Reply With QuoteThanks Lancero, good pics.
Today's Pic's Wednesday, July 26, 2006
DILI - DILI - EAST TIMOR
epa00781257 A Portuguese peacekepeer police officer displays weapons and bullets which wered handed over by rebels in Dili on Wednesday 26 July 2006. One of the leaders of a rebellion by East Timors security forces has been detained by Australian peacekeepers. Major Alfredo Reinado, the first rebel leader to hand in weapons as tensions subsided in June, was one of more than 20 people held. Australian peacekeepers said the arrested men were found with illegal weapons, after a deadline passed for handing in guns. Violence in May left 21 people dead and forced thousands to flee their homes. EPA/ANTONIO DASIPARU
EPA / STF / ANTONIO DASIPARU
BAYAMO - - CUBA
epa00781547 Cuban President Fidel Castro waves little flags during the celebration of the 53th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada barracks, the beginning of what is known as the Cuban Revolution, on Wednesday 26 July, 2006 in Bayamo city, Cuba. EPA/STR
EPA / STR / STR
TEHERAN - TEHRAN - IRAN
epa00781538 An Iranian student belonging to a group named Headquarters for dispatching Students to Palestine and Lebanon gather on Wednesday, 26 July 2006, at the Teheran cemetery Behesht Zahra before leaving to Palestine and Lebanon to fight against Israel. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
EPA / STF / ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
DHAKA - DHAKA - BANGLADESH
epa00781480 Bangladeshi security officials stand guard in the street as thousands of Bangladeshi opposition activists march through the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, on Wednesday 26 July 2006, during the second of six marches organized by a 14party opposition alliance led by the Awami League party, demanding the government to implement electoral reforms. EPA/ABIR ABDULLAH
EPA / STF / ABIR ABDULLAH
LARNACA - NICOSIA - CYPRUS
epa00781477 Evacuees from Lebanon, of various nationalities, arrive at the GSZ Stadium in Larnaca, Cyprus Wednesday 26 July 2006, where they are staying temporarily until they are able to return to their homes. Since the outbreak of war in Lebanon, forty thousand evacuees have arrived in Cyprus, thirty five thousand of whom have already departed for their countries of origin. EPA/KATIA CHRISTODOULOU
EPA / STF / KATIA CHRISTODOULOU
DRASS - - INDIA
epa00781464 Indian army soldiers help each other to dress up for a cultural programme on the eve of Operation Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) at Drass, some 150 kms west of Srinagar, Tuesday, 25 July 2006. Operation Vijay Diwas is commemorated every year on 26 July to pay homage to Indian soldiers who were killed during brief Kargil War in MayJune 1999. Around 500 Indian soldiers were killed while fighting back Pakistani intruders in the high mountains of Ladakh region of Indian side of Kashmir. EPA/ALTAF QADRI
EPA / STR / ALTAF QADRI
DRASS - - INDIA
epa00781450 Indian army soldiers take part in a light and sound show as they reenact a war with Pakistan on the eve of Operation Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) at Drass, some 150 kms west of Srinagar, Tuesday, 25 July 2006. Operation Vijay Diwas is commemorated every year on 26 July to pay homage to Indian soldiers who were killed during brief Kargil War in MayJune 1999. Around 500 Indian soldiers were killed while fighting back Pakistani intruders in the high mountains of Ladakh region of Indian side of Kashmir. EPA/ALTAF QADRI
EPA / STR / ALTAF QADRI
DRASS - KASHMIR - INDIA
epa00781432 An Indian Army officer lays a wreath at a War Memorial on Operation Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) at Drass, some 150 kms west of Srinagar, Monday, 26 July 2006. Operation Vijay Diwas is commemorated every year on 26 July to pay homage to Indian soldiers who were killed during the brief Kargil War in MayJune 1999. Around 500 Indian soldiers were killed while fighting back Pakistani intruders in the high mountains of Ladakh region of Indian side of Kashmir. EPA/ALTAF QADRI
EPA / STR / ALTAF QADRI
KARBALA - BAGHDAD - IRAQ
epa00781428 Iraqi police recruits get ready to march during parade in Karbala south of Baghdad on Wednesday, 26 July 2006. 1500 police recruits graduated from the Police Academy in Karbala today. EPA/STR
EPA / ALAA AL-SHAMREE / STR
BEIRUT - BEIRUT - LEBANON
epa00781403 An Indian warship lies in Beirut Port as Indian nationals prepare to be evacuated from Lebanon, Wednesday 26 July 2006. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA
EPA / STF / MOHAMED MESSARA
BEIRUT - BEIRUT - LEBANON
epa00781564 Lebanese refugees sit in a classroom at a school serving as a temporary shelter for refugees in Beirut, Wednesday, 26 July 2006. House to house fighting is ongoing between Hezbollah guerrillas and Israeli troops in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, Hezbollah and Lebanese sources said Wednesday. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA
EPA / STF / MOHAMED MESSARA
- - - - ISRAEL
epa00781562 An Israeli soldier leads an F16 jet before a flight to Lebanon at RamatDavid Airforce Base, about 20 km from Haifa, on Wednesday 21 July 2006. Amid worsening Mideast violence, an international conference in Rome on the crisis Wednesday failed to agree a framework for a ceasefire in Lebanon between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants. EPA/FLASH90 / NATI SHOHAT ISRAEL OUT
EPA / STF / FLASH90 / NATI SHOHAT
BAGHDAD - BAGHDAD - IRAQ
epa00781388 Iraqi soldiers secure the entrance of the mostly Shiite neighbourhood of Sadr city in Baghdad on Wednesday, 26 July 2006. Tight security measures are taken by Iraqi forces to restore the security situation in Baghdad, meanwhile Iraqi Prime Ministry is on an official visit in Washington to discuss various issues concerning the Iraq situation. EPA/ALI ABBAS
EPA / STF / ALI ABBAS
BEIRUT - BEIRUT - LEBANON
epa00781381 Jordanian medical army staff transfer medical aid assistance, at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday 26 July 2006. Three Jordanian aid flights landed at Rafic Hariri International Airport to evacuate 150 wounded Lebanese and to deliver aid from the United Nations. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
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Thanks Lancero, good pics.
BEIRUT - BEIRUT - LEBANON
epa00781374 Smoke rises from the rubble of buildings in the Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday 26 July 2006, which were destroyed by Israeli air strikes Tuesday. Hezbollah guerrillas battled to stop Israeli troops from taking the southern stronghold of Bint Jbail on Wednesday, inflicting several Israeli casualties, as Arab and Western foreign ministers assemble in Rome for talks on the crisis. EPA/ASAAD AHMAD
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BAGHDAD - BAGHDAD - IRAQ
epa00781368 Iraqi former President Saddam Hussein gestures during final arguments of his trial in Baghdads heavily fortified Green Zone on Wednesday 26 July 2006. Saddam Husseins lawyers again boycotted his trial on charges of crimes against humanity. EPA/JAMA NASRALLAH / POOL
EPA / POOL / JAMA NASRALLAH / POOL
BAGHDAD - BAGHDAD - IRAQ
epa00781364 Iraqi soldiers secure the entrance to the mostly Shiite neighbourhood Sadr city in Baghdad on Wednesday 26 July, 2006. Tight security measures are taken by Iraqi forces to restore the security situation in Baghdad, meanwhile Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki is on an official visit in Washington to discuss various issues concerning of Iraqi situation. EPA/ALI ABBAS
EPA / STF / ALI ABBAS
KHAISHI - - GEORGIA
epa00781354 A Georgian military convoy enters the Kodori Gorge close to the Georgian Abkhaz conflict zone via the village of Khaishi early on Wednesday, 26 July 2006. Georgian forces carry out a special operation in the upper parts of the Kodori Gorge trying to detain Svan rebel leader Emzar Kvitsiani and his supporters. EPA/STR
EPA / STR / STR
Thanks, Lancero!
GP, Lancero~
Activists of Tahreek-E-Wahdat-E-Islami raise their hands while shouting slogans during a protest against the ongoing Israeli offensive in Lebanon, in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, July 26, 2006. Dozens of Tahreek-E-Wahdat-E-Islami members took to the streets of central Srinagar and demonstrated against the killing of innocent civilians, including women and children, in Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Palestine. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
An Iranian clergyman, who joins volunteer militiamen, stands in front of a picture of Jeruslam's Dome of the Rock and Hezbollah fighters behind, in a meeting at the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery, just outside Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 26, 2006. Surrounded by yellow Hezbollah flags, more than 60 volunteer militiamen set off Wednesday to try to join the fight against Israeli forces in Lebanon in what organizers called the first convoy of " Islamic warriors" offering their help from Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iranian volunteer militiamen pray beside a Hezbollah's flag, during a meeting at the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery, just outside Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 26, 2006. Surrounded by yellow Hezbollah flags, more than 60 volunteer militiamen set off Wednesday to try to join the fight against Israeli forces in Lebanon in what organizers called the first convoy of " Islamic warriors" offering their help from Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iranian volunteer militiamen, attend a meeting at the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery, just outside Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 26, 2006. Surrounded by various flags, more than 60 volunteer militiamen set off Wednesday to try to join the fight against Israeli forces in Lebanon in what organizers called the first convoy of " Islamic warriors" offering their help from Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
An Iranian volunteer Hezbollah militiaman, laces his shoes, in a meeting at the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery, just outside Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 26, 2006. Surrounded by yellow Hezbollah flags, more than 60 volunteer militiamen set off Wednesday to try to join the fight against Israeli forces in Lebanon in what organizers called the first convoy of " Islamic warriors" offering their help from Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A Palestinian militant stands next to a wounded man at the entrance to the Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, July 26, 2006. Israeli aircraft fired missiles at Palestinian militants on Wednesday, killing nine Palestinians, including at least seven gunmen and a little girl, as Israel pressed ahead with its Gaza offensive alongside fighting in Lebanon. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
Israeli soldiers unload bodies from the top of a tank, which they claim are dead Hezbollah fighters, after transporting them from Lebanon to the northern Israeli town of Yiron Wednesday July 26, 2006. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
Israeli soldiers unload seized weapons and bodies, which they claim are dead Hezbollah fighters, after crossing from Lebanon to the northern Israeli town of Yiron Wednesday July 26, 2006. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
Lebanese men look at papers dropped by Israeli aircraft allegedly giving the names of nine Hezbollah guerrillas who were killed in fighting int the port city of Sidon, in southern Lebanon, Wednesday, July 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
Israeli soldiers gather together in a apple orchard before crossing the border into Lebanon in northern Israel Wednesday July 26, 2006. Hezbollah fighters battled Wednesday to stop Israeli forces from capturing the town of Bint Jbail in the heaviest fighting of Israel's two-week offensive in Lebanon. Arab TV stations and Hezbollah said up to 13 Israeli soldiers had been killed, but Israel did not confirm. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
The comradery amongst the sons of Israel is strong as they gather together in a apple orchard before crossing the border into Lebanon in northern Israel Wednesday July 26, 2006. Evil Hezbollah fighters battled Wednesday to stop valiant Israeli forces from capturing the terrorist stronghold of Bint Jbail, aka Bint 2Jail, in the heaviest fighting of Israel's two-week offensive in Lebanon. Arab TV stations and Hezbollah boasted that up to 13 Israeli soldiers had been killed, but Israel did not confirm. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
Israeli soldiers cover their faces with camouflage paint in a apple orchard before crossing the border to Lebanon in northern Israel Wednesday July 26, 2006. Hezbollah fighters battled Wednesday to stop Israeli forces from capturing the town of Bint Jbail in the heaviest fighting of Israel's two-week offensive in Lebanon. Arab TV stations and Hezbollah said up to 13 Israeli soldiers had been killed, but Israel did not confirm. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
Israeli soldiers load atomic handgrenades onto a military vehicle as Israeli orthodox Jews blow horns, to show their support for the troops, along the Israeli Lebanese border Wednesday July 26, 2006. Hezbollah fighters battled Wednesday to stop Israeli forces from capturing the town of Bint Jbail in the heaviest fighting of Israel's two-week offensive in Lebanon. Arab TV stations and Hezbollah said up to 13 Israeli soldiers had been killed, but Israel did not confirm. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
Israeli orthodox Jews breakdance next to an Israeli military vehicle, to show their support for the troops, along the Israeli Lebanese border Wednesday July 26, 2006. Hezbollah fighters battled Wednesday to stop Israeli forces from capturing the town of Bint Jbail in the heaviest fighting of Israel's two-week offensive in Lebanon. Arab TV stations and Hezbollah said up to 13 Israeli soldiers had been killed, but Israel did not confirm. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
SOUTH LEBANON - - LEBANON
epa00781258 UN Indian Peace Keepers carry the body of there colleague after a UN post in al Khiam village near the Lebanese Israeli border was bombed during an Israeli air raid on the villages in south Lebanon, Tuesday, 25 July 2006. An Israeli bomb destroyed the UN observer post on the border in southern Lebanon Tuesday, killing three observers and leaving another feared dead, officials said. UN chief Kofi Annan EPA/RABIH DAHER
EPA / STR / RABIH DAHER
SOUTH LEBANON - - LEBANON
epa00781241 Smokes rises over a UN post in al Khiam village near the Lebanese Israeli border during Israeli air raid on the villages in south Lebanon, Tuesday, 25 July 2006. An Israeli bomb destroyed a UN observer post on the border in southern Lebanon Tuesday, killing three observers and leaving another feared dead, officials said. UN chief Kofi Annan EPA/RABIH DAHER
EPA / STR / RABIH DAHER
BEIRUT - BEIRUT - LEBANON
epa00781237 A vidoe grab picture from Hezbollahs alManar television station showing Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah making an address early Wednesday 26 July 2006. In a televised statement broadcast as an international conference on the Lebanon crisis begisn in Rome, Wednesday,Nasrallah said his group would not accept humiliating conditions for a ceasefire. In the new period, our bombardment will not be limited to Haifa, said Nasrallah EPA/AL MANRA TELEVISION / VIDEO GRAB EDITORIAL USE ONLY
EPA / VG / AL MANRA TELEVISION / VIDEO GR
ALPINE - - UNITED STATES
epa00781211 A US Navy helicopter drops water on a fire near San Diego on Tuesday, 25 July 2006 in Alpine, California. Wildfires had consumed nearly 15,000 acres by Tuesday morning and was only five percent contained. EPA/SEAN MASTERSON
EPA / STR / SEAN MASTERSON
YRON - - ISRAEL
epa00781177 Israeli soldiers show off the bodies of Hezbollah fighters according to Israeli military sources, early Wednesday 26 July 2006 near the Israeli vilagge of Yron at the Lebanese border. Some four peacekeepers on Tuesday were killed in an Israel Air Force strike on a UN base in southern Lebanon. Israel said on Wednesday it regrets the tragic deaths of the four and will thoroughly investigate the causes that led to the unintentional strike that killed them. EPA/PAVEL WOLBERG
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Just for the fun...
CHICAGO - ILLINOIS - UNITED STATES
epa00781179 Minnesota Twins third baseman Nick Punto goes into the crowd chasing a foul ball hit by Chicago White Sox catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. in the seventh inning at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois Tuesday, 25 July 2006. EPA/TANNEN MAURY
EPA / STF / TANNEN MAURY
Puebla - - MEXICO
epa00781192 The Popocatepetl Volcano is seen with with smoke pouring from its mouth which has been increasing since 1994, at Puebla, Mexico, Tuesday 25 July 2006. A yellow alert has been issued a 10 km exclusion zone has been imposed for the population. EPA/ULISES RUIZ
EPA / STF / ULISES RUIZ
It's interesting to see Iran sending militiamen to Lebanon...
And He219, I must know: where is your avatar from? What's the story behind it?
its a flaming shot gone wrong, btw love the "atomic handgrenades" caption after the article that was posted on those airburst munitions.
Thanks you for the nice pic's gents!
It's not exactly news though - Hizballah move in and out of the Lebanon and Iran as a matter of course.Originally Posted by Seoulstriker
RIP to all the innocents and to all those wounded or fallen under the flag of the UN.
See for yourself (right click save file)
Was that an Atomic handgranade or a holy handgrenade, He? I was aware that Israel had both, but I wasn't sure to what level they had escalated.
Thanks,
~B
HAIFA - GALILEIA - ISRAEL
epa00781621 A wounded Israeli soldier is ferried into the Rambam hospital in the northern Israeli coastal city of Haifa, Wednesday, 26 July 2006. Some 20 Israeli soldiers were wounded today in fierce fighting with Hezbollah forces in the key border town of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, an army spokeswoman told. EPA/JINI/ANCHO GOSH
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WASHINGTON - WASHINGTON DC - UNITED STATES
epa00781631 CAPTION CORRECTION ADDING INFORMATION Medea Benjamin, the founder of Code Pink, an activist group against the war in Iraq is removed by U.S. Capitol Police for shouting at Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri alMaliki during his addresses to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in Washington, DC Wednesday 26 July 2006. Some Democrats have voiced alarm over Iraqs denunciation of Israel in the Middle East conflict, and some said alMalikis address should be canceled unless he apologizes. EPA/MATTHEW CAVANAUGH CAPTION CORRECTION ADDING INFORMATION
EPA / STF / MATTHEW CAVANAUGH
U.N. troops, driving in their personnel armored vehicles, arrive at a hospital in the southern city of Marjayoun, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 26, 2006, as they transport the bodies of the three unarmed U.N. military observers who were killed by an Israeli bombardment on the southern Lebanese town of Khiam, Tuesday. An Israeli bomb destroyed a UN observation post in southern Lebanon, killing four unarmed military observers in what UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said appeared to be a deliberate attack. (AP Photo/Lotfallah Daher)
RIPU.N. troops and rescuers carry the body of one of the three unarmed U.N. military observers who was killed by an Israeli bombardment on the southern Lebanese town of Khiam, late Tuesday, at a hospital in the southern city of Marjayoun, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 26, 2006. An Israeli bomb destroyed a U.N. observation post in southern Lebanon, killing three unarmed military observers in what U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said appeared to be a deliberate attack. (AP Photo/Lotfallah Daher)
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