explosive pack alongside a wall of the Royal Palace in the center of Brussels, Monday 19 April 2004. The suspected bomb was indeed a garbage bag. AFP BELGA PHOTO JACQUES COLLET (Photo credit should read JACQUES COLLET/AFP/***** Images)

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People dressed as ancient Roman centurions march in front of Rome's Colosseum, Sunday, April 18, 2003, during a parade organized by the ancient roman historic group to celebrate the foundation of Rome. Legend says Rome was founded on April 21 2,757 years ago.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Hundreds of fans of ancient Rome dressed up as gladiators and marched by the ruins of the forums Sunday April 18, 2004 to mark the birthday of the city, which legend says was founded on April 21 in 753 B.C. The actual anniversary is Wednesday, but the ``gladiators,'' armed with spears and sporting helmets, turned out to stroll down Via dei Fori Imperiali, which is closed to traffic on Sundays. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Indian Ocean (Apr. 11, 2004) - Flight deck crewmen assigned the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) hold-up a sign to confirm that the AV-8B Harrier pilot has the cockpit correct settings for take off. The pilot and aircraft are assigned to the "Fighting Griffins" of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six Six (HMM-266). 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) and Wasp are currently on deployment as part of Expeditionary Strike Group Two (ESG 2) in the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class D. Keith Simmons. (RELEASED)

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Indian Ocean (Apr. 11, 2004) - Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) look-on, as AV-8B Harriers assigned to the "Fighting Griffins" of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six Six (HMM-266) take-off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp's (LHD 1) flight deck.

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Indian Ocean (Apr. 11, 2004) - An AH-1W Super Cobra assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron Seven Seven Three (HMLA-773) lifts from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1).

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Atlantic Coast (Apr. 14, 2004) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Franklin Santiago signals an aircraft across the flight deck as an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron Three Seven (VFA-37) prepares to launch from the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

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Atlantic Coast (Apr. 14, 2004) - Fireman Joseph Redhair, left, Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Erik Richards, and Master-At-Arms 3rd Class Michael Brown stand watch at a gun mount before the day's Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) General Quarters (GQ) drill aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). This image is comprised of three photos to form a panoramic view.

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Atlantic Coast (Apr. 15, 2004) - An F-14B Tomcat assigned to the "Swordsmen" of Fighter Squadron Three Two (VF-32) launches off the flight deck of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

droopy

04-19-2004, 10:35 AM

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That is chines airsoft i have one somwhere from i was a kid too bad my camera don`t work to make a picture of it.[/url]

He219

04-19-2004, 10:54 AM

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Spain's new Defense Minister Jose Bono makes references to his latest fishing trip at the Defense Ministry during an official 'hand over' ceremony, in Madrid Monday April 19, 2004. (AP Photo/Paul White)

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German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder stands beside new Green Party running mate in Hanover, northern Germany, on Sunday, April 18, 2004. During the Hanover fair 5,040 exhibitors present their latest industrial products from Monday, April 19, 2004 until Saturday, April 24, 2004. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)

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An Iranian Army conductor performs the Swan Dance as others parade to mark Army Day in rainy weather in Tehran, Iran Saturday April, 17, 2004. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

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An Iranian clergyman peels an orange for a fruit salad as soldiers parade to mark Army Day in Tehran, Iran Saturday April, 17, 2004. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

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Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment of 1st Infantry Division, react in disappointment as an announcement is made of their replacement, near Najaf, Iraq, Monday April 19, 2004. The 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment will replace them and maintain a force strength of around 2,000 near Najaf, to show a US army presence in the region prepared to eliminate Moqtada al-Sadr and his Mehdi militia. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

;)

el_kab0ng

04-19-2004, 11:00 AM

Gringo

04-19-2004, 11:12 AM

He219

04-19-2004, 11:16 AM

Select Fire = M14

Semi only = M1A (http://www.springfield-armory.com/prod-rifles-m1a-stan.shtml)

;)

He219

04-19-2004, 11:34 AM

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KUFA, IRAQ: A member of radical Shiite leader Moqtda al- Sadr's Army of Mehdi militia displays a US army M203 Grenade Launcher attached to a Colt M16-A4 rifle captured during an ambush on a US convoy 19 April 2004. A Humvee was also captured in the same ambush. Three Iraqis were killed and seven others wounded when gunmen clashed with a US army convoy on the main road linking the cities of Kufa and Hilla. AFP/PHOTO Ahmad Al-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/***** Images)

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KUFA, IRAQ: Members of radical Shiite leader Moqtda al- Sadr's Army of Mehdi militia celebrate near a US Humvee captured during an ambush on a US convoy 19 April 2004. Three Iraqis were killed and seven others wounded when gunmen clashed with a US army convoy on the main road linking the cities of Kufa and Hilla. AFP/PHOTO Ahmad Al-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/***** Images)

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KUFA, IRAQ: Members of radical Shiite leader Moqtda al- Sadr's Army of Mehdi militia celebrate in front of a burning US Humvee 19 April 2004 in Kufa. Three Iraqis were killed and seven others wounded when gunmen clashed with a US army convoy on the main road linking the cities of Kufa and Hilla. In the background the Great mosque of Kufa. AFP/PHOTO Ahmad Al-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/***** Images)

Ahh, close air support anybody?

sierraone

04-19-2004, 11:46 AM

scm77

04-19-2004, 11:47 AM

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3443015.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE51C2D35B38CD56F43AFB04C0303B579A
Somebodys compensating for something ;).

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3442021.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=31AB8CA63970B1C05194D9CCC42A9FC5
I'm sure there could be some funny captions for this one.

Retard

04-19-2004, 12:00 PM

I believe that is a real M14. You can see the selector (lever has been removed for semi. fire only) located above index finger.

A M1A is made by Springfield Armory, Inc. does not have this provision.
Here's photo referring to "selector shaft lock"
http://www.olive-drab.com/images/firearms_rifle_m14.jpg

oooooh baby what a nice m14 pic

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7245/7245031.jpg

:( but all cool m14 pics are so small

NOT M14!!!!!!!!!

M1A1.

That's the 3rd misidentification I've had to correct. :slap:

el_kab0ng

04-19-2004, 12:11 PM

Semi-automatic only versions of the M14 rifle are commercially manufactured for civilian and police markets by the Springfield Armory Inc since 1974 under the name of M1A. Some other US companies are assembling the M14-type semi-automatic rifles using military surplus M14 parts kits.

http://world.guns.ru/assault/as15-e.htm

Looks like we're both right... ;)

el_kab0ng

04-19-2004, 12:13 PM

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3445280.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=31AB8CA63970B1C0B700FD7922BF96DA

One more reason why I feel we should start ****y-trapping our hardware. If not with remotely controlled explosive, at least with a beacon so the AC130's can get a little help. :-*$

Rantanplan

04-19-2004, 12:14 PM

San Francisco's SWAT Team?

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3442021.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=31AB8CA63970B1C05194D9CCC42A9FC5

Seoulstriker

04-19-2004, 12:17 PM

:lol: good one, rantanplan.

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=588110

German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder stands beside new Green Party running mate in Hanover, northern Germany, on Sunday, April 18, 2004. During the Hanover fair 5,040 exhibitors present their latest industrial products from Monday, April 19, 2004 until Saturday, April 24, 2004. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)

is that your caption, He219? :)

Ghostwolf

04-19-2004, 12:17 PM

el_kab0ng

04-19-2004, 12:19 PM

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3442021.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=31AB8CA63970B1C05194D9CCC42A9FC5

heheh... if only I didn't have such respect for the Israeli's... I'd be all over captioning this one in a heartbeat..

Retard

04-19-2004, 12:24 PM

At least he has a firm grasp on the 40mm shaft. So, if it goes off premature, he'll be able to take it.

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3442021.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=31AB8CA63970B1C05194D9CCC42A9FC5

Salty Dog

04-19-2004, 12:27 PM

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3444056.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=31AB8CA63970B1C05EA2EBBDB52F0B0D
wow, a real screaming eagle!!! :roll:

wyrm_142

04-19-2004, 12:40 PM

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7242/7242412.jpg

Fires burn shortly after a U.S. AC-130 Specter gunship hits targets in Fallujah, Iraq with howitzers in the early morning Friday, April 16, 2004. The gunship was said to be targeting vehicles filled with personnel, who were unloading items into a building at 2 a.m. on Friday. (AP Photo/North County Times, Hayne Palmour IV)

It's about time they use that.

Just because this is the first time you've seen mention of an AC-130 doesn't mean its the first time they've been on station over Fallujah. ;)

All 'CAS' platforms have been busy these past two weeks.

He219

04-19-2004, 12:41 PM

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http://photo.worldnews.com/PhotoArchive//uploads/2004/4/19/uploaded-46961_large.jpg

http://photo.worldnews.com/PhotoArchive//uploads/2004/4/19/uploaded-46964_large.jpg

http://photo.worldnews.com/PhotoArchive//uploads/2004/4/19/uploaded-46962_large.jpg

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=588403

U.S. Marine Lt. Josh Glover from Dallas, Tx. from the 1st Battalion 5th Marines looks at anti-Israel propaganda found while searching buildings in Fallujah, Iraq Monday, April 19, 2004. American officials and civic leaders from Fallujah called on insurgents in Fallujah Monday to turn in their weapons, in the first concrete statement to come out of direct negotiations. (AP Photo/John Moore)

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=588399

U.S. Marines from the 1st Battalion 5th Marines pass a building they destroyed after earlier finding a weapons cache there in Fallujah, Iraq Monday, April 19, 2004. American officials and civic leaders from Fallujah called on insurgents in Fallujah Monday to turn in their weapons, in the first concrete statement to come out of direct negotiations.(AP Photo/John Moore)

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=588423

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=588425

An Iraqi civilian kisses the hand of U.S. Marine Cpl. Joseph Sharp after Marines from the 1st Battalion 5th Marines gave him a supply of food and water in Fallujah, Iraq, Monday, April 19, 2004. American officials and civic leaders from Fallujah called on insurgents in Fallujah Monday to turn in their weapons, in the first concrete statement to come out of direct negotiations. Sharp is from Peoria, IL.(AP Photo/John Moore)

http://wwwi.*******.com/images/2004-04-19T143341Z_01_NAJ03D_RTRIDSP_2_IRAQ.jpg

U.S.soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment of the First Infantry Divisionon attend a battalion meeting before they leave their military base near Iraqi holy city of Najaf April 19,2004. U.S. forces poised outside Najaf said Monday they will allow time for talks before any attempt to enter the holy Iraqi city to seize a rebel cleric a move that could spark new unrest. *******/Laszlo Balogh

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=588384

Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment of 1st Infantry Division listen to Lieutenant Colonel, Peter A. Newell, announcing their departure, near Najaf, Iraq, Monday April 19, 2004. The 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment will replace them, and maintain a force strength of around 2,000 near Najaf, to show US army presence in the region. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=588393

Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment of 1st Infantry Division walk back after a meeting announcing their departure, near Najaf, Iraq, April 19, 2004.

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3445522.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=31AB8CA63970B1C0BDFF500F585D685C

BABYLON, IRAQ: US soldiers escort a convoy on the highway near Babylon 60kms south of Baghdad 19 April 2004. Two coalition troops and one Iraqi soldier were wounded in Iraq and US forces captured an alleged "terrorist financier" in an overnight raid. AFP PHOTO/Antonio SCORZA (Photo credit should read ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/***** Images)

0#256

04-19-2004, 12:46 PM

Seoulstriker

04-19-2004, 12:48 PM

http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/pzavisla/hostedmilitaryimages/finished.jpg

He219

04-19-2004, 12:52 PM

Nice, Seoul!
:D

http://graphics7.nytimes.com/packages/images/international/20040416_IRAQ_AUDIOSS/promo_184.gif
Photo Essay (http://www.nytimes.com/packages/khtml/2004/04/16/international/20040416_IRAQ_AUDIOSS.html) (Press Play)

FinnishMF

04-19-2004, 12:53 PM

http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/pzavisla/hostedmilitaryimages/finished.jpg
:D :D rofl woot

Loco

04-19-2004, 01:00 PM

http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2004/photorelease/q2/EC04-0100-01.jpg
The sci-fi movies that I liked so much when I was a kid are becoming real quite quickly!

Chris196

04-19-2004, 01:41 PM

oooooh baby what a nice m14 pic

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7245/7245031.jpg

:( but all cool m14 pics are so small

NOT M14!!!!!!!!!

M1A1.

That's the 3rd misidentification I've had to correct. :slap:

what's the difference?

An M1A is a commercial semi-auto version of the M14 made by Springfield Armory. The rifle shown IS and M14. The US Army HAS NOT PURCHASED commercial semi-auto Springfield M1As. They have tens-of-thousands of mil-spec M14s still available.

ChuckThunder

04-19-2004, 01:43 PM

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3444056.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=31AB8CA63970B1C05EA2EBBDB52F0B0D
wow, a real screaming eagle!!! :roll:

Yeah, they're pretty lame.

MaxPayne

04-19-2004, 02:00 PM

He219

04-19-2004, 02:15 PM

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=587986
Remember Red-beard?

Pakistani tribesmen, armed with rifles and light weapons, attend jirga, or grand meeting, in Wana, the capital of Pakistan's tribal area South Waziristan on Sunday, April 18, 2004. A 2,000-strong tribal militia armed with assault rifles, heavy guns and grenade launchers began a hunt Sunday for al-Qaida supporters believed to be hiding near the Afghan border, a tribesman and an official said. (AP Photo/Ahsanullah Wazir)

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=587990

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=587987

Pakistani tribesmen, armed with rifles and light weapons, attend jirga, or grand meeting, in Wana, the capital of Pakistan's tribal area South Waziristan on Sunday, April 18, 2004. A 2,000-strong tribal militia armed with assault rifles, heavy guns and grenade launchers began a hunt Sunday for al-Qaida supporters believed hiding near the Afghan border, a tribesman and an official said. (AP Photo/Ahsanullah Wazir)

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=588445

Tribal people burn a house of a suspect who allegedly gave protection to militants, Monday, April 19, 2004, in Wana, South Waziristan, along Afghanistan border. (AP Photo/Wasim Khan)

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BALTIYSK, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Russian Navy sailors pass the Tabar frigate during handing over ceremony in the Navy base of Baltiysk, 19 April 2004. Tabar frigate, the third ship Moscow has built for India's navy under a one-billion-dollar contract. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read -/AFP/***** Images)

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BABYLON, IRAQ: A US soldier mans a machinegun on the top of his Humvee, while escorting a convoy on the highway near Babylon 60kms south of Baghdad 19 April 2004. Two coalition troops and one Iraqi soldier were wounded in Iraq and US forces captured an alleged "terrorist financier" in an overnight raid. AFP PHOTO/Antonio SCORZA (Photo credit should read ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/***** Images)

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3445659.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=31AB8CA63970B1C062FCA917ADF2AF6F

ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST: Generals Abdoulaye Fall (l) UN military commander in the Ivory Coast (MNUCI) and Pierre-Michel Joana, commander of the the French operation Licorne talk 19 April 2004 at the presidential palace in Abidjan following an audience that president Laurent Gbagbo had given to a delegation from the UN. AFP PHOTO ISSOUF SANOGO (Photo credit should read ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/***** Images)

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040405-M-8172E-033.jpg

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040405-M-8172E-098.jpg

Port-Au Prince, Haiti - An Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) assigned to 2nd LAR BN passes by a local AIDS clinic in Port-Au Prince, the capital city of Haiti. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Eric Ely. (RELEASED)

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040415-N-5946V-134.jpg

San Diego, Calif. (Apr. 15, 2004) - The San Diego Padres show their military support by donning camouflaged versions of their uniforms for a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Military Appreciation Day at Petco Park in San Diego, Calif. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Melissa Vanderwyst. (RELEASED)

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040415-N-6213R-004.jpg

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040415-N-5946V-053.jpg

San Diego, Calif. (Apr. 15, 2004) - Two members of the U.S. Navy's "Leap Frogs" parachute team descend into San Diego's Petco Park as part of opening ceremonies for the San Diego Padres' Military Appreciation Day. The events preceded a game between the Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004419133219/$file/gambrini4lr.jpg
Hi-Res (http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/900c8d079ab2143885256e7b006057c1/$FILE/gambrini4.jpg)

A Marine from 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment points his rifle in a firefight during a patrol in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The Marines in Ramadi hunted enemy fighters for several day in early April.
(Photo courtesy Maurizio Gambarini, Deutsche Press Agentur)

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004419133058/$file/pic3low.jpg

This munitions cache was discovered by Staff Sgt. Arias and a platoon of Afghan soldiers in Oruzgun Province, Afghanistan. The cache was so large it took two days for the platoon to unload it from the cave.

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004419105759/$file/gear3lr.jpg

Leaning on a humvee is a helmet which stands as a testament to protective power. The helmet stopped a piece of shrapnel, which would have killed the Marine wearing it. Instead, the Marine is being treated for non-life threatening wounds incurred where protective material wasn't covering him. (USMC photo by Cpl. Shawn C. Rhodes)

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004419105419/$file/gear1lr.jpg

Lance Cpl. James R. Yakubsin, 21, displays the goggles that saved his eyesight. The Gainesville, Fla. Marine is a machine gunner with Combined Anti-Armor Team Red whose ear was injured by an improvised explosive device, but thanks the protective goggles he was wearing for his ability to see.

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004419105959/$file/gear4lr.jpg

Peeling away the layers of a ballistic plate, it's easy to see the damage a piece of shrapnel can do - and the life saved of the Marine wearing it. The ballistic plates are inserted in protective vests, which every Marine wears in Iraq.

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004419114432/$file/conde2lr.jpg

During a firefight April 6, Sgt. Kenneth Conde Jr., infantrymen with Mobile Assault Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, was shot in the left shoulder. Even after being hit, Conde, of Orlando, Fla., was able to kill an enemy combatant. The 22-year-old was shot right above his "Ryde or Die" tattoo on his back. (USMC photo by Cpl. Paula M. Fitzgerald)

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/200441911415/$file/conde1lr.jpg

http://www4.army.mil/OCPA/uploads/medium/040405-A-8255A-058.jpg
Hi-Res (http://www4.army.mil/OCPA/uploads/large/040405-A-8255A-058.jpg)

April 19, 2004: A Soldier peers through the scope on his rifle to identify potential enemy targets during a mission in Orgun-e, Afghanistan. The Soldier is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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Hi-Res (http://www4.army.mil/OCPA/uploads/large/040410-A-2262B-010.jpg)

April 19, 2004: Spc. Ronnie Young and a member of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps provide security for a government building in Tikrit, Iraq, which was the target of several recent terrorist attacks. Young is assigned to the 1st Infantry Division’s 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment.

XASA

04-19-2004, 02:23 PM

To those armchair internet commandos who don't want to take time to do some basic research before posting:

My first Army firearm was an M-14, and they were mostly issued without the selector switch. There were some issued with a selector switch; however, even those were few and far between since, at the time, the M-60 was used as the squad automatic weapon. The accurized version of the M-14, the M21, is also semi-auto only

The M1A currently produced by Springfield is not issued to the U.S. military since, as already noted, there are thousands of M-14s still in cosmoline ready to be cleaned and issued to designated marksmen, while the sniper role is fulfilled mostly with bolt action rifles.

FallenAngel

04-19-2004, 02:29 PM

flanker7

04-19-2004, 02:29 PM

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/3445542.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=31AB8CA63970B1C0BC990DE1B417B23D

Is this man wearing the new shouldes and upper arm protection of the Interceptor Body Armor?

mustamato

04-19-2004, 02:30 PM

talib_killa34

04-19-2004, 02:33 PM

http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/pzavisla/hostedmilitaryimages/finished.jpg

Bush gets my vote this fall just to spite these idiots!

BUSH/CHENEY 04!!!!!!!!!!

PS enjoy your joyride bud, it's coming to an end soon!

XASA

04-19-2004, 02:44 PM

The M1A currently produced by Springfield is not issued to the U.S. military since, as already noted, there are thousands of M-14s still in cosmoline ready to be cleaned and issued to designated marksmen, while the sniper role is fulfilled mostly with bolt action rifles.

I thought the 82nd bought M1As from Springfield when they went to A'stan two years ago. Something about the M16 not being able to drop someone past a few hundred yards.... ;)

Source?

I'd be surprise if that is the case because it would be a tremendous waste of taxpayers' money since there are so many M-14s still in storage. But, hey, it wouldn't be the first time DOD wasted money.

The 82nd did adopt the M-14 because of long-range shooting issues, but it was the Marines who first started issuing the weapons and came up with the designated marksman role as policy long before 9/11.

http://www.hqmc.usmc.mil/factfile.nsf/0/4c4d1c169ea86a1f8525627a0077d489?OpenDocument

They issued weapons that were in storage--it was and is still issued to the Navy-- and had gunsmiths accurize them.

Barebow

04-19-2004, 02:51 PM

oooooh baby what a nice m14 pic

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7245/7245031.jpg

:( but all cool m14 pics are so small

NOT M14!!!!!!!!!

M1A1.

That's the 3rd misidentification I've had to correct. :slap:

No this is a real M14 it has a fire selector on the right side !!
I am sure this is a M14 as sure as i own one myself!!!! :D
http://home.wanadoo.nl/barebow/barebow/images/kif_0585.jpg

http://home.wanadoo.nl/barebow/barebow/images/kif_0446.jpg

http://home.wanadoo.nl/barebow/barebow/images/kif_0707.jpg

The real M14 from 1963.
The US army have about 200.000 M14 rifles in stock so they use no M1As wy should they !!!

Retard

04-19-2004, 02:58 PM

I WAS THE FIRST ONE TO PROVE THIS WAS A M14 & NOT A M1A!

I DEMAND THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THIS FORUM LOGON IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS & ACKNOWLEDGE MY GREATNESS.

IF YOU DO NOT, I WILL FIND A LITTLE OLD LADY & BEAT THE CRAB OUT OF HER!

mustamato

04-19-2004, 03:01 PM

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040419/i/r559070393.jpg

A U.S. Army soldier arrives to investigate a rocket which slammed into the grounds of the Swedish embassy in Iraq (news - web sites) in the capital Baghdad April 19, 2004. The building was unoccupied and there were no casualties, witnesses said. *******/Oleg Popov

Actually the building has a guard, Ali, 66 years old. He has been guarding the
building since it was left empty in 1990. It´s he who has put the Swedish flag
there as well. He guards it 24/7. He lives in the embassy as well. He guards
the embassy with seven Kalashnikov. And gets paid $25 a day.

http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/0304/25/NYHETER-25s10ali_368.jpg
Ibrahim Ali Suza, 66

He wishes to make a visit to Sweden some day.

Barebow

04-19-2004, 03:01 PM

deutschersoldat

04-19-2004, 03:32 PM

usa320

04-19-2004, 04:05 PM

^MORON.

A Boeing Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS) X-45 aircraft releases an inert Global Positioning System-guided bomb and makes aviation history today at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Range, China Lake, Calif. The mission was the first time an unmanned autonomous aircraft has dropped a precision bomb on a target from an internal weapons bay. (Photo by Jim Ross, NASA)

If i was Kim Jong Il i would be pissing my pants. Imagine like 100 of these things dropping bombs on Pyongyang, and no one being put in harms way.

DixieDude

04-19-2004, 04:21 PM

bush is an silly idiot....

Bush is dumb...Kerry is a pussy..they both have negatives. :|

He started it... :backhand:

XASA

04-19-2004, 04:30 PM

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The photos section, especially He219 daily contribution, has been relatively free of flame bait. Can we try and keep it that way by limiting your political preferences and insults to other sections.

Better yet, do us all a favor and find another web site to argue about the coming election. Just a thought because, to be frank, militaryphotos.net really has been overwhelmed lately with this kind of political b.s.

Fox2

04-19-2004, 04:31 PM

Just got back from San Francisco. Lucked out and listened to King Abdullah II discuss the Iraq war and the Middle East peace process Friday night. Very good presentation.

How was it? Can you give us a little synopsis of what he said?

From what I've seen and heard of King Abdullah II, he is one of the more moderate Arab leaders, and quite a good public speaker.

droopy

04-19-2004, 04:31 PM

I hate seeing romanian Ak`s in the hands of those guys...

Marmot1

04-19-2004, 04:47 PM

http://home.wanadoo.nl/barebow/barebow/images/kif_0446.jpg

Do you have closeup of this bayonet??? I have similar one ar at least looking very similarly.. (Gift from my father friend who bought it in Hanoi in 70's) But i never identified it properly...

MaxPayne

04-19-2004, 04:56 PM

baby what a day another cool m14 pic and this time a biiiiiiiig one :hug:

http://www4.army.mil/OCPA/uploads/medium/040405-A-8255A-058.jpg

Glock

04-19-2004, 05:38 PM

bush is an silly idiot....
Do you know him?
Maby he doas'nt makes the politic you like, but thi doas'nt mean that he is a silly idiot. But I thnk you aren serios. Totay you wrote in an other topic "blub blub". rofl I cant undersant you. :(

Porta_jon

04-19-2004, 05:38 PM

it looks like those guys from el salvador are stuck with the aircraft version of the m-60. its got the the old style site and the spade grips. this must be really hard to fire without a tripod or bipod, which it dosnt look to be equipped with. anyone have any speculation or info on this?

M1A2U2

04-19-2004, 06:06 PM

what are madrids conditions for staying in iraq?

He219

04-19-2004, 06:08 PM

bush is an silly idiot....
Typisch Holzkopf. Immer zu rasch mit dem Vorurteil.

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=588499

Cpl. Will McDermott from Phoenix, Az., provides security as Marines from the 1st Battalion 5th Marines break down a door while searching buildings for weapons in Fallujah, Iraq, Monday, April 19, 2004. (AP Photo/John Moore)

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_040416-F-0000S-001.jpg

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A pilot from the 416th Flight Test Squadron successfully fires the newest variant of the AIM-9 Sidewinder for the first time from an F-16 Fighting Falcon on April 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tom Reynolds)

http://jccc.afis.osd.mil/LBOX/mini/976563.jpg

Members from the 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron's Corrosion Control section, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, airbrush a coat of primer onto an F-15 C Apr. 13, 2004, to prevent aircraft metals from corroding. The 48th EMS provides intermediate and organizational level maintenance for one F-15C/D and two F-15E fighter squadrons supporting 48th Fighter Wing, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, U.S. European Command and NATO commitments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Christopher Walkenhorst (Released)

http://jccc.afis.osd.mil/LBOX/mini/976455.jpg

Marine Lance Cpl. Gregory Rowan of the U.S. Marine Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) Company stands at his post within the C.P.A Headquarters, April 16, 2004. The Marine FAST Company was established in 1987 and is comprised of over 500 Marines that augment installation security when the threat condition has been elevated beyond the capability of the permanent security force. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric T. Sheler) (Not Released)

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040416-N-0000K-001.jpg

Norfolk, Va. (Apr. 16, 2004) - Sailors assigned to the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) man the rails of the battleship, USS Wisconsin (BB 64) during a 60th anniversary celebration for the historic battleship.

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040416-N-0000K-002.jpg

Norfolk, Va. (Apr. 16, 2004) - Sen. John Warner, (R-VA) attended the ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB 64), and participated in a wreath-laying ceremony.

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040416-N-4386A-002.jpg

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040416-N-4386A-007.jpg

Norfolk, Va. (Apr. 16, 2004) - Virginia Senator John Warner addresses the crowd aboard USS Wisconsin (BB 64) during its 60th anniversary of the battleship's commissioning. Wisconsin is currently berthed as an exhibit at the maritime museum, Nauticus, in Norfolk, Va. U.S.

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/200441974519/$file/PioneerLaunchlr.jpg

A Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle launches into flight at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, March 20, using a rocket-assisted takeoff. The Pioneer UAV provides forward aerial reconnaissance for Marine Corps ground units. Once airborne, the plane is piloted from the ground by the Marines of Marine Unmanned Aerial Squadron 2, deployed here in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. VMU-2 is based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.

How was it? Can you give us a little synopsis of what he said?

From what I've seen and heard of King Abdullah II, he is one of the more moderate Arab leaders, and quite a good public speaker.
I enjoyed listening to the King's presentation. He is more than moderate; I would say culturally progressive. In his speech, he made a reference to the empowerment of Jordanian women through free trade investments with the United States. Read the abbreviated transcript by the Commonwealth Club (http://www.commonwealthclub.org/archive/04/04-04abdullah-intro.html) ...
:D

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004418202536/$file/Release0182-2004-02low.jpg

CAMP KINSER, Okinawa, Japan - Four-year-old Trey Owens begins his routine during the Marine Corps Community Services’ Open Skate Park Competition held at Camp Kinser’s Trickflips April 3. The Kadena resident won the nine and under skateboard division with a total of 26 points and impressed everyone on hand for the event.

it looks like those guys from el salvador are stuck with the aircraft version of the m-60. its got the the old style site and the spade grips. this must be really hard to fire without a tripod or bipod, which it dosnt look to be equipped with. anyone have any speculation or info on this?
If you think that's unusual, check THIS (http://www4.army.mil/OCPA/uploads/large/040410-A-2262B-010.jpg) out ...
;)

Trigger

04-19-2004, 06:34 PM

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2594/DailyPics.jpg
:D

He219

04-19-2004, 06:36 PM

Very nice, Trigger!

:lol: :D

Macs.

04-19-2004, 06:38 PM

bush is an silly idiot....
Typisch Holzkopf. Immer zu rasch mit dem Vorurteil.

That was great ! :lol:

seventy6er

04-19-2004, 06:40 PM

Great as always, He! woot

Romulus

04-19-2004, 06:46 PM

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=588165

They were celebrating me! ;)

Russian Texan

04-19-2004, 06:49 PM

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_040415-N-6213R-004.jpg

Seals, Shmeals... I can do that, really...

springwheat

04-19-2004, 07:40 PM

I believe that particular maneuver falls under "Don't ask, don't tell", Russian Texan ;)

MVSpartan117

04-19-2004, 08:00 PM

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7243/7243066.jpg

pretty fecking sweet! I LOVE m-16a4s, especially when they have RIS foreguards and ACOGs!

elguapo

04-19-2004, 08:01 PM

Today is national indian day in Brasil :)

Indians in congress

http://img.radiobras.gov.br/img/img.php?F(3feb562560b88)+s(3feb56380b456)+A(4083fa535f676)+f(4083fc73d3a68)+x(480)+q(50

http://img.radiobras.gov.br/img/img.php?F(3feb58636ced5)+s(3feb588337376)+A(40844de136543)+f(40844f7901534)+x(480)+q(50)

http://img.radiobras.gov.br/img/img.php?F(3feb562560b88)+s(3feb56380b456)+A(408417d78f317)+f(40841bc523db1)+x(480)+q(50)

In Rio,

http://oglobo.globo.com/foto_galeria/040419_PRESO/preso01.jpg

http://oglobo.globo.com/foto_galeria/040419_PRESO/preso02.jpg

http://oglobo.globo.com/foto_galeria/040419_PRESO/preso06.jpg

Haiw

04-19-2004, 08:26 PM

bush is an silly idiot....
Typisch Holzkopf. Immer zu rasch mit dem Vorurteil.

That was great ! :lol:
Yeah but it isn't really a prejudice anymore after we've seen him at the wheel for about 3 years... :P

Mark Sman

04-19-2004, 08:49 PM

A local gunsmith is making and selling accurized M-14 style weapons to the
military. He has made accurized versions of the M-14 style weapon for use as a designated marksmans weapon, and a version in .300 Winchester Short Magnum for use slightly higher powered applications. These weapons are indistinguishable from scoped National match M-14 at 5 paces.

His weapons are used by SOCOMM and other agencies. His repuation and skills are above reproach. Here is his website in case anyone needs one of the most accurate rifles ever made.
http://www.tacticalrifles.net/

Also
http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7245/7245031.jpg

http://tri.army.mil/LC/CS/csi/sahist.htm

OK. The M-14 was originally issued in selective fire. This was quickly stopped for reasons anyone who has ever fired one could explain. The M-14 was then issued semi-auto only. The selector switches were removed except for an ill-fated attempt at a heavy barrelled squad auto. There are actually some holes in the link I provide here as they skip the whole E series development. But still basically OK

http://tri.army.mil/LC/cs/csi/sahist.htm#M14

Rifle, 7.62mm, Sniper, M21 (1969). The XM21 was developed jointly by the Army Weapons Command (Rock Island, IL), Combat Development Command (Ft. Benning, Ga), and the Limited Warfare Agency (Aberdeen, MD). The XM21 was an accurized M14 National Match (NM) semi-automatic rifle equipped with a Leatherwood 3X-9X Adjustable Ranging Telescope (ART). The Rock Island Arsenal converted 1,435 M14NM rifles to XM21 sniper rifles for initial fielding to Vietnam in 1969. The rifle was initially fielded with a hardwood stock, which was later replaced with a fiberglass stock. The XM21 was officially type classified M21 in 1975, though it had been informally called the M21 since December 1969. It was the primary Army sniper rifle of the Vietnam war and remained standard until replaced by the bolt-action M24 Sniper Weapon System beginning in 1988. The M21 was accurate to 750 yards (690m). The rifle used U.S. match grade M118 NATO 7.62mm cartridges, in five-round or 20-round magazines. The ART telescope featured a variable magnification power of from 3X to 9X, for adjustable ranging between 300m and 900m. This adjustable ranging feature removed much of the guesswork from aiming at the target. The ART was ballistically matched with U.S. M118 NATO ammunition (1,800).

http://tri.army.mil/LC/cs/csi/sahist.htm#M21

born_to_kill

04-19-2004, 08:50 PM

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=588499

THAT CIGARETE COULD KILL HIM

Mark Sman

04-19-2004, 08:58 PM

That cigarette could kill someone else if it burns down to his finger and he doesn't realize it.

squeak

04-19-2004, 09:00 PM

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7242/7242957.jpg

Iraqi civil defence corp members (ICDC) and US Army soldiers, background, guard the center of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 17, 2004 after at least three mortars hit a busy commercial district of Baghdad, killing a Sudanese man.There was a series of explosions in the Iraqi capital in the early afternoon and smoke rose from the Karrada district after the mortars landed. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20040419/capt.xjd10104191101.iraq_sweden_xjd101.jpg

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040419/i/r152260310.jpg

Iraqi security forces arrive after a rocket slammed into the grounds of the Swedish embassy in Iraq (news - web sites) in the capital Baghdad April 19, 2004. The building was unoccupied and there were no casualties, witnesses said. *******/Oleg Popov

p-)

Is it me or does the guy in the sunglasses look VERY american. Notice how his face is covered up, and the way he holds his weapon. Is it possible the US are putting troops undercover as Iraqi Civil Defence dudes?

ChuckThunder

04-19-2004, 09:14 PM

Mark Sman

04-19-2004, 09:17 PM

Is it possible the US are putting troops undercover as Iraqi Civil Defence dudes?

It is possible. It is also possible that they've finally managed to train some of the Iraqis. Some of the Iraqi army had to be professional even before we got there. After a year SOME of the training has to stick.

scm77

04-19-2004, 09:44 PM

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004419105419/$file/gear1lr.jpg

I'm sure this is an easy one but what goggles are these?

P.S. Sexcellent pics woot

ZoneOne

04-19-2004, 10:07 PM

awesome pics

Seoulstriker

04-19-2004, 11:21 PM

Is it me or does the guy in the sunglasses look VERY american. Notice how his face is covered up, and the way he holds his weapon. Is it possible the US are putting troops undercover as Iraqi Civil Defence dudes?

I think this is your uber-special-high-speed "ICDC" soldier: p-)

http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/pzavisla/hostedmilitaryimages/special-forces1786.jpg

here are other pics of iraqi troops for viewing pleasure:

http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/pzavisla/hostedmilitaryimages/iraqi%20soldier2.jpg
http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/pzavisla/hostedmilitaryimages/iraqi%20soldier1.jpg
http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/pzavisla/hostedmilitaryimages/iraqi%20soldier.jpg
http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/pzavisla/hostedmilitaryimages/special-forces1672.jpg

Gaz (aka Orlando Bloom) in iraq: :P
http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/pzavisla/hostedmilitaryimages/special-forces1773.jpg

and this is probably the best "Pics of the Day" thread I have ever seen. :D Thanks for all who contributed. woot

Osiris

04-20-2004, 03:34 AM

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/2004419105419/$file/gear1lr.jpg

I'm sure this is an easy one but what goggles are these?

ESS -> http://www.essgoggles.com/

bertfivesix

04-20-2004, 04:16 AM

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20040417/capt.sge.hyu30.170404181442.photo01.default-380x254.jpg[/img]
[quote]Members of the US private security company Blackwater patrol over Baghdad aboard a Hughes 500 helicopter. Private security firms are now the third largest international contributor of forces to the war effort in Iraq (news - web sites) -- after the U.S. and British troops.(AFP/Patrickq Baz)

Jeebus, is that an M249 peeking out the other side?

Ghostwolf

04-20-2004, 04:37 AM

http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/pzavisla/hostedmilitaryimages/special-forces1773.jpg

"You either pay that internet bill, or I'm gonna pop you in the nuts!!"

J-10

04-20-2004, 06:34 AM

cut

04-20-2004, 11:09 AM

Gaz (aka Orlando Bloom) in iraq: :P
http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/pzavisla/hostedmilitaryimages/special-forces1773.jpg

It's johnny depp in gaz's avatar

Seoulstriker

04-20-2004, 11:14 AM

s***. it's a co-star of Gaz in Iraq. :oops: :)

Stavka

04-20-2004, 11:33 AM

http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/pzavisla/hostedmilitaryimages/special-forces1773.jpg

"You better cough up my socks you little thieving c**t or I'm sending Lcpl Boudreaux to your sisters day-care center."

scm77

04-20-2004, 11:38 AM

^^ rofl rofl rofl rofl

Good one.