Today's Pics, Monday, July 21th, 2008

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2008-07-21: Soldiers of Polish battle group delivered to Sharana four lorries of medicaments, dressings and medical equipment

2008-07-21: During two-day operation in Paktika province soldiers of Polish Battle Group in cooperation with afghan security forces detained several persons, including suspected about active collaboration with Talibans. Within operation polish soldiers also dispensed humanitarian aid

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah (2ndL) are accompanied by Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (R) during a visit to the Church of the Nativity July 20, 2008 in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Brown urged Israel on Sunday to stop settlement expansion on occupied land, saying it was making it harder to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians this year. (Photo by Ammar Awad - Pool/***** Images)

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Royal Australian Navy Clearance Divers from AUSCDT-ONE conducting training on the Lady Northcott ferry underbelly as part of Operation TESTAMENT. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) contribution to World Youth Day (WYD) is called Operation TESTAMENT. It includes the provision of security support to the NSW Police during WYD08 events and logistics support for foreign and Australian military pilgrims hosted by the ADF. The ADF will provide low-risk search capabilities to assist the NSW Police Force with WYD security. Army Reserve personnel working on the Op TESTAMENT Security Task Group will be drawn from Army Brigades across Australia. www.defence.gov.au Hires

OP TESTAMENT NAVY Clearance Divers from AUSCDT-1 based at HMAS Water Hen l-r: Able Seaman Rosco Fernandez, 26 and Able Seaman Scott Brossmann, 30. www.defence.gov.au Hires

l-r: Glenorchy PTE Kate Perkins, 24, from 2nd Support BN, 44 Transport SQN, 172 Troop, Derwent Barracks Hobart and Holland Park’s LACM Lola Collins, 37 form Victoria Barracks Brisbane. www.defence.gov.au Hires

Military Pilgrims and ADF hosts at Garden Island greeting the Pope as he sailed past on the Sydney 2000 l-r: -r: Captain Adel Amin From Land Headquarters, Wing Commander Mary Anne Whiting, Honorary Chaplain to Queen Elizabeth, Monsignor Steve Alker and French Navy Father Eric Simonot. www.defence.gov.au Hires

Marching proud... German Navy junior officer cadet Katrin Funk and German Army second lieutenant Martin Peters with the Royal Australian Navy's Warrant Officer Des Byrne. www.defence.gov.au Hires

OP TESTAMENT Hobart’s Private Marnie Hill from 2nd Force Support Battalion based in Tasmania said “I’ve appreciated the privilege of travelling in around Sydney as part of this Operation. I’ve met a lot of awesome people and have taken the opportunity to reflect on what it means to have faith [1 Cor 15: 1-22]” said Private Marnie Hill. www.defence.gov.au Hires

South Korean army soldiers of the "Dongmyong" peacekeeping troops bound for Lebanon cheer during a farewell ceremony at a military base in Gwangju, about 40 km (25 miles) southeast of Seoul, July 21, 2008. The contingent of 359 troops will leave for Lebanon as part of the United Nations peacekeeping forces to replace its forces stationed there, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. Dongmyong, named after the founder of the ancient Korean Kingdom of Goguryeo, means "the light from the East". REUTERS/Shin Young-geun/Yonhap (SOUTH KOREA). NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.

Cambodian military police patrol Preah Vihear temple, 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 21, 2008. Cambodia has complained to the U.N. Security Council about its military standoff with Thailand over an ancient temple on their disputed border. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

Paramilitary police have their picture taken outside the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, at the Olympic Green in Beijing July 21, 2008. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

[Lancero]

Nice pics. Sorry for any repost.

A TV still from B'Tselem an Israeli human-rights group released on 20 July 2008 shows a blindfolded and bound Palestinian after he was shot in the leg with a plastic bullet fired by an Israeli soldier. The Palestinian demonstrator - identified as Ashraf Abu Rahman, 27 - was lightly wounded in the incident which took place on July 7 in Nilin, a West Bank village where regular protests are held against Israel's separation barrier by stone-throwing demonstrators, the group said. 21 July 2008

Spanish Defense Minister, Carme Chacon (C), poses for photographers with the new Armed Forces Chief of Staff (JEMAD), Lieutenant General Jose Julio Rodriguez (L) and his predecessor, General Felix Sanz Roldan, in Madrid, central Spain, 21 July 2008, during the transfers of powers ceremony

South Korean troops raise their fists and shout during a ceremony to mark their dispatch to Lebanon at a special forces education center in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, 21 July 2008. The 359 troops will replace all of the South Korean forces stationed there a year ago as part of the U.N. Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol as a Kashmir Muslim Woman walks pass in Srinagar , the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 21, July, 2008. Security has been briefed up following increase attacks on security forces by militants across Jammu-Kashmir

(FILE) A file picture dated 11 October 1998 shows a US B-52 bomber arriving at RAF Fairford Airbase, Britain. The US Air Force said on 21 July 2008 a B-52 bomber carrying six crew members has crashed off the island of Guam. The Coast Guard says two people have been recovered from the waters. Their condition was not immediately available. The accident is the second for the Air Force in 2008 on Guam. The military estimated the loss of the aircraft at 1.4 billion US dollars (882 million euro).

Gurkha soldiers, an elite unit of the Singapore police force, patrol the venue of the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the Shangri-la Hotel in Singapore, 21 July 2008. Security tightened around the venue as foreign ministers gather for the formal start of the 41st ASEAN ministerial meetings in Singapore.

German Minister of Defence Franz Josef Jung and German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulate recruits of the German Bundeswehr who took the official oath in front of the Reichstag (parliament) building in Berlin, Germany, 20 July 2008. The swearing-in takes place traditionally on 20 July, which is the anniversary of the failed assassination attempt on Hitler on 20 July 1944

Iraqi security forces stand guard during the opening ceremony of a new airport in Najaf, south of Baghdad, Iraq on 20 July 2008

President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe (L) talks with Colombian singer Shakira (R) during the military parade in Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia, as part of the acts to commemorate the 198th anniversary of Colombia's independence, 20 July 2008.

Israeli soldiers patrol during the visit of Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the West Bank town of Bethlehem 20 July 2008. Brown will discuss a way ahead in Middle East peace moves and announce new aid for the Palestinians during his first visit as prime minister to Israel and the Palestinian territories, which began late on Saturday, British officials said.

Israeli soldiers look at a Palestinian policeman as they wait for the convoy of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to drive near the controversial Israel security barrier in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 20 July 2008. Brown is on a two-day official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories

Soldiers of the German Bundeswehr stand next to the memorial plaque for the executed resistance fighter during the commemoration of the failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler 64 years ago at 'Bendlerblock' in Berlin, Germany, 20 July 2008. The German Government commemorated the resistance to the national socialist tyranny at Berlin's 'Bendlerblock', where a firing squad shot Hitler assassin Claus Schenk Count of Stauffenberg and three of his conspirators

An Afghan soldier guards Afghan men following their deportation from Pakistan, at the Pakistani-Afghan border in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, 20 July 2008. Pakistani security forces deported approximately 100 Afghan nationals, who were arrested for illegally crossing the border into Pakistan's Chaman area

President of German Bundesrat Ole von Beust (3-R) lays a wreath during the commemoration of the failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler 64 years ago at 'Bendlerblock' in Berlin, Germany, 20 July 2008. Inspector General of German Bundeswehr Wolfgang Schneiderhan is pictured next to von Beust (R). The German Government commemorated the resistance to the national socialist tyranny at Berlin's 'Bendlerblock', where a firing squad shot Hitler assassin Claus Schenk Count of Stauffenberg and three of his conspirators

A handout picture released on 20 July 2008 by US coalition forces in Afghanistan, shows US Senator Chuck Hagel (L), a Nebraska Republican talking with US soldiers, during a breakfast visit at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan. US Senators Hagel, Jack Reed and Barack Obama are on an official visit of Afghanistan. Barack Obama was also expected to meet President Hamid Karzai, as part of a schedule which for security reasons was being kept a closely-guarded secret.

A handout picture released on 20 July 2008 by US coalition forces in Afghanistan, shows US Democratic Presidential contender Barack Obama (R), shaking hands with a US soldier during a breakfast visit at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan. US Senators Hagel, Jack Reed and Barack Obama are on an official visit of Afghanistan. Barack Obama was also expected to meet President Hamid Karzai, as part of a schedule which for security reasons was being kept a closely-guarded secret

Fighter jets fly in formation during a Turkish Cypriot military parade to celebrate the 1974 Turkish invasion of northern Cyprus and subsequent occupation of 38 per cent of the island, Nicosia, 20 July 2008

Relatives mourn over the grave of their loved ones during a memorial service organised annually for all the soldiers who lost the lives fighting in the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Tymvos, Makedonitissa, Nicosia, 20 July 2008

Colombian army soldiers dig out a coca plant from an illegal crop in the town of Tibu, North Santanter Department, Colombia, 19 July 2008. Close to 280 soldiers from the 30 brigade had erradicated more than 700 hectares of illegal crops at this department which borders with Venezuela

The 'Black Rats', a sapper regiment, marches past 'Marienkirche'-church on 'Rathausplatz' ('City Hall Square') in Osnabrueck, Germany, 19 July 2008. Their performance was part of the farewell ceremony of the British garrison in Osnabrueck. The British 4th Mechanised Brigade will be back in Catterick, north west England, by December 2008

Supporters of Taliban offer funeral prayers of a Pakistani Taliban commander, who was killed during fighting with the rival Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan militant group in Mohmand Agency, in Peshawar the capital of restive North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan 19 July 2008. At least 10 Taliban died in fierce fighting between supporters of Baitullah Mehsud and a breakaway faction of Mehsud's group in the Mohmand tribal region

An employee of the non-governmental organisation Apopo prepares a trained rat to search for landmines in Inhambane, Mozambique, on 19 July 2008. According to the NGO's website, 'APOPO trains sniffer rats to detect explosives and diagnose disease. This unusual idea has been developed into a competitive technology by a group of Belgian and Tanzanian researchers and animal trainers.'

An Indian Army soldier examines the damaged army vehicle after an explosion near Narbal, 17 kilometers, (10 miles) north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indain Kashmir, 19, July, 2008. A bomb exploded near an army convoy in Indian Kashmir on 19 July 2008, killing at least seven soldiers and wounding 20 others, a police official said

Troops cary the coffins during the funeral held in Limassol Cyprus on 19 July 2008, of four people missing since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 which followed a brief Greek inspired coup. Greek Cypriot Charita Mandoles, 62 and her sisters Maria and Yiannoula buried their husbands and their father on 19 July 2008, after they were formally identified in forensic tests on remains found in a mass grave in northern Cyprus.

Afghan National Army (ANA) Commandos are seen in the Shindand district after the operation against Talibans in Zirkoh Shindand, Afghanistan,t 19 July 2008. ANA together with US Special forces killed 15 Taliban militants in an operation in Shindand district of Herat province, destroyed a private prison of Talibans and arrested nine of them. Two Afghan children, a woman and a man were also injured in the operation

Afghan National Army and US soldiers (rear) stand guard at the site of a suicide bomb attack targeting a police checkpoint in Kandahar Afghanistan 19 July 2008. A suicide attacker on July 19, detonated explosives strapped to his body at a police check point in restive Kandahar wounding an Afghan policeman and a child. In a seperate incident in Maiwind district of Kandahar a road side bomb exploded killing four Afghan policemen

Myanmar soldiers lower their heads as they participate in ceremonies at the ArZarNi Gone memorial on Martyr's day, in Yangon,Myanmar,19 July 2008. The day marks the 47th anniversary of the assassatination of Burma's founding father and independence leader General Aung San and his cabinet.

Bolivian troops and rescue workers at the scene after a bus fell 150 metres over a precipice atTucumillas, Bolivia, 18 July 2008. At least 12 people died in the bus crash

Mexican Navy Infantry men remove packages containing drugs that were inside a ten metre long submarine which has been detected on, 18 July 2008, at the Salina Cruz Port, Oaxaca, Mexico. During the operation, four people were detained, all of them with Colombian nationality

[Churchill_MD]

here's the film that shows the israeli soldier shooting a palestinian demonstrator...

http://www.tvn24.pl/-1,1558010.1,0,1...wiadomosc.html

WTF is wrong with these morons?

[bd popeye]

here's the film that shows the israeli soldier shooting a palestinian demonstrator...

http://www.tvn24.pl/-1,1558010.1,0,1...wiadomosc.html

WTF is wrong with these morons?

This is not the thread to start a flame war.

Excellent pics gents! Lancero..man oh man..looks like you "found" all the good pics! Great job.

I'll be back later..gotta go help out with childcare...

[z0rr0101]

Nice pics. Sorry for any repost.

Iraqi security forces stand guard during the opening ceremony of a new airport in Najaf, south of Baghdad, Iraq on 20 July 2008

Iraqi? Where?? Guy in the white shirt???

Don’t think so. That is US Army or Marines MaxxPro!!!

[AquaSol]

here's the film that shows the israeli soldier shooting a palestinian demonstrator...

http://www.tvn24.pl/-1,1558010.1,0,1...wiadomosc.html

WTF is wrong with these morons?

Nothing better than a little field training to see how your equipment works and to show others what to expect the next time they put others lives in danger.

[He219]

Nice pix guys!

A file picture dated 11 October 1998 shows a US B-52 bomber arriving at RAF Fairford Airbase, Britain. The US Air Force said on 21 July 2008 a B-52 bomber carrying six crew members has crashed off the island of Guam. The Coast Guard says two people have been recovered from the waters. Their condition was not immediately available. The accident is the second for the Air Force in 2008 on Guam. The military estimated the loss of the aircraft at 1.4 billion US dollars (882 million euro).

Caption clarification; the combined loss of the two aircraft .. (B2 & B52)

Palestinian security forces guards are seen as the convoy of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, not seen, arrives at the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Brown is on a two-day official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) gestures alongside Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as he arrives at Abbas� headquarters in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on July 20, 2008. Brown met Israeli and Palestinian leaders today on his first visit to Jerusalem since becoming premier in a bid to bolster peace negotiations and economic development.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) speaks at a conference at King David Hotel in Jerusalem July 20, 2008. Brown urged Israel on Sunday to stop settlement expansion on occupied land, saying it was making it harder to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians this year.

British first lady Sara Brown and Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrive at the Knesset, Israel's national legislature, flanked by Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik on July 21, 2008 in Jerusalem, Israel. In the first ever Knesset address by a British prime minister, Brown said Israel's sworn enemy Iran had a 'clear choice' to make regarding its ambition to become a nuclear power.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown addresses the Knesset on July 21, 2008 in Jerusalem, Israel. Brown is on a two-day visit to Israel, his first since becoming Prime Minister.

[Lancero]

Thanks for the thumbs up gents. I'll pop in as much as they allow me to

A stray dog passes in front of an Evzones presidential guard at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, 20 July 2008. Athens has one of the largest stray dog populations in Europe. Some estimate the stray dog population being somewhere between 9,000 and 12,000 dogs

O Presidente da República, Cavaco Silva (D), acompanhado pelo seu homólogo de Cabo Verde, Pedro Pires (E), durante a revista à guarda de honra no Palácio de Belém. Lisboa, 21 de Julho de 2008. Portuguese president recieves his Cape Verde counterpart in Lisbon.

A French man is hustled away by Irish police from the Irish Government Buildings in Dublin 21 July 2008 shortly the arrival of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Sarkozy was meeting Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen to discuss how to proceed after the Irish rejection of the Lisbon treaty. On left, dressed as a frog, is an anti-EU protestor

Afghan police check vehicles at a road side check point in Kabul, Afghanistan, 21 July 2008. A soldier of the US-led coalition forces died on 21 July 2008 after his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the restive Helmand province of Afghanistan

Apresentação das equipas especiais de combate ao "carjacking" da GNR, no Parque das Nações, em Lisboa, 21 Julho 2008. Portuguese police especial units present anti-carjacking special teams to the Interior Minister.

A requiem mass for late Professor Bronislaw Geremek at St. John's Cathedral at Warsaw's Old Town, Poland, 21 July 2008. The mass will be followed by a state funeral at Warsaw's Powazki Military cemetery. Professor Geremek was killed in a car accident on 13 July 2008

[fmaster]

Salute for a dog!

[Ali Baba]

I Really Like the ANA Version of the Desert Camo, its pretty Awesome I Love Gray and Tan Combination's

[He219]

A handout still video image made available by Israeli human rights group B'Tselem on July 21, 2008, shows Israeli forces surrounding a Palestinian man laying on the ground after he was apparently shot in the leg with a rubber bullet fired by an Israeli soldier during a protest against Israel�s separation barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin on July 7, 2008. The Israeli soldier caught on film shooting a bound and blindfolded Palestinian detainee in the leg with a rubber-coated bullet has been detained, the army said today.

Video. That's pretty bad. It looked like the officer gave the order to shoot at 1.5m distance as a warning to the protester.

[guest]

here's the film that shows the israeli soldier shooting a palestinian demonstrator...

http://www.tvn24.pl/-1,1558010.1,0,1...wiadomosc.html

WTF is wrong with these morons?

Here's a quote by someone who has no idea what it's like to do a job that can get you killed...

WTF is wrong with THIS moron?!?

[Dark Avenger]

Salute for a dog!

Muahahaha!!! That reminds me of a bitch that lived in the MP training center grounds. She had absolute seniority over anyone there, the MP Director not excluded.

[LEGEND]

Just so that you guys dont get an impression that this guy was gunned down by the IDF after you read BBC. Here are some photos:

The guy who got shot:



His badly hurt toe: