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ckabusk

03-09-2005, 12:38 AM

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BEIJING,
CHINA: A policewoman follows a dog on security patrol on Tiananmen
Square as delegates attend a National People's Congress (NPC) session,
09 March 2005 in Beijing. China's top legislator Wu Bangguo told
lawmakers it was their "solemn mission" to pass a law providing a legal
basis for attacking Taiwan, brushing off a US call for Beijing to think
again, telling delegates to the National People's Congress, China's
annual sitting of parliament, that "formulating the anti-secession law
is a major event in China's political life". AFP PHOTO/Frederic J.
BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/***** Images)

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BEIJING,
CHINA: Paramilitary policeman on water-cannon patrol march on Tiananmen
Square during a National People's Congress (NPC) session at the Great
Hall of the People (rear), 09 March 2005 in Beijing. China lifted the
veil on a much-anticipated anti-secession law 08 March during the NPC
which will give its military the legal basis for attacking Taiwan,
prompting the island to warn peace in the region is under threat. War
might be the only option left for China's decision makers if all other
avenues to get Taiwan back are exhausted, said Wang Zhaoguo, vice
chairman of the National People's Congress, or parliament. AFP
PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J.
BROWN/AFP/***** Images)

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BEIJING,
CHINA: A paramilitary policeman on water-cannon patrol is inspected by
a superior before marching on Tiananmen Square, 09 March 2005 in
Beijing. China lifted the veil on a much-anticipated anti-secession law
08 March during the National People's Congress (NPC) which will give
its military the legal basis for attacking Taiwan, prompting the island
to warn peace in the region is under threat. War might be the only
option left for China's decision makers if all other avenues to get
Taiwan back are exhausted, said Wang Zhaoguo, vice chairman of the
National People's Congress, or parliament. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN
(Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/***** Images)

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BEIJING,
CHINA: A paramilitary police on water-cannon patrol receives his help
putting on his gear, 09 March 2005 in Beijing. China lifted the veil on
a much-anticipated anti-secession law 08 March during the National
People's Congress (NPC) which will give its military the legal basis
for attacking Taiwan, prompting the island to warn peace in the region
is under threat. War might be the only option left for China's decision
makers if all other avenues to get Taiwan back are exhausted, said Wang
Zhaoguo, vice chairman of the National People's Congress, or
parliament. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/***** Images)

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AUCKLAND,
NEW ZEALAND: Britain's Prince Charles (R) is presented with a shirt by
Euan Holland (L) and Selaima Palu (C) who have participated in the
Prince's Trust courses during a function in Auckland 09 March 2005.
Prince Charles is on a six day visit to New Zealand. AFP PHOTO/William
WEST/POOL (Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP/***** Images)

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AUCKLAND,
NEW ZEALAND: Britain's Prince Charles (R) is greeted by Maori elder
Whero O Te Rangi Bailey (L) with a traditional welcome, called a
"hongi" where noses are pressed, during a visit to an exhibition of
traditional and contemporary Maori weaving at the Auckland War Memorial
Museum, in Auckland 09 March 2005. Prince Charles is on a six day visit
to New Zealand. AFP PHOTO/William WEST (Photo credit should read
WILLIAM WEST/AFP/***** Images)

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KHAN
YOUNIS- GAZA STRIP - MARCH 8: A Palestinian gunman of the Ahmed Abu
Reish Brigade, films during a rally commemorating the second
anniversary killed Palestinians March 8, 2005 near the Khan Younis
refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip. The Abu Reish faction, a small armed
group consisting mainly of dissidents from the mainstream Fatah
movement of Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas, has its stronghold in the
southern Gaza Strip. (Photo by Abid Katib/***** Images)

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KHAN
YOUNIS- GAZA STRIP - MARCH 8: A masked Palestinian fighter of the Ahmed
Abu Reish Brigade takes part in a rally commemorating the second
anniversary killed Palestinians March 8, 2005 near the Khan Younis
refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip. The Abu Reish faction, a small armed
group consisting mainly of dissidents from the mainstream Fatah
movement of Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas, has its stronghold in the
southern Gaza Strip. (Photo by Abid Katib/***** Images)

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KHAN
YOUNIS- GAZA STRIP - MARCH 8: A masked Palestinian fighter of the Ahmed
Abu Reish Brigade takes part in a rally commemorating the second
anniversary killed Palestinians March 8, 2005 near the Khan Younis
refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip. The Abu Reish faction, a small armed
group consisting mainly of dissidents from the mainstream Fatah
movement of Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas, has its stronghold in the
southern Gaza Strip. (Photo by Abid Katib/***** Images)</span>

callous

03-09-2005, 04:10 AM

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US soldiers cuff blindfolded Iraqis during an operation in the Dora district of southern Baghdad.

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Flames burn after a large explosion hit central Baghdad at dawn Wednesday, shaking buildings and covering the area in a large plume of black smoke, in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, March 9, 2005. The explosion rocked buildings for several blocks around from Firdous Square, the roundabout in central Baghdad where Iraqis toppled a statue of Saddam on April 9, 2003
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A pall of black smoke rises over the Baghdad skyline following a suicide truck bombing early March 9, 2005. A suicide bomber driving a garbage truck blew himself up near a Baghdad hotel used by Iraqi police and their foreign instructors, police said, shaking buildings and sending thick black smoke into the sky.

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A firefighter runs through the blast site after a garbage truck exploded at dawn near a hotel used by western contractors in central Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 9, 2005. The blast shook buildings and covered the area with acrid black smoke, and volleys of automatic weapons fire could be heard before and after the blast which occurred a few blocks from Firdous Square, the roundabout in central Baghdad where Iraqis toppled a statue of Saddam Hussein
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U.S. soldiers attend the scene after a garbage truck exploded at dawn near a hotel used by western contractors in central Baghdad, Iraq
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Hotel guests recount the explosion after a powerful suicide bomb was detonated in central Baghdad early March 9, 2005

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An injured Iraqi soldier and an injured policeman await treatment in the emergency room in the main hospital in Baquba. As part of the US military's drive to hand over security to their Iraqi counterparts dozens of Joint Coordination Centres are springing up designed to direct Iraqi security and civil agencies on the ground dealing with incidents like bombings
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A U.S. soldier attends the scene after a garbage truck exploded at dawn, killing at least four people, near a hotel used by western contractors in central Baghdad, Iraq
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Yemeni Muhammad Fadaaq stands behind bars in a state security court in the Yemen capital of Sanaa March 9, 2005. Fadaaq is at the final hearing into the case of 11 al Qaeda suspects charged over trying to join militants to battle U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan

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US Marines go online in Iraq

wildernesswhore

03-09-2005, 04:13 AM

Damn you guys...its 1:14 here... Go to sleep damnit! =.=.. I'm bout to crash...gnite ya'll.

callous

03-09-2005, 04:18 AM

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An injured man is rushed from the scene after a garbage truck exploded at dawn near a hotel used by western contractors in central Baghdad, Iraq
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A British soldier stands guard near a damaged Iraqi police vehicle after it came under attack by a roadside bomb in the southern city of Basra, March 9, 2005. At least one Iraqi policeman was killed and one other was wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb while patrolling a street in Basra, police sources said
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The U.S Army 542nd Medical Company Black Hawks prepare to leave Camp Page in Chuncheon, South Korea , Wednesday, March 9, 2005, as they are relocated to Camp Eagle in Wonju. The redeployment was part of the Pentagon 's plans for a worldwide realignment of American forces which has raised concerns that South Korea's defense against communist North Korea will be weakened.

AVZ

03-09-2005, 08:26 AM

The Chechen "terrosrist" Maschadow - dead- :
graphic
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and alive:

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EU Scolds Turkey Over Police Clampdown

Turkish riot police applied extreme force on demonstrators in Istanbul
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Turkish riot police applied extreme force on demonstrators in Istanbul

The highest-level visit to Turkey by EU leaders since Ankara was given the go-ahead for accession talks began with European officials condemning police violence aganist women protestors in Istanbul.

The European Union lashed out at Turkey on Monday over a police clampdown on a women's demonstration as it urged the EU hopeful country to press ahead with democratic reforms and improve its ties with bloc member Cyprus.

The highest-level visit by EU leaders since Turkey was given the green light for accession talks in December got off to a sour start when the delegation harshly condemned the "disproportionate" use of force by police at a demonstration Sunday in Istanbul meant to mark International Women's Day.

"We were shocked by images of the police beating women and young people demonstrating in Istanbul," said the statement, issued in Brussels shortly after the EU officials went into talks here with Turkish counterparts to prepare the ground for the start of accession talks on Oct. 3.

Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul expressed "sorrow" and announced that a probe was launched into the conduct of the police who used truncheons and pepper gas to disperse what was described as an illegal gathering. Television footage showed officers hitting demonstrators with batons and kicking women who had fallen to the ground.

Clampdown damaging to Turkey's image

"It's not good for Turkey's perception in Europe, it's not good for the Turkish people either," Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn told a joint news conference with Gul. In remarks later, Rehn said it would have been "more encouraging" if Ankara had acted immediately after the unrest and before the EU criticism.

"It's a matter of credibility of the reform process in Turkey," he said. "But nevertheless I find it positive that the Turkish government said today it would take action."

Turkish Justice Minister Cemil Cicek, however, struck a defiant note, saying that the tolerance of security forces had limits.

"When police in EU countries confront anti-globalization activists, surely they do not greet them with flowers," he said.

Pace of reform must be maintained

The so-called EU troika delegation also included Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn of Luxembourg (photo), which currently holds the EU presidency, and Minister for Europe Denis MacShane of Britain, which will take over the presidency on July 1. Asselborn praised the reforms Turkey has undertaken to align itself with EU norms, but stressed that "the pace of reform should be maintained."

He urged Ankara to expand the rights of its non-Muslim communities and Kurdish minority, ensure that enhanced measured against torture are enacted country-wide, and tackle regional economic disparities.

Cyprus impasse on agenda

Turkey's refusal to recognize EU member Cyprus was also high on the agenda. The EU has conditioned the opening of accession talks on the signing of a protocol by Ankara that would extend an already-existing Turkey-EU association agreement to cover 10 new members, including Cyprus, which joined the bloc last May. Gul reiterated that Ankara would sign the protocol "in time."

Ankara maintains that updating the agreement will not signify formal endorsement of the internationally-recognized Greek Cypriot government.

Cyprus has been divided between its Greek and Turkish communities since 1974, when Turkey occupied the north after a Greek Cypriot coup seeking to unite the Mediterranean island with Greece. Turkey believes the Greek Cypriots are using Ankara's EU bid to extract more concessions in the Cyprus conflict.

The Greek Cypriots last April rejected a UN peace plan aimed at reuniting the island before it joined the EU, although the Turkish Cypriots gave the plan overwhelming support. The result ensured that only the Greek Cypriots joined the bloc.

Rehn reiterates promises of aid

Rehn sought to soothe Ankara's frustrations over Brussels' failure to fulfill pledges made for financial aid and eased trade restrictions to the Turkish Cypriots after their support for the UN peace effort.

He said he was "reasonably confident" that progress on the promised measures would be achieved this spring and pledged support for efforts to bring the two Cypriot sides back to the negotiating table to resolve the conflict.

DW staff / AFP (nda)

scrybe

03-09-2005, 08:47 AM

Dyamn, that is a huge crater. I can't imagine how powerul that blast must have been.

kuttless

03-09-2005, 09:11 AM

:D wow you guys get off to an early start, anyway nice pics to start off my day ;)

AVZ

03-09-2005, 09:17 AM

Preparing for the fight against Arsenal:

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Caption:
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: German International goal keeper, and Bayern Munich soccer team captain Oliver Kahn throws the ball, as his team mates run past during a training session 08 March 2005, at the Arsenal Highbury football ground in London, in preparation for tomorrow's European Championship match against Arsenal. AFP PHOTO/Max Nash (Photo credit should read MAX NASH/AFP/***** Images)

German international military contributions:
Aktuelle Einsätze
Deutschland beteiligt sich derzeit an einer Reihe von Einsätzen im Ausland. Ein Überblick über die Anzahl der eingesetzten Soldaten:

ISAF: Afghanistan, Usbekistan, circa 2.085 Soldaten (davon 94 Frauen)

KFOR: Kosovo, circa 2.600 Soldaten (davon 83 Frauen), zusätzlich Übung von circa 600 Soldaten.

EUFOR: Bosnien und Herzegowina, circa 1.080 Soldaten (davon 46 Frauen)

Enduring Freedom: Horn von Afrika, circa 310 Soldaten (davon 17 Frauen)

UNMEE: Äthopien/Eritrea, 2 Soldaten

Humanitäre Hilfe in Südostasien: circa 380 Soldaten (davon 16 Frauen)

UNOMIG: Georgien, 11 Soldaten

Mit den in Deutschland zur Evakuierung aus medizinischen Gründen bereit gehaltenen 67 Soldaten sind insgesamt rund 7.150 Soldatinnen und Soldaten der Bundeswehr unmittelbar in Auslandseinsätze involviert.

Stand:8. März 2005

Abbyy

03-09-2005, 10:10 AM

Mass demonstrations in Lebanon supporting union with Syria

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He219

03-09-2005, 11:31 AM

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In this photo made available from the Emirates News Agency on Wednesday March 9, 2005, showing UAE military vehicles moving across the desert during a joint military maneuvered exercise with UAE and French forces in the Al Hamra Desert near UAE-Qatar border, Wednesday. (AP Photo/WAM- HO)
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In this photo made available from the Emirates News Agency on Wednesday March 9, 2005, showing observers looking on from an escarpment, right, as military vehicles move across the desert and UAE military helicopters fly overhead during joint military manouevres with forces from United Arab Emirates and France, in the Al Hamra Desert near UAE-Qatar border, Wednesday.(AP Photo/WAM- HO)
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In this photo made available from the Emirates News Agency on Wednesday March 9, 2005, showing UAE military helicopters fly during a joint manouevre with France in the Al Hamra Desert near UAE-Qatar border, Wednesday. (AP Photo/WAM- HO)
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In this photo made available from the Emirates News Agency on Wednesday March 9, 2005, showing military planes from France and United Arab Emirates as they fly together as part in a joint military manouevre in Al Hamra Desert near UAE-Qatar border. The maneuvres included land and air forces. (AP Photo/WAM- HO)
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In this photo made available from the Emirates News Agency on Wednesday March 9, 2005, showing Dignitaries sit together during joint UAE - France military maneuvers, with from left to right, France's Chief of Army, General Henry Bentegeat, UAE Chief of Army, Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Romeithi, and French ambassador in Abu Dhabi Francois Gouyette, in the Al Hamra Desert near UAE-Qatar border, Wednesday March 9, 2005. (AP Photo/WAM- HO)
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Britain's Prince Charles, left, inspects the Guard of Honor at the Royal New Zealand Air Force Base at Whenuapai in Auckland, New Zealand, Wednesday, March 9, 2005, upon his arrival in Auckland for the final two days of his five day New Zealand visit. (AP Photo/Fotopress, Michael Bradley) **NEW ZEALAND OUT**
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Prince Charles examines a Seasprite helicopter after his arrival at Whenuapai Airbase March 9, 2005 in Auckland, New Zealand. Charles is in New Zealand for a six day visit and leaves tomorow for Fiji.
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Army recruits go through basic training at the Army Training Regiment on March 9, 2005 in Winchester, England. The House of Commons Defence Select Committee and the Adult Learning Inspectorate are due to release the results of their investigations into military training conditions in March 2005.
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Army recruits go through basic training at the Army Training Regiment on March 9, 2005 in Winchester, England.
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: Army recruits go through basic weapons training at the Army Training Regiment on March 9, 2005 in Winchester, England. The House of Commons Defence Select Committee and the Adult Learning Inspectorate are due to release the results of their investigations into military training conditions in March 2005.
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A Canadian soldier of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrols the streets of Kabul, 09 March 2005. Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the killing of Briton Steven MacQueen (41), an advisor to the war-torn country's Ministry of Rural Development and Rehabilitation, who was shot dead in a drive-by shooting late 07 March as he drove down a well-lit, well-guarded street in front of a United Nations guesthouse in the center of Kabul.
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He219

03-09-2005, 12:04 PM

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An Israeli army Multi - Purpose Rifle System (MPRS] is exhibited at the Israeli Defence Force?s 2nd International Conference on Low Intensity Conflict Warfare, March 8, 2005 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The aim of the conference is to advance the professional, international study into low intensity conflict by presenting the latest developments in the field, both from Israel and the rest of the world.
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An Israeli army CUES is seen on display at the Israeli Defence Force?s 2nd International Conference on Low Intensity Conflict Warfare, March 8, 2005 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The CUES is a robot designed to go through Palestinian canals instead of risking soldiers lifes.
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Former Chief of Staff of the Yugoslav Army Momcilo Perisic arrives for his initial appearance at the War Crimes Tribunal on March 9, 2005 in The Hague, the Netherlands. Perisic is the first officer of the former Yugoslavian army (VJ) to be indicted for incidents in Bosnia and Croatia. The indictment accuses Perisic of aiding and abetting the siege of Sarajevo, allowing cluster bomb attacks on Zagreb and having foreknowledge of the attack and planned massacre of the Bosnian Muslim male population of Srebreinca.

FozzieBear

03-09-2005, 12:15 PM

nice pics of those british recruits, reminds me of army cadet camp :P drilling everywhere, damn boring.

He219

03-09-2005, 12:20 PM

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South Korean Air Force Academy cadets march at the graduation ceremony of Air Force Academy in Chengju, south of Seoul, Tuesday, March. 8, 2005.
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South Korean Air Force Academy cadets react following their graduation ceremony of Air Force Academy in Chengju, south of Seoul, Tuesday, March. 8, 2005. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
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The new Brazilian 'Tikuna'submarine during a launching ceremony at the Brazilian Naval Base in Rio de Janeiro, March 9, 2005. The 'Tikuna' is the fourth submarine built in Brazil. *******/Sergio Moraes
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) waves to photographers during a launching ceremony of the new 'Tikuna' submarine at the Brazilian Naval Base in Rio de Janeiro, March 9, 2005. The 'Tikuna' is the fourth constructed submarine in Brazil.
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wulfstan

03-09-2005, 12:31 PM

nice pics of those british recruits, reminds me of army cadet camp :P drilling everywhere, damn boring.

Yeah, i was considering joining the army (for lack of anything else to do) but after seeing those fresh faced kids i've changed my mind!

QRO?

03-09-2005, 12:59 PM

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This is pretty brilliant way to mount your NV? sensor. Just a tad higher would allow peaking from complete protection. Like a periscope for every soldier.

Then add something like this:
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And it would rock in MOUT.

HR24

03-09-2005, 01:11 PM

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03-09-2005, 01:24 PM

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A British soldier guards Iraqi workers after a bomb attack in Basra. Two Iraqi policemen were killed and four wounded including a police chief in a bomb attack on their convoy in Basra
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Masked and armed insurgents roam the streets in the city of Ramadi, west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad,
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British soldiers from the NATO 's peacekeeping mission in Kosovo patrol in Kosovo Polje. The peace keeping troops are out in force, aniticipating possible unrest after war crimes charges were announced against prime minister and former rebel leader, Ramush Haradinaj
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Ramush Haradinaj (R) who resigned as Kosovo's prime minister on March 8, bids farewell to Kosovo Protection Corps commander, General Agim Ceku (L) and his aides at Pristina's airport March 9, 2005, before taking a flight to The Hague where he will stand trial for war crimes. The 36-year-old former regional commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the 1998-99 war against Serb forces is the most senior ethnic Albanian former rebel leader to be indicted by the court.
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Armored vehicles of the NATO -led peacekeepinng Kosovo Forces, positioned along the bridged across the Ibar river in the northern city of Kosovska Mitrovica

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Supporters of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide run with a coffin and an Aristide poster during a demonstration by Aristide supporters in Port-au-Prince

callous

03-09-2005, 01:49 PM

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Israeli soldiers patrol during a temporary curfew in the Old City of the West Bank city of Hebron, March 9
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An Israeli soldier holds his weapon at a checkpoint on the entrance of the West Bank town of Jericho March 9, 2005. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz ended talks on Tuesday without announcing a firm date for a promised Israeli pullback from West Bank cities
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Palestinian policemen jump out of a jeep during a training session in the West Bank town of Jericho, Wednesday March 9, 2005. Jericho and surrounding areas will be transfered to Palestinian control within the next few days, to be followed by the town of Tulkarem, a senior Israeli Defense Ministry official said Wednesday
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Holding Israeli flags, right wing protestors walk next to a tank during a march against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon 's disengagement plan near Kibbutz Beeri, southern Israel

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Armed members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades shoot in the air from a vehicle during a demonstration demanding the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in the West Bank town of Tulkarem Wednesday March 9, 2005. Plans to hand over the West Bank towns of Jericho and Tulkarem later this week were announced Tuesday, after a meeting between Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
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Lebanese soldiers take positions evacuated by the Syrian army in Dahr al-Wahsh, in the hills about 12 kilometers (seven miles) east of Beirut
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U.S. Army 542nd Medical Company soldiers carry a safe box as they prepare to leave Camp Page in Chuncheon, South Korea , Wednesday, March 9, 2005, upon relocation to another base in the Korea peninsula. The redeployment of some 12,500 U.S. troops away from South Korea as part of the Pentagon 's plans for a worldwide realignment of American forces has raised concerns that South Korea's defense against communist North Korea will be weakened. Part of the Medical Company personnel will return to the States
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British soldiers secure the scene following a roadside bomb which exploded as a vehicle carrying Iraqi police passed by.
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Vietnamese soldiers take a break during the rehearsal for an anniversary ceremony in Vietnam's central highland city of Buon Ma Thuot, March 9, 2005. Buon Ma Thuot is preparing to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its victory over the U.S.-backed southern Vietnam on March 10
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TV grab from NTV shows Russian soldiers departing after killing Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov. Chechen rebels have vowed to pursue and expand their fight for independence from Russia
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Bluezoo

03-09-2005, 02:08 PM

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Ghost busters! rofl

Frens

03-09-2005, 02:10 PM

is that a "clip" on this mag? never seen one before..

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Ghostwolf

03-09-2005, 02:19 PM

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Ghost busters! rofl

+1 rofl rofl rofl

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03-09-2005, 02:44 PM

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South Korean Air Force Academy cadets react following their graduation ceremony of Air Force Academy in Chengju, south of Seoul, Tuesday, March. 8, 2005. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

am i wrong or is it ridiculous to introduce some Napoleon's remounting traditions while beeing an eastern asian country?

M4ko

03-09-2005, 03:01 PM

callous

03-09-2005, 03:13 PM

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Spc. M. Jackson, a cavalry scout from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, patrols the outskirts of Tikrit, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
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Soldiers from Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, patrol the Shawli Kot District of southern Afghanistan. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
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A Soldier from the 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, searches for insurgents who fired at his position near Iskandariyah, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.

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Estonian Staff Sgt. S. Zelinski and Cpl. E. Oim take aim while patroling a street in Gazalia, Baghdad, Iraq. The platoon of Estonian Soldiers is working with Soldiers from 10th Mountain Division
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CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq (March 7, 2005) – Lieutenant Col. M. Gellick, civil affairs officer, 1st Force Service Support Group (Forward) carries bags of humanitarian aid supplies while Army Sgt. R. Rodriguez, 2nd Battalion, 112th Armor, 36th Infantry, walks with an Iraqi child during a civil affairs mission to Al Kabani March 5. During the mission Marines from the 1st and 2d FSSGs, along with soldiers from the Army’s 2/112th, distributed supplies and soccer balls to the town of about 60 homes
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Thousands of pounds of weapons and ammunition were found near the city of Al Karmah where 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment has been operating since arriving in Iraq. This find is the biggest find for the battalion thus far

manifestdestiny

03-09-2005, 04:30 PM

is that a "clip" on this mag? never seen one before..

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Yeah it's a clip, it's used to keep the mag on the pant's belt for easy access

Boneman

03-09-2005, 04:39 PM

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what happended??.....they run out of sandbags and jiffy markers already??

03-09-2005, 05:12 PM

Few more pics from the LIC (from www.fresh.co.il forums)
http://uploaded.fresh.co.il/2005/03/09/68494878.jpg
http://uploaded.fresh.co.il/2005/03/09/95236237.jpg

Grenade launcher (m-203) camera, aka "Fire fly"

and another pic of the APS "Windbreaker" mounted on a Stryker
http://uploaded.fresh.co.il/2005/03/09/98959917.jpg

EsoognomEhT

03-09-2005, 05:15 PM

Army recruits go through basic training at the Army Training Regiment on March 9, 2005 in Winchester, England. The House of Commons Defence Select Committee and the Adult Learning Inspectorate are due to release the results of their investigations into military training conditions in March 2005.

The first two pics (under prince charles) look suspiciously like Army Cadets O.o unless the Army has lowered its recruiting age to 13 !

RGRBOX

03-09-2005, 05:21 PM

Kool pics...

bayul

03-09-2005, 05:37 PM

is that a "clip" on this mag? never seen one before..

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20050309/i/r4188085486.jpg

for your belt buckle - Israeli soldiers have to carry at least one clip with them all the time when in uniform and not wearing their ephod (vest) - hence the beltclip, but you also see it attached to the handgrip by elastic or attached by lots of other means

REMOV

03-09-2005, 05:53 PM

Few more pics from the LIC (from www.fresh.co.il forums)Is there more photos from the LIC? Couls you send some of them?

Laworkerbee

03-09-2005, 06:09 PM

Thanks for the pics fellas

Sirpad

03-09-2005, 06:12 PM

Few more pics from the LIC (from www.fresh.co.il forums)Is there more photos from the LIC? Couls you send some of them?

tomorrow (thursday) i will post many photos from LIC at Fresh, and later on will post them here. it was a good exhibition, with lots of interesting stuff of the kind we like... :D

Nizark

03-09-2005, 06:21 PM

First of all, that <img src=http://uploaded.fresh.co.il/2005/03/09/68494878.jpg> is cool as hell. I thought it was a tear gas grenade or a ultra tiny mortar at first, but a frickin UAV? Awesome!

Ok, gun freaks, what kind of weapon does the guy on the far left have?
<img src=http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20050309/i/r1507528279.jpg>

He219

03-09-2005, 06:27 PM

Few more pics from the LIC (from www.fresh.co.il forums)

I thought fresh.co didn't like hotilinking to their site ...

<img src=http://cache.*****images.com/comp/52301466.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE9A21091711E5AD1E98F06DDD16DF5CAA7757C85AE85A779B>

An Israeli Smart Arrow is seen on display at the Israeli Defence Force?s 2nd International Conference on Low Intensity Conflict Warfare, March 8, 2005 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Smart Arrow is a camera which is designed to be shot by a rifle. The aim of the conference is to advance the professional, international study into low intensity conflict by presenting the latest developments in the field, both from Israel and the rest of the world.
<img src=http://cache.*****images.com/comp/52300894.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=39473BC0EE93F58ADB3375AF4037391DA9C30E9B9B114CE8>

Drones are ondisplay 08 March 2005 at the 2005 Low Intensity Conflict Warfare Conference in Tel Aviv.
<img src=http://cache.*****images.com/comp/52300774.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=39473BC0EE93F58ACE846FF1CCEC3324A9C30E9B9B114CE8>

People check out the Guardium, an unmanned security vehicle (USV), at the 2005 Low Intensity Conflict Warfare Conference in Tel Aviv 08 March 2005. The USV, developed by the Israeli Aircaraft Industry and which can travel up to 80 kmd, is designed to replace soldiers patrols along border lines and to eliminate possible attacks while using its automatic intelligence and fire power
<img src=http://cache.*****images.com/comp/52300882.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=39473BC0EE93F58A21E7C8DB4D4A1944A9C30E9B9B114CE8>

A small battlefield drone (top), operated by a manequin soldier wearing a wrist control monitor or a larger control unit (R), is ondisplay 08 March 2005 at the 2005 Low Intensity Conflict Warfare Conference in Tel Aviv. The system allows small units to gather intelligence videos on spots of their battlefield.

<img src=http://pro.corbis.com/images/DWF15-1203397.jpg?size=67&uid={c1fcf2ca-c264-4549-8787-275a75c3a974}>

Indonesian soldiers march during a ceremony to mark the 44th anniversary of the Army Strategic Reserve Command (KOSTRAD) Malaysia reasserted its claim to potentially oil-rich waters off Borneo island on Tuesday, on the eve of talks with Indonesia which is using warships to back its own claim to the area. Indonesia has also sent fighter jets over the waters off northeast Borneo, raising the stakes in a stand-off sparked by Malaysia's recent grant of exploration rights there to Anglo-Dutch oil firm Royal Dutch/Shell.

REMOV

03-09-2005, 06:36 PM

<img src=http://pro.corbis.com/images/DWF15-1203397.jpg?size=67&uid={c1fcf2ca-c264-4549-8787-275a75c3a974}>Take a look at Indonesian AK-103's flash hider/compensator, interesting photo.

Jin

03-09-2005, 06:54 PM

http://cache.*****images.com/comp/52323130.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=39473BC0EE93F58AFE3D2683CD712FF7A9C30E9B9B114CE8

Ghost busters! rofl

+1 rofl rofl rofl

SUPERSOAKERS ARE BACK!!!! :D

goldman

03-09-2005, 06:58 PM

Skullknight

03-09-2005, 09:50 PM

He219

03-09-2005, 10:35 PM

Pic of the Day!
<img src=http://cache.*****images.com/comp/52325010.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=39473BC0EE93F58A60B9C281F3725B60A9C30E9B9B114CE8>

Syrian soldiers prepare to leave their position in the mountainous town of Falugha on the main Beirut-Damascus road to the Bekaa Valley 09 March 2005. Some 6,000 Syrian troops began redeploying toward the eastern Bekaa Valley today, where Syria has pledged to pull back all its troops in Lebanon.
p-)

<img src=http://cache.*****images.com/comp/52347100.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE3CD9B8550AEAEDDC2E92DA77129342B9621B2AC3A62513D3>

Utah Gov. John Huntsman (C) signs a proclamation commemorating the destruction of the 1 millionth chemical munition at the Desert Chemical Depot, part of an effort to reduce what was once half the nation's chemical weapon stockpile, March 9, 2005 near Tooele, Utah. The depot, the world's largest, is destroying the munitions as part of the effort to meet a 2012 treaty deadline for destroying all chemical weapons, except for small amounts kept for testing.
<img src=http://cache.*****images.com/comp/52346965.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE3CD9B8550AEAEDDC364E0E3A27B8AEA8621B2AC3A62513D3>
<img src=http://cache.*****images.com/comp/52346963.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE3CD9B8550AEAEDDCEF9F0FE88045A589621B2AC3A62513D3>
<img src=http://cache.*****images.com/comp/52346971.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE3CD9B8550AEAEDDC771921537EE59C8E621B2AC3A62513D3>

An armed guard walks the fence line at the Desert Chemical Depot March 9, 2005 near Tooele, Utah. The depot today marked the destruction of its 1 millionth chemical munition, part of an effort to reduce what was once half the nation's chemical weapon stockpile. The depot, the world's largest, is part of the effort to meet a 2012 treaty deadline for destroying all chemical weapons, except for small amounts kept for testing

<img src=http://cache.*****images.com/comp/52347336.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=39473BC0EE93F58A0A1F59FF10E0CE76A9C30E9B9B114CE8>

French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie smiles as she walks out of the US Department following talks with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington 09 March 2005. Alliot-Marie and Rice discussed the situations in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as the issue of Iran's nuclear capabilities

Wilco

03-09-2005, 11:31 PM

<img src=http://cache.*****images.com/comp/52346971.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE3CD9B8550AEAEDDC771921537EE59C8E621B2AC3A62513D3>

Protec helmet? SF?

Not Delta (OMfG!!1!?one!1!!!eleven?1), no Oakleys ;)

rawkitheart

03-09-2005, 11:49 PM

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am i wrong or is it ridiculous to introduce some Napoleon's remounting traditions while beeing an eastern asian country?

I would think that they used that type of decorative uniforms around 1900's.

Btw that Israeli mulity purpose rifle does remind me of ALIENS 2 the movie. especcialy while the girl is wearing all that gear.

doubtful, turn of the century we were either still a hermit nation or annexed by japan.

korea has never had a standing western-styled army prior to its liberation at the end of ww2.

He219

03-10-2005, 12:40 AM

<img src=http://pro.corbis.com/images/DWF15-1203397.jpg?size=67&uid={c1fcf2ca-c264-4549-8787-275a75c3a974}>Take a look at Indonesian AK-103's flash hider/compensator, interesting photo.
I would guess AK-101 (http://mdb.cast.ru/mdb/1-2002/ff/icdrame/) in 5.56 NATO caliber to make them compatible w/ ammunition supply of their M-16's and Indonesian production FNC clones ..

http://www.liputan6.com/daerah/img/050904aAcehBrimob.jpg

05/9/2004 07:01 — Bhayangkara Dua Polisi Sarjono tertembak saat terlibat baku tembak dengan anggota GAM di Aceh Utara. Kontak senjata terjadi saat Mako Korps Brimob
Brimob w/ AK-101
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/indopolice17.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/indopolice00.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/Indopolice30.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/Indopolice22.jpg
Source (http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/showthread.php?t=4336)

The Flash hider does throw me off though ...
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20050308/i/r1785674189.jpg
Supposedly there have been 9,000 AK-101 & 102s sold to Indonesia to date.

JTAR7242

03-10-2005, 12:41 AM

<img src=http://cache.*****images.com/comp/52301462.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE9A21091711E5AD1EC8787C83823034907757C85AE85A779B>
This is pretty brilliant way to mount your NV? sensor. Just a tad higher would allow peaking from complete protection. Like a periscope for every soldier.
Brilliant? Didn't James Cameron do that in like 1986? :lol:

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20050309/capt.sge.rdj11.090305080921.photo00.photo.default-384x256.jpg

US Marines go online in Iraq The Marine second from the front is a friend of mine.

RBull

03-10-2005, 02:07 AM

<img src=http://pro.corbis.com/images/DWF15-1203397.jpg?size=67&uid={c1fcf2ca-c264-4549-8787-275a75c3a974}>Take a look at Indonesian AK-103's flash hider/compensator, interesting photo.

The compensator look like Bulgarian one, see this link:
http://www.k-var.com/product.asp?0=216&1=231&3=219

Also interesting to see steel magazine on one of the pics posted by He219, similar to mags used on Polish Tantal?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/indopolice00.jpg

After looking at this pic for a while, I realized the folding stock is on righthand side, unlike the AK100 series. Maybe Chinese Norinco? Seems that Indonesia is using AK's from more manufacturers...

Skullknight

03-10-2005, 03:02 PM

^ That picture is of a Norinco AK2000 which is an AK-101 copy.

ExtraT

03-10-2005, 03:15 PM

is that a "clip" on this mag? never seen one before..

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20050309/i/r4188085486.jpg

This clip is used to hang the mag on the belt.