This Weekend's Pix - February 3/4, 2007

[Lancero]

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CAIRO - CAIRO - EGYPT
epa00921621 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) is welcomed with military honours in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, 03 February 2007. Egypt is the first of four Arab countries to be visited by Merkel within four days. EPA/Peer Grimm
EPA / STF / Peer Grimm

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CAIRO - CAIRO - EGYPT
epa00921607 German Chancellor Angela Merkel lays a wreath at the Unknown Soldier memorial in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, 03 February 2007. Egypt is the first of four Arab countries to be visited by Merkel within four days. EPA/Peer Grimm
EPA / STF / Peer Grimm


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HEBRON - WEST BANK - PALESTINE
epa00921582 An Israeli border policeman searches a Palestinian man at a temporary checkpoint in the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday 03 February 2007. EPA/ABED AL HAFIZ HASHLAMOUN
EPA / STR / ABED AL HAFIZ HASHLAMOUN


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CATANIA - SICILY - ITALY
epa00921566 A photo of policeman Filippo Raciti, 38, who was killed during clashes after the Sicilian soccer derby between Catania and Palermo, in Catania, Italy, Friday 02 February 2007. EPA/FRANCO LANNINO
EPA / STF / FRANCO LANNINO


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CATANIA - SICILY - ITALY
epa00921391 Containers were set on fire in a street in Catania following the Sicilian derby between Catania and Palermo, where a policeman was killed during clashes late Friday 02 February 2007. The Italian football federation commissioner Luca Pancalli has called of all professional football matches in the country scheduled for the weekend after a policeman was killed during clashes between fans during a Serie A match Friday night between Catania and Palermo. A 38yearold policeman, named as Filippo Raciti, was struck in the face by an explosive device during clashes outside the Angelo Massimino stadium where the Sicilian derby was being played. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO
EPA / STF / ORIETTA SCARDINO


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CATANIA - SICILY - ITALY
epa00921261 Security guards help an injured supporter at Massimino Stadium in Catania , South Italy, Friday 02 February 2007. A policeman died during clashes following the Serie A soccer match Catania vs Palermo. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO
EPA / STF / ORIETTA SCARDINO


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KIRKUK - KIRKUK - IRAQ
epa00921494 Iraqi and US soldiers inspect the scene after a car bomb explosion in Kirkuk, north of Baghdad, on Saturday, 03 February 2007. Two civilians were killed and 26 others injured when five car bombs exploded in separate areas in Kirkuk today. EPA/KHALIL ALA’NEI
EPA / STR / KHALIL AL-A’NEI


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MANILA - MANILA - PHILIPPINES
epa00921396 Members of the Philippines Special Action Force guard the hospital where former Senator Gregorio Honasan is being treated for a broken bone in Muntinlupa, south of Manila, Philippines, Saturday 03 February 2007. Honasan is in captivity facing charges of plotting a failed coup d etat on the present administration. EPA/FRANCIS MALASIG
EPA / STR / FRANCIS MALASIG

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PUERTO PRINCIPE - - HAITI
epa00921284 A soldier from the United Nations Stabilization Mission for Haiti (MINUSTAH) guards his military base in PortauPrince, Haiti, Friday 02 February 2007. At least two children died and their parents were injured in the clashes betweed MINUSTAH soldiers and street gangs at Cite Soleil, the Haitian capitals most dangerous district. EPA/DAVID FERNANDEZ
EPA / - / DAVID FERNANDEZ

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PUERTO PRINCIPE - - HAITI
epa00921282 A Cite Soleil district citizen walks near an United Nations Stabilization Mission for Haiti (MINUSTAH) vehicle, in PortauPrince, Haiti, Friday 02 February 2007. At least two children died and their parents were injured in the clashes betweed MINUSTAH soldiers and street gangs at Cite Soleil, the Haitian capitals most dangerous district. EPA/DAVID FERNANDEZ
EPA / - / DAVID FERNANDEZ

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WASHINGTON - WASHINGTON DC - UNITED STATES
epa00921643 US President George Bush climbs aboard Marine One at the White House on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007 in Washington. Bush is traveling to Williamsburg, Va. to speak at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference. EPA/Kevin Wolf
EPA / POOL / Kevin Wolf

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SPIN BOLDAK - - AFGHANISTAN
epa00921677 Afghan Nationals cross into Afghanistan at the AfghanistanPakistan border in Spin Boldak, Saturday 03 February 2007. Pakistan on Saturday handed over 36 Afghan nationals to Afghanistan. Pakistani lawenforcement agencies had arrested the persons from Turbat Chaman and other areas of Balochistan for having entered into Pakistan without legal documents EPA/MATIULLAH ACHAKZAI
EPA / STR / MATIULLAH ACHAKZAI

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FORSMARK - - SWEDEN
epa00921620 (FILES) Undated file photo of the Swedish nuclear power station Forsmark1 (L) and Forsmark 2 (R). Both reactors of Swedish nuclear plant Forsmark were shut down again Saturday 03 February 2007 due to security deficiencies. The operator, who belongs to the Vattenfall group, said it suspected leakages from the sealing of the reactors‘ external walls. EPA/ROGER WIKSTROM ** SWEDEN OUT **
EPA / STF / ROGER WIKSTROM

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GUWAHATI - ASSAM - INDIA
epa00921632 A Leopard is being rescued by Assam State Zoo officials from a populated area in Bhaskar Nagar in Kalapahar hill side in the heart of Guwahati city, northeast India on Saturday, 03 February 2007. The full grown male leopard which injured three persons of that area was tranquilized and rescued by Assam State Zoo with the help of local people. Zoo officials are planning to release the animal in reserve forest area. EPA/STR
EPA / STR / STR

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BUDAPEST - BUDAPEST - HUNGARY
epa00921652 A lonely demonstrator carries a Hungarian flag on his way towards the riot police officers in Budapest, Hungary, early Saturday 03 February 2007, after police dispersed an antigovernment protest around the Parliament building. On Friday MPs of the senior oppositional conservative party, the Fidesz Hungarian Civic Alliance dismantled a metal barrier around the Kossuth Square next to the Parliament building, but police returned the barriers to their original positions later on the day. Police cordon was set up after riots last September and October. EPA/ZSOLT SZIGETVARY Hungarian News Agency LTD. MTI
EPA / STR / ZSOLT SZIGETVARY


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BHOPAL - MADHYA PRADESH - INDIA
epa00921328 A performer from the Punjab state shows his skills in a show organised by Gurudwara management committee to promote the skills of self defence by sikh youth in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on Friday, 02 February 2007. EPA/SANJEEV GUPTA
EPA / STR / SANJEEV GUPTA

[flanker7]

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Nice helmet cover! What's the Division?

[RP]

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Nice collapsible (is that a word? :) ) ladder.

[mas-36]

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Thats appears to be a subdued 3rd ID patch. Are we forgetting to take this stuf off before sending it to Israel?

[Dark Avenger]

Collapsible. Close enough.
@ Flanker7: Good observation; looks like the US army 3rd inf. div. patch. (simultaneous post with mas36) ;)

[thscott83]

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Soldiers from Delta Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment help each other across a muddy canal after a predawn raid on a village near Youssifiyah, 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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An Iraqi soldier and an Iraqi family watch as Army Spc. Darrell Whitney, 22, from Wakefield, Va., with Delta Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment adjusts the weight of his medic bag during a predawn search near Youssifiyah, 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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An Iraqi family stands outside their home as soldiers from Delta Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment conduct a predawn search near Youssifiyah, 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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Armed guards protect Rebwar Abdullah, 2nd right, an official from the Kurdish Democratic Party, while he visits the site of a car bomb blast in the ethnically mixed city of Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. Several car bombs struck the oil-rich Kirkuk in a two-hour span on Saturday, killing at least two people and wounding 30, police said. (AP Photo)

[Canuck Farrier]

nice photos fellas.

[1911-a1]

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Talk to the hand cuz im in a hurry

[[AFSOC]]

Thats appears to be a subdued 3rd ID patch. Are we forgetting to take this stuf off before sending it to Israel?

maybe he was in the 3ID and wanted to put on?

[Lancero]

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TEHRAN - - IRAN
epa00921743 Parts of the site of the uranium conversion plan of Isfahan, central Iran, on Saturday, 3 February 2007. The Iranian government gave the NonAligned member states’ envoys at the International Atomic Energy Agency and Western press the rare occasion to visit the site in Isfahan as an effort to prove the peaceful nature of its nuclear programmes. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
EPA / STF / ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH


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TEHRAN - - IRAN
epa00921740 An Iranian technician prevents foreign reporters from further access into the uranium conversion plan of Isfahan, central Iran, on Saturday, 3 February 2007. The Iranian government gave the foreign envoys and Western press the rare occasion to visit the site in Isfahan as an effort to prove the peaceful nature of its nuclear programmes. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
EPA / STF / ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH


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ATHENS - STEREA ELLAS - GREECE
epa00921772 Greek students clash with riot police in Kastri , 30 km north of Athens, outside a congress hall where a Greek Universities deans meeting is taking place, Saturday 03 February 2007. Deans talked over government s plans to amend article 16 of the Constitution and students claim that the amendment would pave the way for the establishment of private universities in Greece. The rally is in continuation of a wave of student protests and teachers strikes that started last spring. EPA/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU
EPA / STF / ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU


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LONDON - LONDON - UNITED KINGDOM
epa00921758 Heidar Helguson (L) of Fulham and Titus Bramble (R) of Newcastle jump for the ball during their English Premiership soccer clash played between Fulham FC and Newcastle United FC at Fulham`s Craven Cottage stadium in west London, Saturday 3 February 2007. EPA/GEOFF CAD**** NO ONLINE/INTERNET USE WITHOUT A LICENCE FROM THE FOOTBALL DATA CO LTD.
EPA / STR / GEOFF CAD****

[Victor1]

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Ouch!!!! That had to hurt.

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Nice vest.

[1911-a1]

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He's like "later dude" :D

[onefast93z28]

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I guess the IDF likes using out-dated methods of searching people...

The FBI "wall-method" hasn't been used by US LEOs for years.


As for the 3ID patch, who knows...

[1911-a1]

about the 3ID patch..

maybe he's an american jew who is now in the idf and brought his american helmet to israel

edit: but the helmet doesn't look american.. maybe just brought the cover :p

[Moledet]

He probably though that this patch is a nice finishing touch to the helmet cover so he kept it.

[Victor1]

I don't know, I think the helmet is backwards.

[NimDod]

I found a US helmet cover in a KitBag in reserves service a year and a half ago just like this one, but without the patch (I saved it and would have taken a picture of it and post it if I had the time). Instead, mine has a small rank patch in the front of it (Sargent, I think. I'm the only reservist in my battalion with a helmet cover :)).
there's quite a few of these covers arround. this guy, which is not a soldier but a police officer, probebly thought to himself (like me) that its easyer to keep the patch on, and no one here knows or cares about its meaning.

*edit: the helmet is a US helmet. I find it less confy then the IDF's round helmet. It also weights a bit more.

[tanks_alot]

*edit: the helmet is a US helmet. I find it less comfy then the IDF's round helmet. It also weights a bit more.

Last time i was in reserves i got a US helmet and after realising that it looks nice but i still prefer it when blood is flowing to my brain i switched it to the Israeli one.

and it's not because it was too small for me, all of the soldiers that got them complained about it squeezing their forehead.

[Victor1]

Last time i was in reserves i got a US helmet and after realising that it looks nice but i still prefer it when blood is flowing to my brain i switched it to the Israeli one.

Nice, now rewrite the phrase with commas so we can understand it better.

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Nice shoes, in red?!

[UoUo]

Nahal.


And the guy with the US helmet cover is not an IDF soldier, looks like border police.

[Lazy Lob]

Black and white CRT displays, analogue multimeters and all that Captain Kirk stuff...I'm no nuke scientist but isn't this all a bit out of date?





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[RMRcallum]

Great pics today!

[Lancero]

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LADY LAKE - - UNITED STATES
epa00921968 A National Guard helicopter flies over a destroyed neighborhood in Lady Lake, Florida, Saturday, 03 February 2007. A tornado hit the city of Lady Lake in Florida leaving several areas damaged in different neighborhoods of the city. EPA/GERARDO MORA
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MOGADISHU - MOGADISHU - SOMALIA
epa00921960 Colleagues of slain policeman Somali police colonel, Mohamed Ali Khalaf, weep at his funeral after he was killed in Mogadishu, Somalia by unidentified gunmen on Saturday, 03 February, 2007. One of Somalias top Islamic leaders warned that the deployment of a foreign peacekeeping force will only fuel growing insecurity in the country. EPA/ABUKAR ALBADRI
EPA / STR / ABUKAR ALBADRI


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WASHINGTON - WASHINGTON DC - UNITED STATES
epa00921890 US President George Bush greets visiting Marines as he returns to the White House on Saturday, 03 February 2007 in Washington. Bush traveled to Williamsburg, Va. to speak at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference. EPA/Kevin Wolf
EPA / POOL / Kevin Wolf

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JOHANNESBURG - TRANSVAL - SOUTH AFRICA
epa00921955 Laila Ali (R) lands the winning punch on Gwendoline ONeil (L) in the 56th second of the first round to retain her World title during the Womens World Title boxing fight between Laila Ali and Gwendoline ONeil at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday 03 February 2007. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK
EPA / STF / KIM LUDBROOK

[IDF_TANKER]

Thats appears to be a subdued 3rd ID patch. Are we forgetting to take this stuf off before sending it to Israel?

Actually, you are - I once received a nomex overall with the US army emblems(I had enough brain though to take them off).:)

[Givati575]

Thats appears to be a subdued 3rd ID patch. Are we forgetting to take this stuf off before sending it to Israel?

i have the same patch on my helmet hahahah

[KillerBD]

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"How leinient is the ROE again? Cuz this guy is starting to get on my nerves."
^At least this is the impression I get. ;)

[Bolovo]

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Nice equipament!

[Victor1]

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Nice equipament!

Yeah, BTW, forgot to ask...... does anyone have any details on this vest? Manufacturer? Where to buy?

[He219]

Nice pix Lancero!
:)

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French KFOR peacekeepers patrol near the market of the ethnically divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. KFOR is stepping up security in the province where ethnic Albanians and Serbs remained split Saturday over a U.N. proposal that could set it on the path of becoming Europe's newest state
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A Belgian KFOR peacekeeper patrols the streets of the ethnically divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. KFOR is stepping up security in the province where ethnic Albanians and Serbs remained split Saturday over a U.N. proposal that could set it on the path of becoming Europe's newest state
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French KFOR peacekeeper soldier passes by a graffiti reading "No negotiation-Self-determination" as they patrol in the ethnically divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007
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Kosovo's Prime Minister Agim Ceku, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kosovo's capital Pristina, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. Ceku said Saturday he expects the U.N. Security Council to adopt a new resolution in April that will pave the way to its eventual independence.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of the Islamic group Hamas meets a delegation from the Islamic University at his house in Gaza City, Saturday Feb. 3, 2007. Fatah and Hamas clashed at Cabinet ministries, universities and security headquarters Saturday in defiance of a truce that was to have calmed the seething Gaza Strip. The cease-fire agreement was announced late Friday on the deadliest single day of battles between the two sides, who have been fighting for control of the Palestinian government since the Islamic militant Hamas ousted Fatah from power in last year's elections.
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A masked Palestinian militant from the ruling Hamas party stands guard next to the building within the Islamic University compound, affiliated to the Hamas movement, which was hit during factional fighting between Hamas and Fatah in Gaza City, Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. The resurgent violence, which killed eight people since Thursday, destroyed a brief truce between Fatah and Hamas and forced thousands of people in Gaza to huddle in their homes to escape the crossfire. During the fighting, Fatah forces stormed the Islamic University and dragged out eight people it said were Iranians helping the militant group.
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Smoke billows from the windows of a damaged building in a training base for security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas after it was attacked by Hamas gunmen in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. The resurgent violence, which killed eight people since Thursday, destroyed a brief truce between Fatah and Hamas and forced thousands of Gazans to huddle in their homes to escape the crossfire. More than 100 Palestinians have been killed in internal violence since Hamas won parliamentary elections last year and formed a Cabinet
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Palestinians loot the building of Palestinian riot police after it was attacked and stormed by Hamas militants in Gaza City, Friday Feb. 2, 2007. A new round of heavy fighting between Hamas and Fatah throughout Gaza killed 10 people Friday _ including a woman and three children _ making a total of 17 since Thursday afternoon, as gunmen waged battles in the streets with mortar shells, rockets and heavy machine guns
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Palestinians loot the building of Palestinian riot police after it was attacked and stormed by Hamas militants in Gaza City, Friday Feb. 2, 2007. A new round of heavy fighting between Hamas and Fatah throughout Gaza killed 10 people Friday _ including a woman and three children _ making a total of 17 since Thursday afternoon, as gunmen waged battles in the streets with mortar shells, rockets and heavy machine guns
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An amount of weapons is seen on display at an undisclosed location in Gaza, in this frame made from Palestinian Television, Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. Palestinian TV aired footage of dozens of rocket-propelled grenade launchers, rockets and assault rifles, as well as thousands of bullets that Abbas' presidential guard claimed was confiscated at the Islamic University, Thursday night. Fatah and Hamas gunmen attacked two universities and a radio station on Friday in the deadliest single day of their violent struggle to chart the course of the Palestinian people
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A Palestinian militant from the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades looks on during a press conference against Hamas in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. The resurgent violence, which killed eight people since Thursday, destroyed a brief truce between Fatah and Hamas and forced thousands of people in Gaza to huddle in their homes to escape the crossfire. During the fighting, Fatah forces stormed the Islamic University and dragged out eight people it said were Iranians helping the militant group.
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A Palestinian girl holds a banner that reads in Arabic" The Israeli occupation will not separate the Palestinian blood", during a demonstration against the internal fighting between Fatah and Hamas and in support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, outside his headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007.
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Members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' security forces, stand guard outside his headquarters during a demonstration against the internal fighting between Fatah and Hamas and in support of Abbas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007.
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Palestinian Fatah masked gunmen hold their positions on a rooftop of a building in Gaza City, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. Fatah and Hamas clashed at Cabinet ministries, universities and security headquarters Saturday in defiance of a truce that was to have calmed the seething Gaza Strip. The cease-fire agreement was announced late Friday on the deadliest single day of battles between the two sides, who have been fighting for control of the Palestinian government since the Islamic militant Hamas ousted Fatah from power in last year's elections
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An honor guard lines up as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, unseen arrives for laying a wreath at the memorial of the Unknown Soldier in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. Merkel arrived in Egypt starting a four-day tour of the Middle East as part of stepped-up international efforts to revive the peace process
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Greenville Police Chief William J. Anderson faces reporters, Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. Four members of an apparent white supremacist group were arrested for kidnapping and attempted murder for holding another member of the group, police said. The four people, including a mother and son, were arrested during an arson investigation at two local churches, though they don't appear to be linked to the fires, said Anderson. In the background is one of the items from the raid which was displayed during the press conference.
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Items that were found during one of two raids that took place early, Friday, Feb. 2, 2007 are displayed at the Greenville Police Department. Four members of an apparent white supremacist group were arrested for kidnapping and attempted murder for holding another member of the group, police said. The four people, including a mother and son, were arrested during an arson investigation at two local churches, though they don't appear to be linked to the fires, said Greenville Police Chief William Anderson.
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Cortland Police Department officer Chad Hines searches the pockets of a bank robbery suspect Michael Bohn in the parking lot of Tompkins County Trust Company branch office in Cortland, N.Y., on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007. Looking on from left are, Cortland Police officer Ben Locke, Cortlant Police Sgt. Liz Starr, Cortland County Sheriffs Department officer Mark Strom, and Cortland Police detective Sgt Rick Troyer. Bohn was identified as a longtime teacher at the Allendale Columbia School, a coed prep school in Rochester.
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Mexican Army soldiers look at a bullet riddled army vehicle in the city of Culiacan, Mexico,Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. At least 2 soldiers were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire on the vehicle.
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A police officer takes thousands of dollars out from a basement during a police operation in Cali, Colombia, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. Colombian police found about $19 million dollars cash belonging to a group of drug traffickers, buried under a house
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Police officers escort alleged drug traffickers at a police station in Bogota, Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. 16 people were arrested for allegedly conspiring to smuggle cocaine in a joint operation between Colombian police and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA, police said.
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Senator Renan Calheiros, who was elected Brazil National Congress' President Thursday, receives the military honors during his arrival at the National Congress building for his inauguration ceremony , in Brasilia, Friday, Feb. 2, 2007.
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Military police patrol the Eldorado do Juma wildcat gold mine, near Apui, in the Brazilian Amazon, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007. Eldorado do Juma is Brazil's newest boom town which since December has been the destination for thousands of fortune seekers hoping to strike it rich in the heart of the Amazon jungle.
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Lorena Escudero, the new Defense Minister of Ecuador, arrives to the Ministry of Defense in Quito, Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. Lorena Escudero replaces Guadalupe Larriva, who died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 24, 2007
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Armed guards protect Rebwar Abdullah, 2nd right, an official from the Kurdish Democratic Party, while he visits the site of a car bomb blast in the ethnically mixed city of Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. Several car bombs struck the oil-rich Kirkuk in a two-hour span on Saturday, killing at least two people and wounding 30, police said.
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Capt. Jeff Strauss of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division cuddles with his 7-year-old daughter Jona Strauss at the "Heroes' Tribute" at Fort Hood, Texas, on Friday Feb. 2, 2007. Strauss returned Nov. 15, 2006, after a year of duty in Iraq. Thousands attended the welcome home celebration for Iraq War veterans from Fort Hood. The event had free food, a carnival and several musical groups.
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This undated photo provided by the Santiago family shows Cpl. Chris Santiago, of Parkersburg, W.V., and Laura Sauriol near the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. Santiago lost both his legs below the knees after the Sept. 16 bombing in Baghdad. Sauriol is a volunteer at Operation Second Chance, which helps wounded veterans on the road to recovery. (AP Photo/Santiago family via Charleston Daily Mail)
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Soldiers from Delta Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment help each other across a muddy canal after a predawn raid on a village near Youssifiyah, 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007
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An Iraqi soldier and an Iraqi family watch as Army Spc. Darrell Whitney, 22, from Wakefield, Va., with Delta Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment adjusts the weight of his medic bag during a predawn search near Youssifiyah, 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007.
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3508/32020720la5.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

An Iraqi soldier passes a destroyed pick up truck with mounted heavy machine gun that belonged to a little known cult called "Soldiers of Heaven," at the cult's compound Saturday Feb. 3, 2007, in Zarqa, outside Najaf,Iraq. Iraq's Defense Ministry said 263 militants were killed, 210 wounded and 392 captured in a fierce 24-hour battle which took place last weekend between cult members and the Iraqi troops backed by the US forces.

A member of a little known cult called "Soldiers of Heaven," lies dead Graphic (http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2254/32020700jy5.jpg) at the cult's compound Saturday Feb. 3, 2007, in Zarqa, outside Najaf, Iraq. Iraq's Defense Ministry said 263 militants were killed Graphic (http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5733/32020610gn6.jpg), 210 wounded and 392 captured in a fierce 24-hour battle which took place last weekend between cult members and the Iraqi troops backed by the US forces.
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4043/32019166rm4.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

Pakistan's paramilitary troops and police officers stand as workers remove the damaged vehicle from suicide bombing site near Tank, a town about 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. A suspected Islamic militant rammed his explosive-laden car into a Pakistan army convoy in the country's northwest on Saturday, killing two soldiers and wounding six others, police said
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse , center in white, inspects a haul of weapons captured by the Sri Lankan army from Tamil Tigers during his visit to Vaharai about 230 Kilometers (144 miles) from Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. Sri Lanka's president visited areas on Saturday that were captured just weeks ago from Tamil Tiger separatists and immediately invited the guerrillas to talk peace again.
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1946/32019274or9.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

Members of Italian Navy band look at people dressed as ancient Roman army legionnaires, prior to the start of the Six Nation Rugby Championship match between Italy and France at Rome's Flaminio Stadium, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007
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Industry Minister Maxime Bernier, speaks at a press conference at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa,Canada, on Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. Canada signed a $3.4 billion deal with Boeing to purchase four C-17 Globemaster aircraft.
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A US military plane lands at the US base airport in Manta, Ecuador, Friday, Dec. 14, 2006. The U.S. military's lone outpost in South America is a modest affair, some 220 Americans share space with a local air force wing and an international airport. They're allowed no more than eight planes at a time. Due to its strategic location, Manta is considered one of the last US control checkpoints in South America, justified by the US battle against drug trafficking.
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A US soldier holds a weapon in the Forward Operation Location (FOL) facilities in Manta, Ecuador, Friday, Dec.14, 2006. FOL is a modest U.S. military's lone outpost in South America, where some 220 Americans share space with a local air force wing and an international airport. They're allowed no more than eight planes at a time. Due to its strategic location, Manta is considered one of the last US control checkpoints in South America, justified by the US battle against drug trafficking
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Super Bowl XLI halftime act Prince plays guitar with one of his dancers on his arm during a press conference at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007.

[Ghelp]

Nice photos.Israel has some tricked out M-4's.

[Amerikosskiy_xyu]

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/8576/00921643fk6.jpg

Talk to the hand cuz im in a hurry

ROFLMAO
1123456utyhtrfghj

this is a trully funny comment.

[somedude]

Nice pix Lancero!

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6002/32019607he8.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)


Just what sort of equipment do they have to carry in that medic bag?

[OzMan]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/sahl1/2-1.jpg

He said he's in a hurry!

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6273/32015636of7.jpg

I didn't know stop signs were pieces of Nazi gear.

[Victor1]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/sahl1/2-1.jpg

He said he's in a hurry!

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6273/32015636of7.jpg

I didn't know stop signs were pieces of Nazi gear.

Nor japanese swords.

[Bohemoth]

Maybe these dumbnuts are illiterate and thought it looks like the rest of their collection ... I mean colour and so on ... almost the same rofl

[Vintendo]

Anyone notice those 'white supremacists' are usually all white trash scum?

Just for the sake of argument, if white people are truly superior, what makes these losers think they are fit to represent white people?

[Ghostryder]

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4803/32014615mp4.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)



New Aimpoint?

[KramerIDF]

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4803/32014615mp4.jpg
A US soldier holds a weapon in the Forward Operation Location (FOL) facilities in Manta, Ecuador, Friday, Dec.14, 2006. FOL is a modest U.S. military's lone outpost in South America, where some 220 Americans share space with a local air force wing and an international airport. They're allowed no more than eight planes at a time. Due to its strategic location, Manta is considered one of the last US control checkpoints in South America, justified by the US battle against drug trafficking


Airman. Notice the blue stripes on each sleeve? My apologies, would it be an AirWoman or is Airman standard for both genders in the USAF?

[camerashy]

Anyone notice those 'white supremacists' are usually all white trash scum?

Just for the sake of argument, if white people are truly superior, what makes these losers think they are fit to represent white people?
Supremecists aren't white people, they're honkies...at least according to Wikipedia. And I'm sure most white people would laugh at someone who says these neonazis represent anyone outside of their inner circle.

[lrrps]

Airman. Notice the blue stripes on each sleeve? My apologies, would it be an AirWoman or is Airman standard for both genders in the USAF?


I would say airman, regardless of gender.

[A13x]

http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/default.asp?initMedia=1&media=flash&S=1&bounceBack=/default.asp&p=239

Airwoman is a correct term, at least here

[Special Units]

Just what sort of equipment do they have to carry in that medic bag?

He's not "adjusting" it, he just can't carry it.

[punchinout]

New Aimpoint?

maybe, i think i saw one in a set of pictures from Shot Show.

[trekflyer]

Yeah, BTW, forgot to ask...... does anyone have any details on this vest? Manufacturer? Where to buy?


haha.... thats a good friend of mine. He's currently an officer in Hevron. Funny seeing him. During the war i also saw a lot of my friends on MPnet.

[Manu]

What is this ? Sth. to stick NV googles on it or what is it ?

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/7721/00921574ph0zr3.jpg

[Mike Keenan]

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/8387/32018941dg7.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

I think this soldier is Mongolian because IIRC they are working with the Belgians in KFOR



http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1973/32016647cn1.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

I don't know the Mexican army used Dodge Ram pickups

[Lancero]

http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/5569/00922442sh4.jpg



GUWAHATI - ASSAM - INDIA
epa00922442 Security personnel inspect the remains of the car which was used by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants as a car bomb in front of Panbazar police station in Guwahati city, northeast India Sunday morning 04 February 2007. The explosives kept inside a Maruti car went off at 3.15 a.m. at the Panbazar police station damaging at least halfadozen vehicles but causing no casualties. Police said this is the first instance of militants in Assam using a car bomb rebels are usually known to carry explosives on bicycles and plant it in crowded marketplaces and streets or hurl grenades from motorcycles. The ULFA has called for a boycott of the 33rd National Games that begins in Guwahati Friday. EPA/STR
EPA / STR / STR


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BAGHDAD - BAGHDAD - IRAQ
epa00922363 US Major General William Caldwell (R), Spokesman Multinational Force Iraq, listens to Spokesman of the Iraqi Government Ali alDabbagh (L), during a press conference in Baghdad, Sunday 04 February 2007. EPA/SABAH ARAR POOL
EPA / POOL / SABAH ARAR - POOL

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COLOMBO - COLOMBO - SRI LANKA
epa00922429 Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa hoisting the national flag during the independence day celebration at the Galle Face Green in Colombo Sunday, 4 February, 2007. Sri Lanka which gained independence from colonial rule in 1947 celeberates its 59th anniversary with a show of strength by the armed forces, police and the newly formed Civilian Defence Force. President Mahinda Rajapakshe, deviating from the traditional address, called on the Tamil National Alliance too to support him in the quest for peace. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA
EPA / STF / M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA


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DHAKA - DHAKA - BANGLADESH
epa00922333 Thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims overcrowd a train to attend the Aakheri Monajaat or Final Prayer during the third day of the biggest Muslim Congregration at Tongi Rail station, Dhaka, Sunday 04 February 2007. At least 4 million Muslims observed the second biggest gathering after the holy Haji in Mecca. EPA/ABIR ABDULLAH
EPA / STR / ABIR ABDULLAH


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DHAKA - DHAKA - BANGLADESH
epa00922294 Thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims return home overcrowding ferries after attending the Aakheri Monajaat or Final Prayer during the third day of the biggest Muslim Congregration at Tongi Rail station, Dhaka, Sunday 04 February 2007. At least 4 million Muslims observed the second biggest gathering after the holy Haji in Mecca. EPA/ABIR ABDULLAH
EPA / STR / ABIR ABDULLAH

[lightfire]

http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/9499/00922326fv4.jpg

damn crazy people, they sure need more trains and brains...

[Lancero]

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BANGKOK - BANGKOK - THAILAND
epa00922305 Thai police officers with police dogs patrol prior to the second leg of Asean Championship Cup final match Thailand against Singapore at National Stadium Bangkok Thailand Sunday 04 February 2007. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
EPA / STF / RUNGROJ YONGRIT


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BANGKOK - BANGKOK - THAILAND
epa00922217 A Thai soccer supporter is checked by Thai military officer at the entrance prior to the second leg of Asean Championship Cup final match Thailand against Singapore at National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday 04 February 2007. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK
EPA / STF / NARONG SANGNAK


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CHAMAN - BALOCHISTAN - PAKISTAN
epa00922193 Tribesmen loyal to Ghabazai tribe patrol in their territory in Chaman, Pakistan along the Afghan border, Sunday 04 January 2007. Since the last few days Ghabazai and Malazai tribes are engaged in heavy fights over a land dispute which has claimed two lives and injured a dozen. Both the tribes are madeup of a population of about four hundred thousands. EPA/AKHTAR GULFAM
EPA / STR / AKHTAR GULFAM


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BAGHDAD - BAGHDAD - IRAQ
epa00922163 Iraqis gather at the site of Saturday’s explosion in Baghdad early Sunday, 04 February 2007. At least 60 people were reported killed and 180 injured when a suicide bomber detonated a truck bomb in central Baghdad‘s busy Sadriya market Saturday. Shops and parked cars were were destroyed by the blast which rocked the workingclass quarter that is home to many Shiites and Kurds, the Voices of Iraq news agency said. EPA/ALI ABBAS
EPA / STF / ALI ABBAS


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Gaza City - Gaza Strip - -
epa00922478 Palestinian policmen patrol the streets of Gaza City, Sunday 04 February 2007. EPA/ALI ALI
EPA / STF / ALI ALI


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KANDAHAR - - AFGHANISTAN
epa00922460 A Black Hawk helicopter takes off from the scene where a suicide bomber detonated his explosives laden car, Sunday 04 February 2007 near Kandahar. A convoy of Canadian troops serving in Southern Afghanistan was targeted. Nobody except the culprit was killed. EPA/HUMAYOUN SHIAB
EPA / STR / HUMAYOUN SHIAB


http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/9573/00922237vz7.jpg
Find He :)


MOSCOW - MOSCOW - RUSSIAN FEDERATION
epa00922237 Fifteen thousand skiing amateurs take part in the start of the traditional mass competition Moscow skitrack outside Moscow, Sunday 04 February 2007. EPA/SERGEI CHIRIKOV
EPA / STF / SERGEI CHIRIKOV

[trekflyer]

Yeah, BTW, forgot to ask...... does anyone have any details on this vest? Manufacturer? Where to buy?


What is this ? Sth. to stick NV googles on it or what is it ?

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/7721/00921574ph0zr3.jpg
Ya.... it's for a one eye nv system. Its a field mod we do... it's not actually meant to be on the helmet. We cut it off of a headset thing and put it on the helmets.... i have one too

[Wojsko Polskie]

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/8387/32018941dg7.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

I think this soldier is Mongolian because IIRC they are working with the Belgians in KFOR

Yeah it is. The camo he's wearing under the vest is Mongolian. Nice find. p-)

[sir-chimp]

I guess the IDF likes using out-dated methods of searching people...

The FBI "wall-method" hasn't been used by US LEOs for years.


As for the 3ID patch, who knows...

lol thanks for the info

let me give a ring up to the academy to tell them their teaching it wrong

[James]

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/3879/00921326sp7.jpg

What's going on here?

[Hawkeye]

http://www.mil.be/belufil/viewpic.asp?LAN=nl&FILE=gall&ID=160069&SIZE=big

BELUFIL I Medal Parade.
Unfortunatly, no hi-res.

[He219]

http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/6038/32028230om9.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

People stamp on symbolic toy arms during an anti-NATO protest in Seville, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. Several hundred protesters marched through the streets of of Seville to protest a NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Seville, Spain, next Feb. 8-9.
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/649/32028195ha8.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

A demonstrator dressed in a military uniform performs a mock-execution during an anti-NATO protest in Seville, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. Several hundred protesters marched through the streets of of Seville to protest a NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Seville, Spain, next Feb. 8-9.
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/6084/32028527tb7.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

Weapons are placed on a Palestinian boy, holding a Palestinian flag, as he lays on the ground, pretending to be dead, while other children of the Mini Palestinian parliament organization participate a demonstration calling for an end to Fatah-Hamas factional fighting at the Rafah Refugee camp southern Gaza Strip Sunday Feb. 4, 2007. Hamas gunmen attacked bases of Fatah-allied troops with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades early Sunday, part of a four-day campaign by the Islamic militants to weaken the security forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

** EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT (http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/395/32028389nw4.jpg) ** Security forces officers look at one of the four gunmen killed in a clash with security forces that surrounded them in a tinned food factory in the Chechen village of Kurchaloi, 30 km (18 miles) east of Grozny, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007. The four gunmen, suspected rebels, resisted arrest and were killed, the Chechen Interior Ministry said on Saturday. Large-scale fighting in Chechnya has all but ended, but small-scale attacks and hit-and-run ambushes on police and government officials persist _ violence that is blamed on both criminal gangs and remaining groups of separatist rebels in the southern Russian region.
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/425/32027636ak0.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

Freed hostage Philippine Marine Major General Mohamad Dolorfino, center, is welcomed by presidential peace talks adviser Jesus Dureza as he arrives at a military base in southern Jolo province on Sunday Feb. 4, 2007. Dolorfino and 19 other companions were released from a Muslim rebel camp where they were held for two days by guerrillas demanding more benefits under a 1996 peace accord, officials said.
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/7157/32027629hi5.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

Freed hostage Philippine Marine Maj. Gen. Mohamad Dolorfino, center right, is welcomed as he arrives at military headquarters in southern Jolo province, Philippines, on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. Dolorfino and 19 other companions were released from a Muslim rebel camp where they were held for two days by guerrillas demanding more benefits under a 1996 peace accord, officials said.
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/7594/32019556mf4.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

Army radio operators Pfc. James Cook, 23, from Marrion, Ariz. , left, Pfc. Edwin Caldera, 19, from Calhoun, Ga., center, and Spc. Alan Wilson, 28, from Tampa, Fla. from Delta Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment report back to base outside an Iraqi home during a predawn search near Youssifiyah, 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007.
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/2075/32028722yj4.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

U.S. Army Pfc. Jeffrey Lupo, 23, of Fayetteville, N.C., with Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, stands guard near Youssifiyah, 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007.
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/7585/32028633uk4.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

Soldiers from Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, assemble razor wire barricades near Youssifiyah, 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007.
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/443/32028638ld7.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

U.S. Army Spc. James Wilson, 21, from Dallas, Texas, with Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, stands guard near Youssifiyah, 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007.
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/9004/32027682bb5.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

A Britain soldier of the NATO-led forces walks during a routine foot patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. The highest-ranking U.S. general to lead troops in Afghanistan took command of 35,500 strong NATO-led force Sunday, putting an American face on the international mission after nine months of British command
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British soldiers of the NATO-led forces meet a group of Afghan boys during a routine foot patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. The highest-ranking U.S. general to lead troops in Afghanistan took command of 35,500 strong NATO-led force Sunday, putting an American face on the international mission after nine months of British command.
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/668/32027847sk6.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

A British soldier of the NATO-led forces holds up his weapon during a routine foot patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. The highest-ranking U.S. general to lead troops in Afghanistan took command of 35,500 strong NATO-led force Sunday, putting an American face on the international mission after nine months of British command.
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/4218/32027248yk2.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

A British soldier of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force marches during a change of command in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. U.S. Gen. Dan McNeil was set to take over command of NATO-led troops in Afghanistan in a ceremony on Sunday.
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/5043/32026893fe3.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

Outgoing commander of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) British Gen. David Richards, right, receives the ISAF flag from an unidentified soldier while German Gen. Egon Ramms, second from right, and incoming U.S. Army Gen. Dan K. McNeill, third from right, look on during the change of command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. McNeil replaced Richards at the helm of the 35,500 strong force at the time when the Western alliance braces for a renewed fight with resurgent Taliban militants
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/3879/32028366cf6.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

Outgoing commander of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) British Gen. David Richards, right, speaks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai as German Gen. Egon Ramms, second from left, and new commander U.S. Army Gen. Dan McNeill look on during the change of command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. McNeill was set to take over command of NATO-led troops in Afghanistan in a ceremony on Sunday
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/8578/32028360wq4.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

New commander of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force U.S. Gen. Dan McNeill, center, look on as Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, shakes hand with a British soldier during a change of command in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. McNeill was set to take over command of NATO-led troops in Afghanistan in a ceremony on Sunday
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/2627/32028311lt5.jpg (http://militaryphotos.net/forums/)

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, shakes hands with a soldier of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force during a change of command in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. U.S. Gen. Dan McNeill was set to take over command of NATO-led troops in Afghanistan in a ceremony on Sunday.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, claps as New commander of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force U.S. Gen. Dan McNeill, back towards camera, embraces outgoing commander of British Gen. David Richards during a change of command in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. McNeill was set to take over command of NATO-led troops in Afghanistan in a ceremony on Sunday
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center, shares light moment with outgoing commander of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force British Gen. David Richards, right, as new commander U.S. Gen. Dan McNeil, left, looks on during a change of command in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. McNeil replaced Richards at the helm of the 35,500 strong force at the time when the Western alliance braces for a renewed fight with resurgent Taliban militants
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Smoke comes out of the suicide bomber's car, as the Canadian soldiers of the NATO -led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have blocked the way after a suicide attack on the out skirt of Kandahar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. A suicide bomber in an explosives-filled car attacked a NATO convoy outside the town of Kandahar, said Haji Razaq Khan, a police official. No NATO troops were injured in the blast, he said
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A helicopter flies over the side of the suicide attack, as the Canadian soldiers of the NATO -led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have blocked the way after a suicide attack on the out skirt of Kandahar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. A suicide bomber in an explosives-filled car attacked a NATO convoy outside the town of Kandahar, said Haji Razaq Khan, a police official. No NATO troops were injured in the blast, he said.
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Canadian soldiers of the NATO -led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stand guard on the main road after a suicide attack on the out skirts of Kandahar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007.
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Indian Air Force's Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi, third from left poses for photographs with Air Chiefs from different countries at the International Aerospace Power Seminar in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007.
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Indian Air Force's Marshal of the Airforce, Arjan Singh speaks at the International Aerospace Power Seminar in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007.In recognition of his services, the Government of India conferred the rank of the Marshal of the Air Force onto Arjan Singh in January 2002 making him the first and the only 'Five Star' rank officer with the Indian Air Force.

[akd]

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He said he's in a hurry!

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I didn't know stop signs were pieces of Nazi gear.

The stop sign is probably stolen property. The empty rifle stock has to qualify as the most innocuous object there.

[He219]

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Multi National Forces in Iraq spokesman Maj. Gen. William Caldwell speaks during a press conference in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. Caldwell said that all four U.S. helicopters which have crashed in Iraq since Jan. 20 appear to have been brought down by "some kind" of ground fire but it is unclear whether this represents any new threat to U.S. aviation.
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Multi National Forces in Iraq spokesman Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, right, listens as the Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh speaks during a joint press conference in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007. Caldwell said that all four U.S. helicopters which have crashed in Iraq since Jan. 20 appear to have been brought down by "some kind" of ground fire but it is unclear whether this represents any new threat to U.S. aviation.

[MOSTEAKA]

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Now that is a gay AK, second from left.

[Lancero]

Nice pics He!
I tought you were skiing in Russia (see above) :)


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VALPARAISO - - CHILE
epa00922655 Chilean soldiers search through the rubble, Sunday 04 February 2007, while firemen and rescue workers continue to look for missing people, as a result of the enormous fire that broke out yesterday, in a building in the historic district of Valparaiso (Chile), as a result of a gas explosion, which has resulted in 5 dead, and at least 30 missing. EPA/Ian Salas
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Sevilla - - SPAIN
epa00922582 People stamp on symbolic toy arms during an antiNATO protest in Seville, Southern Spain, on Sunday 04 February 2007. Several thousands protesters marched through the streets of of Seville to protest a NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Seville, Spain, next 8 and 8 February. EPA/EDUARDO ABAD
EPA / STF / EDUARDO ABAD


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Sevilla - - SPAIN
epa00922580 Thousands of people participate in an antiNATO protest in Seville, Southern Spain, on Sunday 04 February 2007. Several thousands protesters marched through the streets of Seville to protest a NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Seville, Spain, next 08 February. EPA/EDUARDO ABAD
EPA / STF / EDUARDO ABAD


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BILBAO - BASQUE COUNTRY - SPAIN
epa00922553 Hundreds gather outside La Esperanza pelota court in the historic centre of Bilbao on Sunday 4 February 2007 to support 18 fugitive members of Segi Basque youth organization. 18 of the 19 fugitive members of Segi were arrested today at La Esperanza pelota court by the Ertzaina (Basque regional police), after Spains Supreme Court ruled last month that three Basqueregion youth groups ( Jarrai, Haika and Segi) whose members support the goals of ETA are in themselves terrorist organizations, prompting another high court to issue arrest warrants for 23 people. EPA/LUIS TEJIDO
EPA / STF / LUIS TEJIDO


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CATANIA - SICILY - ITALY
epa00922607 The coffin of policeman Filippo Raciti on the shoulders of his collegues at Polizias headquarter in Catania, Sicily Island, where the inspector worked, on Sunday 04 Febrary 2007. Filippo Raciti, 38, was killed on Friday 02 February 2007 after the Sicilian soccer match between Catania and Palermo, in Catania. EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO
EPA / STF / ORIETTA SCARDINO


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Nice weather for the Super Bowl :|


MIAMI - FLORIDA - UNITED STATES
epa00922756 A journalist struggles against the wind with an umbrella as steady rain falls on the grounds of Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Florida several hours before the start of Super Bowl XLI Sunday 04 February 2007. The Indianapolis Colts will play the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI later in the day. EPA/GARY I. ROTHSTEIN
EPA / STF / GARY I. ROTHSTEIN

[Handplaner]

damn crazy people, they sure need more trains and brains...

These people need jobs. Brains, too, woot

[He219]

Nice pics He!
I tought you were skiing in Russia (see above) :)
Nah; no X-country skiing for me, only Alpine ..
;)

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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani with an Army civilian in the U.S. embassy dining facility in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2007. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan, U.S. Air Force.
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Republic of Korea army Maj. Gen. Jung Sun Hwang, left, watches as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani signs a guest book at Camp Zaytun in Irbil, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2007. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan, U.S. A ir Force.
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Republic of Korea army Brig. Gen. Jung Ha Lee, left, Maj. Gen. Jung Sun Hwang and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani watch a video in Irbil, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2007, about the Korean soldier's unit achievements. The Ko reans are the lead Coalition Forces Northeast unit in the Kurdish region. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan, U.S. Air Force.
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An Iraqi woman explains her job to Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani during a tour of facilities at Camp Zaytun in Irbil, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2007. The woman has taught basic computer skills to other Iraqis for the pas t three years at the technology center built by South Korean army soldiers. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan, U.S. Air Force.
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From left, Republic of Korea army Maj. Gen. Jung Sun Hwang, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mike Barbaro, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani and an Iraqi representative cut a cake during a tour of cooking facilities at Camp Z aytun in Irbil, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2007. The facilities were built by South Korean army soldiers. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan, U.S. Air Force.
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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani meets with President of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq Massoud Barzani at the Presidential palace outside of Irbil, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2007. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan, U.S. Air Force.
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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani meets with U.S. Army Soldiers as they prepare to depart on a convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2007. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan, U.S. Air Force.
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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani meets with U.S. Army Soldiers as they prepare to depart on a convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2007. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan, U.S. Air Force.

[Switek]

Thank you guys for this weekend's pix. woot

[CDNsoldier_r]

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Now that is a gay AK, second from left.


in pakistani/afghani culture, it is considered to be a status symbol if you dress your weapon up with bright colours. Some even go as far as to cut the butt off a weapon. It won't fire acurately but b/c it looks cool then you are considered higher up in social standards than someone without a short weapon or brightly coloured one.

[RP]

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[KillerBD]

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...So no captions? or do you want us to draw our won conclusions...???
Ill start:

"A group of drunken Canadian men broke into a local Army base and took a military hum-vee. They went on a joy ride and ended up driving through a flooded road where the Canadian police halted their pursuit due to their inability to swim."



Do I get a cookie? p-)

[Victor1]

...So no captions? or do you want us to draw our won conclusions...???
Ill start:

"A group of drunken Canadian men broke into a local Army base and took a military hum-vee. They went on a joy ride and ended up driving through a flooded road where the Canadian police halted their pursuit due to their inability to swim."



Do I get a cookie? p-)

It's in Israel. p-) No cookie for you.

[KillerBD]

It's in Israel. p-) No cookie for you.

Is their a law against Canadians being in Israel or something?









Fine.
I'm an idiot, you win :cantbeli:

[Victor1]

Is their a law against Canadians being in Israel or something?









Fine.
I'm an idiot, you win :cantbeli:

Ok, you get your cookie.

[Rictor]

"Chaim Speilman, a twenty-five year old native of Haifa, fed up by his mother's constant nagging decided to steal an army vehicle and make a run for the Egyptian border. During the course of his escape, he turned around to see the old woman was pursuing him, insisting that he hadn't put on a sweater, which caused him to loose control of the vehicle and drive into a nearby river." No casualties were reported, although young Chaim begged to enlist in the IDF on the spot and be deployed to a more pleasant location: Gaza for example. He was heard to remark "Hamas I can handle, but that woman! Oy gevalt!"

Is that culturally specific enough?

[KillerBD]

"Chaim Speilman, a twenty-five year old native of Haifa, fed up by his mother's constant nagging decided to steal an army vehicle and make a run for the Egyptian border. During the course of his escape, he turned around to see the old woman was pursuing him, insisting that he hadn't put on a sweater, which caused him to loose control of the vehicle and drive into a nearby river." No casualties were reported, although young Chaim begged to enlist in the IDF on the spot and be deployed to a more pleasant location: Gaza for example. He was heard to remark "Hamas I can handle, but that woman! Oy gevalt!"

Is that culturally specific enough?

You jerk, you just stole my COOKIE!


rofl
But seriously nice post.

[somedude]

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Do the folks who ride on top have to pay full fare? Seriously, how fast can that train possibly move since there are probably 5x as many people on there as should be?

[KillerBD]

Do the folks who ride on top have to pay full fare? Seriously, how fast can that train possibly move since there are probably 5x as many people on there as should be?

Not to mention that riding like that is extreamly dangerous. I wonder how many people a year die by riding on overcrowded trains in India like that?

[INAT]

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Get this. This man is a war criminal who is now "president" of a Serbian province.He is wanted by Beograd for murder and ethnic cleansing in the Krajina.He aslo up until a few years ago had an arrest warrant by Interpol until they mysteriously dropped charges.A wanted criminal now in politics in part of your country that is being ripped away.Not even Tom Clancy could write stranger fiction.It is simply appalling.:fork:

[Lancero]

Not to mention that riding like that is extreamly dangerous. I wonder how many people a year die by riding on overcrowded trains in India like that?

Not only India



Dozens electrocuted atop train in south Pakistan

AP, KARACHI, PAKISTAN
Tuesday, Jan 30, 2007,

Dozens of people sitting on the roof of a crowded passenger train were swept off or electrocuted by an overhead power line in southern Pakistan, killing at least 11 people and injuring more than 40, a Cabinet minister said.

Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that Sunday's "tragic" accident occurred near the town of Sukkur in Pakistan's southern Sindh Province. The fatalities and injuries were caused as people were electrocuted or tossed off the top of the moving train after they were hit by the high voltage power line, Ahmed said by telephone from Brussels, where he was on an official visit.

More here (http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2007/01/30/2003346929)