Today's Pix - Thursday, Feb. 9th, 2006

[American Patriot]

I guess I'll start off the thread :)

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Madrid, SPAIN: Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (R) shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Moncloa's Palace in Madrid, 09 February 2006. Russian President Vladimir Putin today said he saw parallels between Spain and his own country regarding regional tensions, saying "problems" such as Chechnya could be compared with nationalism in Spain's Basque and Catalan regions. AFP PHOTO/ Pierre-Philippe MARCOU (Photo credit should read PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/***** Images)
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EREZ CROSSING, ISRAEL: A border security worker handles a precision rifle 09 February 2006 at the Israeli side of the Erez crossing. Two Palestinian militants were killed when the soldiers returned fire after a three-strong group of gunmen hurled grenades at an observation point overlooking the Erez crossing, military and Palestinian security sources said. EDS NOTE: CORRECTING COUNTRY IN IPTC AFP PHOTO/MARCO LONGARI (Photo credit should read MARCO LONGARI/AFP/***** Images)
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SULEIMANIYA, IRAQ: Dr. Naeema Al-Gasser (right of center), lead representative of a team of World Health Organization experts in Iraq to asses the status of the H5N1 virus there, and Kurdish Minister of Health, Mohammad Koshnaw (left of center),walk out of their meeting at the Kurdish Health Ministry in downtown Suleimaniya, 09 February, 2006. A World Health Organization (WHO) team arrived in Iraqi Kurdistan's biggest city of Suleimaniya to probe the spread of bird flu as new suspected cases emerged in the war-torn country. AFP PHOTO/DAVID FURST (Photo credit should read DAVID FURST/AFP/***** Images)
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Baghdad, IRAQ: An Iraqi Muslim Shiite worshipper crosses a bridge in central Baghdad on to top of his horse, attired in embroidered cloth, in front of a police commando car as he heads to take part in the Ashura religious ceremony, 08 February 2006. The Iraqi capital and other holy Shiite cities were under tight security on the eve of Ashura, the Shiite commemoration of the martyrdom of Imam al-Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed in the 7th century. As a quintessential Shiite occasion whose marking was banned under the previous regime, Ashura has been the target of Sunni extremists in recent years prompting stringent security measures across the war torn country. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)
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Washington, UNITED STATES: US President George W. Bush (R) speaks about the 'War on Terrorism' 09 February, 2006, next to a commemorative bust of himself as a National Guard First Lieutenantat the National Guard Memorial Building in Washington, DC. Bush said the US and partner countries had thwarted an Al-Qaeda plot to fly a hijacked airplane into the tallest building in Los Angeles in 2002. The White House had already described the plot in October 2005, targeting the Library Tower in Los Angeles, but Bush's speech provided more details because of recently declassified information. Bush said Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, sometimes called the mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks, planned to have terrorists hijack an airplane, use shoe bombs to breach the cockpit doors and fly the jet into the building. Bush said that instead of using Arab hijackers, as in the attacks on New York and Washington, the plot called for "young men from Southeast Asia whom he believed would not arouse as much suspicion." AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/***** Images)
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SAMARRA, Iraq: An Iraqi looks 09 February 2006 at the wreckage of an unfinished children hospital that was destroyed by insurgents in the city of Samarra, north of Baghdad. Unknown gunmen planted explosives in the base of the hospital largely destroying most of the compound. AFP PHOTO/DIA HAMID (Photo credit should read DIA HAMID/AFP/***** Images)
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Qalat, AFGHANISTAN: Afghan security personnel stand guard near a burning fuel tanker in Qalat, 08 February 2006. Although the country's top religious body called for an end to the violence after protests against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed have resulted in the deaths of 11 people, some 400 stone-throwing protestors tried to storm the police headquarters in Qalat, burned down a primary school, witnesses and an army commander said. The mob also protested outside a US-led military coalition base where they torched two fuel tankers and two trucks. Four more people were killed in Afghanistan Wednesday in new protests against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, as the country's top religious body called for an end to the violence. AFP PHOTO/ STR (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP/***** Images)
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RAMADI, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 09: US Marine Lt. Mauro Mujica-Parodi III congratulates an Iraqi soldier after they completed an urban neighborhood search February 9, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq. Marines and Iraqi Army forces conducted sweeps through trouble-****e neighborhoods in Ramadi February 9, looking for insurgents and weapons. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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RAMADI, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 09: A non-lethal concussion grenade thrown by Marines explodes amidst a row of Iraqi cars, signalling them to stop, during vehicle sweeps of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment February 9, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq. Marines and Iraqi Army forces conducted sweeps through trouble-****e neighborhoods in Ramadi February 9, looking for insurgents and weapons. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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RAMADI, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 09: Marines with the 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment, wary of snipers, keep under cover during vehicle sweeps February 9, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq. Marines and Iraqi Army forces conducted sweeps through trouble-****e neighborhoods in Ramadi February 9, looking for insurgents and weapons. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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RAMADI, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 09: Marine Lance Corp. David Shellito of Edgewood, Iowa of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment Marine stands watch during a sweep of a rough housing complex February 9, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq. Marines and Iraqi Army forces conducted sweeps through the trouble-****e neighborhood, looking for insurgents and weapons. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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RAMADI, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 09: A Marine with the 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment beckons an Iraqi man over to search him during vehicle sweeps February 9, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq. Marines and Iraqi Army forces conducted sweeps through trouble-****e neighborhoods in Ramadi February 9, looking for insurgents and weapons. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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RAMADI, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. Marine Lt. Mauro Mujica-Parodi III (R) congratulates an Iraqi soldier after they completed an urban neighborhood search February 9, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq. Marines and Iraqi Army forces conducted sweeps through trouble-****e neighborhoods in Ramadi February 9, looking for insurgents and weapons. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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RAMADI, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 09: (From 2nd from L) Lance Corp. David Shellito of Edgewood, Iowa, medic Navy corpsman Robert Bethea of Baltimore, Maryland, and Marine Lance Corp. Craig Spears of Lansing, Michigan of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment Marines stand in a column with Iraqi Army forces as they sweep a rough housing complex February 9, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq. Marines and Iraqi Army forces conducted sweeps through the trouble-****e neighborhood, looking for insurgents and weapons. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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RAMADI, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 09: Marines with the 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment detain and blindfold a man for questioning after reports that he'd planted a roadside bomb February 9, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq. The man was later released. Marines and Iraqi Army forces conducted sweeps through trouble-****e neighborhoods in Ramadi February 9, looking for insurgents and weapons. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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RAMADI, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 09: A US Marine with the 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment points his assault rifle during a sweep of a rough housing complex February 9, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq. Marines and Iraqi Army forces conducted sweeps through the trouble-****e neighborhood, looking for insurgents and weapons. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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RAMADI, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 09: Iraqi soldiers march over fields back to their base after an urban sweep February 9, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq. Marines and Iraqi Army forces conducted sweeps through trouble-****e neighborhoods in Ramadi February 9, looking for insurgents and weapons. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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RAMADI, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 09: Iraqi soldiers march over fields back to their base after an urban sweep February 9, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq. Marines and Iraqi Army forces conducted sweeps through trouble-****e neighborhoods in Ramadi February 9, looking for insurgents and weapons. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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RAMADI, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 09: An Iraqi Army soldier runs through a known sniper area during a sweep of a rough housing complex February 9, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq. Marines and Iraqi Army forces conducted sweeps through the trouble-****e neighborhood, looking for insurgents and weapons. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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RAMADI, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 9: US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment Marines run through a known sniper area in a rough housing complex February 9, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq. Marines and Iraqi Army forces conducted sweeps through the trouble-****e neighborhood, looking for insurgents and weapons. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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RAMADI, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 09: Marine Lance Corp. David Shellito of Edgewood, Iowa of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment Marine (C) stands in a column with an Iraqi soldier during a neighborhood sweep February 9, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq. Marines and Iraqi Army forces conducted sweeps through trouble-****e neighborhoods in Ramadi February 9, looking for insurgents and weapons. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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kathmandu, NEPAL: An elderly Nepalese woman activist of seven opposition parties takes part in an anti-King demonstration held against the army killing of a protester during municipal elections a day earlier in Dang district in western Nepal, in Kathmandu 09 February 2006 as riot policemen stand alert. Hundreds of people crying ''hang the murderers'' demonstrated in New Baneswor in the outskirts of the Nepalese capital to protest the 08 February army killing. Pro-king candidates swept the local elections, according to official partial results from the polls that were condemned by the United States as a "hollow attempt to legitimize power" by King Gyanendra. AFP PHOPTO/DEVENRA M SINGH (Photo credit should read DEVENDRA M SINGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Kathmandu, NEPAL: Nepalese army and police security stand on duty outside the vote-counting office in Kathmandu, 09 February 2006. Royalist candidates who dominated local elections called by Nepal's King Gyanendra duly cleaned up in the violence-plagued poll, according to official partial results issued. AFP PHOTO/DEVENDRA M SINGH (Photo credit should read DEVENDRA M SINGH/AFP/***** Images)

[toni-sf]

whats up with those marines wearing tan-coloured flight suits?

[American Patriot]

They're Force Recon, duh :D

[Killtokk]

I guess I'll start off the thread :)

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Many Spanish people, feel shame of our Gobern President, Mr.Zapatero..

With his own desires for be the coolest president, he looks like the british actor, Mr.Bean.. they do the same or similar silly things.. one in the Gobern, other in the TV..

[Conga]

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caption anyone plz

[PaulClift]

Gollum meets mr Bean?
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[PaulClift]

caption anyone plz

Bush consults top advisor.

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"invade you say?"

[sp2c]

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"you can ignore me all you want but I do not hate black people!"

[cowboypimp]

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Here bush spends time talking with donald rumsfield on the situation in Iran.

[usa320]

An Iraqi looks 09 February 2006 at the wreckage of an unfinished children hospital that was destroyed by insurgents

Bastards.....

[Name Taken]

Good to see the new side SAPI plates on those Marines

[eindhoven]

Bastards.....

And we are the tyrants? They are the sons and daughters of pigs.

[JVeld]

Great pics.....thanks for posting !

[ranger75bn]

Bastards.....

x 10 and S.O.B. :bash:

[ranger75bn]

nice work for today American Patriot

[Kekkonen]

Bush consults top advisor.

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"invade you say?"

rofl rofl

Good one.

[Lupin]

Again... Nice pics..

Thanks...

[ed316]

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"So a communist and a socialist walks into a bar......................"

[He219]

Nice Pix, thanks!~



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Two security officers walk past a NATO sign at the site of a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Taorminia, Sicily, Italy, Thursday Feb. 9, 2006. NATO defense ministers will aim to push forward their Afghan peacekeeping mission and ties with Middle Eastern nations this week, but their efforts are overshadowed by the spreading Islamic fury over the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, second from left, joins U.S. Air Force Gen. Lance L. Smith, third right, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation and Marine Corps. Gen. James L. Jones, second right, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, for the NATO Informal Meetings of Defense Ministers, Thursday Feb. 9, 2006, in Taormina, Sicily. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, Pool)
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In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, onlookers watch as the 888-foot decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Oriskany arrives in Pensacola, Fla., on Dec. 20, 2004. If all goes according to plan, the ship will plummet 210 feet to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico in the summer of 2006 when explosives are placed throughout its largely hollowed-out shell. The Oriskany artificial reef will benefit marine life, commercial and sport fishing and recreational diving off the coast of Florida. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Gary Nichols)
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Sailors stand ready aboard the USS Ohio, in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Jan. 29, 2006, off the coast of Washington. The Ohio is the first of four ballistic missile submarines, or SSBNs, to undergo conversion to guided missile submarines, or SSGNs. It also has the capability to carry up to 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles. By removing the Ohio's Trident ballistic missile systems, the Navy created room for up to 102 Navy SEALs or other special operations forces to live, work, store equipment and even train onboard. (AP Photo/The Kitsap Sun, James Branaman)
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Seaman Apprentice Travis Habina, a fire control technician, monitors post-launch information from the USS Ohio's missile control center, as the submarine cruises in the Strait of Juan de Fuca off the coast of Washington State, Jan. 29, 2006. Habina was participating in a simulation of the Ohio's new guided missile system to launch Tomahawk cruise missles. By removing the Ohio's Trident ballistic missile systems, the Navy created room for up to 102 Navy SEALs or other special operations forces to live, work, store equipment and even train onboard. (AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, James Branaman)
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Chief Warrant Officer Steve Reinagel looks up into USS Ohio's newly transformed missle tube No. 1. Jan. 29, 2006, in the Strait of Juan De Fuca near Bremerton, Wash. The tube once could launch ballistic missiles, but now serves as a staging and departure point for Navy SEALS or other special operations forces and their equipment. (AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, James Branaman)
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Senior Chief Gunner's Mate Steven "Woody" Schroder, a Navy SEAL, center right, talks with USS Ohio sailors in the submarine's new battle management center Jan. 29, 2006, off thecoast of Bremerton, Wash. The center is part of a transformation enabling the submarine to serve as a delivery vehicle and command center for SEALS and other special operationa forces. (AP Photo/The Sun, James Branaman)
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In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, Adm. Mike Mullen, the chief of naval operations, center, speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., about the Navy's Long Range Shipbuilding Plan just submitted to Congress. The plan, which maintains the requirement for 11 aircraft carriers, will reverse the fleet's decline in size by growing from 281 ships today to about 313 ships in the future. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Chad J. McNeeley)
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Persian Gulf (Feb. 02, 2006) – Torpedoman’s Mate 2nd Class Corey Opalka stands ready during small boat attack training aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66). Gonzalez is on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations.
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Persian Gulf (Feb 03, 2006)- A Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) team assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzales (DDG 66) departs the ship on a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) during a training exercise. Gonzalez is on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations
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Pacific Ocean (Feb. 8, 2006) - An F/A-18C Hornet pilot assigned to the "Blue Diamonds" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Six (VFA-146) gives a thumbs-up signal, indicating he is ready to launch from one of four steam powered catapults aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
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Pacific Ocean (Feb. 8, 2006) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the “Death Rattlers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Three Two Three (VMFA-323) launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is currently conducting flight deck certifications off the coast of Southern California
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Maj. General Richarf F. Natonski, left, speaks to Capt. Brian R. von Kraus after awarding him the Silver Star, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, at Camp Pendleton , Calif. Capt. von Kraus who is a native of Boston, Mass., and now living in San Clemente, Calif., is to ship out soon for his third deployment in Iraq. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Jebb Harris)
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New commander of combined U.S.-South Korea forces, U.S. Army Gen. B.B. Bell, second from right, receives a briefing on North Korean territories by U.N. Command's Lt. Col. Paul Snyder, right, at the Olet observation post near the border village of Panmunjom, north of Seoul, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006. Bell took command on Feb. 3, of American forces in South Korea, set to preside over a drawdown in forces and redeployment of U.S. troops away from the highly fortified border with North Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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New commander of combined U.S.-South Korea forces, U.S. Army Gen. B.B. Bell, left, receives a briefing on North Korean territories by U.N. Command's Col. Kevin W. Madden, at the border village of Panmunjom, north of Seoul, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006. Bell took command on Feb. 3, of American forces in South Korea, set to preside over a drawdown in forces and redeployment of U.S. troops away from the highly fortified border with North Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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North Korean soldiers look at southern side as their South Korean counterpart, center, stands guard at the border village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone that separates two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006. Impoverished North Korea has requested 150,000 tons of fertilizer from the South, a South Korean official said Thursday, just months after the communist nation demanded that the U.N. World Food Program halt emergency aid shipments. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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** EDITORS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT ** A soldier of Pakistan's para-military force stands amid the area where a suicide bomber killed Shiite Muslims in Ustarzai near Hangu, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb 9, 2006. A suicide bomber struck in Hangu, Pakistan on the most holy festival for Shiite Muslims, triggering a riot that left a provincial town in flames and at least 27 others dead and 50 wounded. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zubair)
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Troops of the Pakistani para-military force patrol in a troubled area imposing curfew after a suicide bombing on a Shiite procession in Ustarzai near Hangu, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006. A suicide bomber struck in Pakistan on the most holy festival for Shiite Muslims, triggering a riot that left a provincial town in flames and at least 27 others dead and 50 wounded. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zubair)
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Pakistan army soldiers patrol the area after imposing a curfew in Ustarzai near Hangu, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb 9, 2006. A suicide bombing ripped through a Shiite Muslim procession Thursday in northwestern Pakistan, sparking riots during the Muslim sect's most important holiday. At least 27 people were killed and dozens injured in the violence, officials said. Army troops took control of the area and a curfew was imposed as the Shiites vented their anger by burning shops and cars in Hangu, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) southwest of the capital, Islamabad, district police chief Ayub Khan said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zubair)
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Grant McCall of the 354th Fighter Squadron hugs his girlfriend Summer Majchrzak after stepping out of the cockpit of his A-10 on his return from duty in Afghanistan to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Star, Kelly Presnell)
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US soldiers shop for carpets at the downtown market in center of Irbil, Iraq Nov. 10. 2005. Us troops based in Mosul and other parts of Iraq come to Kurdish cities to relax and shop as the security situation in three Iraqi Kurdsih governorates guarantees their safety. Not a single foreign citizen died in Kurdish dominated north since the 2003. (AP Photo/Sasa Kralj, File)
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An Iraqi soldier looks at a line of women and children entering Kazimiyah district in Baghdad to commemorate Ashoura festival, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006. Ashoura, the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic lunar calendar, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala, Iraq, in the year A.D. 680. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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Bundeswehrsoldaten schieben Schnee von einem Dach einer Produktionshalle in Jandelsbrunn unweit von Freyung im Bayerischen Wald am Donnerstag, 9. Februar 2006. Nach heftigen Schneefaellen in den vergangenen Tagen liegt auf vielen Daechern in der Region zentimeterhoher Schnee. (AP Photo/Christof Stache) --- Soldiers of the German army Bundeswehr shuffle snow off the top of a companyhall in Jandelsbrunn near Freyung, southern Germany, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006. After snowfall during the last days several centimetre's of snow lieses on the tops of large houses. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)
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Soldaten des Gebiergspanzeraufklärungsbataillons 8 aus Freyung auf dem Dach des Möbelhauses Hiendl in Fürstenstein im Landkreis Passau (Quelle Kai Mörk)
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Hand in Hand: Soldaten befreien Dächer in Fürstenstein im Landkreis Passau von den Schneemassen (Quelle Kai Mörk) Passau, 09.02.2006, Wehrbereichskommando IV -Süddeutschland-.
Es ist eine Sisyphusarbeit, welche die Einsatzkräfte in Ostbayern derzeit leisten müssen. Nach stundenlangen Schneefällen drohen vor allem Flachdächer unter der Last des nassen Schnees einzustürzen. Kaum geräumt, lastet er auch schon wieder auf den Dächern. Hunderte von Soldaten sind derzeit an ungewohnter Front tätig
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Russian soldiers brave freezing temperature during training in downtown Moscow, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006. It is still very cold in Moscow and average temperatures stay at around -20 C (-4 F). (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
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Manching, 09.02.2006 Zwölf Kisten mit Rotorblättern, jede rund zehn Meter lang, zwei Ladegestelle mit den Hauptgetrieben, verschiedenes anderes Material und nicht zu vergessen die dazugehörigen zwei Transporthubschrauber vom Typ CH-53. All das verschwand am vergangenen Donnerstag, den 02. Februar 2006, auf dem Flugplatz der Wehrtechnischen Dienststelle 61 (WTD 61) im bayerischen Manching innerhalb von rund fünf Stunden im Bauch einer Transportmaschine vom Typ Antonov An-124. Damit wurden erstmals zwei dieser mittleren Transporthubschrauber zusammen mit sämtlichem Zubehör mit nur einem Flugzeug in ihr Einsatzgebiet gebracht. Dadurch sparte man rund 161000 Euro gegenüber früheren Transporten.
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Die Vorbereitungen am mittleren Transporthubschrauber, zur Verladung in die Antonov 124, sind abgeschlossen (Quelle Wehrtechnische Dienststelle 61) Der Flieger, den die NATO "Condor" und seine russischen Erbauer "Ruslan" getauft haben, kann eine Nutzlast von bis zu 120 Tonnen über eine Strecke von 4800 Kilometern ohne Zwischenlandung transportieren. Jetzt sollte er die je 12,6 Tonnen schweren Maschinen der Heeresflieger aus Laupheim zu ihrem Einsatz nach Pakistan fliegen.
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Volle Konzentration: Stück für Stück wird der Hubschrauber in die Antonov 124 verladen (Quelle Wehrtechnische Dienststelle 61)

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Millimeterarbeit und schmiere sind nötig, um den Hubschrauber zu verladen (Quelle Wehrtechnische Dienststelle 61) Die Luftverlegung der zwei Hubschrauber nach Vorderasien war gleichzeitig die Premiere für den neuen Luftfrachtvertrag, den das Bonner Logistikunternehmen DHL zum 1. Januar 2006 mit der Bundeswehr abgeschlossen hatte. Er umfasst Lufttransporte in die gesamte Welt außer in die USA und nach Kanada und hat eine Laufzeit von zwölf Monaten. Für den Spezialtransport am vergangenen Donnerstag hat das Unternehmen die An-124 "Condor" über seinen Unterauftragnehmer, die Charter Service Niklas GmbH, von deren Betreiberfirma "Volga-Dnepr" aus dem russischen Uljanowsk gemietet.

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Hawaii Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Peter S. Pawling, left, speaks with Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle aboard an U.S. Air Force C-17 III Globemaster at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Wednesday, Feb 8, 2006. Lingle flew aboard the plane from a Marine base across the island. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III idles on the runway behind two U.S. Marines at Kaneohe Marine Base, Hawaii, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, before flying to Hickam Air Force Base across the island. The first of eight new C-17 Air Force cargo planes to be based in Hawaii landed at its new home Wednesday, helping boost the military's ability to rapidly deliver troops and equipment to the Asia-Pacific region. The C-17s will transport the Army's new Hawaii-based fast-response Stryker Brigade and otherwise enhance the military's ability to project power in the region. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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After exiting a C-17 Globemaster aircraft, Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle, left of the stairway, is greeted by a military honor guard during the aircraft's arrival ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, in Honolulu. The plane is the first of eight C-17's assigned to Hawaii. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle, right, and U.S. Air Force Gen. Paul V. Hester christen the C-17 Globemaster airplane by smashing a bottle of champagne on a rock during the C-17 arrival ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, in Honolulu. The plane is the first of eight C-17's assigned to Hawaii. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

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Royal Netherlands Marines assigned to the landing platform dock HNLMS De Zeven Provincien (FFG 802) fast rope from a Lynx helicopter onto the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau’s (LHA 4).

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Spc. Jimmy Wilkes, a sniper from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, provides security for fellow Soldiers during a patrol in Mosul, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil (http://www.army.mil).
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Capt. Stephen Schmelzer and fellow Soldiers from the 212th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, instruct Pakistani army medical technicians how to assemble a field sink. The Soldiers, in Muzaffarabad, are participating in Pakistan-led Operation Lifeline, assisting victims of the devastating Oct. 8 earthquake. This photo appeared on www.army.mil (http://www.army.mil).
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2nd Lt. Amos Fox, from the 4th Infantry Division, clears a building in Haswah, Iraq, to provide security for pilgrims who will be passing through the area on their way to the holy city of Karbala. This photo appeared on www.army.mil (http://www.army.mil).
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A SH-60 Seahawk from "Eightballers" of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Eight (HS-8) prepare for landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is currently conducting flight deck certifications in the Southern California operating area. US Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Ryan J. Restvedt
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A plane captain conducts a post flight inspection on a F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the "Salty Dogs" of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23) on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is currently conducting flight deck certifications off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Ryan J. Restvedt
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1st Lt. Michael J. Donaldson, assistant team leader for Border Transistion Team 13 faces towards a target and gets prepared to engance, Donaldson is one of many Marines participating in the Enhanced Marksmanship Program. BTT 13 is training with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. Both are conducting the Mojave Viper Exercise at Twentynine Palms, Calif. The unit will deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March.
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Marines from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment closely pay attention to a class on Enhanced Marksmanship Training. 3rd Bn., 8th Marines are conducting their Mojave Viper exercise at Twentynine Palms, Calif. The unit will deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March.
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Lance Cpl. Brent R. Boek, team leader for 1st Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment scopes out his target during a demonstration of marksmanship techniques. 3rd Bn., 8th Marines is conducting the Mojave Viper training at Twentynine Palms Calif. The unit will deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March.
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Lance Cpl. Brent R. Boek, team leader for 1st Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment scopes out his target during a demonstration of marksmanship techniqies. 3rd Bn., 8th Marines is conducting Mojave Viper exercise at Twentynine Palms Calif. The unit will deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March.
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Sgt. Gregory J. Zieba, platoon sergeant for Company I, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment shows Lance Cpl. Brent R. Boek, team leader for 1st Platoon, Company I, 3rd Bn, 8th Marines how to properly pivot to face a target during a demonstration of marksmanship techniqies. 3rd Bn., 8th Marines is conducting the Mojave Viper training at Twentynine Palms, Calif. The unit will deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March.
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1st Lt. John L. Wintz, truck platoon commander, 1st platoon, Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, observes and directs convoy movements from his vehicle during the convoy operations course Jan. 30. The exercise is designed to enhance the skills of Marines and Sailors in convoy maveuvers and readiness.
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Cpl. Anthony W. Oliva provides security while Cpl. Lance H. Kraft drives during the convoy operations course Jan. 30. The exercise is designed to enhance the skills of Marines and Sailors in convoy maveuvers and readiness.
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Cpl. Anthony W. Oliva provides security with Cpl. Lance H. Kraft, both are motor transportation operators for Truck Company attached to 3rd Battalion, 8th marine Regiment. They both took part in the convoy operations course Jan. 30. The exercise is designed to enhance the skills of Marines and Sailors in convoy maveuvers and readiness.
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Marines assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepare a convoy bound for Camp Kohgyana from Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, where the battalion is deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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1st Lt. John L. Wintz, truck platoon commander, 1st platoon, Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, observes and directs convoy movements from his vehicle during the convoy operations course Jan. 30. The exercise is designed to enhance the skills of Marines and Sailors in convoy maveuvers and readiness.
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Pfc. Davis T. Aguila, motor transport operator, Headquaters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, provides security away from his vehicle during the convoy operations course Jan. 30. The exercise is designed to enhance the skills of Marines and Sailors in convoy maveuvers and readiness.
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Marines quickly dismount from their vehicles during a simulated excercise during the convoy operations course Jan. 30. The exercise is designed to enhance the skills of Marines and Sailors in convoy maveuvers and readiness.
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Pfc. Davis T. Aguila, motor transport operator, Headquaters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, provides security away from his vehicle during the convoy operations course Jan. 30. The exercise is designed to enhance the skills of Marines and Sailors in convoy maveuvers and readiness.
Photo by:Cpl. Joseph Digirolamo
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KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR BASE, Thailand (AFPN) -- Cope Tiger ‘06, an annual multi-lateral exercise involving the U.S., Thailand and Singapore, began Feb. 7.

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''Wutcha lookin' at, foo' ''

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Two Belgian Soldiers are concentrating during a Stormexercise on the Airport of St. Hubert.

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LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- An F-22A Raptor sits on the flightline during a Phase 1 exercise here Jan. 31. The operational readiness evaluation evaluates the 1st Fighter Wing's ability to prepare and deploy personnel, equipment and support assets to a combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Knox)
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1st Lt. Michael J. Donaldson, assistant team leader for Border Transistion Team 13 faces towards a target and gets prepared to engance, Donaldson is one of many Marines participating in the Enhanced Marksmanship Program. BTT 13 is training with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. Both are conducting the Mojave Viper Exercise at Twentynine Palms, Calif. The unit will deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March.
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Sgt. Gregory J. Zieba, platoon sergeant for Company I, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment shows Lance Cpl. Brent R. Boek, team leader for 1st Platoon, Company I, 3rd Bn, 8th Marines how to properly pivot to face a target during a demonstration of marksmanship techniqies. 3rd Bn., 8th Marines is conducting the Mojave Viper training at Twentynine Palms, Calif. The unit will deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March.
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Lance Cpl. Brent R. Boek, team leader for 1st Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment scopes out his target during a demonstration of marksmanship techniques. 3rd Bn., 8th Marines is conducting the Mojave Viper training at Twentynine Palms Calif. The unit will deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March.
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jason Kamm mans an MK-19 heavy machine gun while on security duty during a medical supply delivery to a clinic in Hit, Iraq, Jan. 30, 2006. Kamm is assigned to Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Robert A. Sturkie
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Look ma, no gloves.

Interesting.

[ranger53100]

good picts today!

[spoiledEgg]

good picts today!
x2, like everyday.

[Seiran]

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060209/capt.dcpm10102091618.bush__dcpm101.jpg?
o, rly?

Ok ok lame attempt...How bout that overhauled Ohio? Seems like a pretty sweet idea, no?

[cshchan]

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060209/capt.dcpm10102091618.bush__dcpm101.jpg?x=380&y=298&sig=j38fc1Q0QQU3MOu5tYIQxQ--

"What's on your mind, soldier? Draft dodging?"