Today's Pix: Dec. 28th

[He219]

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Israeli police arrest Israeli demonstrators, who tried to block a government building, in a protest against the weekend shooting of American and Israeli peace protesters by an Israeli soldier, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003. The shooting has caused a political maelstrom in Israel, prompting further debate over a controversial West Bank separation barrier, and questions about the army's rules of engagement. (AP Photo/Raanan Cohen)


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Israeli soldiers shoot live rounds at Israeli, Palestinian and foreign peace activists during a demonstration against the security fence Israel is building along the West Bank and its limits with Israel, near the West Bank town of Qalqiliya, in this Dec. 26, 2003 file photo . The shooting of an unarmed Israeli peace activist during a demonstration has sparked debate among Israelis over the military's response to protesters. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

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Israeli soldiers try to help a Palestinian women pass through a break in the barbed-wire of a makeshift checkpoint, in the West Bank city of Hebron December 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

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Palestinian youths throw rocks over a wall at Israeli troops, during a demonstration at the concrete seperation barrier in the West Bank town of Qalqilya, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003. Hundreds of Palestinians protested against the construction of the barrier, which the Israeli Government says is necessary to prevent suicide bombings. Palestinians say it amounts to a seizure of land where they hope to build an independent state. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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A Palestinian youth throws a tear gas canister back at Israeli troops during a demonstration at the concrete separation barrier in the West Bank town of Qalqilya, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003. Hundreds of Palestinians protested against the construction of the barrier, which the Israeli Government says is necessary to prevent suicide bombings. Palestinians say it amounts to a seizure of land where they hope to build an independent state. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Seraphim posted this one yesterday, a Great picture...
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An Israeli soldier throws a concussion grenade at Palestinian demonstrators, during a protest at the concrete separation barrier in the West Bank town of Qalqilya, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003. Hundreds of Palestinians protested against the construction of the barrier, which the Israeli Government says is necessary to prevent suicide bombings. Palestinians say it amounts to a seizure of land where they hope to build an independent state. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi speaks to memebers of the media at a news conference on the first day of a two-day EU summit in Brussels, in this Dec. 12, 2003 file photo. Terrorists planned to attack the Vatican with a hijacked plane on Christmas Day, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said in an interview with Milan's Libero newspaper published Saturday Dec. 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, File)

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What? That would be quite an - escalation.....

An aerial view of the Vatican with St. Peter's Basilica is seen in this recent undated photo. Terrorists planned to attack the Vatican with a hijacked plane on Christmas Day, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said in an interview with Milan's Libero newspaper published Saturday Dec. 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)

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European Union Commission President Romano Prodi is surrounded by police officers as he talks to reporters outside his house in Bologna, northern Italy, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003. Prodi opened a a letter bomb on Saturday containing a book that caught fire, but caused him no injury, his spokesman said. (AP Photo/Renato Ferrini)

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U.S. Army soldier William Velez from Puerto Rico of 1st Battalion greets Iraqi children during a patrol in Tikrit, Iraq, Saturday Dec. 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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A U.S. soldier checks an Iraqi's driver's license against a list of names of suspected insurgents at a checkpoint in Samarra Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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An Iraqi passes U.S. soldiers securing a checkpoint in Samarra Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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At least four soldiers from the occupying forces and at least nine Iraqis were killed Saturday in four highly organized suicide bombing attacks in this Shiite holy city 60 miles southwest of Baghdad. More than 100 soldiers and civilians were wounded. Most of the casualties were not American. (***** Images)

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U.S. troops killed four suspected insurgents in increasingly volatile northern Iraq on Saturday, after a wave of deadly attacks took the U.S. combat death toll to 12 since the capture of Saddam Hussein. (***** Images)

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A Bulgarian soldier stands guard in front of a bombed out base in Karbala, Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003, after the biggest rebel attack since the Dec. 13, 2003, capture of Saddam Hussein. Suicide bombers and assailants with mortars and grenade launchers blasted two coalition military bases and the governor's office on Saturday killing six coalition soldiers, six Iraqi police officers and a civilian and wounding at least 172 people. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

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Bulgarian soldiers stands guard in front of their bombed out base in Karbala, Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003. In the biggest rebel attack since the Dec. 13 capture of Saddam Hussein, suicide bombers and assailants with mortars and grenade launchers blasted two coalition military bases and the governor's office on Saturday killing six coalition soldiers, six Iraqi police officers and a civilian and wounding at least 172 people. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

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Afghan National Army (ANA) cadets salute during a parade at their graduation ceremony in a training camp, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003. Trained by coalition forces and ANA instructors, 742 officers and soldiers graduated Sunday and will be deployed in different parts of Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

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International Security Assistance Force and Afghan officials examine the wreckage of a car after an explosion near the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003. Six people, including four intelligence agents, their driver and the terror suspect who set the bomb, were killed Sunday in the explosion. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

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Romanian military soldiers prepare blankets and medical supplies for shipment to Iran, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday Dec. 28 2003. Romanian authorities organized a transport of humanitarian aid for those hit by the earthquake in Iran. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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Iranian soldiers give blankets to people in the city of Bam, hit by a massive earthquake, about 1000 kilometers ( 630 miles ) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003. "Definitely the death toll surpasses 20,000," Interior Minister Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari told reporters Sunday. "Up to 15,000 bodies have been recovered and buried," Lari added. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Two Chinese rescue team members walk with their dog as they search for survivors under the rubble, in the ancient city of Bam, where a massive earthqauke hit, about 1000 kilometers ( 630 miles ) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003. Iranian interior minister Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari said Sunday that more than 15,000 bodies had been buried and the final death toll would exceed 20,000. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Chinese rescue team members walk with their dog as they search for survivors, in the ancient city of Bam, where a massive earthqauke hit, about 1000 kilometers ( 630 miles ) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003.

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An Iranian clergyman walks to a helicopter at the airport of Kerman, on his way to the city of Bam, where a massive earthquake hit, about 1000 kilometers ( 630 miles ) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003. Iranian interior minister Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari said Sunday that more than 15,000 bodies had been buried and the final death toll would exceed 20,000. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)


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Austrian rescue team members arrive with their dogs at the airport of the city of Bam, where a massive earthquake hit, about 1000 kilometers ( 630 miles ) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003. Iranian interior minister Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari said Sunday that more than 15,000 bodies had been buried and the final death toll would exceed 20,000. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

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Austrian rescue team members with their dog sit at the Kerman airport, under the pictures of Iranian late spritual leader Ayatollah Khomeini, left, President Mohammad Khatami, center,and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, before going to the city of Bam, where a massive earthquake hit, about 1000 kilometers ( 630 miles ) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003. The Iranian Interior Minister said Sunday that more than 15,000 bodies had been buried and the final death toll would exceed 20,000. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarabakhshian)

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Norwegian rescue team members arrive at the airport of the city of Bam, where a massive earthqauke hit, about 1000 kilometers ( 630 miles ) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003. Iranian interior minister Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari said Sunday that more than 15,000 bodies had been buried and the final death toll would exceed 20,000. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

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Italian rescuers remove the rubble of a collapsed building as they search for survivors, in Baravat, an outskirt of of the ancient city of Bam, about 1,000 kilometers (630 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, dec. 28, 2003, after it was hit by a massive earthquake. Iranian interior minister Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari said Sunday that more than 15,000 bodies had been buried and the final death toll would exceed 20,000. (AP Photo/Luciano Del Castillo)

[hendrix33]

Nice Set.

[Javehn]

Nice pictures . I want to add some picture .
I also want to ask , what is going on in this picture .

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[He219]

Thanks!

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Iraqi boys check out a car that was overrun by a U.S. tank in the town of Samarra, Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Hope it helped...
;)

[Javehn]

You welcome . Getting the hint ? ;)

[Vance]

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Sad....

[He219]

Hint? Sounds like you already knew the caption, why ask - just make your statement....

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A U.S Air Force cargo plane is seen after unloading aid at the Kerman airport in Iran Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003 after a massive earthquake hit the ancient city of Bam about 1000 kilometers ( 630 miles ) southeast of the capital Tehran Friday. "Definitely the death toll surpasses 20,000," Interior Minister Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari told reporters Sunday. "Up to 15,000 bodies have been recovered and buried," Lari added. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Italian rescuers recover the corpse of a nine-year-old girl from the rubble of a collapsed building in Baravat, on the outskirts of the ancient city of Bam, about 1,000 kilometers (630 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003, after it was hit by a massive earthquake. Iranian Interior Minister Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari said Sunday that more than 15,000 bodies had been buried and the final death toll would exceed 20,000. (AP Photo/Luciano Del Castillo)

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The Fairfax County, Va., Urban Search & Rescue Team tractor-trailer loaded with equipment is rolled into a C-5 Galaxy cargo plane at Dover Air Force Base, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003. Virginia Task Force members and four canines were scheduled to depart the base to assist in rescue efforts after Friday's earthquake in Iran. (AP Photo/Dee Marvin)

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Members of the Fairfax County (Va.) Urban Search and Rescue Team depart from Dover Air Force Base, Del., Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003, en route to Europe and then on to Iran to assist in search and rescue efforts in the wake of an earthquake that devastated the historic city of Bam on Friday. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Roland Balik)

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A member of U.S. special forces stands guard at a police station hit by a bomb yesterday in the Iraqi city of Kerbala December 28, 2003. Saturday's attacks in the holy city of Kerbala killed 6 foreign coalition troops, wounded 37 soldiers, including five Americans, and at least 80 Iraqis. (Alexander Demianchuk/*******)

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Afghan policemen investigate the charred remains of a car after an explosion near Kabul International Airport December 28, 2003. Five Afghan security officials were killed in the capital Kabul on Sunday when a 'terrorist' they had detained blew himself up, a Defense Ministry spokesman said. (Ahmad Masood/*******)

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A U.S. Army Apache helicopter flies over a Humvee vehicle while searching an area in the wake of a fatal bomb attack in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad December 28, 2003. Guerrillas detonated a powerful bomb in a busy Baghdad shopping district on Sunday, killing a U.S. soldier and two Iraqi children. (Faleh Kheiber/*******)

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A heavily-armed New York city police officer stands guard in Times Square, December 28, 2003. The leader of a U.S. congressional panel on homeland security said on Sunday the current 'one-size-fits-all' nature of the security alert system needs to be limited to particular areas under threat rather than the whole nation. U.S. Rep. Christopher Cox (news, bio, voting record), a California Republican and chairman of the House of Representatives Select Committee on Homeland Security, said the current elevated alert would remain through the New Year holiday based on a sizable spike in intelligence activity, but 'was not specific as to any date, time or place.' (Shannon Stapleton/*******)

[mustamato]

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And what is that on the left? Something from the new Iraqi army?

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Swedish m/90 pattern, maybe FJS IK or even SSG (our tough boys).

[Javehn]

Sorry He219 , don't take me the wrong way :lol:
Just to bad you present one side with bad pictures , and other with good ;)
If i am wrong , i am stand corrected and i am sorry .

[George W. Bush]

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And what is that on the left? Something from the new Iraqi army?



what is 'that'?

[Apogee]

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Members of the Fairfax County (Va.) Urban Search and Rescue Team depart from Dover Air Force Base, Del., Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003, en route to Europe and then on to Iran to assist in search and rescue efforts in the wake of an earthquake that devastated the historic city of Bam on Friday. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Roland Balik)



Those guys are from my area actually. One of two national task forces like that. The other being in LA. They've deployed a couple of times in the recent past, including an eathquake in South America and to the Pentagon during 9/11. Their first attempt to fly to Iran was foiled by air craft problems. But fortunatly they got off without a hitch the second time. Hopefully they can do some good over there. God speed.

[He219]

Sorry He219 , don't take me the wrong way :lol:
Just to bad you present one side with bad pictures , and other with good ;)
If i am wrong , i am stand corrected and i am sorry .

No problem, Javehn. Those are AP pics'. I wouldn't have posted the photo of the IDF soldiers helping that old Palestinian woman out if I were just posting propaganda. Same for the Palestinians setting fires and throwing rocks over the separation fence, causing the teargas and concussion grenade reply...

If the picture of the soldiers shooting live rounds at the demonstrators seems flammatory, they are just pictures in the news and events surrounding the political climate in Israel at the moment.

As for the Tank crushing that particular car, we occasionally drive over cars with tanks too! ;)

Have a great day!


mustamato: That's an ICDC (Iraqi Civil Defense Corps) officer. Those particular guys (wearing that kit) are trained in the North of Iraq.

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Senior Airman Lindsey Whicker of the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron hands a box of water to a Iranian soldier on the airfield at Kerman, Iran, Dec. 28, 2003, as part of humanitarian relief efforts. Whicker was a member of a U.S. Central Air Forces C-130 crew which airlifted five pallets containing 20 thousand pounds of medical supplies to Kerman two days after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Bam, Iran. The U.S. Central Command plans to provide nearly 150,000 lbs of relief supplies from U.S. military logistics sites in the Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Air Force Photo By: SSgt Suzanne M. Jenkins) (Released by U.S. Central Command)

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A U.S. Central Air Forces C-130 is loaded for a mission to bring five pallets containing 20 thousand pounds of medical supplies to Kerman, Iran, 28 Dec. 2003, two days after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Bam, Iran. The U.S. Central Command plans to provide nearly 150,000 lbs of relief supplies from U.S. military logistics sites in the Arabian Gulf. (Photo Not Attributed)

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A U.S. Central Air Forces C-130 is loaded for a mission to bring five pallets containing 20 thousand pounds of medical supplies to Kerman, Iran, 28 Dec. 2003, two days after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Bam, Iran. The U.S. Central Command plans to provide nearly 150,000 lbs of relief supplies from U.S. military logistics sites in the Arabian Gulf. (Photo Not Attributed)

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U.S. and Iranian Soldiers work together to download supplies from C-130 delivering humanitarian supplies to earthquake victims. Five pallets containing 20 thousand pounds of medical supplies were airlifted to Kerman, Iran, 28 Dec. 2003, two days after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Bam, Iran. The U.S. Central Command plans to provide nearly 150,000 lbs of relief supplies from U.S. military logistics sites in the Arabian Gulf. (Photo Not Attributed)

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A U.S. Central Air Forces C-130 is loaded for a mission to bring five pallets containing 20 thousand pounds of medical supplies to Kerman, Iran, 28 Dec. 2003, two days after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Bam, Iran. The U.S. Central Command plans to provide nearly 150,000 lbs of relief supplies from U.S. military logistics sites in the Arabian Gulf. (Photo Not Attributed)

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hi-res LTC Victor Harris and an Iranian Soldier work together to download supplies for earthquake victims. Five pallets containing 20 thousand pounds of medical supplies were airlifted to Kerman, Iran, 28 Dec. 2003, two days after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Bam, Iran. The U.S. Central Command plans to provide nearly 150,000 lbs of relief supplies from U.S. military logistics sites in the Arabian Gulf. (Photo Not Attributed)

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Five pallets containing 20 thousand pounds of medical supplies are loaded onto a U.S. Central Air Forces C-130 to be flown to Kerman, Iran 28 Dec. 2003, two days after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Bam, Iran. The U.S. Central Command plans to provide nearly 150,000 lbs of relief supplies from U.S. military logistics sites in the Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Air Force Photo By: SSgt Suzanne M. Jenkins) (Released by U.S. Central Command)

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Iranian soldiers lift a medical pallet to carry off a U.S. Central Air Forces C-130 on the airfield at Kerman, Iran, Dec. 28, 2003. The C-130 crew flew in five pallets containing 20 thousand pounds of medical supplies into Kerman two days after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Bam, Iran. The U.S. Central Command plans to provide nearly 150,000 lbs of relief supplies from U.S. military logistics sites in the Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Air Force Photo By: SSgt Suzanne M. Jenkins) (Released by U.S. Central Command)

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Staff Sergeant Samatha Yanez of the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron carries off a package from a U.S. Central Air Forces C-130 as part of a humanitarian relief mission to Kerman, Iran, Dec. 28, 2003. The C-130 crew members and Iranian soldiers offloaded five pallets containing 20 thousand pounds of medical supplies at Kerman two days after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Bam, Iran. The U.S. Central Command plans to provide nearly 150,000 lbs of relief supplies from U.S. military logistics sites in the Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Air Force Photo By: SSgt Suzanne M. Jenkins) (Released by U.S. Central Command)

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A U.S. Central Air Forces C-130 navigator Maj. Pete Sensenbrenner and an Iranian soldier team up to carry off some of the humanitarian relief supplies which were flown into Kerman, Iran, Dec. 28, 2003. The C-130 crew flew in five pallets containing 20 thousand pounds of medical supplies into Kerman two days after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Bam, Iran. The U.S. Central Command plans to provide nearly 150,000 lbs of relief supplies from U.S. military logistics sites in the Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Air Force Photo By: SSgt Suzanne M. Jenkins) (Released by U.S. Central Command)

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U.S. Central Air Forces C-130 aircraft commander, Ltc. Scot Decker, Iranian soldiers and other Air Force personnel offload five pallets containing 20 thousand pounds of medical supplies at Kerman, Iran, Dec. 28, 2003, two days after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Bam, Iran. The U.S. Central Command plans to provide nearly 150,000 lbs of relief supplies from U.S. military logistics sites in the Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Air Force Photo By: SSgt Suzanne M. Jenkins) (Released by U.S. Central Command)

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Iranian soldiers carry off a pallet from a U.S. Central Air Forces C-130 on the airfield at Kerman, Iran, Dec. 28, 2003. The C-130 crew flew in five pallets containing 20 thousand pounds of medical supplies from logistical bases within the region into Kerman two days after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Bam, Iran. The U.S. Central Command plans to provide nearly 150,000 lbs of relief supplies from U.S. military logistics sites in the Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Air Force Photo By: SSgt Suzanne M. Jenkins) (Released by U.S. Central Command)

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U.S. Central Air Forces C-130 crew members and Iranian soldiers offload five pallets containing 20 thousand pounds of medical supplies at Kerman, Iran, Dec. 28, 2003, two days after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Bam, Iran. The U.S. Central Command plans to provide nearly 150,000 lbs of relief supplies from U.S. military logistics sites in the Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Air Force Photo By: SSgt Suzanne M. Jenkins) (Released by U.S. Central Command)

[He219]

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Earthquake victims' bodies lie on the tarmac of the airport at Bam city, about 1,000 kms (630 miles) southeast of Tehran on Sunday Dec. 28, 2003. Officials said Sunday they had not lost hope of finding more survivors of the earthquake there Friday, although the death toll had topped 20,000 people. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

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Rescue workers Neil Barry, left, and Rob Holsen, center, from Britain's Department for International Development, talk as they work on a computer beside a British flag in Bam city, about 1, 000 kms (630 miles) southeast of Tehran on Sunday Dec. 28, 2003. Other Britons are seen behind. Officials said Sunday they had not lost hope of finding more survivors of the earthquake there Friday, altough the death toll had topped 20,000 people. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

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Rescue workers Keith Burns, left, and Kim Collier, from Britain's Department for International Development, pause during operations in Bam city, about 1, 000 kms (630 miles) southeast of Tehran on Sunday Dec. 28, 2003. Officials said Sunday they had not lost hope of finding more survivors of the earthquake there Friday, although the death toll had topped 20,000 people. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

[Vance]

US and Iranian soldiers working together woot

[mustamato]

Interesting pictures with iranian and US soldiers working together. Will they be enemies the next time they meet? Also note how the american women have their hair covered. It´s good that they respect Iranian way of life :)

[He219]

mustamato, some more about the ICDC...

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/icdc.htm

http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/jdw/jdw031010_1_n.shtml


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Hi-Res (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/images/icdc-1b.jpg)

Maj. Gen. David H. Petraeus, 101st Airborne Division commander, speaks to Iraqi Civil Defense Corps soldiers after a relief-in-place ceremony Oct. 1 at Objective Jaguar, the Al Hadr ammunition supply point. Photo by Army Master Sgt. Kelly Tyler.

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[IDFM203]

Big kudos to the U.S for helping out Iran woot :D

Its too bad Israel didn’t get that chance to help (Iran rejected any help from Israel :( ) like in did when Turkey (http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH0fiz0) had their big earthquake


To He219.......hey there is no problem in posting ALL Israeli pics even those that aren’t the best of light (although there are a few positive ones that you "accidentally" miss at times ;) )but you should do that as well as for ALL American pics in Iraq or in general ;)

That’s all that Javhen is saying.

Shalom :D

[He219]

Oh RATS! Well I guess I did miss that picture of the Tank crushed Iraqi car...

;)

[IDFM203]

Oh RATS! Well I guess I did miss that picture of the Tank crushed Iraqi car...

;) you missed a lot more then that in the past ;)

Anyways you know damn well that I support the U.S and its actions but non-withstanding your sarcasm now, you know very well what I am saying!!


Shalom :D

[mustamato]

He219. You do know the difference between Iraq and Iran?

[Groove]

Dumb politics - they just want that the "normal ppl" hate jews....

Btw IDF - Irans government use the religion to be in charge down there. There will be a revolution next years i think :)

Groove

[He219]

He219. You do know the difference between Iraq and Iran?

You did ask about this picture.....


http://photo.worldnews.com/PhotoArchive//uploads/2003/12/28/uploaded-40950_large.jpg

And what is that on the left? Something from the new Iraqi army?

And yes, I do realize the obvious differences between the Iraqi and Iranian Armies...
:roll:

[mustamato]

You did ask about this picture.....

"Interesting pictures with iranian and US soldiers working together. Will they be enemies the next time they meet? Also note how the american women have their hair covered. It´s good that they respect Iranian way of life".

[JunglistSoldier]

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Afghan policemen investigate the charred remains of a car after an explosion near Kabul International Airport December 28, 2003. Five Afghan security officials were killed in the capital Kabul on Sunday when a 'terrorist' they had detained blew himself up, a Defense Ministry spokesman said. (Ahmad Masood/*******)


Mustamato and other Swedes, note that that is a Swedish soldier.

[He219]

You did ask about this picture.....

"Interesting pictures with iranian and US soldiers working together. Will they be enemies the next time they meet? Also note how the american women have their hair covered. It´s good that they respect Iranian way of life".

I answer your question and you respond with cynicism....
:roll:

Even your tone 'Will they be enemies the next time they meet' is one of negativity given the spirit of friendship and cooperation shown in the previous images...

http://wwwi.*******.com/images/2003-12-28T124629Z_01_BAM07D_RTRIDSP_2_IRAN-QUAKE.jpg

German rescuers from the Maltese rescue service and the civil rescue service THW (Technisches Hilfswerk), search with their dogs through the rubble of the destroyed ancient part of the southern Iranian city of Bam, December 28, 2003. International rescue teams were flying into Iran on Saturday to join a frantic search for survivors from an earthquake that devastated the ancient Silk Road city of Bam, killing more than 20,000 people. *******/Wolfgang Rattay

[One?]

When it comes to humanitarian aid politics, race, religion are set aside. And if you think otherwise go shoot yourself.

[Dalleer]

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20031228/mdf435513.jpg

I'm glad, the M/90!

[ogukuo72]

AID FROM US TO IRAN

http://www.centcom.mil/galleries/photos/AID_FROM_US_TO_IRAN_12-28-03/iranearthquake_10.jpg

Senior Airman Lindsey Whicker of the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron hands a box of water to a Iranian soldier on the airfield at Kerman, Iran, Dec. 28, 2003, as part of humanitarian relief efforts. Whicker was a member of a U.S. Central Air Forces C-130 crew which airlifted five pallets containing 20 thousand pounds of medical supplies to Kerman two days after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Bam, Iran. The U.S. Central Command plans to provide nearly 150,000 lbs of relief supplies from U.S. military logistics sites in the Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Air Force Photo By: SSgt Suzanne M. Jenkins) (Released by U.S. Central Command)

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Staff Sergeant Samatha Yanez of the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron carries off a package from a U.S. Central Air Forces C-130 as part of a humanitarian relief mission to Kerman, Iran, Dec. 28, 2003. The C-130 crew members and Iranian soldiers offloaded five pallets containing 20 thousand pounds of medical supplies at Kerman two days after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city of Bam, Iran. The U.S. Central Command plans to provide nearly 150,000 lbs of relief supplies from U.S. military logistics sites in the Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Air Force Photo By: SSgt Suzanne M. Jenkins) (Released by U.S. Central Command)

I see that the female USAF crew members covered their hair under caps. If this is out of respect to Iranian cultural sensitivities that required women to cover their hair, then I think this is a very constructive gesture. We should always tread carefully when it come to the cultural and religious mores of countries we operate in.

[Ichhabe]

The true sad thing about those pictures are, that it has to be a disaster of biblical proportions for getting "enemies" to work together.

Why is it so difficult for us to live together?
It is easier to make a house of cards in a tornado than everlasting peace.
That is so ****ty,.... yeah! So ****ty that I consider kicking the cat in utter anger.

[mustamato]

The true sad thing about those pictures are, that it has to be a disaster of biblical proportions for getting "enemies" to work together.

Why is it so difficult for us to live together?
It is easier to make a house of cards in a tornado than everlasting peace.
That is so ****ty,.... yeah! So ****ty that I consider kicking the cat in utter anger.

Maybe it would be better if there was an alien threat to the world? :) Then people like Bush would never be presidents.

[usa320]

Despite the assholes they have for leaders, the majority of Iranian people are pusihng for democratic reform, and for that we should support them.

Great to see us working together.

[ShotOver]

I read yesterday, that the city where that quake hit... 85% dead or wounded of the whole population. And that rate is climbing everyday.

This is so sad.

Imagine sitting there in your little house with your family, then BOOM an earthquake hits, your house stays standing... the next few days you find out 30,000 of your friends and probally family have been killed and even more wounded, and their homes destroyed.
:(

[He219]

This picture sums it up, PT...Warning! Very Graphic Image (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/031227/ids_photos_wl/r3491432020.jpg)
:(

International SAR Teams and relief efforts:

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A Japanese rescue team and their dogs prepare to leave from Narita Airport, near Tokyo to help earthquake victims in Iran Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003. Nations across Asia mobilized rescue workers and pledged several million dollars in aid and emergency supplies for earthquake-hit Iran on Saturday. (AP Photo / Kyodo)

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German rescue workers arrive in Bam airport to help search for survivors in Bam city about 630 miles southeast of Tehran, Iran Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003. The provisional death toll in Iran's earthquake is 20,000 with more than 30,000 people injured the Interior Ministry said in a statement Saturday.(AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

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Iran has opened its doors to the world as 21 nations rush aid to its earthquake victims, but authorities fear the death toll from the disaster could climb to 40,000. (WN)

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Iran's Red Crescent members walk with their dogs through the rubble of the earthquake in Bam city about 1000 Kms (630 miles ) southeast of Tehran on Saturday Dec. 27, 2003. The provisional death toll in Iran's earthquake is 20,000 with more than 30,000 people injured the Interior Ministry said in a statement Saturday.(AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

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Soldiers carry a wounded woman as aid workers from Germany arrive at the airport in Bam city about 1000 Kms (630 miles ) southeast of Tehran on Saturday Dec. 27, 2003. The provisional death toll in Iran's earthquake is 20,000 with more than 30,000 people injured the Interior Ministry said in a statement Saturday. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

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A german shepherd named Drako waits at the passenger terminal at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003, with other members of Virginia Task Force One. The members of the task force are, from left, Ron Sanders, Tim Vengess, Theresa MacPherson and Mark Lukas. The team will assist the rescue efforts in Iran after Friday's earthquake. (AP Photo/Dee Marvin)


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Fairfax County Urban Search & Rescue Team member Ron Sanders plays with his rescue dog, a Belgian Malinois named Ondo, as they wait at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003. An urban search and rescue team comprised mainly of Fairfax County firefighters left Saturday for Iran to help locate survivors of the earthquake in Iran. (AP Photo/Dee Marvin)

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Slovak rescue workers and their dogs prepare for their departure at Bratislava airport, Saturday Dec. 27, 2003. The Slovak rescue mission is heading to the earthquake site in Bam, southeast Iran. (AP Photo/ TASR-Slovakia, Stefan Puskas)

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Rolf Zipf-Marks, the leader of Germany's Malteser dog rescue team and his dog Joy search the rubble of the destroyed ancient section of the south Iranian city of Bam, December 28, 2003. Iran's earthquake-devastated city of Bam was filled with the stench of death on Sunday as top foreign rescuers warned hopes were fading for any more survivors from a disaster that killed at least 20,000 people. *******/Wolfgang Rattay

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CAPTION CORRECTION - CORRECTING NAME OF RESCUE SERVICE - German rescuers from the Malteser rescue service and the civil rescue service THW (Technisches Hilfswerk), search with their dogs through the rubble of the destroyed ancient part of the southern Iranian city of Bam December 28, 2003. International rescue teams were flying into Iran on Saturday to join a frantic search for survivors from an earthquake that devastated the ancient Silk Road city of Bam, killing more than 20,000 people. *******/Wolfgang Rattay

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A Romanian army officer guides a transporter to load blankets in a cargo plane on a military airfield near Bucharest, December 28, 2003. Romania sent seven tons of blankets, syringes and drugs in humanitarian aid to Iran after the massive earthquake that killed at least 20,000 people. *******/Bogdan Cristel

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Humanitarian relief supplies of the Swiss Red Cross are loaded into a Russian transport plane at Zurich-Kloten airport, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003, to be brought to the earthquake site in Bam, southeastern Iran. Help from around the world poured into Iran on Sunday, two days after an earthquake reduced most of this ancient city to rubble and killed more than 20,000 people. (AP Photo/Keystone, Walter Bieri)

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Chinese rescue team members walk with their dog as they search for survivors, in the ancient city of Bam, where a massive earthqauke hit, about 1000 kilometers ( 630 miles ) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003.

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Austrian rescue team members arrive with their dogs at the airport of the city of Bam, where a massive earthquake hit, about 1000 kilometers ( 630 miles ) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003.

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Austrian rescue team members with their dog sit at the Kerman airport, under the pictures of Iranian late spritual leader Ayatollah Khomeini, left, President Mohammad Khatami (news - web sites), center,and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, before going to the city of Bam, where a massive earthquake hit, about 1000 kilometers ( 630 miles ) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003.

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Norwegian rescue team members arrive at the airport of the city of Bam, where a massive earthqauke hit, about 1000 kilometers ( 630 miles ) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003.

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Italian rescuers remove the rubble of a collapsed building as they search for survivors, in Baravat, an outskirt of of the ancient city of Bam, about 1,000 kilometers (630 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, dec. 28, 2003, after it was hit by a massive earthquake.

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Members of the civil security load tons of first-aid equipment on an Iliouchine at the Istres military base, southern France, following France's decision to send some sixty French first-aid workers to Iran(AFP/Patrick Valasseris)

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Ann-Marie McDonald (L) and Willie McMartin, both from Great Britain's International Rescue Corps, search at night using a remote controlled camera for possible survivors in the earthquake-devastated town of Bam, southeastern Iran, December 28, 2003. Aid poured in from around the world, including Iran's arch-foe the United States, to help deal with the world's most lethal earthquake in at least 10 years, as fear grew that the toll could reach 30,000 people. *******/Shamil Zhumatov

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Rescue team from Great Britain's International Rescue Corps walk towards an area for a night search for possible survivors in the earthquake-devastated Bam, southeastern Iran, December 28, 2003. Hopes faded on Monday of finding more survivors from Iran's devastating earthquake amid fears the death toll could reach 30,000. *******/Shamil Zhumatov

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Rescue workers Keith Burns, left, and Kim Collier, from Britain's Department for International Development, pause during operations in Bam city, about 1, 000 kms (630 miles) southeast of Tehran on Sunday Dec. 28, 2003. Officials said Sunday they had not lost hope of finding more survivors of the earthquake there Friday, although the death toll had topped 20,000 people. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

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Rescue workers of Germany's technical support unit THW (Technisches Hilfswerk) search through the night for a possible survivor of the earthquake in the ancient Silk Road city of Bam, November 29, 2003. Throughout the night, rescuers dug with their bare hands at a site of a mud and bricks house after their dogs and their radar sonar indicated a possible survivor of the quake. Rescuers said Monday is probably the last hope of finding more survivors from Iran's devastating earthquake as officials warned the death toll could reach 30,000 and that disease is now a threat. *******/Wolfgang Rattay

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A U.S Air Force cargo plane is seen after unloading aid at the Kerman airport in Iran Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003 after a massive earthquake hit the ancient city of Bam about 1000 kilometers ( 630 miles ) southeast of the capital Tehran Friday. "Definitely the death toll surpasses 20,000," Interior Minister Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari told reporters Sunday. "Up to 15,000 bodies have been recovered and buried," Lari added. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

[ShotOver]

Awefull, just awefull.

Australia needs to get it's act together, and send more than 2million dollars, since we just had a Lotto of 30million across Australia. Made 26 new millionares.

We should be over there with our SAR Teams and sniffer dogs, and be handing out food, water and blankets.

Does anyone know what Exactly Australia is sending? Last i heard it was only 2million dollars in relief.

[UoUo]

I don't think iran need the money...i think what they needs is teams that can help them....medic and stuff.

[ShotOver]

What about the cost of rebuilding that city, and those people (who are left alive) homes?

You need money for food, shelter...

[Bulkowski]

Palestinians still throw rocks? :roll:

[ShotOver]

What? :|

[He219]

Iran quake effort shifts to relief (http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/12/29/iran.quake/)

BAM, Iran (CNN) -- Search and rescue efforts for survivors from Friday's earthquake in Iran are being wound down as relief operations begin to focus on improving the living conditions for the tens of thousands left homeless by the disaster.

The U.N. agency said there were critical shortages of medicines, plastic sheeting, kitchen sets, stoves, blankets and food.

Tens of thousands of people were homeless with many spending bitterly cold nights sleeping in tents donated by international aid agencies.



An Australian Defence Force C130 Hercules will fly to Iran later today to deliver urgently needed stores and equipment for victims of the earthquake in Bam in South-eastern Iran. "The Australian Government decided this morning to mount the emergency airlift," Senator Hill said today. "The Government stands ready to assist in these types of emergencies. "The C130 is due to depart RAAF Base Richmond (outside Sydney) this evening with essential emergency stores including tarpaulins, portable stoves, water purifying material, water containers, blankets and medical stores." Senator Hill said the response was a cooperative effort by AusAID, Defence and Emergency Management Australia. Mr Downer said the airlift was in addition to an initial pledge of $2million for immediate relief assistance, which he announced yesterday. "The mixed relief cargo from Australia responds to the specific requirements spelled out by the Government of Iran and by United Nations and international agencies. The scale of this disaster demands quick action," Mr Downer said.

Australians who wish to assist on a personal basis are encouraged to make a cash donation to an Iran earthquake appeal by an Australian aid organisation, details of which can be found on www.acfoa.asn.au
http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/Hilltpl.cfm?CurrentId=3392

[ShotOver]

Awesome, thanks mate :D

[He219]

Anytime, PT!


AN RAAF aircraft loaded with emergency relief supplies flew out of Sydney tonight headed for the Iranian city of Bam, where 13,000 people have died in a devastating earthquake.

The Royal Australian Air Force C130 Hercules was loaded with blankets, tarpaulins, plastic sheeting, emergency shelters, water purification tablets, jerry cans, stoves and medical kits.
The flight to Iran left Richmond air base near Sydney at about 7.30pm (AEDT) and would take 48 hours, the federal government said.

The Australian Red Cross said $15 million was needed urgently and Australians had donated an estimated $100,000 by today.peWorld Vision Australia acting director of development and relief Robyn Kennedy said the most urgent needs were for shelter, blankets, water purification units, jerry cans and hygiene kits.
http://www.sundaytimes.news.com.au/printpage/0,5942,8268937,00.html

:D

[ShotOver]

Aaaah, so we are doing more than i thought.

Thats awesome.

woot