Photos Aug 27th

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"A U.S. soldier wipes the sweat off his face after searching an Iraqi family's home during a raid on scores of houses in Khalis, a town about 70 kilometers (43 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2003. Hundreds of U.S. troops from the 4th Infantry Division were involved in the operation which was launched to catch members of a criminal gang operating in the town. U.S. forces accuse the gang of carrying out attacks against American soldiers. (AP Photo /Sergei Grits)"


Is that a Cold Steel type knife on his body armour?


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"A U.S. marine talks to children, near Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Aug. 25, 2003. The government reported persistent clashes Monday in diamond-rich northeastern Liberia despite a week-old peace deal, but authorities and residents denied knowledge of an alleged massacre by rebels there. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)"

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"A U.S. soldier displays a wanted posters of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad, August 27, 2003. Iraq's U.S.-led administration is hoping the posters -- and the prospect of a $25 million reward -- will encourage Iraqis to come forward with information leading to Saddam's capture."

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"U.S. Army Spc. Barry Page of Houston, TX., from the 1st MP Company of the 4th Infantry Division is baptized by Army Chaplain Capt. Xuan Tran, left, in one of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's palaces, now a U.S. Army base, in Tikrit, about 110 miles (180 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday Aug. 24, 2003. War and death on his mind, Spc. Barry Page dipped into the waters of the Tigris River to get baptized by Army Chaplain Capt. Xuan Tran on the banks of the sprawling U.S. military headquarters. "I realized death is walking in this place," said the 22-year-old from Houston, Texas, his uniform and boots soaking wet. Chaplain Tran baptized four 4th Infantry soldiers on Sunday, following 16 others in the last few weeks. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer)"

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"American marines patrol the area near Free Port Monrovia, Liberia, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003. Marines are giving support on the ground to the West Africa peacekeeping force. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)"

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[Rantanplan]

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=403011

Wow, you must realy admit that this is completely inappropriate.

[MEGR]

Im happy he got baptized. :)

[Seiyuuki]

But are the Muslim happy?

I'm all for the religious freedom thing, but you're there trying to win the heart and mind of Muslim...they could be a little more tactful.

[GLax]

well it said i was rite outside one of sadaams old palaces so no Muslims prolly saw it since thats where most of the Generals are staying and it was prolly crawling with guards

[GLax]

nm, it was in the river, i read it wrong...

[He219]

At least it wasn't in this river:

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A Sadhu (holy man) prays as pilgrims take a holy dip in the River Godavari at the Kumbh Mela in Nasik, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) northeast of Bombay, India, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003. The collapse of a barricade set off a stampede of thousands of people at the Hindu religious festival killing at least 39 people and injuring 125 others. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

[MEGR]

Thats a busy swimming pool.

[Vance]

http://a1112.g.akamai.net/7/1112/492/03312000/news.lycos.com/news/ot_getImage.asp?op=img&id=405546


That's F-in gross. :|

[usa320]

*vomits uncontrollably*

[GLax]

thats pretty disgusting... little kids prolly makin warm spots all over the place, thought it was supposed to be a bath

[Trigger]

yeah, just think, they might have a sewage spill which would temporarily improve sanitation :D

[He219]

It get's even worse than that:

Hindus ordered out of corpse-infested Ganges (http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_518020.html)

http://www.oneplaneteducation.com/images/2gangescadaver2.jpg
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"To bathe in the waters of "Mother Ganges" is to be cleansed of all sins."

Hindu holy men have been arguing for more water to be released from the Narora Dam to ease the pollution in the river.

No doubt it is in dire straits. "In some places in Varanasi it is estimated the concentration of pollutants is 340,000 times the permissible level, exposing those who bathe in it to an alarming number of diseases."

http://www.cnn.com/EARTH/9805/17/ganges.pollution.ap/

Some eye-openers from a schools site:

http://www.asd.k12.ak.us/schools/romig/asia/Geo/ganges/pollution.html

http://www.asd.k12.ak.us/schools/romig/asia/Geo/GangesRiver/Religion.html

"The Ganges River is considered the most sacred river to the Hindus. Each year, thousands of pilgrims come from far away cities to bathe in the "holy" water. Some pilgrims come only to cleanse and purify themselves. The sick and crippled come hoping the water will cure their ailments. Some Hindus come to die in the river because they believe that those who die in the Ganges will be carried to paradise.

The Ganges River is believed to be the Hindu goddess Ganga come to earth in the form of a river to redeem the souls of worthy men and women. To bathe in the waters of "Mother Ganges" is to be cleansed of all sins."

Cleanliness is next to godliness. :-)

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