TThis Weekend's Pix - November 25/26, 2006

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A policeman looks at a vehicle that was destroyed during a suicide bomb attack in Tal Afar town near Mosul, about 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, November 24, 2006. A double suicide attack killed 22 people and wounded 45 at a market in a Shi'ite district in the northern city of Tal Afar, near the Syrian border, police said. Picture taken November 24, 2006.
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Afghan police officers look at a damaged army vehicle after a bomb blast in Kabul November 25, 2006. There were no casualties, police said.
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An Afghan police officer stands next to a damaged Afghan army vehicle after a bomb blast in Kabul November 25, 2006. There were no casualties, police said.
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Manama, BAHRAIN: Bahraini women queue outside a polling station in Manama to elect a new parliament in the Gulf kingdom, 25 November 2006. Bahrainis, including the Shiite-led opposition, started voting this morning to elect their second post-reforms parliament, amid allegations of a plot to keep Shiites under-represented. Some 295,000 voters are entitled to elect 39 MPs in an equivalent number of constituencies. There are a total of 207 candidates, including 17 women. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/***** Images)
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Manama, BAHRAIN: Bahraini men queue outside a polling station in Manama to vote in the Gulf kingdom's legislative elections, 25 November 2006. Bahrainis, including the Shiite-led opposition, started voting this morning to elect their second post-reforms parliament, amid allegations of a plot to keep Shiites under-represented. Some 295,000 voters are entitled to elect 39 MPs in an equivalent number of constituencies. There are a total of 207 candidates, including 17 women. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/***** Images)
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Colombo, SRI LANKA: A Sri Lanka army special motorcycle unit soldier aims his T-56 weapon during a search operation at an army check point at a key entry point into Colombo 25 November 2006 as security was stepped up amid remembrance celebrations by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Sri Lanka's rebel Tamil Tigers commemorated thousands of fighters killed in battle amid sporadic clashes with government forces in the island's embattled northeast, the rebels said 25 November. AFP PHOTO/Sanka VIDANAGAMA (Photo credit should read SANKA VIDANAGAMA/AFP/***** Images)
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Colombo, SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka army special motorcycle unit soldiers stand in alert with T-56 weapons as they conduct a search operation at an army check point at a key entry point into Colombo 25 November 2006 as security was stepped up amid remembrance celebrations by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Sri Lanka's rebel Tamil Tigers commemorated thousands of fighters killed in battle amid sporadic clashes with government forces in the island's embattled northeast, the rebels said 25 November. AFP PHOTO/Sanka VIDANAGAMA (Photo credit should read SANKA VIDANAGAMA/AFP/***** Images)
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Colombo, SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka army special motorcycle unit soldier stands in alert with T-56 weapons as they conduct a search operation at an army check point at a key entry point into Colombo 25 November 2006 as security was stepped up amid remembrance celebrations by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Sri Lanka's rebel Tamil Tigers commemorated thousands of fighters killed in battle amid sporadic clashes with government forces in the island's embattled northeast, the rebels said 25 November. AFP PHOTO/Sanka VIDANAGAMA (Photo credit should read SANKA VIDANAGAMA/AFP/***** Images)
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Colombo, SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka army special motorcycle unit soldiers conduct a search operation at an army check point at a key entry point into Colombo 25 November 2006 as security was stepped up amid remembrance celebrations by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Sri Lanka's rebel Tamil Tigers commemorated thousands of fighters killed in battle amid sporadic clashes with government forces in the island's embattled northeast, the rebels said 25 November. AFP PHOTO/Sanka VIDANAGAMA (Photo credit should read SANKA VIDANAGAMA/AFP/***** Images)
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Colombo, SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka army special motorcycle unit soldiers conduct a search operation at an army check point at a key entry point into Colombo 25 November 2006 as security was stepped up amid remembrance celebrations by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Sri Lanka's rebel Tamil Tigers commemorated thousands of fighters killed in battle amid sporadic clashes with government forces in the island's embattled northeast, the rebels said 25 November. AFP PHOTO/Sanka VIDANAGAMA (Photo credit should read SANKA VIDANAGAMA/AFP/***** Images)
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Colombo, SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka army special motorcycle unit soldiers conduct a search operation at an army check point at a key entry point into Colombo 25 November 2006 as security was stepped up amid remembrance celebrations by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Sri Lanka's rebel Tamil Tigers commemorated thousands of fighters killed in battle amid sporadic clashes with government forces in the island's embattled northeast, the rebels said 25 November. AFP PHOTO/Sanka VIDANAGAMA (Photo credit should read SANKA VIDANAGAMA/AFP/***** Images)
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Kabul, AFGHANISTAN: Afghan National Army soldiers and policemen search the area where a bomb struck an army pick-up truck in Kabul, 25 November 2006. A bomb struck the pick-up truck in the capital early but caused little damage and no casualties in an attack police blamed on the "enemies of peace and stability". AFP PHOTO/ FARZANA Wahidy (Photo credit should read FARZANA WAHIDY/AFP/***** Images)
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Kabul, AFGHANISTAN: Afghan National Army soldiers and policemen search the area where a bomb struck an army pick-up truck in Kabul, 25 November 2006. A bomb struck the pick-up truck in the capital early but caused little damage and no casualties in an attack police blamed on the "enemies of peace and stability". AFP PHOTO/ FARZANA Wahidy (Photo credit should read FARZANA WAHIDY/AFP/***** Images)
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Kabul, AFGHANISTAN: Afghan National Army soldiers stand in front of a damaged pick-up truck after a bomb exploded in Kabul, 25 November 2006. A bomb struck the pick-up truck in the capital early but caused little damage and no casualties in an attack police blamed on the "enemies of peace and stability". AFP PHOTO/ FARZANA Wahidy (Photo credit should read FARZANA WAHIDY/AFP/***** Images)
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Kabul, AFGHANISTAN: An Afghan National Army driver talks in front of his damaged pick-up truck after a bomb exploded in Kabul, 25 November 2006. A bomb struck the pick-up truck in the capital early but caused little damage and no casualties in an attack police blamed on the "enemies of peace and stability". AFP PHOTO/ FARZANA Wahidy (Photo credit should read FARZANA WAHIDY/AFP/***** Images)
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Badajoz, SPAIN: Spanish Prime Minister Rodriguez Zapatero (L) and Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates (R) review the guard of honor before a Spain Portugal summit in Badajoz 25 November 2006. AFP PHOTO/ CRISTINA QUICLER (Photo credit should read CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/***** Images)

[A13x]

TThanks ;)

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Look at the guy to the right.. look at his rifle. Something is missing right?

[Switek]

as usual a mistake at thread title... happens...

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SRINAGAR, INDIA: An Indian Kashmiri Muslim man reads a newspaper in front of closed shops while Indian paramilitary troopers stand alert in Srinagar during a strike, 25 November 2006. A one-day strike to denounce Indian Kashmir government's decision to lease out land to a leading ski resort disrupted life in Srinagar. The strike called by hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani has been backed by Muslim rebels, moderate separatists and even the leading pro-Indian political party the National Conference. AFP PHOTO Tauseef MUSTAFA (Photo credit should read TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/***** Images)

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Neldora, INDIA: An Indian soldier stands near Kashmiri villagers during a search operation after a gunbattle with Indian troops in the village of Neldora in Shopian District, some 75 kms south of Srinagar, 25 November 2006. Four Indian soldiers and a militant were killed in a fierce fight an Indian army official said. AFP PHOTO/Tauseef MUSTAFA (Photo credit should read TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/***** Images)
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Neldora, INDIA: Indian soldiers patrol after a gunbattle between Muslim rebels and Indian army soldiers in the village of Neldora in Shopian District some 75 kms south of Srinagar, 25 November 2006. Four Indian army soldiers and a militant were killed in a fierce fight an Indian army official said. AFP PHOTO/Tauseef MUSTAFA (Photo credit should read TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/***** Images)

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An Indian solider stands guard outside a house during a search operation after a gunbattle between militants and Indian troops in Wuyen some 35 Kilometers south of Srinagar the summer capital of Indian Kashmir on Saturday 25 November 2006 Seven soldiers and a suspected islamist militant was killed in two different gunfights in the Indian portion of Kashmir police said EPA FAROOQ kHAN
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Indian soliders question Kashmiri villagers after a gunbattle between militants and Indian troops in Wuyen some 35 Kilometers south of Srinagar the summer capital of Indian Kashmir on Saturday 25 November 2006 Seven soldiers and a suspected islamist militant was killed in two different gunfights in the Indian portion of Kashmir police said EPA FAROOQ kHAN
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An Indian solider walks past Kashmiri villagers gathered after a gunbattle between militants and Indian troops in Wuyen some 35 Kilometers south of Srinagar the summer capital of Indian Kashmir on Saturday 25 November 2006 Seven soldiers and a suspected islamist militant was killed in two different gunfights in the Indian portion of Kashmir police said EPA FAROOQ kHAN

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Rescue workers carry a body of a victim of a gas pipe explosion near the site of mud flow in Sidoarjo East Java Indonesia on Friday 24 November 2006 The death toll from a gas pipe explosion has risen to 11 as rescuers recovered more bodies A mud flow triggered Wednesday s blast leaving at least eleven people dead most of them soldiers and police who had been securing the site EPA FULLY HANDOKO

[Heron]

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Israeli Border Police detains Palestinian men to question them in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Saturday 25 November 2006. Israel has dismissed an offer by Palestinian militant groups to stop firing rockets into Israel, if Israel ends attacks on Palestinians. An Israeli government spokeswoman, Miri Eisen, said, Friday 24 November 2006, the militants had offered only a partial ceasefire. EPA/ABED HASHLAMOUN


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Israeli Border Police detains Palestinian men to question them in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Saturday 25 November 2006. Israel has dismissed an offer by Palestinian militant groups to stop firing rockets into Israel, if Israel ends attacks on Palestinians. An Israeli government spokeswoman, Miri Eisen, said, Friday 24 November 2006, the militants had offered only a partial ceasefire. EPA/ABED HASHLAMOUN


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A mother (R) cries as she bids farewell to her soldier son of the UN Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) prior to their departure in Tangerang, 25 November 2006. UNIFIL is enforcing a truce that ended a July-August conflict between Israel and the Lebanese shiite guerillas of Hezbollah that killed around 1,200 civilians in Lebanon and 162 Israelis, mainly soldiers. AFP PHOTO/ BOBBY TRIADI


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Indonesian soldiers of the UN Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) prepare to board a plane in Tangerang, 25 November 2006. UNIFIL is enforcing a truce that ended a July-August conflict between Israel and the Lebanese shiite guerillas of Hezbollah that killed around 1,200 civilians in Lebanon and 162 Israelis, mainly soldiers. AFP PHOTO/ BOBBY TRIADI


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A Kashmiri Muslim militant (R) surrenders his weapon to an Indian army officer during a surrender ceremony at Baramulla, some 55 kms north of Srinagar, 25 November 2006. Twenty militants laid down their arms at the ceremony in an army camp an Indian army official said. AFP PHOTO/Irshad KHAN

[Heron]

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A British soldier of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands guard in front of a school wall while Afghan boys watch the opening ceremony of a school in Kabul, 25 November 2006. Nearly five million Afghan children, more than half of them girls, have returend to schools following the fall of the Taliban regime by a US-led war in late 2001, according to reports. AFP PHOTO/ FARZANA Wahidy


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A suspected Kashmiri militant hands over his weapon to a senior Indian Army officer during a surrender ceremony in Baramullah, some 55 kms north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, Saturday, 25 November 2006. Twenty suspected Kashmiri militants, belonging to various militant outfits, laid down their arms and surrendered before Indian army authorities, a defence press release said. EPA/ALTAF QADRI


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A suspected Kashmiri militant (R) is hugged by his father after he surrendered before Indian Army authorities during a surrender ceremony in Baramullah, some 55 kms north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, Saturday, 25 November 2006. Twenty suspected Kashmiri militants, belonging to various militant outfits, laid down their arms and surrendered before Indian army authorities, a defence press release said. EPA/ALTAF QADRI


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An Iraqi woman mourns the death of her son outside the morgue of a hospital in the restive city of Baquba northeast of Baghdad, 25 November 2006. The bodies of 21 Iraqi villagers from two families executed by gunmen the night before were found today in the strife-torn Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, police said. AFP PHOTO/ALI YUSSEF


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An Iraqi woman rushes her wounded child into a hospital in the restive city of Baquba northeast of Baghdad, 25 November 2006. The bodies of 21 Iraqi villagers from two families executed by gunmen the night before were found today in the strife-torn Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, police said. AFP PHOTO/ALI YUSSEF


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Shiite Iraqis carry a mock coffin 25 November 2006, wrapped with a black drape with the slogan "Unity of Iraq" writtin on it in Arabic, during a memorial rally in the holy city of Najaf, central Iraq, to commemorate the 'martyrdom' of Shiite cleric Mohammed Sadeq al-Sadr who was assassinated in 1999 by the ousted regime of Saddam Hussein. Baghdad remains under tight curfew for the second straight day following an explosion of violence that killed hundreds and forced President Jalal Talabani to postpone his much-anticipated visit to Tehran. AFP PHOTO/QASSEM ZEIN


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A wounded Iraqi man is wheeled into a hospital in the restive city of Baquba northeast of Baghdad, 25 November 2006. The bodies of 21 Iraqi villagers from two families executed by gunmen the night before were found today in the strife-torn Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, police said. AFP PHOTO/ALI YUSSEF

[Heron]

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Young Afghan boys wait as US soldiers from 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, conduct a combined Tailgate Medical Operation and Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 25 November 2006. The soldiers provided health care and delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to a remote mountain village ahead of the severe Afghan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH


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A US Physician's Assistant with 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, sits with local Afghans and a translator during a combined Tailgate Medical Operation and Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 25 November 2006. The soldiers provided health care and delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to a remote mountain village ahead of the severe Afghan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH


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A US Physician's Assistant with 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, sits with local Afghans and a translator during a combined Tailgate Medical Operation and Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 25 November 2006. The soldiers provided health care and delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to a remote mountain village ahead of the severe Afghan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH


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A US Physician's Assistant with 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, sits with local Afghans and a translator during a combined Tailgate Medical Operation and Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 25 November 2006. The soldiers provided health care and delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to a remote mountain village ahead of the severe Afghan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH


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A US Physician's Assistant with 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, reads a families previous prescription during a combined Tailgate Medical Operation and Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 25 November 2006. The soldiers provided health care and delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to a remote mountain village ahead of the severe Afghan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH


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A US Physician's Assistant with 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, examines a child during a combined Tailgate Medical Operation and Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 25 November 2006. The soldiers provided health care and delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to a remote mountain village ahead of the severe Afghan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH


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Afghans wait as US soldiers from 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, conduct a combined Tailgate Medical Operation and Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 25 November 2006. The soldiers provided health care and delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to a remote mountain village ahead of the severe Afghan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH

[Andrew116]

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Look at the guy to the right.. look at his rifle. Something is missing right?

Mhahahahaha! Yah I'd say somethings missing rofl:roll:

[Switek]

nice pix Heron, thanks :)

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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: US soldier Private First Class James Nunley, Alpha Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, holds a young boy that he found shivering from the cold during a Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 24 November 2006. While the other soldiers delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to remote mountain villages ahead of the severe Afghanistan winter, PFC Nunley made sure that the boy, too small to hold his own in the crowd of pushing children and adults, received a warm coat and an Otis Spunkmeyer muffin, and received a high five and a big smile in return. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: US soldier Private First Class James Nunley, Alpha Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, holds a young boy that he found shivering from the cold during a Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 24 November 2006. While the other soldiers delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to remote mountain villages ahead of the severe Afghanistan winter, PFC Nunley made sure that the boy, too small to hold his own in the crowd of pushing children and adults, received a warm coat and an Otis Spunkmeyer muffin, and received a high five and a big smile in return. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: US soldiers from 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, conduct a Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 24 November 2006. The soldiers delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to remote mountain villages ahead of the severe Afghanistan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: An Afghan man sits close to a Humvee from 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, during a Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 24 November 2006. The soldiers delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to remote mountain villages ahead of the severe Afghanistan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: Afghan National Police help US soldiers (unseen) from 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, during a Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 24 November 2006. The soldiers delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to remote mountain villages ahead of the severe Afghanistan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: A US Navy serviceman (L) attached to 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, is helped unload his Humvee by Afghan National Police during a Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 24 November 2006. The soldiers delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to remote mountain villages ahead of the severe Afghanistan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: A US Navy serviceman (C) attached to 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, chats with an Afghan man during a Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 24 November 2006. The soldiers delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to remote mountain villages ahead of the severe Afghanistan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: A US Navy serviceman (L) attached to 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, is surrounded by excited Afghans during a Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 24 November 2006. The soldiers delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to remote mountain villages ahead of the severe Afghanistan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: A US Navy serviceman (R) attached to 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, chats with village elders during a Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 24 November 2006. The soldiers delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to remote mountain villages ahead of the severe Afghanistan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: US soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, provide security during a Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 24 November 2006. The soldiers delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to remote mountain villages ahead of the severe Afghanistan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: US soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, provide security during a Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 24 November 2006. The soldiers delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to remote mountain villages ahead of the severe Afghanistan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: A US soldier from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, is reflected in sunglasses during a Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 24 November 2006. The soldiers delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to remote mountain villages ahead of the severe Afghanistan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: A US Physician's Assistant with 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, examines a child during a combined Tailgate Medical Operation and Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 25 November 2006. The soldiers provided health care and delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to a remote mountain village ahead of the severe Afghan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: A US Physician's Assistant with 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, examines a child during a combined Tailgate Medical Operation and Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 25 November 2006. The soldiers provided health care and delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to a remote mountain village ahead of the severe Afghan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)

[DaGreatRV]

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It looks like she's the odd one out. p-)

[Quack of Doom]

Mhahahahaha! Yah I'd say somethings missing rofl:roll:
look closely. it's not missing, but taped with green tape

[ozumn]

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Look at the guy to the right.. look at his rifle. Something is missing right?

What is missing?

[Heron]

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Palestinian students perform in a play against Israel's controversial separation barrier at the Arab American University in the West Bank town of Jenin, 25 November 2006. The International Court of Justice issued in 2004 a non-binding ruling that parts of the 650-kilometre (410-mile) barrier which crosses the West Bank are illegal and should be torn down. Israel has vowed to complete the project, seen by the Palestinians as an 'apartheid wall' and by the Israeli government as a necessary 'security fence' against Palestinian attacks. AFP PHOTO/SAIF DAHLAH

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An Israeli soldier checks the ID of a Palestinian man in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Saturday 25 November 2006. Israel has dismissed an offer by Palestinian militant groups to stop firing rockets into Israel, if Israel ends attacks on Palestinians. An Israeli government spokeswoman, Miri Eisen, said, Friday 24 November 2006, the militants had offered only a partial ceasefire. EPA/ABED HASHLAMOUN

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Israeli border policemen stop Palestinian students near the entrance of Hebron University for check their IDs during a military operation in the flashpoint West Bank city, 25 November 2006. In the Gaza Strip, two Palestinians were killed today by Israeli army fire in the northern sector and a third died of wounds sustained during clashes three weeks ago, Palestinian medical sources said. AFP PHOTO/HAZEM BADER

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UN peacekeepers and residents prepare a prayer marking six months of political crisis in Dili, East Timor on Saturday 25 November 2006. Thousands of residents are still living in makeshift camps following politically inspired violence earlier this year when fighting erupted between rival factions of the military. EPA/ANTONIO DASIPARU

[h2co32]

What is missing?

Handle and trigger assembly it looks like.

[Heron]

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New Zealand peace keeping troops patrol a busy area in Dili, East Timor on Saturday 25 November 2006. East Timorese Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta Friday urged international peacekeepers to arrest rebel military leader Major Alfredo Reinado who has made several public appearances since escaping from jail in August. EPA/ANTONIO DASIPARU


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New Zealand peace keeping troops patrol a busy area in Dili, East Timor on Saturday 25 November 2006. East Timorese Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta Friday urged international peacekeepers to arrest rebel military leader Major Alfredo Reinado who has made several public appearances since escaping from jail in August. EPA/ANTONIO DASIPARU


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Palestinian security men stand guard on a main road in Gaza City as protesters took to the streets to demand salary payments, 25 November 2006. Some 160,000 Palestinian civil servants have not been paid their salaries since March when Hamas came to power due the lack of funds after the United States and European Union stopped their donations to the Islamic-led Palestinian government. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS


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Palestinian security men block a road with tree branches as protestors take to the streets to demand salary payments in Gaza City 25 November 2006. Some 160,000 Palestinian civil servants have not been paid their salaries since March when Hamas came to power due the lack of funds after the United States and European Union stopped their donations to the Islamic-led Palestinian government. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS


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A taxi driver argues with Palestinian security forces after they blocked a road with tree branches as protestors take to the streets to demand salary payments in Gaza City 25 November 2006. Some 160,000 Palestinian civil servants have not been paid their salaries since March when Hamas came to power due the lack of funds after the United States and European Union stopped their donations to the Islamic-led Palestinian government. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS


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Palestinian security men block a road with a garbage hopper as protestors take to the streets to demand salary payments in Gaza City 25 November 2006. Some 160,000 Palestinian civil servants have not been paid their salaries since March when Hamas came to power due the lack of funds after the United States and European Union stopped their donations to the Islamic-led Palestinian government. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS

[Heron]

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Rebel military leader Major Alfredo Reinado who escaped from a Dili jail in August shows his rifles at his hiding place on Saturday 25 November 2006. East Timor Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta Friday urged international peacekeepers to arrest rebel military leader Major Alfredo Reinado who has made several public appearances since escaping from jail in August. EPA/ANTONIO DASIPARU


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Rebel military leader Major Alfredo Reinado who escaped from a Dili jail in August shows his rifles at his hiding place on Saturday 25 November 2006. East Timor Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta Friday urged international peacekeepers to arrest rebel military leader Major Alfredo Reinado who has made several public appearances since escaping from jail in August. EPA/ANTONIO DASIPARU


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Rebel military leader Major Alfredo Reinado who escaped from a Dili jail in August shows his bazooka at his hiding place on Saturday 25 November 2006. East Timor Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta Friday urged international peacekeepers to arrest rebel military leader Major Alfredo Reinado who has made several public appearances since escaping from jail in August. EPA/ANTONIO

[Heron]

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Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and his wife Liu Yongquing step down from a plane upon their arrival at Allama Iqbal International airport in Lahore, 25 November 2006. Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore for cultural and business visits after concluding a free trade deal and pledging to boost strategic ties. AFP PHOTO/Arif ALI

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Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) waves as he walks with his wife Liu Yongquing (L) upon their arrival at Allama Iqbal International airport in Lahore, 25 November 2006. Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore for cultural and business visits after concluding a free trade deal and pledging to boost strategic ties. AFP PHOTO/Arif ALI


these all i got today
keep doing great job,gents :)

[humandefence]

Nice pics Heron Thanks :D

[Lancero]

Great pics all of you !!!


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Looks like everyone but the international security forces can find him... :roll:

[Swedish Chef]

Thank you for the pic's, guys. :D

[Switek]

Poland, Szczecin, November 24th, 2006. The rise of United States flag in the headquarters of Multinational Corp "Northern East". Photo by PAP Jerzy Undro

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[Switek]

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Abidjan, IVORY COAST: Chief of Staff of the French army General Jean-Louis Georgelin answers journalists' questions after a meeting with his Ivorian counterpart General Mangou Philippe at the army headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 25 November 2006. AFP PHOTO / KAMBOU SIA (Photo credit should read KAMBOU SIA/AFP/***** Images)
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Abidjan, IVORY COAST: Chief of Staff of the Ivorian army General Philippe Mangou (L) welcomes his French counterpart General Jean-louis Georgelin prior to their meeting, at the army headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 25 November 2006. AFP PHOTO / KAMBOU SIA (Photo credit should read KAMBOU SIA/AFP/***** Images)
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Abidjan, IVORY COAST: Chief of Staff of the Ivorian army General Mangou Philippe (L) and his French counterpart General Jean-louis Georgelin review troops during a visit at the army headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 25 November 2006. AFP PHOTO / KAMBOU SIA (Photo credit should read KAMBOU SIA/AFP/***** Images)
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Abidjan, IVORY COAST: Chief of Staff of the Ivorian army General Mangou Philippe (L) talks to his French counterpart General Jean-Louis Georgelin prior to their meeting at the army headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 25 November 2006. AFP PHOTO / KAMBOU SIA (Photo credit should read KAMBOU SIA/AFP/***** Images)

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Aitarun, LEBANON: French soldiers with the UNIFIL fill their plates with food during a lunch invitation by the Nepalese troops in the southern Lebanese village of Aitarun, 25 November 2006. UNIFIL troops are monitoring a UN-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah following the July-August Israeli offensive as the war-torn country plunges deeper into political turmoil with the assassination of Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)
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Aitarun, LEBANON: French soldiers with the UNIFIL eat lunch with the Nepalese troops in the southern Lebanese village of Aitarun, 25 November 2006. UNIFIL troops are monitoring a UN-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah following the July-August Israeli offensive as the war-torn country plunges deeper into political turmoil with the assassination of Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)
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Aitarun, LEBANON: A French soldier with the UNIFIL eats lunch in the southern Lebanese village of Aitarun, 25 November 2006. UNIFIL troops are monitoring a UN-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah following the July-August Israeli offensive as the war-torn country plunges deeper into political turmoil with the assassination of Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)
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Aitarun, LEBANON: French soldiers with the UNIFIL fill their plates with food during a lunch invitation by the Nepalese troops in the southern Lebanese village of Aitarun, 25 November 2006. UNIFIL troops are monitoring a UN-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah following the July-August Israeli offensive as the war-torn country plunges deeper into political turmoil with the assassination of Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)


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MARJAYOUN, LEBANON: A Spanish soldier with the UNIFIL patrols a street in the southern Lebanese town of Marjayoun, 25 November 2006. Lebanon's pro-Western Prime Minister Fuad Siniora extended an 11th-hour olive branch to his pro-Syrian opponents today hours before a controversial cabinet meeting was due to push forward with plans for an international court to try supects in the February 2005 murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)
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MARJAYOUN, LEBANON: A Spanish soldier with the UNIFIL patrols a street in the southern Lebanese town of Marjayoun, 25 November 2006. Lebanon's pro-Western Prime Minister Fuad Siniora extended an 11th-hour olive branch to his pro-Syrian opponents today hours before a controversial cabinet meeting was due to push forward with plans for an international court to try supects in the February 2005 murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)
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MARJAYOUN, LEBANON: A Spanish soldier with the UNIFIL patrols a street in the southern Lebanese town of Marjayoun, 25 November 2006. Lebanon's pro-Western Prime Minister Fuad Siniora extended an 11th-hour olive branch to his pro-Syrian opponents today hours before a controversial cabinet meeting was due to push forward with plans for an international court to try supects in the February 2005 murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)
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Sidiqin, LEBANON: Italian soldiers with the UNIFIL patrol a street in the southern Lebanese town of Sidiqin, 25 November 2006. Lebanon's pro-Western Prime Minister Fuad Siniora extended an 11th-hour olive branch to his pro-Syrian opponents today hours before a controversial cabinet meeting was due to push forward with plans for an international court to try supects in the February 2005 murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: Young Afghan boys wait as US soldiers from 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, conduct a combined Tailgate Medical Operation and Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 25 November 2006. The soldiers provided health care and delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to a remote mountain village ahead of the severe Afghan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: Afghan National Army soldiers hand out provisions provided by US soldiers from 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, during a combined Tailgate Medical Operation and Humanitarian Assistance (HA) mission from Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 25 November 2006. The soldiers provided health care and delivered food, blankets, clothes, and shoes to a remote mountain village ahead of the severe Afghan winter. AFP PHOTO / JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)

[deagle]

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by the looks of the bottom picture, he must be close to the shore, and i doublt there are many villas there

[MichaelF]

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"Ninja, attack!"

[Lancero]

by the looks of the bottom picture, he must be close to the shore, and i doublt there are many villas there

Actually, is probably in the mountains. And yes, there are many villas there.
My comment above was obviosly sarcastic. Of course the UN/International peacekeeping forces know were he his. He's not yet arrested because he enjoys some good relationship with senior politicians in Timor, who are protecting him. And, in my point of view, there's no need to arrest him in a violent manner and he's under constant surveilance. That's why he's still at large (altought the situation is starting to get ridiculous...)

[Switek]

http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-11-25T151114Z_01_KIE10_RTRIDSP_2_UKRAINE.jpg R.I.P.

*******/Gleb Garanich
Soldiers carry 60 coffins during a reburial ceremony in Ukraine's western town of Zhovkva, 600km (373 miles) west of Kiev, November 25, 2006. Construction workers of the monastery have unearthed over 200 skeletons in 2002, some of small children and some had teeth missing and bullet wounds in their heads, which they believe are victims of a Soviet secret police massacre shortly after World War Two. The Soviet Union persecuted thousands of members of the Greek Catholic Church - Ukraine's largest Catholic church - for supporting Ukrainian nationalists battling Soviet rule.
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*******/Gleb Garanich
People carry 60 marked coffins during a reburial ceremony in Ukraine's western town of Zhovkva, 600 km (373 miles) west of Kiev, November 25, 2006. Construction workers of the monastery have unearthed over 200 skeletons in 2002, some of small children and some had teeth missing and bullet wounds in their heads, which they believe are victims of a Soviet secret police massacre shortly after World War Two. The Soviet Union persecuted thousands of members of the Greek Catholic Church - Ukraine's largest Catholic church - for supporting Ukrainian nationalists battling Soviet rule.
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LVIV, UKRAINE: People attend at funeral ceremony 25 November 2006 during a day of remembrance for up to 10 million people who starved to death in the great famine of 1932-33, which the authorities want the United Nations to recognise as genocide, in the western city of Zhovkva. Two hundred and seventy bodies, including 61 children, killed by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's secret police, were found in a city monastery and burried 25 November 2006. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/***** Images)
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LVIV, UKRAINE: An elderly nationalist crosses himself in front of coffins during a day of remembrance for up to 10 million people who starved to death in the great famine of 1932-33, which the authorities want the United Nations to recognise as genocide, in the western city of Zhovkva. Two hundred and seventy bodies, including 61 children, killed by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's secret police, were found in a city monastery and burried 25 November 2006. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/***** Images)
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BEIT LAHIA, -: Palestinians carry the body Ahmed Labad, a militant of the Islamic Jihad movement, during his funeral in Beit Lahia in the northern of Gaza Strip, 25 November 2006. Labad was killed by Israeli fire shortly after he fired an anti-tank rocket at a force operating in the town of Beit Lahia, the movement and medics said. AFP PHOTO/ SAID KHATIB (Photo credit should read SAID KHATIB/AFP/***** Images)

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LONDON - NOVEMBER 25: A general view of Barnet General Hospital where staff that came into close contact with Alexander Litvinenko are being tested for evidence of Radiation on November 25, 2006 in London. Traces of Polonium 210, the substance believed to have caused the death of Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, have been found at his north London home the Millenium Hotel and a sushi restaurant. (Photo by Bruno Vincent/***** Images)

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 25: (FRANCE OUT) A detained man has a number written on his forearm by Iraqi Army forces after being arrested for suspected insurgent activity November 25, 2006 on a joint U.S.-Iraqi Army military base in west Baghdad, Iraq. Dozens of detainees are kept at the jail, which was intended to hold prisoners for a few days while they're processed, but often keeps them for months due to backlogs in processing them through the Iraqi system. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 25: (FRANCE OUT) A detained man has a number written on his forearm by Iraqi Army forces after being arrested for suspected insurgent activity November 25, 2006 on a joint U.S.-Iraqi Army military base in west Baghdad, Iraq. Dozens of detainees are kept at the jail, which was intended to hold prisoners for a few days while they're processed, but often keeps them for months due to backlogs in processing them through the Iraqi system. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 25: (FRANCE OUT) A detained man has a number written on his forearm by Iraqi Army forces after being arrested for suspected insurgent activity November 25, 2006 on a joint U.S.-Iraqi Army military base in west Baghdad, Iraq. Dozens of detainees are kept at the jail, which was intended to hold prisoners for a few days while they're processed, but often keeps them for months due to backlogs in processing them through the Iraqi system. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 25: (FRANCE OUT) An Iraqi man is fingerprinted at a jail November 25, 2006 on a joint U.S.-Iraqi Army military base in west Baghdad, Iraq. Dozens of detainees are kept at the jail, which was intended to hold prisoners for a few days while they're processed, but often keeps them for months due to backlogs in processing them through the Iraqi system. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 25: (FRANCE OUT) Detained men wait to be processed at an Iraqi Army jail for suspected insurgent activity November 25, 2006 on a joint U.S.-Iraqi Army military base in west Baghdad, Iraq. Dozens of detainees are kept at the jail, which was intended to hold prisoners for a few days while they're processed, but often keeps them for months due to backlogs in processing them through the Iraqi system. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 25: (FRANCE OUT) Iraqi Army jailers joke around while Iraqi men arrested under the suspcion of insurgent activity sit blindfolded against a wall November 25, 2006 on a joint U.S.-Iraqi Army military base in west Baghdad, Iraq. Dozens of detainees are kept at the jail, which was intended to hold prisoners for a few days while they're processed, but often keeps them for months due to backlogs in processing them through the Iraqi system. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 25: (FRANCE OUT) Men kept prisoner by Iraqi Army forces stand against a wall in their cell after orders from their guard November 25, 2006 on a joint U.S.-Iraqi Army military base in west Baghdad, Iraq. Dozens of detainees are kept at the jail, which was intended to hold prisoners for a few days while they're processed, but often keeps them for months due to backlogs in processing them through the Iraqi system. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 25: (FRANCE OUT) Men in yellow jumpsuits kept prisoned by Iraqi Army forces eat a meal in a small cell which they share November 25, 2006 on a joint U.S.-Iraqi Army military base in west Baghdad, Iraq. Dozens of detainees are kept at the jail, which was intended to hold prisoners for a few days while they're processed, but often keeps them for months due to backlogs in processing them through the Iraqi system. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 25: (FRANCE OUT) A man in a yellow jumpsuit, kept prisoner by Iraqi Army forces, stands against a wall in a cell after orders from a guard November 25, 2006 on a joint U.S.-Iraqi Army military base in west Baghdad, Iraq. Dozens of detainees are kept at the jail, which was intended to hold prisoners for a few days while they're processed, but often keeps them for months due to backlogs in processing them through the Iraqi system. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 25: (FRANCE OUT) A guard dog roams the fringe of an Iraqi Army jail for suspected insurgents November 25, 2006 on a joint U.S.-Iraqi Army military base in west Baghdad, Iraq. Dozens of detainees are kept at the jail, which was intended to hold prisoners for a few days while they're processed, but often keeps them for months due to backlogs in processing them through the Iraqi system. (Photo by Chris Hondros/***** Images)

[Switek]

Red Bull Race - preparations. November 16th, 2006. *******

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Great shots!

BTW, why is it written "(FRANCE OUT)" in some of the captions?

Thanks again for the daily pleasure!

[Switek]

Poland, Kraków, November 21st, 2006. Documentary of the production of new Andrzej Wajda's movie "Post Mortem", Photo by Waldek Sosnowski / AG

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R.I.P.


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The captions claim these pictures are from Iraq, but the uniforms bear a striking resemblence to Jordanian digicam....

[21b_combat_engineer]

Love the 10th Mt pics... CLIMB TO GLORY!

[Ghostryder]

The captions claim these pictures are from Iraq, but the uniforms bear a striking resemblence to Jordanian digicam....

It's being used by the iraqi army

[Switek]

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Guayaquil, ECUADOR: Ecuadorean Navy soldiers carry electoral kits for Sunday's election at the Electoral Tribunal in Guayaquil, 25 November, 2006. Leftist Rafael Correa gained ground over conservative Alvaro Noboa, but the margin remains too narrow to predict a winner, pollsters said Friday, two days ahead of Ecuador's run-off vote. Correa had 52 percent support to Noboa's 48 percent, according to the Cedatos/Gallup poll, which showed that 17 percent of the electorate remained undecided. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio DUENAS (Photo credit should read MAURICIO DUENAS/AFP/***** Images)
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Guayaquil, ECUADOR: Ecuadorean Navy soldiers carry electoral kits for Sunday's election at the Electoral Tribunal in Guayaquil, 25 November, 2006. Leftist Rafael Correa gained ground over conservative Alvaro Noboa, but the margin remains too narrow to predict a winner, pollsters said Friday, two days ahead of Ecuador's run-off vote. Correa had 52 percent support to Noboa's 48 percent, according to the Cedatos/Gallup poll, which showed that 17 percent of the electorate remained undecided. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio DUENAS (Photo credit should read MAURICIO DUENAS/AFP/***** Images)
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A Lebanese soldier is seen next to a poster of the late Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel before a cabinet meeting in Beirut, November 25, 2006.
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Beirut, LEBANON: Lebanese army soldiers secure Beirut's downtown prior to the start of a cabinet meeting to push forward plans for an international tribunal into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's murder, 25 November 2006. The Lebanese army threw an iron fist in the heart if Beirut as a precaution of any demonstrations to protest the government meeting. The cabinet defied its pro-Syrian opponents and met in emergency session to take the next step in the ratification of the international court. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)
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Beirut, LEBANON: Lebanese army soldiers secure an area in Beirut's downtown prior the start of a cabinet meeting to push forward plans for an international tribunal into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's murder, 25 November 2006. The Lebanese army threw an iron fist in the heart if Beirut as a precaution of any demonstrations to protest the government meeting. The cabinet defied its pro-Syrian opponents and met in emergency session to take the next step in the ratification of the international court. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)
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Beirut, LEBANON: Lebanese youth cross a street secured by Lebanese army soldiers in Beirut's downtown prior the start of a cabinet meeting to push forward plans for an international tribunal into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's murder, 25 November 2006. The Lebanese army threw an iron fist in the heart if Beirut as a precaution of any demonstrations to protest the government meeting. The cabinet defied its pro-Syrian opponents and met in emergency session to take the next step in the ratification of the international court. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)
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Beirut, LEBANON: A Lebanese woman rides her bicycle past army soldiers deployed in Beirut's downtown prior the start of a cabinet meeting to push forward plans for an international tribunal into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's murder, 25 November 2006. The Lebanese army threw an iron fist in the heart if Beirut as a precaution of any demonstrations to protest the government meeting. The cabinet defied its pro-Syrian opponents and met in emergency session to take the next step in the ratification of the international court. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)
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Beirut, LEBANON: Lebanese army soldiers, sitting atop their armoured vehicle, secure the Grand Serail in Beirut's downtown prior to the start of a cabinet meeting to push forward plans for an international tribunal into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's murder, 25 November 2006. The Lebanese army threw an iron fist in the heart if Beirut as a precaution of any demonstrations to protest the government meeting. The cabinet defied its pro-Syrian opponents and met in emergency session to take the next step in the ratification of the international court. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)
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Beirut, LEBANON: Lebanese army soldiers stand in front of a poster of assassinated Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel as they secure an area in Beirut's downtown prior the start of a cabinet meeting to push forward plans for an international tribunal into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's murder, 25 November 2006. The Lebanese army threw an iron fist in the heart if Beirut as a precaution of any demonstrations to protest the government meeting. The cabinet defied its pro-Syrian opponents and met in emergency session to take the next step in the ratification of the international court. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)
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Beirut, LEBANON: A garbage collector walks past Lebanese army soldiers securing an area in Beirut's downtown prior to the start of a cabinet meeting to push forward plans for an international tribunal into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's murder, 25 November 2006. The Lebanese army threw an iron fist in the heart if Beirut as a precaution of any demonstrations to protest the government meeting. The cabinet defied its pro-Syrian opponents and met in emergency session to take the next step in the ratification of the international court. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/***** Images)
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The Marine One helicopter with U.S. President George W. Bush on board arrives at the White House, as a backup helicopter flies by the Washington Memorial November 25, 2006. Bush returned to the White House after a weekend in Camp David.
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Coyhaique, CHILE: Handout picture 25 November, 2006 of the plane which crashed in a mountain area in southern Chile Friday afternoon. Five Portuguese tourists and the Chilean pilot were dead in the accident. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/***** Images)
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Coyhaique, CHILE: Chilean rescue team members unload 25 November, 2006 the body of one of the victims of a plane that crashed Friday in southern Chile, in Lago Escondido, near Coyhaique, some 1,650km south of Santiago. Five Brazilian tourists and the Chilean pilot were dead in the accident. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/***** Images)
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Coyhaique, CHILE: Chilean rescue team members unload 25 November, 2006 in Lago Escondido, near Coyhaique, some 1,650km south of Santiago, the body of one of the victims of the plane which crashed in a mountain area Friday afternoon. Five Brazilian tourists and the Chilean pilot were dead in the accident. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/***** Images)
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Coyhaique, CHILE: Chilean rescue team members unload 25 November, 2006 in Lago Escondido, near Coyhaique, some 1,650km south of Santiago, the bodies of some of the victims of the plane which crashed in a mountain area Friday afternoon. Five Brazilian tourists and the Chilean pilot were dead in the accident. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/***** Images)

[Lancero]

About the plane crash in Chile. The captions mention five portuguese or brasilian dead + the chilean pilot.
There were in fact 4 portuguese (all journalists, two of them former collegues of mine) + i chilean + 1 bolivian. They were all on holidays.

RIP

[Switek]

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A serviceman (R) says goodbye to ex-servicemen following the end of their army service term at a railway station in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province November 25, 2006. Picture taken on November 25, 2006. CHINA OUT
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A protester fires fireworks during clashes between demonstrators and federal police near the colonial city centre of Oaxaca November 25, 2006.
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A protester uses a door as an improvised shield during rioting at the end of a demonstration in Oaxaca November 25, 2006 to demand the federal police leave the city.
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OAXACA DE SUAREZ, MEXICO: A member of Oaxaca People's Popular Assembly (APPO) holds up a placard in front federal policemen during a protest in Oaxaca de Suarez, 25 November 2006. Protesters have been blocking the city for months demanding Governor Ulises Ruiz's resignation, whom they accuse of corruption and repression. AFP PHOTO/Juan Carlos REYES (Photo credit should read Juan Carlos REYES/AFP/***** Images)
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A protester throws a teargas canister at federal police during clashes between demonstrators and federal police in Oaxaca, Mexico November 25, 2006.
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OAXACA DE SUAREZ, MEXICO: A member of Oaxaca People's Popular Assembly (APPO) fires a homemade rocket at federal policemen during a protest in Oaxaca de Suarez, 25 November 2006. Protesters have been blocking the city for months demanding Governor Ulises Ruiz's resignation, whom they accuse of corruption and repression. AFP PHOTO/Juan Carlos REYES (Photo credit should read Juan Carlos REYES/AFP/***** Images)
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Narathiwat, THAILAND: Thai soldiers look at a dead body of a Buddhist worker thought to be shot by suspected Islamic militants in Narathiwat province, in Thailand's troubled south, 26 November 2006. Despite the post-coup government's reconciliation efforts to bring peace to the south, deadly attacks have continued to rattle the region where more than 1,600 people have been killed in the almost daily violence since January 2004. AFP PHOTO/MADAREE TOHLALA (Photo credit should read MADAREE TOHLALA/AFP/***** Images)
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NAJAF, IRAQ: Shiite Iraqi al-Mahdi army militiamen, affiliated to Shiite firebrand cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, parade during a memorial rally in the holy city of Najaf, central Iraq, 26 November 2006. The parade was held to commemorate the 'martyrdom' of Shiite cleric Mohammed Sadeq al-Sadr who was assassinated in 1999 by the ousted regime of Saddam Hussein. A series of explosions rocked Baghdad today even as fearful civilians kept off the streets of the capital on the third day of the curfew imposed to rein in the bloodletting that has killed hundreds. AFP PHOTO/QASSEM ZEIN (Photo credit should read QASSEM ZEIN/AFP/***** Images)
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NAJAF, IRAQ: A Shiite Iraqi al-Mahdi army militiaman, affiliated to Shiite firebrand cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, stands guard in a cemetery in the holy city of Najaf, central Iraq, 26 November 2006. A parade was held in the city to commemorate the 'martyrdom' of Shiite cleric Mohammed Sadeq al-Sadr who was assassinated in 1999 by the ousted regime of Saddam Hussein. A series of explosions rocked Baghdad today even as fearful civilians kept off the streets of the capital on the third day of the curfew imposed to rein in the bloodletting that has killed hundreds. AFP PHOTO/QASSEM ZEIN (Photo credit should read QASSEM ZEIN/AFP/***** Images)

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Security personnel stand guard next to the oil painting "Slave and Lion" by Chinese artist Xu Beihong during a Christie's auction in Hong Kong November 26, 2006. The artwork has smashed the record for a Chinese oil painting, selling for HK$53.9 million ($6.9 million).

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An Israeli soldier repairs a tank near Kibbutz Mefalsim, just outside the northern Gaza Strip November 26, 2006. Palestinian militants fired three rockets at Israel shortly before a ceasefire took effect on Sunday, causing no injuries but damaging a building, an Israeli army spokeswoman said.
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An Israeli soldier directs a tank near Kibbutz Mefalsim, just outside the northern Gaza Strip, November 26, 2006. Palestinian militants fired three rockets at Israel shortly before a ceasefire took effect on Sunday, causing no injuries but damaging a building, an Israeli army spokeswoman said.
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An Israeli soldier repairs a tank near Kibbutz Mefalsim, just outside the northern Gaza Strip, November 26, 2006. Palestinian militants fired three rockets at Israel shortly before a ceasefire took effect on Sunday, causing no injuries but damaging a building, an Israeli army spokeswoman said.
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An Israeli soldier prays near Kibbutz Mefalsim, just outside the northern Gaza Strip, November 26, 2006. Palestinian militants fired three rockets at Israel shortly before a ceasefire took effect on Sunday, causing no injuries but damaging a building, an Israeli army spokeswoman said.
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Colombo, SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan riot policemen keep guard outside the Fort Railway Station as activists protest against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran in Colombo, 26 November 2006. Sri Lanka's elusive Tamil Tiger supremo marks his 52nd birthday, which falls on 26 November, with a self-imposed deadline to decide the course of Asia's longest-running ethnic conflict. The security measures come as the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) observe "Heroes' Week" from November 21-27, in memory of the men and women who have perished since the first rebel fatality was recorded in November 1982. AFP PHOTO/Sanka VIDANAGAMA (Photo credit should read SANKA VIDANAGAMA/AFP/***** Images)
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Colombo, SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan activists, demonstrating against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, burn a billboard featuring his image outside the Fort Railway Station in Colombo, 26 November 2006. Sri Lanka's elusive Tamil Tiger supremo marks his 52nd birthday, which falls on 26 November, with a self-imposed deadline to decide the course of Asia's longest-running ethnic conflict. The security measures come as the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) observe "Heroes' Week" from November 21-27, in memory of the men and women who have perished since the first rebel fatality was recorded in November 1982. AFP PHOTO/Sanka VIDANAGAMA (Photo credit should read SANKA VIDANAGAMA/AFP/***** Images)

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Istanbul, TURKEY: A Turkish nationalist waves his party flag during a rally against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI (caricatured on picture) in Istanbul, 26 November 2006. Pope Benedict XVI will visit Turkey from 28 November to 01 December where he will meet the orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I and the country's small Catholic community. Benedict XVI is expected to make some gestures towards Islam during his first official trip to a Muslim country, after remarks he made in September were seen as linking Islam and violence. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/***** Images)

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Nice pictures guys ..

The captions claim these pictures are from Iraq, but the uniforms bear a striking resemblence to Jordanian digicam....
KA2 desert digital adopted by Iraqi forces:
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U.S. and Iraqi soldiers inspect a map, in Baqouba, an increasingly violent, mostly Sunni city about 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006. Fierce fighting between insurgents and U.S. and Iraqi forces sent many residents fleeing inside as the sound of machine gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades rocked the city. Three Iraqi policemen were killed and three wounded, and one insurgent was killed and two suspected ones detained, the coalition said.

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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: US soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, practice some boxing techniques at Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 26 November 2006. Violence in the country peaked over the summer with daily attacks and full-scale battles claiming scores of lives and taking many of the ISAF nations by surprise, with some saying the fighting was the most intense they had seen in decades. AFP PHOTO/ JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)

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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: US soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB) with 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 10th Mountain Division, prepare to fire their Howitzer at Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 26 November 2006. Violence in the country peaked over the summer with daily attacks and full-scale battles claiming scores of lives and taking many of the ISAF nations by surprise, with some saying the fighting was the most intense they had seen in decades. AFP PHOTO/ JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: Father Losbanes, a Catholic Priest, with 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division from the US, prepares to say Mass at Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 26 November 2006. Violence in the country peaked over the summer with daily attacks and full-scale battles claiming scores of lives and taking many of the ISAF nations by surprise, with some saying the fighting was the most intense they had seen in decades. AFP PHOTO/ JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)
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Gardez, AFGHANISTAN: US soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, test a section of stove piping as extra body armour during a lighter moment at Firebase Wilderness in Paktia province, 26 November 2006. Violence in the country peaked over the summer with daily attacks and full-scale battles claiming scores of lives and taking many of the ISAF nations by surprise, with some saying the fighting was the most intense they had seen in decades. AFP PHOTO/ JOHN D MCHUGH (Photo credit should read JOHN D MCHUGH/AFP/***** Images)

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Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA: A South African policeman stands in the vicinity of the Airbus A380 superjumbo, the world's largest passenger plane, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg 26 November 2006 during its only stop in Africa on a global tour to test its safety. The visit is part of an 18-day trip to 10 different airports across the globe to test operations before Airbus seeks an air safety certificate for the A380 by mid-December from European and US aviation authorities. The aircraft has already stopped in China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. The final leg of the tour involve trips over the South and North Poles and stops in Australia and Canada before returning to Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, southwestern France. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER JOE (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/***** Images)
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) speaks to Basij paramilitary volunteers during their parade ceremony, as Revolutionary Guard's commander Yahya Rahim Safavi (L) and Tehran's Basij commander Mohammad Haj Aghamir listen in front of the shrine of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini mausoleum south of Tehran November 26, 2006.
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Tehran, IRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) addresses members of the Islamic volunteer Basij militia, affiliated to the elite Revolutionary Guard, at the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, 26 November 2006. Ahmadinejad called for the peoples of the Middle East and Afghanistan to join forces in driving out foreign occupiers. Tehran had repeatedly called for the withdrawal of US forces from its neighbours Iraq and Afghanistan. Revolutionary Guards commander Yahya Rahim Safavi (L) and Basij commander Mohammad Haj Aghamir (R) are seen next to the Iranian president. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/***** Images)
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Tehran, IRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) reviews female paramilitary volunteers from the Islamic Basij militia during a ceremony held at the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini just outside Tehran, 26 November 2006. Ahmadinejad called for the peoples of the Middle East and Afghanistan to join forces in driving out foreign occupiers. Tehran had repeatedly called for the withdrawal of US forces from its neighbours Iraq and Afghanistan. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/***** Images)
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BEIT LAHIA, -: Palestinian security forces take position in the northern Gaza Strip, close to the town of Beit Lahia, 26 November 2006. Israel ordered restraint today after Palestinian militants fired a salvo of rockets at the Jewish state, violating a fledgling ceasefire less than two hours after it took effect in the Gaza Strip. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/***** Images)
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BEIT HANUN, -: Palestinian security forces take position in the northern Gaza Strip, close to the town of Beit Hanun, 26 November 2006. Israel ordered restraint today after Palestinian militants fired a salvo of rockets at the Jewish state, violating a fledgling ceasefire less than two hours after it took effect in the Gaza Strip. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/***** Images)
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BEIT LAHIA, -: Palestinian security forces take position in the northern Gaza Strip, in the town of Beit Lahia, 26 November 2006. Israel ordered restraint today after Palestinian militants fired a salvo of rockets at the Jewish state, violating a fledgling ceasefire less than two hours after it took effect in the Gaza Strip. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/***** Images)
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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 26: (TURKEY OUT) Turkish police wait during a protest rally against the forthcoming visit of Pope Benedict XVI November 26 in Istanbul, Turkey. Benedict XVI will arrive November 28 in Turkey, his first visit to a Muslim country as pontiff. (Photo by Burak Kara/***** Images)

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A frame grab taken from a video made available by Radio Television of Serbia shows Serbia's SAJ-Special Anti-Terorrist Unit officers arrest Aleksandar Simovic, a fugitive being tried in absentia for the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006, in Belgrade, Serbia. Simovic, an alleged member of the underworld Zemun Clan charged with taking part in the slaying of Djindjic outside the Serbian government headquarters in March 2003 was captured in an apartment in the New Belgrade residential area, the police said.

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A prosecutor-office official, left, looks at investigators searching the bodies of gunmen killed in a fight with police in the Dagestan town of Khasavyurt, not far from the Chechen border, on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006. Police on Sunday killed Abu Khavs, a top Arab leader who Russian security officials said commanded foreign mercenaries in Chechnya and was al-Qaida's top emissary in the troubled North Caucasus, regional security officials said. Abu Khavs was killed in a four-hour gun battle with police in Khasavyurt along with four other militants, said Mikhail Merkulov, deputy director for the Dagestani branch of the Federal Security Service.
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Cpl. Jason Dunnett, of Oshawa, Ont., tends Tina, the engineer's work donkey and mascot, in Panjwaii, Afghanistan on Saturday Nov. 25, 2006. The little white donkey, officially known as Regulator-1 in military jargon, is the queen of the roost at the Canadian forward observation base near Panjwaii in Afghanistan. An Army medic confirmed she is pregnant.
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Members of the Afghan National Army gather in front of Canadian military vehicles at the Mas'um Ghar base in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan before a joint patrol with Canadian Observer Mentor Liaison Team (OMLT) forces Friday Nov. 24, 2006
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A member of the Afghan National Army walks near a rural housing compound in Mas'um Ghar in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan during a joint operation with Canadian Observer Mentor Liaison Team (OMLT) forces to search for Taliban fighters on Monday, Nov. 20, 2006.
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In the undated photo released on Friday, Nov. 24, 2006, by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), their military personnel hold a sign at the back of the military vehicle, which says 'Please do not overtake the military convoy' at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) force asked the local to obey these signs by maintaining a safe distance when near ISAF vehicles, and to obey any hand signals and verbal warnings given by ISAF troops.
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An Afghan man walks by a board at the back of a U.S. humvee military vehicle, which says 'Please do not overtake the military convoy' at the center of Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) force asked the local to obey these signs by maintaining a safe distance when near ISAF vehicles, and to obey any hand signals and verbal warnings given by ISAF troops

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A masked Hamas militant displays for the media Israeli military equipment left after the Israeli army withdrew from the northern Gaza Strip Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006. A truce meant to end five months of deadly Israeli-Palestinian clashes took hold in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, but early violations by Palestinian militants tempered hopes the accord would help to coax moribund peace talks back to life. The Israeli military said all troops were withdrawn from Gaza in the hours before the 6 a.m. cease-fire, announced late Saturday, went into effect
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Israeli soldiers hold a placard with an image of a skull and crossbones, removed from their tank, at a staging area near Kibbutz Mefalsim in southern Israel on the border with the Gaza Strip Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006. A truce meant to end five months of deadly Israeli-Palestinian clashes took hold in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, but early violations by Palestinian militants tempered hopes the accord would help to coax moribund peace talks back to life. The Israeli military said all troops were withdrawn from Gaza in the hours before the 6 a.m. cease-fire, announced late Saturday, went into effect.
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An Israeli soldier cleans his weapon at a military staging area near Kibbutz Mefalsim in southern Israel, after leaving the Gaza Strip, early Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006
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Local Iraqis pose with police shirts in Buhriz, a predominantly Sunni village about 60 kilometers (35 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006. Unknown gunmen assaulted the main police station the previous day, from three directions using mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles, the police spokesman in Baqouba reported.
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Members of the Mahdi army, followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr take part in a parade marking the seventh anniversary of the death of Muqtada's father Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr, in Najaf, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006.
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Greek police launch a murder investigation after five men on a hunting trip were found shot to death in the rural area of central Greece, Saturday Nov. 26, 2006, in the region of Kalyvia, near to city of Agrinio, about 280 kilometers (175 miles) northwest of Athens. The bodies of the five men, two brothers and three cousins, were found Saturday, "All the victims were shot from close range by the culprit or culprits whose intention was to kill," said Vassilis Tsiatouras, regional police chief of southern Greece
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A Canadian soldier rests his head on the stock of his rifle as he rides in the back of an armored vehicle from the Panjwayi district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province on his way to the Kandahar Air Field, Sunday Nov. 26, 2006.
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A coalition helicopter arrives at the Mas'um Ghar base to ferry soldiers into the Kandahar province of Afghanistan Sunday Nov. 26, 2006.
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Lebanese soldiers are deployed in the downtown area where a key cabinet meeting is scheduled to take place in Beirut, Lebanon Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006.
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Lebanese soldiers are deployed in the downtown area where a key cabinet meeting is scheduled to take place in Beirut, Lebanon Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006. Hezbollah renewed its threats to hold mass protests to bring down the U.S.-backed government ahead of the meeting Saturday to approve an international tribunal to try suspects in the killing of former prime minister Rafik Hariri.
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Belarusian army officers examine a saber while speaking with re-enactors dressed as the 1812-era Russian soldiers before the symbolical burial of remains of 224 Grand Army's soldiers at the Brilyovskoye field near the town of Borisov, about 115 kilometers (70 miles) east of the capital, Minsk, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006. French and Belarusian officials held formal ceremonies Sunday to bury the remains of 224 soldiers killed in the rout that Napoleon's army suffered on its retreat from Russia in the early 19th century. The retreat across the Berezina of the remnants of Napoleon's Grand Army, which invaded Russia June 24, 1812, took place from Nov. 26 to Nov. 29, 1812. About 50,000 people, soldiers from both sides and civilians, were killed during the crossing, which effected under heavy Russian attack and saved Napoleon and his forces from capture. In total of nearly half a million soldiers, from France as well as all of the vassal states of Europe, who invaded Russia in June, barely 10,000 survived by the end of the campaign, December 1812.
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Re-enactors dressed as 1812 Russian soldiers march around the monument to the victims of the Napoleon's army retreat as they prepare to bury the remains of the 224 Grand Army's soldiers at the Brilyovskoye field near the town of Borisov, about 115 kilometers (70 miles) east of the capital, Minsk, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006
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Reenactors dressed as the 1812-era Russian soldiers bury a casket containing remains of 224 Grand Army soldiers, some of the thousands who died during Napoleon's army retreat from Russia, at the Brilyovskoye field near the town of Borisov, about 115 kilometers (70 miles) east of the capital, Minsk, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006.
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Italian Premier Romano Prodi, right, and French President Jacques Chirac walk past the honor guard as they arrive at the historic Palazzo Ducale, in Lucca Italy, Friday, Nov. 24, 2006. Leaders from Italy and France arrived Friday in this medieval Tuscan city for a summit expected to focus on economic ties, including a possible airline merger between Air France-KLM and struggling Alitalia. Meeting in Lucca's historic Palazzo Ducale, Italian Premier Romano Prodi and French President Jacques Chirac were also expected to discuss a Middle East peace initiative launched last week by Spain, France and Italy _ as the three largest contributors to a U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon try to position themselves at the forefront of Mideast diplomacy

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If VABs were in servise with the Hellenic Army this is how they would look like. I mean the camo paint. Its identical to the on used in Greece:)

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MERDC all the way, Flanker7 ;)

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MERDC all the way, Flanker7 ;)You took the bait...p-)

How is MERDC explained?

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BORISOV, BELARUS: Former French ambassador Bernard Fassier (L) and French ambassador to Belarus Stefan Shmelevsky (R) sing during a burial ceremony near the town of Borisov, east of Minsk, 26 November 2006. French and Belarussian officials began burying Sunday the almost two-century-old remains of 224 Napoleonic soldiers slain as the French emperor's army fled in defeat from Russia. AFP PHOTO / VIKTOR DRACHEV (Photo credit should read VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP/***** Images)
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BORISOV, BELARUS: Clad in 19th century uniforms of Russian and French (C/L) soldiers, men carry a coffin with a two-century-old remains of Napoleonic soldiers during a burial ceremony near the town of Borisov, east of Minsk, 26 November 2006. French and Belarussian officials began burying Sunday the almost two-century-old remains of 224 Napoleonic soldiers slain as the French emperor's army fled in defeat from Russia. AFP PHOTO / VIKTOR DRACHEV (Photo credit should read VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP/***** Images)
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BORISOV, BELARUS: A couple look at Berezina river during a burial ceremony near the town of Borisov, east of Minsk, 26 November 2006. French and Belarussian officials began burying Sunday the almost two-century-old remains of 224 Napoleonic soldiers slain as the French emperor's army fled in defeat from Russia. The first remains were buried in a coffin beneath a memorial by the River Berezina near the town of Borisov, east of Minsk, accompanied by Belarussian and French military bands, their members wearing period 19th century uniforms. AFP PHOTO / VIKTOR DRACHEV (Photo credit should read VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP/***** Images)
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*******/Vasily Fedosenko
Members of a historical club dressed in historical uniforms of Russian soldiers of the year 1812 march before a symbolic reburial of French soldiers' remains in a field near town of Borisov, some 70 km (43 miles) northeast of Minsk November 26, 2006. Special unit of Belarussian Defence Ministry found and prepared for reburial remains of over two hundreds of French soldiers who died in the war in 1812.
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*******/Mohammed Ameen
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki gives a thumbs up sign as he arrives in Baghdad's Sadr city November 26, 2006. Angry fellow Shi'ites threw rocks at Maliki's motorcade during the visit on Sunday to pay his respects to some of the 202 victims of last week's devastating bombing.
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Baghdad, IRAQ: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrives in Baghdad's impoverished district of Sadr city, 26 November 2006. Explosions have echoed around the Iraqi capital with fearful civilians keeping off the streets on the third day of a curfew imposed to rein in bloodletting that has killed hundreds. Maliki appealed today to the nation's leaders and citizens to maintain calm and avoid further bloodshed after more than 300 people had been killed over the past three days. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read -/AFP/***** Images)
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*******/Abed Omar qusini
A Palestinian Hamas supporter hangs from a rope during a Hamas campaign rally for the upcoming student council elections at An-Najah University in the West Bank city of Nablus November 26, 2006.
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NABLUS, -: Holding up the Fatah colors, student supporters of the party rally during the al-Najah University student council elections, in the West Bank city of Nablus 26 November 2006. Student supporters of the Fatah and Hamas parties are vying for student council seats. Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniya reaffirmed today the commitment of Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip to stop firing rockets at Israel. AFP PHOTO/JAAFAR ASHTIYEH (Photo credit should read JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP/***** Images)
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NABLUS, -: Holding up the Fatah colors (front) and Hamas colours (behind), student supporters of the parties rally during the al-Najah University student council elections, in the West Bank city of Nablus 26 November 2006. Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniya reaffirmed today the commitment of Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip to stop firing rockets at Israel. AFP PHOTO/JAAFAR ASHTIYEH (Photo credit should read JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP/***** Images)
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Arcore, ITALY: Carabinieri patrol in front of the Berlusconi house in Arcore, 26 November 2006. Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi collapsed briefly, today, while making a political speech in a stuffy sports hall but recovered after being carried out of the room, Italian media reported. His spokesman Paolo Bonaiuti said Berlusconi was feeling better and would return by helicopter from the central Italian town to his residence near the northern city of Milan. He is then due to undergo a detailed medical examination. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/***** Images)
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Arcore, ITALY: Carabinieri patrol in front of the Silvio Berlusconi house in Arcore, 26 November 2006. Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi collapsed briefly, today, while making a political speech in a stuffy sports hall but recovered after being carried out of the room, Italian media reported. His spokesman Paolo Bonaiuti said Berlusconi was feeling better and would return by helicopter from the central Italian town to his residence near the northern city of Milan. He is then due to undergo a detailed medical examination. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/***** Images)
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Macherio, ITALY: Carabinieri patrol in front of the Silvio Berlusconi house inMacherio, 26 November 2006. Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi collapsed briefly, today, while making a political speech in a stuffy sports hall but recovered after being carried out of the room, Italian media reported. His spokesman Paolo Bonaiuti said Berlusconi was feeling better and would return by helicopter from the central Italian town to his residence near the northern city of Milan. He is then due to undergo a detailed medical examination. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/***** Images)
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Tehran, IRAN: Iranian volunteers from the Islamic Basij militia take part in a parade held at the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder of the Islamic republic Ayatollah Khomeini just outside Tehran, 26 November 2006. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called in a speech to the paramilitary fighters for the peoples of the Middle East and Afghanistan to join forces in driving out foreign occupiers. Tehran had repeatedly called for the withdrawal of US forces from its neighbours Iraq and Afghanistan. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/***** Images)
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Tehran, IRAN: Female volunteers from Iran's Islamic Basij militia take part in a parade held at the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder of the Islamic republic Ayatollah Khomeini just outside Tehran, 26 November 2006. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called in a speech to the paramilitary fighters for the peoples of the Middle East and Afghanistan to join forces in driving out foreign occupiers. Tehran had repeatedly called for the withdrawal of US forces from its neighbours Iraq and Afghanistan. EDS NOTE: REMOVING REFERENCE TO PORTRAIT AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/***** Images)

[Ghostryder]

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Nice body armor & gear; ID the pistol ..



walther p99?


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Give it back...

[NimDod]

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Looks like one of the reservists left his gear behind. only reservisits and rookies are issued with these old combat-vests.

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thats strange. I thought skulls were forbidden in the IDF.
In my old battalion they made one companies change its "logo" from a skull with a tanker's helmet to some ugly wolf picture that nobody liked.
maybe IDF_Tanker has a pic of it.

[Ghostryder]

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Pirates of the Carribean: Sri Lankan style

[Dark Avenger]

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:cantbeli:Is that an ARMORED Piaggio micro van?rofl rofl rofl rofl

[Ghostryder]

thats strange. I thought skulls were forbidden in the IDF.
In my old battalion they made one companies change its "logo" from a skull with a tanker's helmet to some ugly wolf picture that nobody liked.
maybe IDF_Tanker has a pic of it.

Sounds like they're trying to avoid connotations with the Totenkopf

[Dark Avenger]

You took the bait...p-)

How is MERDC explained?

MERDC = Mobility Equipment Research & Development Command
See also: http://www.panzerbaer.de/colours/us_camo_merdc_0.htm

BTW, Greek MERDC and its Cypriot National Guard clone are my favorites ;)

[NimDod]

Sounds like they're trying to avoid connotations with the Totenkopf
probebly.
for some reason, they also banned the use of Dragons in such logos.

[Ghostryder]

probebly.
for some reason, they also banned the use of Dragons in such logos.

Well thats just weird

[Switek]

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*******/Atef Hassan
A British armoured vehicle rolls along a road during a patrol in Basra, 550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad, November 26, 2006.
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*******/Atef Hassan
A British soldier walks past a 'reward money' poster that is on display at the side of a armoured vehicle during a patrol in Basra, 550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad, November 26, 2006. The poster reads, "British Army will give reward money for residents who can give information for people who are firing mortars and rockets in Basra".
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*******/Atef Hassan
British soldiers walk along a road during a patrol in Basra, 550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad, November 26, 2006.
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*******/Atef Hassan
A British soldier stands guard on a armoured vehicle during a patrol in Basra, 550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad, November 26, 2006.
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*******/Atef Hassan
Children watch a British armoured vehicle and soldiers patrolling in Basra, 550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad, November 26, 2006.
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*******/Atef Hassan
A British soldier waves from a British armoured vehicle during a patrol in Basra, 550 km (340 miles) south of Baghdad, November 26, 2006.
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Tyre, LEBANON: A French soldier from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) plays football with a Lebanese boy outside a medical center in the southern port city of Tyre, 26 November 2006. Lebanon's political divide reached a dangerous deadlock today after pro-Western ministers defied their pro-Syrian rivals to take the next step in ratifying an international court into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's 2005 murder. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)
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Tyre, LEBANON: A French female member of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) helps an ailing elderly Lebanese man leave a medical center in the southern Lebanese port of Tyre, 26 November 2006. Lebanon's political divide reached a dangerous deadlock today after pro-Western ministers defied their pro-Syrian rivals to take the next step in ratifying an international court into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's 2005 murder. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)
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Tyre, LEBANON: A French female member of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) carries a Lebanese baby girl at a medical center in the southern Lebanese port of Tyre, 26 November 2006. Lebanon's political divide reached a dangerous deadlock today after pro-Western ministers defied their pro-Syrian rivals to take the next step in ratifying an international court into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's 2005 murder. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)
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Caption:
Aitarun, LEBANON: French troops from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol the region of Aitarun on the Blue Line on the Lebanese-Israeli border, 26 November 2006. Lebanon's political divide reached a dangerous deadlock today after pro-Western ministers defied their pro-Syrian rivals to take the next step in ratifying an international court into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's 2005 murder. EDS NOTE: REMOVING REFERENCE TO SYRIAN BORDER. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)
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Aitarun, LEBANON: French troops from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol the region of Aitarun on the Blue Line on the Lebanese-Syrian-Israeli border, 26 November 2006. Lebanon's political divide reached a dangerous deadlock today after pro-Western ministers defied their pro-Syrian rivals to take the next step in ratifying an international court into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's 2005 murder. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)
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TEBNIN, LEBANON: Belgian UNIFIL soldiers play football with Lebanese army troops on a sunny day in the southern Lebanese village of Tebnin, 26 November 2006. Lebanon's political divide reached a dangerous deadlock today after pro-Western ministers defied their pro-Syrian rivals to take the next step in ratifying an international court into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's 2005 murder. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)
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TEBNIN, LEBANON: A Belgian UNIFIL soldier smokes a narguile (waterpipe) atop an armoured vehicle while watching a football game between the Lebanese army and fellow Belgian UN peacekeeping troops in the southern Lebanese village of Tebnin, 26 November 2006. Lebanon's political divide reached a dangerous deadlock today after pro-Western ministers defied their pro-Syrian rivals to take the next step in ratifying an international court into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's 2005 murder. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)

[Domedon]

by the looks of the bottom picture, he must be close to the shore, and i doublt there are many villas there


Just another ******ly confused gang member....

[Dark Avenger]

probebly.
for some reason, they also banned the use of Dragons in such logos.
Could the reason behind this be religious constraints, like not adopting pagan symbols?

[wxc96]

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humm...Maj. Bae, is he a wildcat

If so, he'll know what I'm talking about

[Switek]

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Guayaquil, ECUADOR: Ecuadorean presidential candidate and banana magnate Alvaro Noboa folds his ballot before voting in Guayaquil, 26 November 2006. Ecuador. Bible in hand, down on his knees and invoking God's name, conservative Noboa claimed Sunday he was headed to victory in Ecuador's run-off presidential election. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio DUENAS (Photo credit should read MAURICIO DUENAS/AFP/***** Images)
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Guayaquil, ECUADOR: Ecuadorean soldiers patrol the city 26 November, 2006, in Guayaquil, province of Guayas, during general elections. As Ecuador voted in the run-off presidential election, conservative banana baron Alvaro Noboa fell to his knees, claiming he was headed to victory, while his leftist rival Rafael Correa warned of potential fraud. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio DUENAS (Photo credit should read MAURICIO DUENAS/AFP/***** Images)
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Guayaquil, ECUADOR: An Ecuadorean citizen signs his ballot before voting 26 November, 2006, in Guayaquil, province of Guayas, during general elections. As Ecuador voted in the run-off presidential election, conservative banana baron Alvaro Noboa fell to his knees, claiming he was headed to victory, while his leftist rival Rafael Correa warned of potential fraud. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio DUENAS (Photo credit should read MAURICIO DUENAS/AFP/***** Images)
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Guayaquil, ECUADOR: An Ecuadorean nun folds her ballot before voting 26 November, 2006, in Guayaquil, province of Guayas, during general elections. As Ecuador voted in the run-off presidential election, conservative banana baron Alvaro Noboa fell to his knees, claiming he was headed to victory, while his leftist rival Rafael Correa warned of potential fraud. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio DUENAS (Photo credit should read MAURICIO DUENAS/AFP/***** Images)
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*******/Eric Thayer
A man confronts police officers at a rally for Sean Bell, a 23-year-old bridegroom who was shot and killed by police on his wedding day, in New York November 26, 2006.
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Kalyvia, GREECE: Policemen mill arround 26 November 2006 after the launch of an investigation into the deaths of five hunters, two brothers, and three cousins, who were found shot dead last Saturday night on a country road near a farm close to the village of Kalyvia, western Greece. An initial examination by police revealed that the five victims were killed at close range. AFP PHOTO /STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/***** Images)
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Kalyvia, GREECE: Policemen mill arround after the launch of an investigation into the deaths of five hunters -two brothers, and three cousins 26 November 2006 after the five were found shot dead last Saturday night on a country road near a farm close to the village of Kalyvia, western Greece. An initial examination by police revealed that the five victims were killed at close range. AFP PHOTO /STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/***** Images)
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SALINA, KS - NOVEMBER 26: Timothy Alexander hugs his sons Hunter and Kurtis after a deployment ceremony for approximately 180 soldiers of the Kansas National Guard's 731st Transportation Company on November 26, 2006 in Salina, Kansas. The troops departed directly from the ceremony for Iraq leaving their families on Thanksgiving weekend for a year long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/***** Images)
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SALINA, KS - NOVEMBER 26: Kelly Givens (L) shakes hands with Jason Betts right from the bus window as the bus leaves after a deployment ceremony for approximately 180 soldiers of the Kansas National Guard's 731st Transportation Company on November 26, 2006 in Salina, Kansas. The troops departed directly from the ceremony for Iraq leaving their families on Thanksgiving weekend for a year long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/***** Images)
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SALINA, KS - NOVEMBER 26: Lois Wilkerson holds her husband Ronnie's hand while the bus leaves after a deployment ceremony for approximately 180 soldiers of the Kansas National Guard's 731st Transportation Company on November 26, 2006, in Salina, Kansas. The troops departed directly from the ceremony for Iraq leaving their families on Thanksgiving weekend for a year long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/***** Images)
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SALINA, KS - NOVEMBER 26: Jon Johnson, bottom, in the Army holds his wife Dinah's hand while the bus leaves after a deployment ceremony for approximately 180 soldiers of the Kansas National Guard's 731st Transportation Company on November 26, 2006, in Salina, Kansas. The troops departed directly from the ceremony for Iraq leaving their families on Thanksgiving weekend for a year long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/***** Images)
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SALINA, KS - NOVEMBER 26: Timothy Alexander left hugs his wife Nicole right before boarding his bus after a deployment ceremony for approximately 180 soldiers of the Kansas National Guard's 731st Transportation Company November 26, 2006 in Salina, Kansas. The troops departed directly from the ceremony for Iraq leaving their families on Thanksgiving weekend for a year long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/***** Images)
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SALINA, KS - NOVEMBER 26: Troops that have already been to Iraq once before stand during a deployment ceremony for approximately 180 soldiers of the Kansas National Guard's 731st Transportation Company on November 26, 2006, in Salina, Kansas. The troops departed directly from the ceremony for Iraq leaving their families on Thanksgiving weekend for a year long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/***** Images)
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SALINA, KS - NOVEMBER 26: Alan Qualls (2nd L) hugs his children Breann (L) son Jacob (C) and daughter Cheyenne just before getting on his bus after a deployment ceremony for approximately 180 soldiers of the Kansas National Guard's 731st Transportation Company on November 26, 2006, in Salina, Kansas. The troops departed directly from the ceremony for Iraq leaving their families on Thanksgiving weekend for a year long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/***** Images)
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SALINA, KS - NOVEMBER 26: A balcony full of bikers stand to show their support for the troops below them during a deployment ceremony for approximately 180 soldiers of the Kansas National Guard's 731st Transportation Company on November 26, 2006, in Salina, Kansas. The troops departed directly from the ceremony for Iraq leaving their families on Thanksgiving weekend for a year long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/***** Images)
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SALINA, KS - NOVEMBER 26: Captain Bradley Burns address his troops during a deployment ceremony for approximately 180 soldiers of the Kansas National Guard's 731st Transportation Company on November 26, 2006 in Salina, Kansas. The troops departed directly from the ceremony for Iraq leaving their families on Thanksgiving weekend for a year long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/***** Images)
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SALINA, KS - NOVEMBER 26: Peggy Hollis right hugs her son Mike Hollis left before he boarded his bus after a deployment ceremony for approximately 180 soldiers of the Kansas National Guard's 731st Transportation Company November 26, 2006 in Salina, Kansas. The troops departed directly from the ceremony for Iraq leaving their families on Thanksgiving weekend for a year long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/***** Images)
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SALINA, KS - NOVEMBER 26: A soldier waves to his family while walking to the buses after a deployment ceremony for approximately 180 soldiers of the Kansas National Guard's 731st Transportation Company on November 26, 2006 in Salina, Kansas. The troops departed directly from the ceremony for Iraq leaving their families on Thanksgiving weekend for a year long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/***** Images)
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SALINA, KS - NOVEMBER 26: Olivia Nguyen (R) holds her friends daughter Ryan Livingston left after a deployment ceremony for approximately 180 soldiers of the Kansas National Guard's 731st Transportation Company on November 26, 2006 in Salina, Kansas. The troops departed directly from the ceremony for Iraq leaving their families on Thanksgiving weekend for a year long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/***** Images)
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SALINA, KS - NOVEMBER 26: Nicole Alexander right wipes away a tear while her husband Timothy and son Hunter walk down the stairs after a deployment ceremony for approximately 180 soldiers of the Kansas National Guard's 731st Transportation Companyon November 26, 2006, in Salina, Kansas. The troops departed directly from the ceremony for Iraq leaving their families on Thanksgiving weekend for a year long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/***** Images)
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SALINA, KS - NOVEMBER 26: A family walks away after a deployment ceremony for approximately 180 soldiers of the Kansas National Guard's 731st Transportation Company on November 26, 2006, in Salina, Kansas. The troops departed directly from the ceremony for Iraq leaving their families on Thanksgiving weekend for a year long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/***** Images)
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SALINA, KS - NOVEMBER 26: Henry Womack hugs his wife Chanda Womack right before boarding the buses after a deployment ceremony for approximately 180 soldiers of the Kansas National Guard's 731st Transportation Company on November 26, 2006, in Salina, Kansas. The troops departed directly from the ceremony for Iraq leaving their families on Thanksgiving weekend for a year long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/***** Images)

[He219]

Nice pix Switek, Lancero & all posters!
:)

http://i.today.*******.com/pictures/galleries/newspictures/2006-11-26T171953Z_01_BAG335_RTRIDSP_2_IRAQ.jpg
Hmm, add-on armor only in front of the driver, but not the entire front?
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20061126/i/r3892387943.jpg?x=380&y=257&sig=lP7851eCm2lb0AyJLF3O4Q--.. or is that the engine compartment?

[saigonsmuggler]

yeah that's my guess too, to save on weight maybe?

[Sirpad]

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/9459/21hu3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
"when i was a kid, i wished for a **** this big..."

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/3898/22mf2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
"...and this is what i ended up with!"

[pretorian669]

rofl rofl rofl

[Cosmonaut]

http://cache.*****images.com/xc/72642554.jpg?v=1&c=MS_GINS&k=2&d=8AF8AF6A335E5B081403DDF0B70A9191

http://www.educahistoria.com/reportajes/gladiator/25a.JPG

the spaniard.... p-)

[Dark Avenger]

yeah that's my guess too, to save on weight maybe?
They figured "Hey, the engine behind that part of the glacis is kind of armor in itself, so let's just provide full protection to the driver, and just add bar armor there. Cheaper".