Today's Pic's. Oct 8

[He219]

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An Israeli soldier checks the bags of Palestinian school children before they cross a checkpoint between the West Bank town of Tulkarem and the village of Jabara Tuesday Oct. 7, 2003. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

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An Israeli tank guards as an army bulldozer removes the sand barricades at the junction on the main beach road south of Gaza City, Wednesday Oct. 8, 2003. Palestinian officials said that the Israeli army informed Palestinian security that they will open internal roads for only two hours, to ease the restrictions for those stuck in the middle of the Gaza Strip and for medical supplies. The Israeli Army blocked the road Friday night, preventing Palestinian vehicles from traveling north and south in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

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Israeli soldiers work on an artillery vehicle near the northern Kibbutz of Iftach near the border with Lebanon Wednesday Oct. 8, 2003. (AP Photo/Eitan Hess-Ashkenazi)

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A map pinpointing what Israel says were homes and offices of Palestinian militant leaders in Damascus was released by Israeli authorities on October 7, 2003. The army said the map was intended to illustrate the extent of the "Terror network in the Damascus Region."

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Afghan shopkeepers watch as ISAF troops surround a house of a suspected terrrorist in the center of Kabul on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003. Afghan security forces and international peacekeepers raided the house on Tuesday and arrested a suspected terrorist, an official said. The arrest was made to "protect the local population of Kabul and ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) troops against potential attack," said peace force spokesman Squadron Leader Paul Rice. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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A Thai international airliner flies past line of Thai air force officers prior to a security demonstration at Bangkok military airport Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003. The demonstration was to show that the Thai government is ready to host the APEC summit scheduled to take place in Bangkok on Oct. 19-21, 2003. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

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Thai air force special forces line up in front of an armor vehicle during a security demonstration at military airport in Bangkok Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003. The demonstration was to show that the Thai government is ready to host the APEC summit scheduled to take place in Bangkok on Oct. 19-21, 2003. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

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Pakistan's indigenously developed medium-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile HATF-IV/Shaheen-I takes off during its launch at an undisclosed location in this handout photo released on October 8, 2003. Pakistan said it had test fired a medium range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile, the second such test in less than a week.

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Shiite Muslims throw stones towards an approaching US Army tank outside Baghdad's palace, as some protesters lay down in the path of the tank, Wednesday Oct 8, 2003. About 2,000 Shiite Muslims marched through Baghdad streets to demand the release of a cleric detained by coalition forces. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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Poland's Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski accepted the resignation of defense ministry spokesman Eugeniusz Mleczak after Piland was forced to backtrack on a statement that they had found recently manufactured Franco-German missiles in Iraq (news - web sites)(AFP/File/Rabih Moghrabi)

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Polish soldiers on patrol in Iraq (news - web sites). Polish troops have faced threats since a Polish military patrol shot dead an attacker in an exchange of fire at Al Hilla, 100 kilometres south of Baghdad.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)

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Indian Air Force "Suryakiran" (Rays of the Sun) perform during in New Delhi October 8, 2003. The show was held in New Delhi on Wednesday to mark the 71st anniversary of the formation of the Indian air force. *******/B. Mathur

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030712-N-8295E-462 Norfolk, Va. (July 12, 2003) -- Aircraft fly over the newest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in diamond formation at the conclusion of the commissioning ceremony for the ship. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Charles A. Edwards Jr. (RELEASED)







Misc:


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Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson of Australia are framed by Denmark's Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik as they appear on the balcony of the Christian IX palace, one of four Renaissance-style mansions that make up Amalienborg Castle, in Copenhagen on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003. The 35-year-old prince and heir to the throne of Europe's oldest ruling monarchy has officially announced his engagement to Mary Donaldson, making her the first Australian woman to stand in line to become queen. (AP Photo/Heribert Proepper)

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California Republican governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver wave to their supporters before his acceptance speech in Los Angeles October 7, 2003. Austrians cheered native son Schwarzenegger who left as a young bodybuilder in 1968 and won the governor's office in his new home California.

[Aussie2093]

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[quote]Afghan shopkeepers watch as ISAF troops surround a house of a suspected terrrorist in the center of Kabul on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003. Afghan security forces and international peacekeepers raided the house on Tuesday and arrested a suspected terrorist, an official said. The arrest was made to "protect the local population of Kabul and ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) troops against potential attack," said peace force spokesman Squadron Leader Paul Rice. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Gurkhas?

[He219]

Gurkhas?Yep!




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Polish President Alexander Kwasniewski stands in front of an honour guard at the Unknown Soldier monument during a wreath laying ceremony in Bucharest October 8, 2003. Kwasniewski is on a two-day visit to Romania to boost the relations between the two countries and to show Poland support for Romania's integration in NATO (news - web sites) and the EU. *******/Bogdan Cristel

Some ISAF pic's...

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A Polish soldier holds the ISAF flag at the opening of the Pol y Charki Ammo Storage Site


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Col Frans Fesken, ACOS Support and Deputy Commander, KMNB, at the unveiling of the sign for the Pol y Charki Ammo Storage Site

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LTC de Kok, Chief CIMIC ISAF; Major Howard Gray, Chief J9; and LTC Kristen Lund, Chief of CIMIC Nordic Group, with residents of Den Khodaida in Kabul for the water system repair project ceremony.

LIMA 03

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LANGKAWI, Malaysia -- First Lt. Jalaal Green (right) and Capt. Ibrahim Hisham Zairul discuss flightline security during the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace 2003 exhibition here. Green is from the 613th Contingency Response Group at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and Zairul is with the Malaysian air force. LIMA is one of the premier defense trade shows in the world and this year featured defense-related technology from more than 800 companies in some 40 nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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LANGKAWI, Malaysia - Capt. Donna Kohout shakes hands with a Malaysian girl during the International Maritime and Aerospace 2003 exhibition here. Kohout flies the F-16 Fighting Falcon with the Pacific Air Force Demonstration Team at Misawa Air Base, Japan. LIMA is one of the premier defense trade shows in the world and this year featured defense-related technology from more than 800 companies in some 40 nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

[Herrmannek]

Pol y Charki ????

[Fargin]

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Actually dude's the danish equivalent of a Navy Seal.

[Saranof]

Sounds cheap, but check out Sharons leftside guards ****s...

[GAFE]

YEAH, israeli cute guard, thanks for pointing those out man.

[budanski]

what? that she's got her arms crossed underneath her uniform?

Thats nothing, the right guard's crotch is on fire!! :D

[SOG]

daaaaaammmnnnn.......... damn.... damn.. :lol: i just took a few double takes.

[GAFE]

Yeah she was looking at me.

[GLax]

i hear Gurkhas are bad mofos, is it true that they cant put their knife back in the sheeth if they dont draw blood? i read somewhere that they'll even cut themselves sometimes, i was wondering if it was true...

[Rush_die]

are all ghourkas asians?...and what type of asian race they are if they are asians?

[Gringo]

are all ghourkas asians?...and what type of asian race they are if they are asians?

The Gurkhas are from Nepal, and there are some Brit's in the units I think.

[Seoulstriker]

wait. what are these Gurkhas you are speaking of? I know what Guralki are...

[ArmoredDov_D9]

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Here is a riddle - identify all the armoured vehicles in the pictures (as for the bulldozer, I want also a desgniation of its generation (version) to makes things harder).

[He219]

The Nagmachon, Caterpillar D9N (perhaps D9R) and IDF M109 'Doher'.

:P

[ArmoredDov_D9]

The Nagmachon, Caterpillar D9N (perhaps D9R) and IDF M109 'Doher'.

:P

Correct (except of the D9). The left vehicle is a Nagmachon (I still don't understand why the media calls it a "tank"), the bulldozer is a D9R and the self-proplled howitzer is a M109 'Doher'.

:P

[He219]

Some more photos: Discretion Advised!

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EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT: An Israeli soldier evacuates a wounded soldier to a hospital in Petach Tikvah, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003. Three Israelis were wounded, one seriously, in a Palestinian shooting attack on a West Bank road near the city of Nablus, rescue services and settlers said. Israel Radio said the three were soldiers. (AP Photo/Amir Meiri)

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Machbet! (http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/vehicles/armored_personnel_carriers/m-113/Machbet.html)

An Israeli soldier check his gun position at the Lebanese-Israeli border near the southern Lebanese village of Houla, Wednesday Oct. 8, 2003. The U.N. Mideast envoy Terje Roed-Larsen arrived in Beirut for talks on tension on the Lebanese-Israeli border after Ali Yassin, a five-year-old Lebanese boy, was killed in an explosion in south Lebanon and an Israeli soldier was killed in a cross-border shooting on Monday. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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Kamel Yassin, right, grandfather of Ali Yassin, shows the Indian commander of U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon Maj. Gen. Lalit Tewari of India, the damage at his home in the southern Lebanese village of Houla, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003. The U.N. Mideast envoy Terje Roed-Larsen arrived in Beirut for talks on tension on the Lebanese-Israeli border after Ali Yassin, a five-year-old Lebanese boy, was killed in an explosion in south Lebanon and an Israeli soldier was killed in a cross-border shooting on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lutfallah Daher)

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An Israeli soldier tries to close a gate, part of the separation barrier Israel is building between Israeli and Palestinian areas, as a group of Israeli and international activists sit in the way in protest, near the northern West Bank village of Jayyous, Wednesday Oct. 8, 2003. The activists, along with local residents of Jayyous attempted to cross the barrier to reach the Jayyous agricultural lands which are located to the west of the barrier, while the residential area in to the east. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

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Young Palestinians climb up on an Israeli tank in the West Bank town of Jenin Wednesday Oct. 8, 2003, after small-scale clashes broke out between Israeli troops and Palestinian youths during curfew hours in Jenin. (AP Photo/ Mohammed Ballas)

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A young Palestinian lifts an ammunition belt stolen from an Israeli tank in the West Bank town of Jenin Wednesday Oct. 8, 2003, after small-scale clashes broke out between Israeli troops and Palestinian youths during curfew hours in Jenin. (AP Photo/ Mohammed Ballas)

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Saudi policemen, shown during a special forces parade. Two Saudi policeman were injured in a clash in the Qassim region north of Riyadh(AFP/File/Marwan Naamani)

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Riot policeman stand guard as they watch a protest on Taksim square in Istanbul where some 500 people congregated in the square to protest against the Turkish parliament having adopted a government motion to send troops to Iraq (news - web sites)(AFP/Mustafa Ozer)

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Campfire!
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An Iranian policeman runs in front of some 40,000 kilograms of drugs and narcotics as they are burnt by Iranian police forces as part of annual ceremonies to mark police week in Tehran, Iran on Wednesday Oct. 8, 2003. With foreign representatives present, Iranian police burnt some of the drugs they have seized from drug traffickers over the past year, including heroin, hashish and morphine. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)


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"Huela esto? - Muy agradable!"

Guatemalan anti-drug policemen laugh during the incineration of 3300 kg (7 300 pounds) of cocaine in Guatemala City, Wednesday, Oct 8, 2003.. The drugs wre captured in September in various anti-drug operatives. ( AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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German ISAF soldiers check a van for weapons at a spot checkpoint along the Jalalabad highway on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday Oct. 8, 2003. Afghanistan's government Wednesday welcomed a decision by NATO that could pave the way for an expansion of an international peacekeeping force beyond the capital. NATO currently runs a force of 5,000, mostly German and Canadian troops maintaining order and supporting the Afghan authorities in Kabul. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)


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1St Lt. Nikolai Schwann a German ISAF soldiers walks along during a patrol on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday Oct. 8, 2003. Afghanistan's government Wednesday welcomed a decision by NATO that could pave the way for an expansion of an international peacekeeping force beyond the capital. NATO currently runs a force of 5,000, mostly German and Canadian troops maintaining order and supporting the Afghan authorities in Kabul. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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German ISAF soldier 1ST Lt. Marco Specogna chats with Afghan children while on a patrol along the Jalalabad highway on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday Oct. 8, 2003. Afghanistan's government Wednesday welcomed a decision by NATO that could pave the way for an expansion of an international peacekeeping force beyond the capital. NATO currently runs a force of 5,000, mostly German and Canadian troops maintaining order and supporting the Afghan authorities in Kabul. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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German ISAF soldiers check a truck for weapons along the Jalalabad highway during a patrol on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday Oct. 8, 2003. Afghanistan's government Wednesday welcomed a decision by NATO that could pave the way for an expansion of an international peacekeeping force beyond the capital. NATO currently runs a force of 5,000, mostly German and Canadian troops maintaining order and supporting the Afghan authorities in Kabul. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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German ISAF soldier 1ST Sgt. Sven Ryberg, top commands a light amored vehicle, while on patrol in the desert on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003. Afghanistan's government Wednesday welcomed a decision by NATO that could pave the way for an expansion of an international peacekeeping force beyond the capital. NATO currently runs a force of 5,000, mostly German and Canadian troops maintaining order and supporting the Afghan authorities in Kabul. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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NATO (news - web sites) flag. NATO defense chiefs took part in an unprecedented secret exercise to test the alliance's military responses in a fictional fast-moving crisis involving terrorists and weapons of mass destruction, US officials said.(AFP-BELGA/File/Gerard Cerles)