Today's Pix - Thursday, January 25th, 2007

[Lancero]

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ABUDHABI - - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
epa00913235 Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf (2 R) inspect Guard of Honor with the United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday 24 January 2007. President Musharraf Wednesday held discussions on the situation in the Middle East and called for collective efforts to resolve the Palestine issue. EPA/PRESS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT/HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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MANTA - PICHINCHA - ECUADOR
epa00913229 Members of the Ecuadorian army search for the wreckage of the two military helicopters crashed killing defence minister Guadalupe Larriva, her daughter and two pilots Thursday 25 January 2007 in the city of Manta, southern Ecuador. Ecuadors new defence minister, Guadalupe Larriva, and one of her daughters were killed Wednesday when their helicopter collided with another near a military base in southern Ecuador, officials said. EPA/EL DIARIO/HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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QUITO - PICHINCHA - ECUADOR
epa00913048 A file picture taken on 17 January 2007, Defense Minister of Ecuador Guadalupe Larriva, next to Rafael Correa President of Ecuador. Guadalupe Larriva died, Wednesday 24 January 2007, in an aerial accident when two military helicopters type Gazelle that carried out a military maneuver to demonstrate a night vision system, collided in the vicinity of the coastal city of Manta west of Ecuador. EPA/Jose Jacome
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MANILA - MANILA - PHILIPPINES
epa00913186 Photo handout released Thursday 25 January 2007 shows Philippine President Gloria MacapagalArroyo (seated C) posing with Philippine Marines who fought against members of the alQaedalinked Abu Sayyaf group, during a dinner in their honor at the presidential palace in Manila, Philippines Wednesday night 24 January 2007. Announcements by armed forces officials that Philippine Marines killed Abu Sayyaf leader Khadaffi Janjalani in a firefight in the southern Philippines last year were reaffirmed by United States forensics experts this month following conclusive results from DNA tests on Janjalanis remains. EPA/RENY PAMPOLINA/PCPO HANDOUT PCPO PHOTO HANDOUT; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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SEOUL - SEOUL - REPUBLIC OF KOREA
epa00913119 South Korean Defence Minister Kim Jangsoo meets with visiting Gen. Ge Zhenfeng, deputy chief of the general staff of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), at his office in Seoul on 25 January 2007. The Chinese commander came here on Jan. 24 at the invitation of his South Korean counterpart, Army Chief of Staff Park Heungryul, accompanied by 10 other senior Chinese military officers. EPA/STR
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KHARTOUM - KHARTOUM - SUDAN
epa00912974 A Sudanese officer carries a baby that was on the hijacked Sudanese Boeing 737 on its return to Khartoum, Wednesday, 24 January 2007. A hijacker seized the Sudanese Boeing 737 carrying 103 passengers and crew which left Sudans capital Khartoum for the chief town of North Darfur state ElFasher and forced the pilot to fly to the Chadian capital, where he surrendered. EPA/PHILLIP DHIL
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MOSCOW - MOSCOW - RUSSIAN FEDERATION
epa00913492 The honor guards march at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier at the Kremlin wall as a municipal worker cleans the snow, Thursday 25 January 2007. After two months of an unusually warm and snowless winter in Moscow the heavy snowfall blocked the streets of Russian capital. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY
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BHOPAL - MADHYA PRADESH - INDIA
epa00913390 Inmates of a central jail of Bhopal performing Yoga exercises as they participate in a programme in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, 25 January 2007. EPA/SANJEEV GUPTA
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BERLIN - BERLIN - GERMANY
epa00913404 A young red fox is ready to cross the street in Berlins district Adlershof, Germany, Thursday, 25 January 2007. Experts estimatet that almost 1.600 foxes live in Germanys capital Berlin. EPA/Johannes Eisele
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Pic of the day (so far)
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Franca - - BRAZIL
epa00913415 epa00911171 Brazilian mother Maria Jeronima Campos cries desperately for help, to save her sons life, Gabriel Marcos, 7 years old, after he fell into a well flooded by rain water, Tuesday 23 January 2007. The pair had gone to collect water after the city of Franca (Sao Paulo) suspended the service. Despite the fact she did not know how to swim, the mother ended up jumping into the 4 meters deep well to rescue her child who was not able to swim either. Both of them were rescued afterwards by people who heard their screams. EPA/TIAGO BRANDAO / COMERCIO DA FRANCA BRAZIL OUT / MANDATORY CREDIT EPA/TIAGO BRANDAO / COMERCIO DA FRANCA BRAZIL OUT / MANDATORY CREDIT
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[kuttless]

good pics so far lancero!!

thanks for the effort

[Lancero]

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SIDON - SIDON - LEBANON
epa00913506 Lebanese soldiers take position at the entrance of Taamir area in the southern port city of Sidon, Thursday 25 January, 2007. Five people were wounded in clashes taking place between Lebanese soldiers and armed Islamists of the tiny Islamist group Jund alSham, outside Ain ElHelweh Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanons capital today, where the Lebanese army redeployed its forces in this Lebanese area, security sources said. EPA/STRINGER
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BERLIN - BERLIN - GERMANY
epa00913533 German President Horst Koehler (R) welcomes his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon at Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, Thursday 25 January 2007. Calderon stays in Germany for two days before continuing to the World Econonic Forum in Davos. EPA/WOLFGANG KUMM
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BERLIN - BERLIN - GERMANY
epa00913592 Demonstrators storm through an open gate on the premises of the German Presidents domicile Bellevue Palace in Berlin to protest against Mexican President Calderons visit in Berlin, Germany, Thursday 25 January 2007. Calderon is in Germany for a twoday visit before continuing to the World Economic Forum in Davos. EPA/Wolfgang Kumm
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SKOPJE - SKOPJE - MACEDONIA
epa00913557 The head of BosniaHerzegovinas tripartite state Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic (L) accompaned by Macedonian president Branko Crvenkovski (R) inspect the honour guard in Skopje on Thursday 25 January 2007.The head of BosniaHerzegovinas tripartite state Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic arrived in official visit to Macedonia. EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI
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KABUL - KABUL - AFGHANISTAN
epa00913547 British General David Richards, Commander of NATO International Security & Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, speaks during a press conference in Kabul on Thursday 25 January 2007. General David Richards said Thursday that the NATO nations will send more troops to Afghanistan to fight Taliban insurgents in the countrys volatile south. EPA/SYED JAN SABAWOON
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KIEV - KIEV - UKRAINE
epa00913543 Ukrainian Progressive Socialist party supporters demonstrate during antiNATO rally in front of Foreign ministry in Kiev on Thursday, 25 January 2007. Protestors demanded recall of US forces from Iraq and nonadmission of Ukraine to NATO. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO
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KIEV - KIEV - UKRAINE
epa00913600 Ukrainians gesticulate to a cutout of Kiev’s mayor Leonid Chernovetskiy during a rally in front of city administration on Thursday, 07 December 2006, to protest against the increase of communal tax rates. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO
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[shingo_tln]

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"Write, what you think about me. If you don't have words - SPIT!" rofl

[Lazuris]

RE: The Photo with the woman and the drowning Child.

It still amazes me how people can stand around and take pictures but are unable to take action when some one is in trouble. If I was that photographer I would have some real soul searching to do.

[Lancero]

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LAHORE - PUNJAB - PAKISTAN
epa00913531 Pakistani Army soldiers patrol in front of Shiite Muslims Mosque in Lahore to avoid sectarian violence on Thursday 25 January 2007. Sectarian violence has claimed hundres of lives over the years in the Sunni Muslim dominated country. Shiite Muslims are observing the holy month of Moharam the climax of which is the Ashura festival commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. EPA/RAHAT DAR
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NABLUS - WEST BANK - PALESTINE
epa00913525 A Palestinian boy turns and runs after throwing stones to Israeli soldiers, during clashes in the West Bank city of Nablus Thursday 25 January , 2007. According to the Israeli army a Fatah militant who is suspected of collaborating with Hezbollah was arrested during the military operation. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH
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JAMMU - KASHMIR - INDIA
epa00913572 An Indian Central Reserve Police Force CRPF soldier stands guard in the Northern Indian city of Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir on Thursday, 25 January, 2007. Security is being beefed up in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Republic Day parade and celebrations. India celebrates its Republic Day on 26 January every year. EPA/JAIPAL SINGH
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SRINAGAR - KASHMIR - INDIA
epa00913607 An Indian paramilitary soldiers stands guard at the main market in central Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 25 January 2007. Security checks and patrols have been intensified and many temporary barricades erected in the troubled Kashmir region ahead of Indias Republic Day celebrations on January 26, which separatists observe as a black day. EPA/ALTAF QADRI
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BILBAO - BASQUE COUNTRY - SPAIN
epa00913599 Partial view of the poster with a picture of Basque terrorist group ETA member José Ignacio de Juana Chaos in a hospital bed asking for his freedom, in a picture taken in Bilbao, Basque Country, Thursday 25 January 2005. Spains Audiencia Nacional, the High Court which deals with terrorism and highprofile cases, ruled today that Iñaki de Juana, who went on his second hunger strike 110 days ago, has to remain in custody. The 51 yearold terrorist, who was formely a Basque policeman, Ertzaintza, joined ETA in the 80s and has jail sentences which add up to 3,000 years for the participation on at least 25 murders. Doctors report alerted on his serious condition after such a long hunger strike. EPA/Chemo Moya EPA/Chema Moya
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[Lancero]

RE: The Photo with the woman and the drowning Child.

It still amazes me how people can stand around and take pictures but are unable to take action when some one is in trouble. If I was that photographer I would have some real soul searching to do.

I still haven't found a link in english, but according to brasilian newspapers, the driver of the photographer and a couple residents helped the woman and the kid get out of the hole. But you are correct - no professional 'mission or instinct' shoud have stoped this photographer from helping them.

More pics of the mother saving her child:
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The family at home (she has two other kids)
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credit: Werther Santana - Diário de S. Paulo

[Swedish Chef]

Thanks for the great pic's, Lancero! woot

[JVeld]

Good pics today, thanks for posting.....I like this one in particular !
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[somedude]

Pic of the day (so far)
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The picture is deceptive from that angle. Makes it look like the waterline of the well is flush with the foreground, and thusly, not that deep. Glad they're safe!

[Coral BR]

Salute !!!

Nice pix !!! Thanks Lancero. ;)

[NimDod]

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are they expecting any tanks?

I wonder how the Lebenese soldiers, who are mostly Shi'ites are contending with the situation where they are supposed to confront mosty Shi'ite pro-Hezbullah / anti-current-goverment protestors...

[Lancero]

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HEBRON - WEST BANK - PALESTINE
epa00913673 Israeli soldiers check Palestinian boys in the Palestinian West Bank town of Hebron on Thursday 25 January 2007. EPA/ABED AL HAFIZ HASHLAMOUN
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HEBRON - WEST BANK - PALESTINE
epa00913759 Israeli soldiers look on from their barricade as Palestinian citizens fix their national flags to the fencing of their checkpoint placed in the center of the West bank town of Hebron on Thursday 25 January 2007. EPA/ABED AL HAFIZ HASHLAMOUN
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MOSCOW - MOSCOW - RUSSIAN FEDERATION
epa00913720 Russian police officers detain a man who took part in a rally organized by NBP (National Bolshevik Party) in the center of Moscow, Thursday 25 January 2007. The participants of the rally demanded to release members of NBP party who had been put under arrest or in prison for participating in actions of protest against Kremlin policy. EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV
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TEL AVIV - TEL AVIV - ISRAEL
epa00913771 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (R) attends a meeting of the Israeli army general staff in Tel Aviv on Thursday, 25 January 2007. Next to Olmert is Chief of Staff Dan Halutz, who has resigned over the handling of the War in Lebanon last summer. EPA/AMOS BEN GERSHOM / ISRAELI GOVERNMENT PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT ISRAEL OUT NOT FOR USE IN ISRAEL WITHOUT PROPER CREDIT TO GPO
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JERUSALEM - JERUSALEM - ISRAEL
epa00913756 New acting Israeli President Dalia Itzik gives a press conference in the Knesset (Parliament) in Jerusalem on Thursday, 25 January 2007 when the Knesset House Committee voted to approve a request by President Moshe Katsav for a leave of absence, following a decision by Attorney General Menachem Mazuz to hand down indictments to Katsav on charges including rape and ****** harassment. Itzik also holds the position of Speaker of the Knesset. EPA/OLIVIER FITOUSSI ISRAEL OUT
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BEIRUT - BEIRUT - LEBANON
epa00913783 Smoke rises from burning cars after clashes between supporters of Lebanese government, Hezbollah and Amal members in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, 25 January 2007. Government and opposition supporters clashed at a Beirut university campus Thursday, battering each other with sticks, stones and even pieces of furniture in new violence spilling over from Lebanons political crisis. At least one person was reported dead. EPA/AKRAM ABED AL KHALEK
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BEIRUT - BEIRUT - LEBANON
epa00913786 An injured Lebanese army officer after clashes between supporters of Lebanese government, Hezbollah and Amal members in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, 25 January 2007. Government and opposition supporters clashed at a Beirut university campus Thursday, battering each other with sticks, stones and even pieces of furniture in new violence spilling over from Lebanons political crisis. At least one person was reported dead. EPA/AKRAM ABED AL KHALEK
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BEIRUT - BEIRUT - LEBANON
epa00913780 Egyptian rescuers carry an injured Lebanese man after clashes between supporters of Lebanese government, Hezbollah and Amal members in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, 25 January 2007. Government and opposition supporters clashed at a Beirut university campus Thursday, battering each other with sticks, stones and even pieces of furniture in new violence spilling over from Lebanons political crisis. At least one person was reported dead. EPA/AKRAM ABED AL KHALEK
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[Claymore]

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are they expecting any tanks?


So you can't use a recoilless rifle against cars and enemy positions?

If you have a heavy weapon, why not take it.

[He219]

Nice pictures, Lancero!
Thanks for posting~
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Workers from Worldwide Aircraft Recovery start the approximately 2 week process of dismantling the Minnesota Air Guard Museum's Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007, in Minneapolis, so it could be moved to CIA headquarters in Virginia

[NimDod]

So you can't use a recoilless rifle against cars and enemy positions?
what enemy positions? these soldiers are out there to stop the riots, not to fight an army.


If you have a heavy weapon, why not take it.
because its heavy, clumsy and most of all - lethal. unfit for confronting civilians (unless they have some sort of non-lethal ammo for that cannon, which I doubt ).
they will never use it against protestors just as you dont pull out a gun when you want to get rif of flies.

Israeli TV showed video from the protests in Lebanon. It amazes me that some of the local population is fighting its own army.
http://news.walla.co.il/?w=/3850/1045780

[Dark Avenger]

I wonder how the Lebenese soldiers, who are mostly Shi'ites are contending with the situation where they are supposed to confront mosty Shi'ite pro-Hezbullah / anti-current-goverment protestors...
My guess is that if things get downright ugly, there are mainly two options: One, history repeats itself and Lebanon plunges again into civil war and Two, the same thing that happened in Romania back in '89 happens in Lebanon as well, i.e. the Army sides with the protesters and helps overthrow the government.

[Hiroshima]

It amazes me that some of the local population is fighting its own army.

Hence the need for the heavy weapons!

[He219]

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Conservative MPs, from left, Cheryl Gallant, Jim Casson, Liberal MP Ujjal Dosanjjh and BQ MP Claude Bachand listen to a security briefing at Kandahar Airfield, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007 prior to visiting an Afghan National Army camp. The members of the Commons defense committee is in Afghanistan to examine Canada?s military mission in the war-torn country.
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Liberal MP Joe McGuire, from Prince Edward Island, is strapped into a Canadian army RG-31 Nyala by an unidentified soldier on Jan. 25, 2007 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. McGuire a member of the Commons defense committee, which is in Afghanistan to study the role of the country?s role in Afghanistan
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Gen. David Richards, commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) points to a reporter during a press conference ahead of opening the Joint Intelligence Operation Center at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007. NATO-led troops battling resurgent Taliban militants will shortly be reinforced with another combat brigade, Richards said Thursday. Richards said the brigade will consist of members of different nations participating in NATO's International Security Assistance Force.
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A tractor eradicates opium poppies, as workers and security police officials are seen on the field in the lal Pur district of Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afgahanistan on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007. Afghanistan's heroin-producing poppies will not be sprayed with herbicide this year despite a record crop in 2006 and U.S. pressure to allow the drug-fighting tactic, officials said Thursday. President Hamid Karzai's Cabinet decided on Sunday to hold off on using chemicals for now, said Said Mohammad Azam, spokesman for Afghanistan's Ministry of Counter Narcotics.
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NATO pilot Joost Steenbergen, from the Netherlands, left, checks the instruments and switches in the cockpit of the AWACS Boeing 707s plane as it stands at the military airport in Kecskemet, some 90 kilometers (56 miles) south of Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007
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Hungary's Defense Minister Imre Szekeres, left, listens to explanations on technical equipment of a NATO AWACS aircraft given to him by Deputy Commander, Colonel Jelle N. Zijlstra, from the Netherlands, right, aboard a plane at the military airport in Kecskemet, some 90 kilometers (56 miles) south of Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007. The Germany-based AWACS aircraft, that is in Hungary for a presentation tour, belongs to the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control System which Hungary, among 14 others countries, is co-financing and jointly providing with personnel
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A Hungarian officer looks at the AWACS Boeing 707s NATO aircraft as it stands on the tarmac of the military airport in Kecskemet, some 90 kilometers (56 miles) south of Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007. The Germany-based AWACS aircraft, that is in Hungary for a presentation tour, belongs to the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control System which Hungary, among 14 others countries, is co-financing and jointly providing with personnel
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** FILE ** Egyptian blogger, Abdel Kareem Nabil, 22, who has been in detention since his arrest in early November, who often denounced Islamic authorities and criticized Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on his Arabic-language blog, talks on his mobile, as he is guarded by a soldier in this Nov.8, 2006, file picture released by a friend in Alexandria, Egypt. Nabil who attends his second session of his trial Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007, in Alexandria, faces up to nine years in prison if convicted on the charges. Egypt's first prosecution of a blogger came as Washington has backed off pressure on its Mideast ally for democratic reform and improved human rights . The trial was postponded to Feb.1, 2007.
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An Egyptian activist, chained and blind folded wears a sign in Arabic that says "Against Torture" while others chanted anti police and anti President Hosni Mubarak slogans during an anti-torture protest marking the Egyptian Police Day in Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007.
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Smoke rises over the Karrada neighborhood in central Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday Jan 25, 2007 after a car bomb blast. An initial report said that six people were killed and 14 wounded in the explosion.
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An Iraqi soldier holds defused grenades found at Shurja, a predominantly Shiite market, in central Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007, after a bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded in a predominantly Shiite market, killing at least four people and wounding 18, police said
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Iraqi soldiers stand guard at Shurja, a predominantly Shiite area, in central Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007, after a bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded in a predominantly Shiite market, killing at least four people and wounding 18, police said
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Staff Sgt. Michael Myers (center), a Military Transition Team trainer, discusses the next move with Iraqi soldiers during a tactical halt while conducting a combined U.S.-Iraqi army operation near Janabi Village Jan. 12. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Chris McCann
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Members of 4th Brigade, 1st Iraqi National Police Division question a local national while conducting a cordon and search during an operation to find weapons caches in the Karmaliyah area of East Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 16, 2007. The operation is a combined mission with U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bronco Suzuki)
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Lt. Col. Tariq, right, executive officer of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jay George, center, inspect a building in Baqubah, Iraq, Jan. 22, 2007, after Iraqi soldiers recaptured it from insurgents. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall, U.S. Air Force
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U.S. Marines with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, in support of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) hold security during a patrol in Rutbah, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl . Timothy Parish) (Released)
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A U.S. Marine with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, in support of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) provides security during a patrol in Rutbah, Iraq, on Jan. 10, 2007. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Parish, U.S. Marine Corps
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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Michael Q. Retana, from combat camera, Regimental Combat Team 7, documents the a city council meeting in Baghdaddi, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Antoine T. Robinson)
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U.S. Army Soldiers from 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment search and clear canals during a search in Balad Ruz, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2007. The search was a coordinated effort between coalition forces and Iraqi army to neutralize the insurgency war fighting ability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. DeNoris A. Mickle)
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Afghan National Police officers prepare to pull security as U.S. military personnel from Combined Joint Task Force 76 set up a veterinarian civic action program inside the ANP compound in Panjshir, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman)
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U.S. Army Spc. James Kernes, of the 405th Civil Affairs Team, rounds up cows during a veterinarian civic action program in Panjshir, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman)
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U.S. Army Spc. James Kernes, of the 405th Civil Affairs Team, walks a bull to a vaccination and deworming station during a veterinarian civic action program in Panjshir, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman)
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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Sarah Rosnick (left) gives deworming medicine to a goat during a veterinary assistance mission in Panjshir, Afghanistan, on Jan. 16, 2007. Rosnick is assigned to the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman, U.S. Army
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U.S. Army Sgt. Sam Chiu, of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team, gives deworming medicine to a cow during a veterinarian civic action program in Panjshir, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman)

[Jaguar]

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5676/009131192ms.jpg

I always admired the simplicity of Chinese high rank officers uniforms. Sounds like a statement: "I AM powerfull, so I just don´t need to look powerfull".

In other countries the top brass would have to borrow their ADCs chests if they want to wear all the ribbons and medals...

[Lancero]

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BEIRUT - BEIRUT - LEBANON
epa00913794 Lebanese opposition members try to enter the Arabia Beirut university during clashes between supporters of Lebanese government, Hezbollah and Amal members in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, 25 January 2007. Government and opposition supporters clashed at a Beirut university campus Thursday, battering each other with sticks, stones and even pieces of furniture in new violence spilling over from Lebanons political crisis. At least one person was reported dead. EPA/AKRAM ABED AL KHALEK
EPA / STR / AKRAM ABED AL KHALEK


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BEIRUT - BEIRUT - LEBANON
epa00913799 Lebanese soldiers stand guard during clashes between supporters of Lebanese government, Hezbollah and Amal members in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, 25 January 2007. Government and opposition supporters clashed at a Beirut university campus Thursday, battering each other with sticks, stones and even pieces of furniture in new violence spilling over from Lebanons political crisis. At least one person was reported dead. EPA/AKRAM ABED AL KHALEK
EPA / STR / AKRAM ABED AL KHALEK


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SRINAGAR - KASHMIR - INDIA
epa00913805 Indian paramilitary soldiers stands guard at a check point in central Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, Thursday 25 January 2007. Security checks and patrols have been intensified and many temporary barricades erected in the troubled Kashmir region ahead of Indias Republic Day celebrations on January 26, which separatists observe as a black day. EPA/ALTAF QADRI
EPA / STR / ALTAF QADRI

[Dark Avenger]

Pulled this pic off Yahoo! News. STG-44!?!
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070125/i/r3347594425.jpg


A gunman fires his rifle during clashes between rival groups of students loyal to the government and the opposition in Beirut January 25, 2007. *******/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

[Jaguar]

Is that a Stug 44?

[He219]

Nice find!

Yep, MP43/44/StG44
:)

Finding ammo is another matter ...

[Dark Avenger]

Yeah, who makes 7,92x33mm kurz nowadays....

[Jaguar]

Nice find!
Yep, MP43/44/StG44
:)
Finding ammo is another matter ...

Indeed, now and then some show up in photos, from Africa to Beirut. AFAIK they were made in Hungary(?) after WWII.

[He219]

checking for more images ..

[toni-sf]

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8782/009134159hg.jpg

sometimes I really ask myself why some people rather take photographs instead of helping

[snark.si]

http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/8124/009135226yu.jpg
are they expecting any tanks?

I wonder how the Lebenese soldiers, who are mostly Shi'ites are contending with the situation where they are supposed to confront mosty Shi'ite pro-Hezbullah / anti-current-goverment protestors...

are this Italian ww2 helmets ?

[Paulinski]

DShK mounted on a humvee. Never seen that before. Great pics guys.

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/7774/319532557rz.jpg

[Dark Avenger]

Many photos of Iraqi M1114s with DShKm have appeared here before. This one, however, also has a PKM as well...

[Dark Avenger]

are this Italian ww2 helmets ?
Yes, they are. And, btw, did you notice the the M40A1 has a round almost chambered, so that it can be fired on a short notice?

[KaceCoyote]

Yes, they are. And, btw, did you notice the the M40A1 has a round almost chambered, so that it can be fired on a short notice?

looks like they know something we dont.

[Ironsight06]

Nice find!

Yep, MP43/44/StG44
:)

Finding ammo is another matter ...
Didn't Syria had a ****load of STG-44's? They might have send some of them including ammo to Lebanon in the 80ties.

[Dark Avenger]

Given the fact that Syria had bought a whole sh*tload of ex-German weaponry from France and (IIRC) Czechoslovakia in the late Forties, I'd say this just might be the case.

[fantomas]

Pulled this pic off Yahoo! News. STG-44!?!
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070125/i/r3347594425.jpg


holy crap that looks like an StG-44 from this angle.

[e_rik]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070125/i/r3347594425.jpg

Thats an nice find! thank you:grin: btw. found this on wikipedia:
The StG 44 is currently in service with the Lebanese Forces [5]. It is also used in limited numbers by irregular forces in some countries in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STG_44#Post-war and this http://www.lebaneseforces.com/wassaultrif.asp

[Canuck Farrier]

Who still makes ammo for the STG-44?

[goat89]

Nice pics today! Thx!

[Hiroshima]

You mean they're still using the assault rifle designed in WW2 after all these years? NEAT! I'll take three please!

[e_rik]

Who still makes ammo for the STG-44?

Prvi Partizan, http://www.prvipartizan.com/rifle.php

[Paulinski]

Just a thought - but they could be reloading their ammo for STG-44.

[Bobbo_]

http://oglobo.globo.com/fotos/2007/01/24/24_MHG_sp_familiajeronima.jpg

I'd hit that...real hood...

...with a STICK!:bash:

[He219]

You mean they're still using the assault rifle designed in WW2 after all these years?
That's right; the original and quintessential assault rifle development using an intermediate rifle/pistol round with select fire and pressed steel mass production capability that was finally matched and surpassed with the development of the AKM in the 50's.

I believe it was Hitler who coined the phrase Assault Rifle (StG - sturmgewehr) after it's secret development cloaked as a machine pistol.


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A Mexican marine stands guard in front of about 4 tons of marijuana being incinerated at a naval base in Topolobambo in the north western Mexican state of Sinaloa, January 25, 2007. The consignment was seized on Wednesday as it was transported on two boats off Mexico's Pacific coast.
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A blindfolded dog walks through an obstacle course at a dog training ground of the Belarussian Defence Ministry near the village of Kolodishchi outside Minsk January 25, 2007. After completing the training the dogs will fulfil a variety of tasks in the military such as seeking explosives, mines or drugs.
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A military instructor plays with dogs at a dog training ground of the Belarussian Defence Ministry near the village of Kolodishchi outside Minsk January 25, 2007. After completing the training the dogs will fulfill a variety of tasks in the military such as seeking explosives, mines or drugs.
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[ZaakM433]

sometimes I really ask myself why some people rather take photographs instead of helping

Because it looked like it was incredibly funny, and the journalist had a sense of humor. I'm not saying a the situation was funny (very serious and sad situation and im glad it turned out alright), but that photo does kind of crack me up.

[Moledet]

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/5536/20070125t160515z01mos189hb.jpg
I guess that is in case the dog is captured and has to face a firing squad? If it is, he's missing a cigarette.

[FutureGrunt]

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Can someone please explain why Marines keep wearing overalls insted of their awesome desert camo?

[akd]

Because they are fire resistant.

[Whitcomb]

Fire Resistant and IIRC, the caption said they were Force Recon.

[jagermeister]

think there battalion but that doesnt matter......ya dont burn and there really comfy to.

[ca_civilian]

flight suits

[He219]

Specifically because of Nomex protection from IED related flash-burn injury ..
;)
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Lebanese army soldiers point their guns to the area were confrontations erupted between Government and opposition supporters in the streets around Beirut Arab University, Lebanon Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007. Government and opposition supporters clashed at a Beirut university campus Thursday, battering each other with sticks, stones and even pieces of furniture in new violence spilling over from Lebanon's political crisis.
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An injured Lebanese army soldier looks on during confrontations between Government and opposition supporters in Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007. Government and opposition supporters clashed at a Beirut university campus Thursday, battering each other with sticks, stones and even pieces of furniture in new violence spilling over from Lebanon's political crisis
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7467/319561993ws.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

A Jund al-Sham militant holds a gun as Lebanese and Palestinian people watch during an exchange of fire with the Lebanese army outside the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near the southern port of Sidon, Lebanon Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007. Islamic militants on Thursday fired mortars and rocket-propelled grenades at Lebanese troops as they deployed outside a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, wounding a soldier and two civilians and forcing hundreds of residents to flee, security officials said.
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French President Jacques Chirac, right, talks to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Thursday Jan. 25, 2007 in Paris, after international donors pledged some US$7.6 billion (Euros 5.84 billion) in aid, loans and other help on Thursday for war-scarred Lebanon and the economic reform plans of its embattled U.S.-backed prime minister
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Soldiers take up position during a patrol in a slum of Buenaventura, Colombia, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007. Buenaventura, the country's largest port, is a major exit point for drug-traffickers, plagued by a devastating turf-war between leftist rebels, far-right paramilitaries, drug-traffickers and the security forces
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/2324/319563778ps.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

The sun sets at a US military base Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007. Troops here are spreading out from the large bases into smaller outposts in Baghdad as the effort shifts to pacifying the Iraqi capital
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/1545/319579526qz.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)
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Lebanese army soldiers in an army vehicle arrive in the area were confrontation erupted between Government and opposition supporters in streets around the Beirut Arab University, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007. Government and opposition supporters clashed at a Beirut university campus Thursday, battering each other with sticks, stones and even pieces of furniture in new violence spilling over from Lebanon's political crisis.

[bzjr68]

Great pictures today !!!!!! Thanks guy's !!!!!!!!!

[kamarian]

Because it looked like it was incredibly funny, and the journalist had a sense of humor. I'm not saying a the situation was funny (very serious and sad situation and im glad it turned out alright), but that photo does kind of crack me up.

i'm glad you take pleasure in other peoples misfortune.


holy crap that looks like an StG-44 from this angle.

you are quick today arent you? Nice to see you read the previous psts.

[Canuck Farrier]

somebody please sell Lebanon some new helmets.p-)

[He219]

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Sgt. Sean Milligan, a native of Redding, Calif., with 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Stryker Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, fires on insurgent forces as the dust settles in a building on Baghdad’s Haifa Street during combat operations Jan. 24. Cpl. Shea Butler http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/more/35196.jpg

Spc. Christopher Rhoades, a native of Copperas Cove, Texas, with 1st battalion 23 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Stryker Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, has an anti-Iraq force in his sight and prepares for a shot on Hiafa street Jan. 24. Cpl. Shea Butler http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/more/35194.jpg

Spc. Robert Durham, a native of Phoenix, with 1st battalion 23 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Stryker Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, scan for anti-Iraqi forces out of a building on Hiafa street Jan. 24. Cpl. Shea Butler http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/more/35195.jpg

Spc. Robert Durham, a native of Phoenix, and Sgt. Kevin McCallum, a native of Aikens, S.C., both with 1st battalion 23 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Stryker Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, scan for anti-Iraqi forces out of a building on Hiafa street Jan. 24.
Video (http://www.dvidshub.net/media/video/0701/DOD_N07012415.wmv) (originally posted yesterday right here)
B-roll of Operation Tomahawk Strike 11, one in a series of raids targeting illegal militia activity. Scenes include U.S. and Iraqi Soldiers engaging insurgents from a high-rise in the Haifa Street area of Baghdad

3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division;6th Iraqi Army Division

[mas-36]

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2137/319570942ay.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)



Condi: Fine, you can have me for 5 minutes, no more!
Chirac: Oh, but I only need two, and I'm done!

[vulpine]

somebody please sell Lebanon some new helmets.p-)
With the exception of the helmets they look fairly squared away. All in the same uniform/webbing, M-16's, M-113's. It's just too bad they can't do a damn thing about Hezzbulla.

[He219]

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Fort Pickett, Va. (Jan. 23, 2007) - Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron One (RIVRON-1) participate in a combat evolution, during a unit level training exercise. RIVRON-1 is part of the newly formed Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC). NECC integrates all warfighting requirements for expeditionary combat and combat support elements. This transformation allows for standardized training, manning and equipping of Sailors who will participate in the global war on terrorism as part of the joint force. It also results in more capable, responsive and effective expeditionary Sailors. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mandy McLaurin
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/more/070123-N-5758H-034.jpg

Fort Pickett, Va. (Jan. 23, 2007) - A Sailor assigned to Riverine Squadron One (RIVRON-1), mans a .50-caliber machine gun aboard a hummer during a unit-level training exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix

[Ghelp]

http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/ap_photo/20070125/all/l2330631.jpg

Colombian Marines take up position on the roof of a building during a patrol in a slum of Buenaventura, Colombia

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070125/capt.a7eff03ad7644d72a1ff8eec294a7b29.colombia_mexico_bog102.jpg

In this photo released by Colombian official press agency, Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe, left, is seen shaking hands with Mexico's Attorney General Eduardo Medina, during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Bogota, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Miguel Angel Solano, Colombian Official Press Agency)

[Laworkerbee]

http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/8124/009135226yu.jpg
are they expecting any tanks?

The 106mm is perfect against bunkers and fortified buildings and it's not a big threat against Israeli armor so I think it's a nice choice.

[nerdman]

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2137/319570942ay.jpg

"How dare you say these aren't the 'World's Longest Fingers'."

[socom6]

Very good and interesting pics today thanks very much.

[One?]

http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/8124/009135226yu.jpg
are they expecting any tanks?

I wonder how the Lebenese soldiers, who are mostly Shi'ites are contending with the situation where they are supposed to confront mosty Shi'ite pro-Hezbullah / anti-current-goverment protestors...

where the heck do you get your stats from? The army doesn't have a shia majority. The reason it works is because its balanced, and all the high ranking officers are christians (by law).


they are fighting an ALQaeda group so you tell me what weapons you will take into battle with you? A pitch fork maybe?

[muttbutt]

where the heck do you get your stats from? The army doesn't have a shia majority. The reason it works is because its balanced, and all the high ranking officers are christians (by law).


they are fighting an ALQaeda group so you tell me what weapons you will take into battle with you? A pitch fork maybe?
What Al'qaida group?

[akd]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/more/35192.jpg
Quote:
Sgt. Sean Milligan, a native of Redding, Calif., with 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Stryker Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, fires on insurgent forces as the dust settles in a building on Baghdad’s Haifa Street during combat operations Jan. 24. Cpl. Shea Butler
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Quote:
Spc. Christopher Rhoades, a native of Copperas Cove, Texas, with 1st battalion 23 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Stryker Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, has an anti-Iraq force in his sight and prepares for a shot on Hiafa street Jan. 24. Cpl. Shea Butler
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Quote:
Spc. Robert Durham, a native of Phoenix, with 1st battalion 23 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Stryker Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, scan for anti-Iraqi forces out of a building on Hiafa street Jan. 24. Cpl. Shea Butler
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/more/35195.jpg
Quote:
Spc. Robert Durham, a native of Phoenix, and Sgt. Kevin McCallum, a native of Aikens, S.C., both with 1st battalion 23 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Stryker Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, scan for anti-Iraqi forces out of a building on Hiafa street Jan. 24.
High res of these?

[NimDod]

where the heck do you get your stats from? The army doesn't have a shia majority. The reason it works is because its balanced, and all the high ranking officers are christians (by law).


I remember one of the Lebenese MP.net members saying that most of the soldiers in the Lebenese army are shia and thats why the Lebenese army would never fight the Hezbullah. that was a surprise to me because I thought shia's would rather join the Hezbullah's ranks.



they are fighting an ALQaeda group so you tell me what weapons you will take into battle with you? A pitch fork maybe?

AlQaeda group? what AlQaeda group?
I thought they were trying to stop the violance between Hezbullah supporters and the goverment's supporters.
I'd take tear gas grenaders and those trucks with water cannons if I was confronting my own countrymen.

[Forrester]

I remember one of the Lebenese MP.net members saying that most of the soldiers in the Lebenese army are shia and thats why the Lebenese army would never fight the Hezbullah. that was a surprise to me because I thought shia's would rather join the Hezbullah's ranks.



AlQaeda group? what AlQaeda group?
I thought they were trying to stop the violance between Hezbullah supporters and the goverment's supporters.
I'd take tear gas grenaders and those trucks with water cannons if I was confronting my own countrymen.
And there we have the lebanese problem, there is no riot police in Lebanon, they have no gummy sticks and no water cannons. Maybe that is a good goal for the aid that is given now. Train the military/police in riot control, and supply them with the right tools to do so. Though when the students start firing rifles they need to be shot at too off course, maybe some rubber bullets would do them good.
The major problem in that region is teh violence between Sunnits and Shiïts, that needs to be stopped in Lebanon, Irak, Iran, Saudi Arabia, The Palestinian areas, Afghanistan and so further...... so a big peace conference which tries to solve the regional problem in whole would be a good idea.

[BPEL]

And there we have the lebanese problem, there is no riot police in Lebanon, they have no gummy sticks and no water cannons. Maybe that is a good goal for the aid that is given now. Train the military/police in riot control, and supply them with the right tools to do so. Though when the students start firing rifles they need to be shot at too off course, maybe some rubber bullets would do them good.
The major problem in that region is teh violence between Sunnits and Shiïts, that needs to be stopped in Lebanon, Irak, Iran, Saudi Arabia, The Palestinian areas, Afghanistan and so further...... so a big peace conference which tries to solve the regional problem in whole would be a good idea.

Forester bro, its not because we need riot police or rubber bullets or rubber blow up dolls. The problem is not the protests the riots, the problem is the institution, the people in power. The people who creating this riot, tension and demostrations.

What you guys see on TV is the Pro Iran/Syria protests to topple a US backed government. The problem is, the government is not right for Lebanon, its not because its pro west or whatever, its because for the past 15 years, they have done crap to this country and the people continue to suffer.

45% percent of our youths have left Lebanon since 15 years, we have 40 billion in debt, 15% tax increase is proposed on the people. Minimum wage been minimum for the past 2 decades.

As you see, you can have the latest riot gear or whatever, but this country is fed up with the same bull**** since 1958.

[BPEL]

The 106mm is perfect against bunkers and fortified buildings and it's not a big threat against Israeli armor so I think it's a nice choice.

I am glad, as long as the Israeli armor is safe :roll: .

Should we give our Napoleon era weapons and use harsh language instead brother?

[Lazy Lob]

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/more/35196.jpg

PVS-10? They're about $10.000 a pop.

[Dark Avenger]

More pics of the STG-44 in Lebanon here (http://www.network54.com/Forum/47209/message/1169808801/Lebanon+%21%21+Believe+it+or+not+%21%21).

[Invisigoth]

where the heck do you get your stats from? The army doesn't have a shia majority. The reason it works is because its balanced, and all the high ranking officers are christians (by law).


they are fighting an ALQaeda group so you tell me what weapons you will take into battle with you? A pitch fork maybe?

The Lebanese army is fighting which Al-Qaeda group in Lebanon exactly?...Hezbullah? Do you even know the difference between the two? Seriously..
The major problem in that region is teh violence between Sunnits and Shiïts, that needs to be stopped in Lebanon, Irak, Iran, Saudi Arabia, The Palestinian areas, Afghanistan and so further...... so a big peace conference which tries to solve the regional problem in whole would be a good idea. Will you enlighten me about the conflict between Sunnis and Shia in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Palestinian territories, Afghanistan and all the other countries you are including in "so further"? And yeah a peace conference would be great, maybe they could all just shake hands and get along right? Seriously, I understand that this is a discussion forum for military-related topics but sometimes I seriously wonder where people come up with this **** about Sunnis and Shia and whatever random country in the Middle-East they pick... Learn your politics, read a book. Inv

[One?]

Al Qaeda Lebanon

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A Jund al-Sham militant holds a gun as Lebanese and Palestinian people watch during an exchange of fire with the Lebanese army outside the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near the southern port of Sidon, Lebanon Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007. Islamic militants on Thursday fired mortars and rocket-propelled grenades at Lebanese troops as they deployed outside a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, wounding a soldier and two civilians and forcing hundreds of residents to flee, security officials said.

Jund al-Sham

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Jund al-Sham (Arabic جند الشام, "The Greater Syrian Army") is believed to have first appeared in Afghanistan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan) in 1999, the group was established by Syrians and Palestinians with links Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Musab_al-Zarqawi),[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jund_al-Sham#_note-ABC) who went on to found al-Qaida in Iraq and subsequently killed by a US airstrike. According to European Intelligence documents and Jordanian government sources, Zarqawi set up the camp with $200,000 in startup money he received from Osama bin Laden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden).[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jund_al-Sham#_note-ABC) The camp near Herut was named Al Matar Training Camp and taught the jihadists techniques in guerrilla warfare, explosives and chemical weapons. It is believed the group left after its base of operations was disrupted by the War in Afghanistan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_war_in_Afghanistan) to oust the Taliban (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban) regime. Its first attack came in the summer of 2004 when a car bomb in Beirut exploded, killing a Hezbollah (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah) agent. The Syrian security forces have participated in numerous gun battles with the group since then.[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jund_al-Sham#_note-WashingtonPost)



Attacks

The group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing near a British school in Qatar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar) (The Times (London), March 23 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23), 2005), and/or the name of a Salafi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi)-influenced group in the Ein el-Hilweh camp refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon. Its presence has also been reported in Syria. It has been listed as a terrorist organisation by Russia [3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jund_al-Sham#_note-ArabTimes) It may or may not have any relationship to the "The Strugglers for the Unity and Freedom of al-Sham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strugglers_for_the_Unity_and_Freedom_of_al-Sham)", who in December 2005 claimed responsibility for the assassination of Gibran Tueni (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibran_Tueni), and made threats against Detlev Mehlis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detlev_Mehlis).
Amnesty International reports on other attacks as follows:
"Heba al-Khaled, Rola al-Khaled and Nadia al-Satour were arrested on 3 September 2005, following, according to Syrian state media, a gun battle in Hama province, in the west of the country, between the Anti-Terror Squad and militants of the Jund al-Sham ("Soldiers of the Levant") armed group. Five Jund al-Sham members were reportedly killed and two security officers injured. The women were arrested when the security forces were unable to find their husbands, who are allegedly involved with Jund al-Sham. They were first detained in the town of Hama, before being transferred to the Military Intelligence Palestine Branch in Damascus. They were reportedly held as hostages to put pressure on their husbands to give themselves up, even though Heba al-Khaled and her sister Rola al-Khaled were pregnant at the time they were detained, and Nadia al-Satour reportedly had her young baby with her."
On May Day, 2006, Jund al-Sham reportedly fought with Fatah in the Ein el-Hilweh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_el-Hilweh) camp. One Palestinian bystander, Mohammed Tayssir Awad, 20, was killed by a stray bullet. The Associated Press reported: "A Fatah official in the camp, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said the fighting began when Jund al-Sham gunmen tried to assassinate Mahmoud Abdul-Hamid Issa, a Fatah military official, as he walked with his bodyguards. One of the bodyguards, Abu Omra al-Aswad, was seriously wounded, the official said."
On September 12 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_12), 2006 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006), armed militants reportedly linked to Jund al-Sham attempted to storm the US Embassy in Damascus. The four attackers were armed with hand grenades and automatic rifles, as well as a van rigged with explosives. Three of the attackers were killed and one wounded; a Syrian anti-terrorism officer was also killed in the battle.[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jund_al-Sham#_note-WashingtonPost)

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jund_al-Sham

[Invisigoth]

Al Qaeda Lebanon

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Touché. However, I don't see them as what today is designated as Al-Qaeda. The cell in question appearantly grew out of Asbat al-Ansar and their supposed policies seem to differ from those of what is today considered Al-Qaeda (depends on whether you see Al-Qaeda as an organization or an ideology). Inv P.S. I apologize for being rude but I would just appreciate if people used more sourcing to illustrate their claims. no hard feelings, my apologies.

[One?]

Touché. However, I don't see them as what today is designated as Al-Qaeda. They emerged in a Syrian context and their supposed policies seem to greatly differ from those of what is today considered Al-Qaeda (depends on whether you see Al-Qaeda as an organization or an ideology). Inv P.S. I apologize for being rude but I would just appreciate if people used more sourcing to illustrate their claims. no hard feelings, my apologies.

If you speak arabic there is video about Jund Al Sham's plan watch it. They clearly state what they want and how to get it. There was an aljazeera documentary on them, and the reporter asked their leader directly "Are you AlQaeda" and the reply was "yes". AlQaeda is an ideology but at the same time its all these smaller organizations. Zarqawi's group was independant and later became part of alqaeda. Jund Al Sham were all close to bin laden, they were in afghanistan, and they returned to "bilad al sham" to start the organization there.

If you don't mind me asking whats your expertise on the subject?

[Invisigoth]

If you speak arabic there is video about Jund Al Sham's plan watch it. They clearly state what they want and how to get it. There was an aljazeera documentary on them, and the reporter asked their leader directly "Are you AlQaeda" and the reply was "yes". AlQaeda is an ideology but at the same time its all these smaller organizations. Zarqawi's group was independant and later became part of alqaeda. Jund Al Sham were all close to bin laden, they were in afghanistan, and they returned to "bilad al sham" to start the organization there.

If you don't mind me asking whats your expertise on the subject?

I would love the link for that video if you could give it to me; I can only decipher Egyptian Arabic unfortunately, but I have someone for the more difficult translations ;) I am graduating in 3 months with degrees in Security Politics and Communications and I spent the last year in North Africa studying Islamic and Middle-Eastern politics/history. Again my apologies, I made a bad attempt at generalizing from a bad example. Serves me right ;) Be safe, Inv

[gilgoul]

Forester bro, its not because we need riot police or rubber bullets or rubber blow up dolls. The problem is not the protests the riots, the problem is the institution, the people in power. The people who creating this riot, tension and demostrations.

What you guys see on TV is the Pro Iran/Syria protests to topple a US backed government. The problem is, the government is not right for Lebanon, its not because its pro west or whatever, its because for the past 15 years, they have done crap to this country and the people continue to suffer.

45% percent of our youths have left Lebanon since 15 years, we have 40 billion in debt, 15% tax increase is proposed on the people. Minimum wage been minimum for the past 2 decades.

As you see, you can have the latest riot gear or whatever, but this country is fed up with the same bull**** since 1958.

BPEL,
I can understand frustration at a government who cares more about a certain elite than the people, we have a kind of similar problem here (not in the same extend thought)
On the other hand, how could Hezballah possibly change the situation?
I mean, this government is just the extension of all the other governments since the Taef agreement, agreements that sold Lebanon to Syria in exchange for a "peace", or I'd rather say, calm before the next tempest.
I might be utterly wrong, but I'm afraid Lebanon will never be able to get out of the current turmoil as long as Syria and Hezballah continue to stir shyte at every possible occasion.
The "peace process" there seems to have been only a kind of long term cease fire, because all the factions were tired, and international intervention prevented anyone to take a clear advantage. So the core reasons for turmoil there haven't been solved.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm afraid last summer's war just triggered what will turn out to be the beginning of the next round, and unfortunately, non islamic forces may have the most to loose.

[ya2]

Touché. However, I don't see them as what today is designated as Al-Qaeda. The cell in question appearantly grew out of Asbat al-Ansar and their supposed policies seem to differ from those of what is today considered Al-Qaeda (depends on whether you see Al-Qaeda as an organization or an ideology). Inv P.S. I apologize for being rude but I would just appreciate if people used more sourcing to illustrate their claims. no hard feelings, my apologies.

that's a COOL gun!

[amazing kg3]

Condi: Fine, you can have me for 5 minutes, no more!
Chirac: Oh, but I only need two, and I'm done!

condi you ol slut. :)

[Laworkerbee]

I am glad, as long as the Israeli armor is safe :roll: .

Should we give our Napoleon era weapons and use harsh language instead brother?

No of course not, I'm just observing that in many ways it's an ideal cost effective weapon.

[Claymore]

http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/8124/009135226yu.jpg
are they expecting any tanks?

I wonder how the Lebenese soldiers, who are mostly Shi'ites are contending with the situation where they are supposed to confront mosty Shi'ite pro-Hezbullah / anti-current-goverment protestors...




So you can't use a recoilless rifle against cars and enemy positions?

If you have a heavy weapon, why not take it.


what enemy positions? these soldiers are out there to stop the riots, not to fight an army.


because its heavy, clumsy and most of all - lethal. unfit for confronting civilians (unless they have some sort of non-lethal ammo for that cannon, which I doubt ).
they will never use it against protestors just as you dont pull out a gun when you want to get rif of flies.

Israeli TV showed video from the protests in Lebanon. It amazes me that some of the local population is fighting its own army.
http://news.walla.co.il/?w=/3850/1045780

Really? No use for that RR?

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/3003/32833221pu4.jpg


Lebanese army soldiers prepare to fire a 106mm recoilless rifle during a clashes with the Fatah Islam group, at Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday, May 28, 2007.

[supermonkey]

With the exception of the helmets they look fairly squared away. All in the same uniform/webbing, M-16's, M-113's. It's just too bad they can't do a damn thing about Hezzbulla.

It's a shame alright, but if the Israelis have difficulty squashing them, what chance do the Lebanese have

[kayaker]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/dailypix/militarypix/fresh/more/more/even%20more/more/35196.jpg

...an old daily pics thread revived?

[NimDod]

Really? No use for that RR?


those old comments were reffered to the time when the Lebenese army was trying to stop civilian riots and not fighting the Fatah al-Islam terrorists.