Today's Pic's. Sept 26th

[He219]

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An Afghani man rides a bicycle past security troops during a visit by NATO General Secretary Lord Robertson outside of International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2003.

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NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson, right, walks with ISAF security on his way to a news conference at ISAF (International Security Assistance Forces) headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2003. Robertson visited with ISAF troops and gave a news conference saying that NATO is considering all options about expansion of its 5,000 strong mission outside Kabul. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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Israeli airforce pilots stand in front of a planes at an airforce museum in Hatzirim in this December 26, 2002 file photo. Israel reeled on September 25, 2003 from the shock refusal of a group of air force pilots to carry out missions against Palestinian militants in which civilians could be killed.

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An Israeli Air Force pilot sits in an F-15 fighter plane at an undisclosed location in southern Israel Aug. 26, 2003 file picture. Twenty-seven reserve Israeli air force pilots elicited wall-to-wall condemnation Thursday Sept. 25, 2003 for their refusal to carry out air strikes in Palestinian areas. The pilots' unprecedented protest also set off an emotional debate on the ethics of targeted killings, in which helicopters and occasionally warplanes, fire rockets and bombs at cars and homes ofPalestinian militants, Israel's main tool in its war against them. The air force commander said the signatories would be punished, possibly jailed, and accused them of playing politics, rather than wrangling with genuine moral dilemmas. (AP Photo/Robi Kastro)

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030924-N-9849W-001 Atsugi, Japan (Sept. 24, 2003) -- An F-14 Tomcat pilot assigned to the “Black Knights” of Fighter Squadron One Five Four (VF-154) prepares to departs Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, for the last time. VF-154 leaves Carrier Air Wing Five and Naval Air Facility Atsugi for their new home in Lemoore, Calif. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class John E. Woods. (RELEASED)


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030922-N-0000B-982 Zhanjiang, China -- Sailors of the People's Republic of China South Sea Fleet watch the arrival of guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63), pictured in the background, and guided missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48), arrive at Zhanjiang, China, for an historic port visit. U.S. Navy photo. (RELEASED)


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An Indian soldier adjusts seized arms during a visit by British Chief of Defense Staff, General Michael Walker to a museum in Srinagar September 26, 2003. Walker on Friday met with staff from the Indian army during a daylong study tour of the troubled Kashmir (news - web sites) region. *******/Fayaz Kabli

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Indian police detain a supporter of a breakaway faction of the separatist party, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), during a demonstration in Srinagar September 26, 2003. The supporters of the faction headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, a Pro-Pakistan and hard-liner separatist leader who was originally part of Kashmir (news - web sites)' main separatist alliance, APHC staged the protest on Friday against the alleged human rights violations by Indian security forces in Kashmir. *******/Danish Ismail

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Students of the famous religious intitution Haqqania, where most of the Taliban leadership studied, gathered at a graduation ceremony, in Akora Khattak near Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept 25, 2003. School's dean and anti-US, pro-Taliban cleric Samiul Haq criticizes the US war on terrorism in his address, Haq urged the Muslim Ummah (community) to get united in front of the daunting challenges of the time. He said the US government could not eliminate Taliban in Afghanistan (news - web sites) as religious seminaries in Pakistan. (AP Photo/M. Sajjad)


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Seven Iraqi civilians were killed and 13 wounded last night when a mortar fell on a crowded square in Baqubah, 70km northeast of Baghdad, police and hospital officials said(***** Images)

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[MVSpartan117]

Is that last picture just a training operationm or did something reallyt happen?

[He219]

Is that last picture just a training operationm or did something reallyt happen?


Emergency services at Beijing airport pass 'terror test' (http://wn.com/link/nph-link.cgi?worldphotos/photo.txt&23426482&http%3A%2F%2Fenglish%2Epeopledaily%2Ecom%2Ecn%2F200309%2F26%2Feng20030926%5F124969%2Eshtml)

A special police squad "killed'' a "hijacker'' and freed all "hostages'' on a Boeing 747 aircraftat Beijing Capital International Airport Thursday morning....

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British soldier Simon Stupple patrols with his dog Denzil near the Iraqi port of Umm Qsar, southern Iraq (news - web sites) Friday Sept. 26, 2003. Members the 168 Pioneer Regiment went on patrol through the docks to show a presence to any would-be thieves and looters. (AP Photo/PA, David Cheskin)

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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Buford C. Blount III, left; Gen. Larry Ellis, center, and Maj. Gen. William Webster ride in a Humvee Friday Sept. 26, 2003 while inspecting more than 2,500 troops of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division during a change of command ceremony at Fort Stewart, Ga. Blount relinquished his command of the troops that spearheaded the war in Iraq (news - web sites) to Webster who recently served as deputy commanding general for operations of the combined forces land component command during operation enduring freedom in Iraq. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)

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A veiled Iranian woman and a man, talk as they watch a surface-to-surface Zelzal missile during a Revolutionary Guards display to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of Iran-Iraq (news - web sites) war (1980-1988) at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 26, 2003. Iran begun a week of celebration Monday to mark the 23rd anniversary of the outset of its war with Iraq. The war left about a million soldiers dead or wounded on both sides. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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A pilot prepares to board an OV-10 fumigation plane in Cucuta, on the northeastern border with Venezuela, Friday, Sept. 26, 2003. The OV-10 operated by US government contractors are spraying coca fields in the rugged Catatumbo area, on the border with Venezuela. (AP Photo/Efrain Patino)

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An Israeli police officer prays at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City , Friday Sept. 26, 2003. Israelis were ushering in the Jewish New Year's holiday of Rosh Hashana Friday, with little expectation that the year 5764 will bring respite from the conflict with the Palestinians and a deepening economic crisis. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)


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Israeli Border Police stand guard on a rooftop backdropped by The Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City during Muslim prayers, Friday Sept. 26, 2003. Israeli police banned men under 40 from entering the Al Aqsa Mosque compound to avoid possible clashes. Due to the Jewish New Year's holiday which ends Sunday evening, Israeli forces also tightened a Palestinian travel ban in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, banning all Palestinians from entering Israel, in an attemptto prevent possible attacks by militants. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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A Palestinian man prevented to enter Al Aqsa Mosque compound for Friday prayers prays on the street beside a Star of David and graffiti that reads 'Death to Arabs' outside the Damascus Gate in the old city of Jerusalem, September 26, 2003. Israeli police barred Palestinian men under the age of 40 from reaching the walled Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Friday, fearing crowds of young men would gather there to protest. *******/Goran Tomasevic

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With Jerusalem's Old City and Dome of the Rock mosque in the background, an excavator digs at the spot in Abu Dis village where Israel is building a security wall which will separate Jerusalem from the West Bank.(AFP/Menahem Kahana)

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Hamas rally : Hamas militants burn a mock coffin draped with the US and Israeli flags during a demonstration organized by the hardline Palestinian Islamic movement in central Gaza Strip (news - web sites)'s Nusseirat refugee camp. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)

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Soldiers from 40 Regiment Royal Artillery and 157 Battery Royal Marines pass a capsized vessel as they patrol the Shatt Al Arab river, near Umm Qasr southern Iraq, Thursday Sept. 25, 2003. Coalition forces have boarded seven oil tankers suspected of smuggling, following weeks of intelligence gathering by British troops in southern Iraq in was reported Friday Sept. 25. 2003. The ships, which are thought to have been carrying thousands of tonnes of oil out of the country, were boarded by troops in the north Arabian Gulf earlier this week. (AP Photo/PA, David Cheskin) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT MAGAZINES OUT NO SALES

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US army soldiers patrol a highway in the flashpoint Saddam-loyalist town of Fallujah. At least 11 Iraqis were wounded, three seriously, when US troops opened fire on cars at the entrance to Fallujah.(AFP/File/Ramzi Haidar)

[Rantanplan]

Hey the M1 Carabine is still in use? :D
I think the are not anymore in production since the 50's
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[Operation Ivy]

Im just as suprised :D

[MVSpartan117]

Yeah, that is a bit odd.

Maybe, and this is a big maybe, it's his gun as in he owns it, but uses it in the field.

A big maybe

[He219]

The M1 Carbine is in service all over the world. The Israeli's even built the .30 Magal (using the M1 Carbine 30 round mags and ball round) as a replacement....

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More info Here (http://www.isayeret.com/weapons/assault/magal/magal.htm).


The Magal was designed with two roles in mind:

*Replace the old M1 carbines currently used by the Israeli Civilian Guard.

*Provide Israeli police units with less intimidating weapon then the M16 family of assault rifles.

The new weapon was chambered for the 0.3 caliber (same as the M1 carbine) since the Magal is supposed to be used in urban areas and the 0.3 caliber has less chance of over penetration then the more potent M16/Galil 5.56 mm round.


The M1 Carbine in Israel Here (http://www.isayeret.com/weapons/assault/m1/m1.htm).

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A Palestinian boy holding a Hamas flag and wearing a Hamas band sits in front of people praying at the mosque in Nusseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip September 26, 2003.

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A police officer takes aim from the first floor of a building in Jambalo, in the southern Cauca state, Friday, Sept. 26, 2003. Rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, attacked the town and were repelled by the police. The FARC and a smaller rebel group have been waging a four-decade war to topple the government. The conflict claims an estimated 3,500 lives a year. (AP Photo/Oswaldo Paez)