More Today's Pic's. Oct.26

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A U.S. Army tank secures the area after eight rockets struck the Al Rasheed Hotel (background) early Sunday, Oct 26, 2003, where U.S. military and civilian employees stay. A spokesman for the military command said there were an "unknown number of casualties" and a quick reaction force had been dispatched to the scene. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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U.S. Army soldiers remove devices out of a trailer parked near a park not far from Baghdad's Al Rasheed Hotel early Sunday, Oct 26, 2003, after six rockets where reportedly fired from this vehicle into the hotel earlier. A spokesman for the military command said there were an "unknown number of casualties" and a quick reaction force had been dispatched to the scene. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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U.S. Army soldiers examine a trailer parked near a park not far from Baghdad's Al Rasheed Hotel early Sunday, Oct 26, 2003, after six rockets struck the hotel earlier. A spokesman for the military command said there were an "unknown number of casualties" and a quick reaction force had been dispatched to the scene. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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Nepalese guards evacuate the Al Rashid hotel after a series of explosions rocked the building early October 26, 2003. Anti-American guerrillas blasted the Baghdad hotel where U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz was staying with a barrage of rockets on Sunday, but the No. 2 Pentagon (news - web sites) official was unharmed, U.S. officials said. *******/Nikola Solic

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Rockets hit the heavily secured hotel here where Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz was staying early today, killing one person and injuring several others, US officials said. Wolfowitz was reported unharmed and was escorted from the Al Rashid hotel, which is near the Republican Palace in downtown Baghdad, a heavily barricaded area secured by the US military and surrounded by troops. (***** Images)

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U.S. Army soldiers secure the area around the Al Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad after eight rockets struck the hotel early Sunday, Oct 26, 2003, where U.S. military and civilian employees stay. A spokesman for the military command said there were an "unknown number of casualties" and a quick reaction force had been dispatched to the scene. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

Kabul, Afghanistan:

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Afghan boys walk along a path while International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on their armored vehicle guard the perimeter of a school during an opening ceremony in Karez-e-Mirin village in Shakadara district, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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Afghan secondary school girls maneuver their way past an Afghan sheep herder on a sidewalk in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)


Palestinian Gaza Strip:

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An Israeli tank manouvers as in the background, two of three Palestinian apartment buildings are seen near the Jewish settlement of Netzarim, south of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip in this Oct. 5, 2003 file photo. The 12-story empty apartment buildings were blown up and destroyed completely by Israeli forces early Sunday Oct. 26, 2003 in retaliation for a Palestinian attack early Friday at an army outpost in the Jewish settlement of Netzarim that left three soldiers dead, including two women. Israel said the buildings were used to plan Friday's attack. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa, file)

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An explosion is seen as three Palestinian apartment buildings are destroyed during an Israeli Army operation near the Netzarim Jewish Settlement, south of Gaza City, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. Israeli forces retaliated Sunday for a deadly attack by militants on a nearby Jewish settlement, blowing up three large, empty buildings in Gaza after evacuating 2,000 Palestinians from their homes. (AP Photo)

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Palestinians stand in the rubble of three apartment buildings that were destroyed during an Israeli Army operation near the Netzarim Jewish Settlement, south of Gaza City, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003.

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In this Friday Oct. 24, 2003 photo an Israeli army base, bottom, is seen, part of the security provided for the Jewish settlement of Netzarim, seen top, south of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. In retaliation of an attack at the base early Friday that left three soldiers dead, including two women, Israeli forces blew up and destroyed completely three nearby Palestinian 12-story empty apartment buildings early Sunday Oct. 26, 2003. Israel said the buildings were used to plan Friday's attack. (AP Photo/Gadi Kabalo)

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An Israeli military position is seen guarding the Netzarim Jewish settlement as palestinians stand on the remains of an apartment building that was destroyed during an Israeli Army operation , south of Gaza City, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. Israeli forces retaliated Sunday for a deadly attack by militants on a nearby Jewish settlement, blowing up three large, empty buildings in Gaza after evacuating 2,000 Palestinians from their homes. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon smiles during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem Oct. 26, 2003. Israel's cabinet briefed by chief of staff Moshe Yaalon discussed the escalation of violence in the Palestinian territories following the killing of three Israeli soldiers at the Netzarim Jewish Settlement, south of Gaza City. (AP Photo / Menehem Kahana, Pool).

Japan:

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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Kozumi, center, reviews the guard of honor during the Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet review off Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reviewed a fleet of 52 vessels and 53 airplanes. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)


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Escort vessels with Japanese guests on board and helicoptors proceed under the rising sun flag during the Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet review off Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reviewed a fleet of 52 vessels and 53 airplanes. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

[Sirpad]

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That's downright f***ing annoying! those buildings were NOT appartment buildings whato so ever - the construction work was'nt even finished all the way! obviously, those assholes bring a bunch of kids to pose for the camera and then cry to the whole world how "cruel and unhuman" the israelis are...

to make things clear: those buldings were PA office buildings. after the construction works stopped, they were abandoned. since then, they were used over and over again for observations on army movement. the attack on netzarim base was based on intel gathered from those building. end of story.

[He219]

Kids are running around because they live in the area and are curious. These images are most likely not staged by the international press. The kids are most likely scavenging for anything of use.

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Israeli was accused (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1512&ncid=1276&e=1&u=/afp/20031026/wl_afp/mideast) of violating international law after troops blew up scores of apartments -- destroying three housing projects -- in the Gaza Strip in the wake of a deadly attack on soldiers guarding a nearby Jewish settlement.(***** Images)


Projectile bursts are on on the exterior faces of those demolished buildings facing toward the settlement. Looks like a lot of shooting goes on there.

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An Israeli [Nagmachon (http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/vehicles/engineer_vehicles/nagmachon/Nagmachon.html)] tank manouvers as in the background, two of three Palestinian apartment buildings are seen near the Jewish settlement of Netzarim, south of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip in this Oct. 5, 2003 file photo. The 12-story empty apartment buildings were blown up and destroyed completely by Israeli forces early Sunday Oct. 26, 2003 in retaliation for a Palestinian attack early Friday at an army outpost in the Jewish settlement of Netzarim that left three soldiers dead, including two women. Israel said the buildings were used to plan Friday's attack. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa, file)
Those platforms on the roof are for water tanks never installed and have the potential for an abundant gavitational feed water supply. These buildings appear capable of housing many people, but sadly they are in the line of fire between extremist ideologies.


The demolished buildings had been part of a project to relieve overcrowding in nearby Gaza City. But Palestinian officials said people had never moved in because of constant Israeli gunfire and tank shelling in the area. Source (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=716&e=13&u=/nm/20031026/ts_nm/mideast_dc)


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Palestinians argue with an Israeli army soldier manning a checkpoint in the outskirts of the northern West Bank town of Qalkilya, Sunday Oct. 26, 2003. (AP Photo/Muhammed Azba)

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Israeli soldiers keep watch using high-powered binoculars atop a guard tower overlooking Netzarim settlement, background, and surrounding Palestinian lands, inside a small army base contiguous with the settlement, several kilometers inside the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. Three Israeli soldiers were killed Friday inside Netzarim in an attack by Palestinian militants. According to a recent poll inside Israel, almost half of the Israeli public considers military protection of settlements inside the West Bank and Gaza to be a heavy burden to bear. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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An unfinished building adjacent left standing.

A view from atop an Israeli army guard tower overlooking Palestinian buildings demolished earlier in the day, inside a small army base contiguous with the Netzarim settlement, several kilometers inside the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. The buildings were destroyed in response to Friday's attack on Netzarim by Palestinian militants which left three soldiers dead. Israel claims the buildings were used as a hideout. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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An Israeli soldier keeps watch at a machine gun post atop a guard tower overlooking Netzarim settlement, background, and surrounding Palestinian lands, inside a small army base contiguous with the settlement, several kilometers inside the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. Three Israeli soldiers were killed Friday inside Netzarim in an attack by Palestinian militants. According to a recent poll inside Israel, almost half of the Israeli public considers military protection of settlements inside the West Bank and Gaza to be a heavy burden to bear. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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A view from atop an Israeli army guard tower overlooking the greenhouses of Netzarim settlement, with downtown Gaza City in the background, inside a small army base contiguous with the settlement, several kilometers inside the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. Moderates in Israel's Cabinet on Sunday called for the evacuation of this Jewish settlement in the heart of Gaza, which relies on an army battalion for protection, after three soldiers were killed there by militants. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Israeli army soldiers and settlers stand by in preparation for the departure of an Army-escorted convoy out of Netzarim settlement, a Jewish enclave several kilometers inside the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. Three Israeli soldiers were killed Friday inside Netzarim in an attack by Palestinian militants. According to a recent poll inside Israel, almost half of the Israeli public considers military protection of settlements inside the West Bank and Gaza to be a heavy burden to bear. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Israeli settler Yossi Krakover walks carrying his sleeping daughter Maayan, 4, with his son Matanya, 12, in Netzarim settlement, inside the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. "God promised this area to Israel," said Yossi, 35, who has lived there for 12 years. Moderates in Israel's Cabinet on Sunday called for the evacuation of this Jewish settlement in the heart of Gaza, which relies on an entire army battalion for protection, after three soldiers were killed there by militants. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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An Israeli soldier grieves at the funeral of Israeli Sgt. Sarit Shneior-Sinior in the city of Ramle, near Tel Aviv, Sunday Oct. 26, 2003. Shneior-Sinior was one of three soldiers killed Friday when two Islamic militants cut through a fence around the Jewish settlement of Netzarim in the Gaza Strip and broke into the barracks of soldiers guarding the area. They went from room to room shooting sleeping soldiers, killing the three, and wounding two. (AP Photo/Yossi Aloni)

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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, right, and Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, left, participate in a memorial ceremony for the late Israeli Tourism Minister Rehavam Zeevi at Mt. Herzl military cemetery Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. Zeevi was assasinated by Palestinian militants in a Jerusalem hotel 2 years ago. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

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An Israeli army tank patrols near the perimeter of Netzarim settlement, a Jewish enclave inside the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. Three Israeli soldiers were killed Friday inside Netzarim in an attack by Palestinian militants. According to a recent poll inside Israel, almost half of the Israeli public considers military protection of settlements inside the West Bank and Gaza to be a heavy burden to bear. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Aerial flares from an unknown source descend above Gaza City, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. Earlier in the day Israeli forces retaliated for a deadly attack by militants on the nearby Jewish settlement of Netzarim, blowing up three large, empty buildings in Gaza after evacuating 2,000 Palestinians from their homes, and destroying a police station. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

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U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey, commanding General of the 1st Armored Division in Iraq, gestures during a press conference in Baghdad, Sunday, Oct 26, 2003. Baghdad's Al Rasheed Hotel, where U.S. military and civilian employees stay, was early Sunday attacked by several rockets. One American colonel was killed and 15 people were wounded. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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Iraqi men relax next to a U.S. Army Humvee, outside the police station in Nukhayb, in southwest Iraq Wednesday Oct. 22, 2003. U.S. troops from 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment have moved into the area and are rebuilding schools and working with local Iraqis to improve security near the Saudi Arabian border. The cooperation marks a change for the troops, who spent months in Fallujah, one of the towns most hostile to the U.S. presence in Iraq. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

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Lt. Col. Christopher Hickey, of Boston, Mass., right, speaks with contractor Mohammed Shabat, left, during a visit to the school they are rebuilding at Kasra, near Nukhayb, in southwest Iraq Wednesday Oct. 22, 2003. U.S. troops from 2nd Squadron, 3rd

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Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division (Task Forse Ironhorse) fire mortar from the military base in Tikrit, 193 km (120 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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[Clay]

nice post. like that ways

[Kingpin]

It seems that they're firing on Tikrit itself. Or i'm wrong?


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Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division (Task Forse Ironhorse) fire mortar from the military base in Tikrit, 193 km (120 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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[He219]

It seems that they're firing on Tikrit itself. Or i'm wrong?

They are firing a mortar in supressive action from a Tikriti position against insurgents and their paths of travel, not against the city itself. They recieve coordinates for targeting from various front line sources.

No indiscriminate destruction of Tikriti infrastructure here. Sorry.

;)

[Kingpin]

It seems that they're firing on Tikrit itself. Or i'm wrong?

They are firing a mortar in supressive action from a Tikriti position against insurgents and their paths of travel, not against the city itself. They recieve coordinates for targeting from various front line sources.

No indiscriminate destruction of Tikriti infrastructure here. Sorry.

;)

:lol: I understand they do it for some purpose. Not for their own entertainment. ;) But does this mean that some action which requires artilley support is going on in the city or near at the moment pic was taken?

[GAFE]

Ok, i know i have mentioned this before, but those are some really cute israeli female soldiers.