Today's Pix - Monday, October 9th, 2006

[Switek]

Becouse of new, tense, political and military situation in our small globe I decied to launch today's pix earlier...

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Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Aso speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council and opening its crippled economy to the risk of fresh sanctions.

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People receive extra edition newspapers in Tokyo October 9, 2006 reporting North Korea's nuclear test. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council and opening its crippled economy to the risk of fresh sanctions.

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Women read extra edition newspapers in Tokyo October 9, 2006 reporting North Korea's nuclear test. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council and opening its crippled economy to the risk of fresh sanctions.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) inspects the Korean People's Army unit 851 in an unidentified location in North Korea in this undated handout photo released August 30, 2006. North Korea said on October 9, 2006 it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il returns a salute as he reviews a military parade in Pyongyang in this October 10, 2005 file photo. North Korea said on October 9, 2006 it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il looks out from a limousine window as he leaves Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok in this August 23, 2002 file photo. North Korea has carried out an underground nuclear test, the North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) said on October 9, 2006. It added that there was no leak or danger from the test.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il waves at Sunan airport outside Pyongyang in this June 13, 2000 file photo. North Korea may have carried out its planned nuclear test, Yonhap news agency quoted an unnamed government official as saying on October 9, 2006. It quoted the official as citing intelligence reports saying the test may have been conducted on Monday morning. A defence ministry spokesman said he could not confirm the report. U.S intelligence said it cannot confirm the test.

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North Korean soldiers talk to a woman at the bank of the Yalu River at the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council.

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A North Korean soldier waves as a Chinese river cruise boat passes by on the Yalu River at the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council.

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North Korean soldiers joke as a Chinese river cruise boat passes by on the Yalu River at the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council.

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A North Korean soldier and his dog guard a Korean army installation near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, close to the Chinese border city of Dandong, October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council.

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Two North Korean soldiers and a ferryman gesture as they cross the Yalu River near a Korean army installation at the north Korean town of Sinuiju, close to the Chinese border city of Dandong, October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council.

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A satellite image from DigitalGlobe taken on January 5, 2006 shows the Yongbyon nuclear reactor in North Korea. North Korea has carried out an underground nuclear test, the North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) said on October 9, 2006.

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South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator Chun Yung-woo (C) speaks to journalists upon his arrival in Beijing October 9, 2006. South Korea's chief envoy to the six-country talks on North Korea's nuclear programme said on Monday the reported nuclear test by the North would be on the agenda in his talks with Chinese officials.

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A South Korean man watches a news report at an electric home appliances shop in Seoul, after North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, October 9, 2006.

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South Korean riot policemen stand guard during an anti-North Korean rally in Seoul October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council.

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korean protesters shout slogans next to an effigy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on top of a mock missile, during a rally in Seoul to denounce North Korea's nuclear weapon test October 9, 2006

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An effigy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is burned by South Korean protesters at a rally in Seoul October 9, 2006 following North Korea's Korean Central News Agency report that North Korea had carried out an underground nuclear test.

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A soldier guards Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aircraft before Abe leaves the Beijing International Airport, October 9, 2006. Abe will fly to Seoul for talks with South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun on Monday.

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A Chinese paramilitary policeman patrols past portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his late father Kim Il Sung (top L) outside the North Korean embassy in Beijing October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council and opening its crippled economy to the risk of fresh sanctions.

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Chinese paramilitary policemen keep watch outside the North Korean embassy in Beijing October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council and opening its crippled economy to the risk of fresh sanctions.

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Bob Woodward, author of the book "State of Denial", holds up a chart originally from a Pentagon secret report which later declassified showing "enemy initiated attacks against coalition and Iraqis each month from May, 2003 to May 2006" during a taping of "Meet the Press" at the NBC studios in Washington, October 8, 2006. Woodward talked about his new book and handling of the war in Iraq by the Bush Administration.

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A policewoman carries a turtle during Saint Francis of Assisi festivities outside Saint Francis church in Lima October 8, 2006

[Luno]

Great pictures do you have a high res of this one ?

[Wamba]

Early start today, eh? Thanks for the pics Switek.

The "Today's Pix" brings lots of "flavor" to this forum.

Thanks to all of you that make it happen everyday!!!

[Switek]

I'm sorry Luno I rather don't get it in hires.

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A South Korean soldier holds his weapon at an observation post, near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas, in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, October 9, 2006.

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South Korean soldiers patrol along barbed-wire fences near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council and opening its crippled economy to the risk of fresh sanctions.

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korean soldiers patrol along barbed-wire fences facing North Korea near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council and opening its crippled economy to the risk of fresh sanctions.

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korean soldiers patrol along barbed-wire fences facing North Korea near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas, in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council and opening its crippled economy to the risk of fresh sanctions.

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korean soldiers patrol along barbed-wire fences facing North Korea near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas, in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council and opening its crippled economy to the risk of fresh sanctions.

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korean soldiers patrol along barbed-wire fences facing North Korea near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas, in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council and opening its crippled economy to the risk of fresh sanctions.

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korean soldiers patrol along barbed-wire fences facing North Korea near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas, in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council and opening its crippled economy to the risk of fresh sanctions

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South Korean soldiers stand guard at an observation post facing North Korea near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, October 9, 2006. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council and opening its crippled economy to the risk of fresh sanction

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Pyongyang, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF: (FILES) This file photo dated 10 October, 2005 from North Korean agency KCNA shows North Korean People's Army soldiers marching at Kim Il-Sung Square in Pyongyang in a military parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea. North Korea announced 09 October, 2006 it had carried out its first test of an atomic bomb, defying international pressure that tried to keep the secretive regime from becoming one of the world's nuclear powers. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE AFP PHOTO/FILES/ KCNA via Korean News Service (Photo credit should read KCNA VIA KOREAN NEWS SERVICE/AFP/***** Images)

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Pyongyang, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF: (FILES) This file photo dated 10 October, 2005 from North Korean agency KCNA shows North Korean People's Army soldiers carrying a large portrait of former president Kim Il-Sung as they march at Kim Il-Sung Square in Pyongyang in a military parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea. North Korea announced 09 October, 2006 it had carried out its first test of an atomic bomb, defying international pressure that tried to keep the secretive regime from becoming one of the world's nuclear powers. AFP PHOTO/KCNA via Korean News Service/FILES (Photo credit should read KCNA VIA KOREAN NEWS SERVICE/AFP/***** Images)

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PANMUNJOM, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: (FILES) This file photo dated 11 March, 2005 shows North Korean soldiers looking at the South side at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing North and South Korea. North Korea announced 09 October, 2006 it had carried out its first test of an atomic bomb, defying international pressure that tried to keep the secretive regime from becoming one of the world's nuclear powers. AFP PHOTO / FILES / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/***** Images)

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KUMHO, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF: (FILES) This file photo dated 07 August 2002 shows a crane (C) carrying a bucket containing concrete to the foundation of a reactor during the first concrete pouring for the Light Water Reactor Project by the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), under way at Kumho in North Korea's northeastern coast. KEDO, with members from the US, South Korea, Japan and the European Union, judged in 2003 that Pyongyang had failed to meet necessary conditions to continue the project at Kumho after the US accused Pyongyang in 2002 of launching a prohibited program to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons -- claims that triggered the currrent nuclear crisis. North Korea announced 09 October, 2006 it had carried out its first test of an atomic bomb, defying international pressure that tried to keep the secretive regime from becoming one of the world's nuclear powers. (REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT) AFP PHOTO/FILES (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/***** Images)

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KUMHO, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF: (FILES) This file photo dated 07 August 2002 shows officials of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) placing the first concrete in the foundation for a nuclear reactor in the Light Water Reactor project, being built under the so-called Agreed Framework signed by Pyongyang and Washington in 1994, at Kumho in North Korea's northeastern coastal. KEDO, with members from the US, South Korea, Japan and the European Union, judged in 2003 that Pyongyang had failed to meet necessary conditions to continue the project at Kumho after the US accused Pyongyang in 2002 of launching a prohibited program to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons -- claims that triggered the currrent nuclear crisis. North Korea announced 09 October, 2006 it had carried out its first test of an atomic bomb, defying international pressure that tried to keep the secretive regime from becoming one of the world's nuclear powers. (REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT) AFP PHOTO/FILES (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/***** Images)

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Tokyo, JAPAN: A policeman stands guard at the North Korean community's headquarters in Tokyo 09 October 2006. Japan said it would strongly protest North Korea's nuclear test if it was confirmed, calling such an experiment a "grave threat" to the region. AFP PHOTO/YOSHIKAZU TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/***** Images)

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SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: South Koreans watch a television broadcasting North Korea's nuclear test, at a railway station in Seoul, 09 October 2006. Defying worldwide appeals and threats of sanctions, North Korea announced it had carried out its first nuclear weapons test and called it a "historic event." The communist state's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the underground test was carried out safely and successfully and there was no radiation leak. AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/***** Images)

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SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: South Korean activists shout slogans with a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during an anti-North Korea rally in front of the Government building in Seoul, 08 Ocober 2006. North Korea marked the ninth anniversary of Kim Jong-Il taking office as ruling party chief amid nervous looks from the outside over its threat to conducts a nuclear test. AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/***** Images)

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 9: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) visits the National Cemetery on October 9, 2006 in Seoul, South Korea. Abe arrived in South Korea for a summit focused on pressuring North Korea to drop its planned nuclear test, but also aimed at improving relations soured by historical issues. According to reports, North Korea announced Monday that it had performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test. The Korean Central News Agency announced that the test was successful and that there was no radioactive leakage from the site. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/***** Images)

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SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) burns incenses at the national cemetery in Seoul, 09 October 2006. Abe arrived in Seoul to meet with President Roh Moo-hyun. AFP PHOTO / JAPAN POOL / Kazuhiro Nogi (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/***** Images

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URI, INDIA: Indian soldiers present arms as a memorial ceremony takes place in Uri, some 105kms north of Srinagar,08 October 2006, to mark the one year anniversary of the earthquake which struck South Asia in 2005. The Indian army organised the ceremony to remember the 1,300 dead in two poverty-ridden border districts of Uri and Tangdar in Indian Kashmir and another 73,700 on the Pakistani side, who were killed when the earthquake which measured 7.6 on the Richter scale struck the restive Himalayan region. AFP PHOTO/Rouf BHAT (Photo credit should read ROUF BHAT/AFP/***** Images)

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URI, INDIA: Senior Minister of India's Congress Party Taj Mohi-u-Din (2R) is assisted by soldiers as he lays a wreath during a memorial ceremony in Uri, some 105kms north of Srinagar,08 October 2006, to mark the one year anniversary of the earthquake which struck South Asia in 2005. The Indian army organised the ceremony to remember the 1,300 dead in two poverty-ridden border districts of Uri and Tangdar in Indian Kashmir and another 73,700 on the Pakistani side, who were killed when the earthquake which measured 7.6 on the Richter scale struck the restive Himalayan region. AFP PHOTO/Rouf BHAT (Photo credit should read ROUF BHAT/AFP/***** Images)

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Indian police detain a Kashmiri activist of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, a Kashmiri separatist party, during a protest against the death sentence of Afzal Guru in Srinagar October 9, 2006. Kashmir has seen almost daily street protests over the past two weeks since a Delhi court fixed October 20 as the date for hanging Guru, a Kashmiri man convicted for his role in a 2001 attack on the Indian parliament.

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YANGON, MYANMAR: Myanmar Information Minister Brigadier-General Kyaw Hsan shows a copy of the Structure Legislative Structure and Essence of Future State during a press conference on the eve of National Convention for constitutional talks in Yangon, 09 October 2006. Military-ruled Myanmar launches a new round of constitutional talks 10 October, vowing to "crush" opponents of the dragging process in defiance of mounting UN pressure to make democratic reforms. The junta's National Convention is supposed to be the first of seven steps on a "road map" to democracy, but the talks have been boycotted by Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party and derided by Western countries as a farce. AFP PHOTO/ Saeed KHAN (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/***** Images)

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YANGON, MYANMAR: Members of the central committee of the National convention, (L-R) Tun Shin, U Thaung Nyunt, U Aye Maung, Chief Justice U Aung Toe, Information Minister Brigadier-General Kyaw Hsan and Major-General Khin Aung Myint, attend a press conference in Yangon, 09 October 2006. Military-ruled Myanmar launches a new round of constitutional talks 10 October, vowing to "crush" opponents of the dragging process in defiance of mounting UN pressure to make democratic reforms. The junta's National Convention is supposed to be the first of seven steps on a "road map" to democracy, but the talks have been boycotted by Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party and derided by Western countries as a farce. AFP PHOTO/ Saeed KHAN (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/***** Images)

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Bogota, COLOMBIA: Picture taken 16 September 2006 from a French video presented on 08 October, 2006, during a Colombian TV program named Contravia, that shows members of the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) at Florida and Pradera villages, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. FARC guerillas want to negotiate an exchange of prisoners with the government of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe which agreed to withdraw troops from these two towns in southern Colombia. AFP PHOTO/CONTRAVIA (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/***** Images)

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Bogota, COLOMBIA: Picture taken 16 September 2006 from a French video presented on 08 October, 2006, during a Colombian TV program named Contravia, that shows members of the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) at Florida and Pradera villages, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. FARC guerillas want to negotiate an exchange of prisoners with the government of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe which agreed to withdraw troops from these two towns in southern Colombia. AFP PHOTO/CONTRAVIA (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/***** Images)

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Nicosia, CYPRUS: Irish President Mary McAleese (R) reviews the honor guard with her Cypriot counterpart Tassos Papadopoulos (L) outside the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, 09 October 2006. McAleese, who arrived to the island over the weekend, is on an official three-day visit during which she will meet with Irish police serving with the United Nations, address students at the University of Cyprus and receive the golden key of Nicosia, a city honour. AFP PHOTO/ALEX MITA (Photo credit should read ALEX MITA/AFP/***** Images)

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Kabul, AFGHANISTAN: Afghan policemen stand guard at a pile of seized drugs which were burnt in front of local authorities and foreigners, outside Kabul, 08 October 2006. Afghanistan is the world's biggest producer of opiate narcotics and the burgeoning drugs trade is believed to fund some terrorist organisations and other militants. AFP PHOTO/ SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/***** Images)

[Big Lebowski]

commemoration ceremony for the fallen danish soldier in Iraq, Martin Hjorth

[Switek]

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Tokyo, JAPAN: Right-wing activists protest against North Korea's nuclear test before the North Korean community headquarters in Tokyo, 09 October 2006. Japan said it would strongly protest North Korea's nuclear test if it was confirmed, calling such an experiment a "grave threat" to the region. AFP PHOTO/YOSHIKAZU TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/***** Im

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Tokyo, JAPAN: Right-wing activists protest against North Korea's nuclear test, in front of the North Korean community headquarters building in Tokyo, 09 October 2006. Japan said it would strongly protest North Korea's nuclear test if it was confirmed, calling such an experiment a "grave threat" to the region. AFP PHOTO/YOSHIKAZU TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/***** Images)

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Kolkata, INDIA: An Indian policeman reads a newspaper as he sits in front of a row of shuttered shops in Kolkata, 09 October 2006, during a twelve hour strike across the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. India's Trinamul Congress Party (TMC) called the strike to protest the decision made by the state government to sell agricultural lands at Singur on the outskirts of the state capital, to industrial giant Tata Motors for a new plant. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP/***** Images)

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SILIGURI, INDIA: An Indian policewoman scuffles with an activist at a protest rally in Siliguri, 09 October 2006, during a twelve hour strike across the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. India's Trinamul Congress Party (TMC) called the strike to protest the decision made by the state government to sell agricultural lands at Singur on the outskirts of the state capital, to industrial giant Tata Motors for a new plant. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP/***** Images)

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SILIGURI, INDIA: Indian policemen disperse activists at a protest rally in Siliguri, 09 October 2006, during a twelve hour strike across the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. India's Trinamul Congress Party (TMC) called the strike to protest the decision made by the state government to sell agricultural lands at Singur on the outskirts of the state capital, to industrial giant Tata Motors for a new plant. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP/***** Images)

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Bangkok, THAILAND: Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont (R) poses for a photo next to deputy prime ministers and Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula (L) during a cabinet group photo at Government House in Bangkok, 09 October 2006. Thailand's army-installed premier unveiled a first post-coup government with few roles given to the military and the respected central bank governor named as finance minister. AFP PHOTO/PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL (Photo credit should read PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/***** Images)

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Bangkok, THAILAND: Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont (C) poses with his cabinet members during a group photo session at the Government House in Bangkok, 09 October 2006. Thailand's army-installed premier unveiled a first post-coup government 09 October with few roles given to the military and the respected central bank governor named as finance minister. AFP PHOTO/PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL (Photo credit should read PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/***** Images)

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Taipei, TAIWAN: Two fully armed Taiwanese military police patrol outside the Presidential Office in Taipei, 09 October 2006, one day ahead of the scheduled National Day celebrations. Taiwanese authorities have stepped up security around the Presidential Office after the island's democracy activists plan to launch a huge rally 10 October demanding President Chen Shui-bian's resignation on corruption allegations. AFP PHOTO/PATRICK LIN (Photo credit should read PATRICK LIN/AFP/***** Images)

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Taipei, TAIWAN: Two fully armed Taiwanese military police patrol outside the Presidential Office in Taipei, 09 October 2006, one day ahead of the scheduled National Day celebrations. Taiwanese authorities have stepped up security around the Presidential Office after the island's democracy activists plan to launch a huge rally 10 October demanding President Chen Shui-bian's resignation on corruption allegations. AFP PHOTO/PATRICK LIN (Photo credit should read PATRICK LIN/AFP/***** Images)

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Shanghai, CHINA: A group of policemen stand to attention in front of the Pudong financial district skyline, before beginning a goodwill event on the historic Bund in Shanghai, 09 October 2006. The fates of deposed Shanghai boss Chen Liangyu and other political heavyweights from China's financial hub hang in the balance ahead of a closed-door meeting of the Communist Party elite.The four-day event starting 08 October will be held in the wake of last month's sacking of Chen, Shanghai's top politician, who was removed as party secretary over his alleged links to the misuse of the city's billion-dollar pension fund. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/***** Images)

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Shanghai, CHINA: A group of policemen stand to attention in front of the Pudong financial district skyline, before beginning a goodwill event on the historic Bund in Shanghai, 09 October 2006. The fates of deposed Shanghai boss Chen Liangyu and other political heavyweights from China's financial hub hang in the balance ahead of a closed-door meeting of the Communist Party elite.The four-day event starting 08 October will be held in the wake of last month's sacking of Chen, Shanghai's top politician, who was removed as party secretary over his alleged links to the misuse of the city's billion-dollar pension fund. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/***** Images)

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Shanghai, CHINA: A group of policemen march in front of a statue of Shanghai's first Mayor Chen Yi, before beginning a goodwill event on the historic Bund in Shanghai, 09 October 2006. The fates of deposed Shanghai boss Chen Liangyu and other political heavyweights from China's financial hub hang in the balance ahead of a closed-door meeting of the Communist Party elite.The four-day event starting 08 October will be held in the wake of last month's sacking of Chen, Shanghai's top politician, who was removed as party secretary over his alleged links to the misuse of the city's billion-dollar pension fund. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/***** Images)

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Shanghai, CHINA: A group of policemen stand to attention in front of a statue of Shanghai's first Mayor Chen Yi, before beginning a goodwill event on the historic Bund in Shanghai, 09 October 2006. The fates of deposed Shanghai boss Chen Liangyu and other political heavyweights from China's financial hub hang in the balance ahead of a closed-door meeting of the Communist Party elite.The four-day event starting 08 October will be held in the wake of last month's sacking of Chen, Shanghai's top politician, who was removed as party secretary over his alleged links to the misuse of the city's billion-dollar pension fund. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/***** Images)

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DEMILITARIZED ZONE, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 9: South Korean soldiers look out over the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea on October 9, 2006 in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North Korea said today that it has performed its first ever nuclear weapons test. The country's official Korean Central News Agency said the test was performed successfully and there was no radioactive leakage from the site. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/***** Images)

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DEMILITARIZED ZONE, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 9: A South Korean soldier looks out over the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea on October 9, 2006 in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North Korea said today that it has performed its first ever nuclear weapons test. The country's official Korean Central News Agency said the test was performed successfully and there was no radioactive leakage from the site. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/***** Images)

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DEMILITARIZED ZONE, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 9: South Korean soldiers look out over the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea on October 9, 2006 in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North Korea said today that it has performed its first ever nuclear weapons test. The country's official Korean Central News Agency said the test was performed successfully and there was no radioactive leakage from the site. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/***** Images)

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DEMILITARIZED ZONE, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 9: South Korean soldiers look out over the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea on October 9, 2006 in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North Korea said today that it has performed its first ever nuclear weapons test. The country's official Korean Central News Agency said the test was performed successfully and there was no radioactive leakage from the site. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/***** Images)

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Uijeongbu, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: South Korean soldiers make calls inside phone booths before returning to their unit outside a railway station in in Uijeongbu, northern Seoul, 09 October 2006. North Korea announced it conducted a nuclear weapons test 09 October in defiance of worldwide appeals and threats of sanctions, sparking a furious reaction from Seoul which called it an "unpardonable provocation." AFP PHOTO/KIM JAE-HWAN (Photo credit should read KIM JAE-HWAN/AFP/***** Images)

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DEMILITARIZED ZONE, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 9: South Korean soldiers patrol a barbed-wire fence on the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea on October 9, 2006 in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North Korea said today that it has performed its first ever nuclear weapons test. The country's official Korean Central News Agency said the test was performed successfully and there was no radioactive leakage from the site. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/***** Images)

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DEMILITARIZED ZONE, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 9: South Korean soldiers patrol a barbed-wire fence on the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea on October 9, 2006 in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North Korea said today that it has performed its first ever nuclear weapons test. The country's official Korean Central News Agency said the test was performed successfully and there was no radioactive leakage from the site. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/***** Images)

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DEMILITARIZED ZONE, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 9: South Korean soldiers patrol a barbed-wire fence on the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea on October 9, 2006 in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North Korea said today that it has performed its first ever nuclear weapons test. The country's official Korean Central News Agency said the test was performed successfully and there was no radioactive leakage from the site. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/***** Images)

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Toulon, FRANCE: The crew of the aircraft carrier TCD Siroco waves at French soldiers leaving aboard a PUMA helicopter, off the coast of Toulon, southern France, 09 October 2006, as they return from their mission in Lebanon with the Baliste force. The Baliste force was deployed 15 July 2006 to repatriate French and foreign citizens (some 8,000 people from 61 different nationalities) willing to leave the war-torn country. AFP PHOTO / ERIC ESTRADE (Photo credit should read ERIC ESTRADE/AFP/***** Images)

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Toulon, FRANCE: French soldiers board a PUMA helicopter onboard the aircraft carrier TCD Siroco, off the coast of Toulon, southern France, 09 October 2006, as they return from their mission in Lebanon with the Baliste force. The Baliste force was deployed 15 July 2006 to repatriate French and foreign citizens (some 8,000 people from 61 different nationalities) willing to leave the war-torn country. AFP PHOTO / ERIC ESTRADE (Photo credit should read ERIC ESTRADE/AFP/***** Images)

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Toulon, FRANCE: French soldiers board a PUMA helicopter onboard the aircraft carrier TCD Siroco, off the coast of Toulon, southern France, 09 October 2006, as they return from their mission in Lebanon with the Baliste force. The Baliste force was deployed 15 July 2006 to repatriate French and foreign citizens (some 8,000 people from 61 different nationalities) willing to leave the war-torn country. AFP PHOTO / ERIC ESTRADE (Photo credit should read ERIC ESTRADE/AFP/***** Images)

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great pics today so far fellas!

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REUTERS/Kareem Raheem
Members of the Special Police commandos march with their new uniform in Baghdad October 9, 2006.

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Baghdad, IRAQ: Iraqi policemen parade with their new uniforms in front of Iraqi Minister of Interior Jawad Bolani (C) in Baghdad 09 October 2006. Bolani presented today the new official uniform for the Iraqi police forces. AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR (Photo credit should read SABAH ARAR/AFP/***** Images)

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Baghdad, IRAQ: Iraqi policemen parade with their new uniforms in front of Iraqi Minister of Interior Jawad Bolani (not in the picture) in Baghdad 09 October 2006. Bolani presented today the new official uniform for the Iraqi police forces. AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR (Photo credit should read SABAH ARAR/AFP/***** Images)

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Baghdad, IRAQ: Iraqi policemen parade with their new uniforms in front of Iraqi Minister of Interior Jawad Bolani (not in the picture) in Baghdad 09 October 2006. Bolani presented today the new official uniform for the Iraqi police forces. AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR (Photo credit should read SABAH ARAR/AFP/***** Images)

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Baghdad, IRAQ: An Iraqi policeman parades with his new uniform in front of Iraqi Minister of Interior Jawad Bolani (not in the picture) in Baghdad 09 October 2006. Bolani presented today the new official uniform for the Iraqi police forces. AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR (Photo credit should read SABAH ARAR/AFP/***** Images)

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Baghdad, IRAQ: Iraqi policemen parade with their new uniforms in front of Iraqi Minister of Interior Jawad Bolani (not in the picture) in Baghdad 09 October 2006. Bolani presented today the new official uniform for the Iraqi police forces. AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR (Photo credit should read SABAH ARAR/AFP/***** Images)

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Baghdad, IRAQ: An Iraqi policeman plays music during as his colleagues parade with their new uniforms in front of Iraqi Minister of Interior Jawad Bolani (not in the picture) in Baghdad 09 October 2006. Bolani presented today the new official uniform for the Iraqi police forces. AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR (Photo credit should read SABAH ARAR/AFP/***** Images)

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REUTERS/Ali Jasim
Soldiers carry the coffin of Amer al-Hashemi, the brother of Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, during a funeral in Baghdad October 9, 2006. Gunmen in police uniforms killed the brother of Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi in northern Baghdad late on Sunday, police and members of the Sunni Islamic Party said on Monday.

Israeli soldiers sweep the streets in the Palestinian West Bank town of Hebron to allow Jewish settlers to go to worship in an area inhabited by Palestinians residents Sunday 08 October 2006 More than 140 000 Palestinians live in Hebron which is divided into two parts with 80 percent under Palestinian control and the rest 20 percent for settlers under the Israeli control EPA ABED AL HAFIZ HASHLAMOUN

Israeli policeman urge Palestinians to leave the street in the Palestinian West Bank town of Hebron to allow Jewish settlers to go to worship in an area inhabited by Palestinians residents Sunday 08 October 2006 More than 140 000 Palestinians live in Hebron which is divided into two parts with 80 percent under Palestinian control and the rest 20 percent for settlers under the Israeli control EPA ABED AL HAFIZ HASHLAMOUN

Israeli soldiers urge Palestinians to leave the street in the Palestinian West Bank town of Hebron to allow Jewish settlers to go to worship in an area inhabited by Palestinians residents Sunday 08 October 2006 EPA ABED AL HAFIZ HASHLAMOUN

A Israeli soldier detains a Palestinian man as soldiers clear the streets in the Palestinian West Bank town of Hebron to allow Jewish settlers to go to worship in an area inhabited by Palestinians residents Sunday 08 October 2006 EPA ABED AL HAFIZ HASHLAMOUN

Israeli soldiers sweep the streets in the Palestinian West Bank town of Hebron to allow Jewish settlers to go to worship in an area inhabited by Palestinians residents Sunday 08 October 2006 EPA ABED AL HAFIZ HASHLAMOUN

Israeli policeman urge Palestinians to leave the street in the Palestinian West Bank town of Hebron to allow Jewish settlers to go to worship in an area inhabited by Palestinians residents Sunday 08 October 2006 More than 140 000 Palestinians live in Hebron which is divided into two parts with 80 percent under Palestinian control and the rest 20 percent for settlers under the Israeli control EPA ABED AL HAFIZ HASHLAMOUN

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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL ? OCTOBER 9: (ISRAEL OUT) Israeli President Moshe Katsav and his wife Gila pose for photo with Israeli soldiers as they receives visitors at the opening of their Sukkah, or booth, to the public during the week-long festival of Sukkot which commemorates the ancient Hebrews' forty years of wandering in the desert after their exodus from Egypt, October 9, 2006 in the State President's residence in Jerusalem, Israel. According to Israeli media reports, It is expected that Attorney General Menachem will follow police recommendations to indict President Moshe Katsav after allegations of sexual assault were filed against Katsav by several women. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/***** Images

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Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG: French Interior minister Nicoals Sarkozy (R) is welcomed by Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker prior to their meeting on European affairs, 09 October 2006 in Luxembourg. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN (Photo credit should read JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP/***** Images)

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LONDON - OCTOBER 09: Police stand guard outside the Houses of Parliament on October 9, 2006 in London. Extra police have been deployed around Parliament in expectation of an anti war protest. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/***** Images)

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London, UNITED KINGDOM: An elderly man is escorted past a line of British policemen at the Houses of Parliament in London, 09 October 2006. Police have stepped up security at Parliament over concerns that protestors could cause trouble for the official Opening of Parliament. AFP PHOTO / CARL DE SOUZA (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/***** Images)

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LONDON - OCTOBER 09: Police stand guard outside the Houses of Parliament on October 9, 2006 in London. Extra police have been deployed around Parliament in expectation of an anti war protest. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/***** Images)

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LONDON - OCTOBER 09: Police scuffle with protestors outside the Houses of Parliament on October 9, 2006 in London. Extra police have been deployed around Parliament in expectation of an anti war protest. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/***** Images)

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LONDON - OCTOBER 09: Police detain a protestor outside the Houses of Parliament on October 9, 2006 in London. Extra police have been deployed around Parliament in expectation of an anti war protest. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/***** Images)

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Toulon, FRANCE: The crew of the aircraft carrier TCD Siroco stands at attention, off the coast of Toulon, southern France, 09 October 2006, as they return from their mission in Lebanon with the Baliste force. The Baliste force was deployed 15 July 2006 to repatriate French and foreign citizens (some 8,000 people from 61 different nationalities) willing to leave the war-torn country. AFP PHOTO / ERIC ESTRADE (Photo credit should read ERIC ESTRADE/AFP/***** Images)

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korean protesters hold candles and national flags at a rally in Seoul October 9, 2006 denouncing North Korea's reported nuclear test. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council and opening its crippled economy to the risk of fresh sanctions.

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korean protesters burn North Korea's national flag at a rally in Seoul October 9, 2006 denouncing North Korea's reported nuclear test. North Korea said on Monday it had safely and successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, flying in the face of a warning from the U.N. Security Council and opening its crippled economy to the risk of fresh sanctions.

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Cheers for the photos today....Is it just me or does this look like blue MARPAT....

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^ THAT's the New Iraqi Digital Police Pattern (look for little Iraqi flags in the pattern)

Nice Pix!




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San Francisco, Calif. (Oct. 7, 2006) – The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) passes under the Golden Gate Bridge while entering San Francisco Bay during the Parade of Ships, a key event during San Francisco Fleet Week 2006. Since 1981, San Francisco Fleet Week has been an annual opportunity for Northern Californians to honor the men and women serving in the United States Navy, Coast Guard and Marines. This year approximately 9,000 crew members on visiting ships will arrive in the City to participate in Fleet Week. Ship’s tours and community service projects are scheduled throughout the Bay Area. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charlemagne Obana

San Francisco (October 7, 2006) – A Parade of Ships led by the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), pass under the Golden Gate Bridge while entering San Francisco Bay during San Francisco Fleet Week 2006.

San Francisco, Calif. (Oct. 7, 2006) – Residents and visitors in San Francisco watch as the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) approaches the Golden Gate Bridge while entering San Francisco Bay during the Parade of Ships, a key event during San Francisco Fleet Week 2006

San Francisco (October 7, 2006) – The Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) passes Alcatraz Island while participating in the Parade of Ships, during San Francisco Fleet Week 2006.

San Francisco (October 7, 2006) - Landing Craft Air Cushion Six Two (LCAC-62), passes Alcatraz Island while participating in the Parade of Ships, during San Francisco Fleet Week 2006.

Rear Adm. Carol Pottenger is shown on the pier at the Naval Station in Norfolk, Va., on Sept. 8, 2006, in Norfolk Va. Pottenger runs the Military Sealift Fleet Support Command in Norfolk, which staffs, equips and maintains the fleet of ships owned and operated by the government. Pottenger leaves her job Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006, to take command of Expeditionary Strike Group Seven in Okinawa, Japan. She will become the first woman to lead a combat strike group. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, L.Todd Spencer)

A U.S. navy boat approaches a fleet of ships, part of Kitty Hawk's battle group, at Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Monday, Oct. 9, 2006. North Korea boasted Monday it performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, saying its successful underground blast was a "great leap forward" but drawing global condemnation. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's submarines are seen anchored at Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Monday, Oct. 9, 2006. North Korea boasted Monday it performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, saying its successful underground blast was a "great leap forward" but drawing global condemnation. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

A Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force boat, foreground, moves past a fleet of ships, part of Yokosuka-based Kitty Hawk's battle group, at Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Monday, Oct. 9, 2006. North Korea boasted Monday it performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, saying its successful underground blast was a "great leap forward" but drawing global condemnation. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

In this seismograph distributed by Japan's Meteorological Agency in Tokyo, the seismic wave measured at various points in central Japan at around 10:37 a.m. (0137 GMT) Monday, Oct. 9, 2006 is shown. The agency said Monday it observed a magnitude 4.9 quake in the northeast region of North Korea (in latitude 41.2 degrees north, longtitude 129.2 degrees east) where Pyongyang claims to have conducted its nuclear weapon test. The agency is still trying to determine if the quake was caused by the reported testing, agency official Yasunobu Takagi said. (AP Photo/The Meteorological Agency of Japan, HO)

In this map of Japan and its surrounding area distributed by Japan's Meteorological Agency in Tokyo, the estimated location of an earthquake's epicenter according to the seismic wave measured at various points in Japan at around 10:35 a.m. (0135 GMT) Monday, Oct. 9, 2006 is shown. The agency said Monday it observed a magnitude 4.9 quake in the northeast region of North Korea (in latitude 41.2 degrees north, longtitude 129.2 degrees east) where Pyongyang claims to have conducted its nuclear weapon test. The agency is still trying to determine if the quake was caused by the reported testing, agency official Yasunobu Takagi said. (AP Photo/The Meteorological Agency of Japan, HO)

North Koreans pay their respects at the statue of former leader Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang in this image taken from TV Monday Oct. 9, 2006. North Koreans went about their day to day business and lives in the capital Pyongyang on Monday, hours after their government said it performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, the news of which reverberated throughout Asia and beyond. (AP Photo/APTN)

Chinese paramilitary police check a truck as it heads across the Friendship Bridge towards the North Korean town of Sinuiju, at the Chinese border city of Dandong Monday Oct. 9, 2006. China, the North's main source of food and fuel aid, on Monday slammed North Korea for carrying out a nuclear test, openly criticizing its ally's nuclear program for the first time and demanding that Pyongyang return to disarmament talks. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

A North Korean soldier watches a passing Chinese boat as he and other North Korean men unload a boat on the waterfront at the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong Monday Oct. 9, 2006. North Korea said Monday it performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, claiming it detonated a successful underground blast in a "great leap forward" that defied international warnings against the communist regime. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

North Korean soldiers relax on the waterfront at the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong Monday Oct. 9, 2006. China on Monday slammed North Korea for carrying out a nuclear test, openly criticizing its ally's nuclear program for the first time and demanding that Pyongyang return to disarmament talks. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

Two armed North Korean soldiers patrol at the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong Monday Oct. 9, 2006. North Korea said Monday it performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, claiming it detonated a successful underground blast in a "great leap forward" that defied international warnings against the communist regime. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

Two North Korean soldiers patrol on the Yalu river at the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong Monday Oct. 9, 2006. North Korea said Monday it performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, claiming it detonated a successful underground blast in a "great leap forward" that defied international warnings against the communist regime. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

North Korean soldiers gesture from a ship on the Yalu River at Dandong, on China's border with North Korea minutes after the North announced it had conducted a nuclear test Monday Oct. 9, 2006. North Korea said Monday it has performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test. The country's official Korean Central News Agency said the test was performed successfully and that there had been no radioactive leakage from the site. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

South Korean Army soldiers aim their machine guns at a check point in Paju, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Panmunjom, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 9, 2006. South Korea's Defense Ministry said the alert level of the military had been raised in response to the claimed nuclear test.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean main opposition Grand National Party lawmakers shout a slogan denouncing North Korea 's nuclear test at the National Assembly in Seoul, Monday. Oct. 9, 2006. North Korea boasted Monday that it successfully tested a nuclear weapon, sparking a barrage of global condemnation and threats of harsh sanctions over an underground blast that appeared to thrust the volatile communist state into the elite club of nuclear-armed nations. The letters read "Denounced North Korea 's nuclear test"(AP Photo/Yonhap. Lee Hee-ryul)

French Minister for foreign affairs, Philippe Douste-Blazy, speaks during a press conference about the first meeting of UNITAID's Executive Board (an international drug purchase facility), at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Oct. 9, 2006. He also declared that France firmly condemns today's nuclear test by North Korea. This would pose a serious problem to international security and now it would be up to the international community to react very firmly, he said. (AP Photo/Keystone/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

Israeli President Moshe Katsav, center, and his wife Gila, second right, pose to have their picture taken with a group of female soldiers during an open day at the President's Residence during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 9, 2006. Eight women have accused President Moshe Katsav of sexually harassing them. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Israeli President Moshe Katsav, center, and his wife Gila, right, greet a female soldier during an open day at the President's Residence during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in Jerusalem on Monday, Oct. 9, 2006. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Palestinians carry the body of Amjad Yousef Tirawi, 25, during his funeral at the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus Monday Oct. 9, 2006. Tirawi was shot and killed Sunday afternoon by Israeli soldiers as he was walking with his wife on a path off limits to Palestinians, relatives said. The Israeli army said it was unaware of any shooting incident in the area and its forces had not opened fire. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

Prominent Iraqi Sunni leaders pray by the coffin with the remains of Gen. Amir al-Hashimi, the brother of Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and an adviser to the Defense Ministry, during his funeral in Baghdad Monday Oct. 9, 2006. Al-Hashimi was killed by gunmen who entered his north Baghdad home wearing military uniforms Monday. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed )

Iraqi soldiers carry coffin with remains of Gen. Amir al-Hashimi, the brother of Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and an adviser to the Defense Ministry, during his funeral in Baghdad Monday Oct. 9, 2006. Al-Hashimi was killed by gunmen who entered his north Baghdad home wearing military uniforms Monday. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed )

An Iraqi special police unit marches at their base in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 9, 2006. Iraqi special police were issued new uniforms and licence plates they claim would be difficult to forge. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban)

An Iraqi policeman fixes newly designed licence plates on a patrol car, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday Oct. 9, 2006. Iraqi special police were issued new uniforms and licence plates they claim would be difficult to forge. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban)

A policeman looks at the car of two German journalists who were killed Saturday morning in Tala Wa Barfak district, northern province of Baghlan, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006. Two German journalists working for the country's national broadcaster and traveling on their own through northern Afghanistan were killed by gunmen Saturday, the first foreign journalists murdered here since late 2001. (AP Photo)

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Besides the monuments and plaques, Belgians remember U.S. troops from World War II in other ways. The annual Tanks in Town rally in Mons, Belgium, which is the capital of Hainaut Province, drew hundreds of participants this year, many of whom dressed in WWII garb.

[JVeld]

Good photos, thanks.....sad if it happened by error !
Look at all those Israeli M-4's !!!

[phasio]

nice pics !. is it possible to get hi res links to the other 3 pics of the carrier in san fransisco ? i think they look awesome

[He219]

nice pics !. is it possible to get hi res links to the other 3 pics of the carrier in san fransisco ? i think they look awesome

Yeah, look here ..

Islamic leader Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, wearing combat fatigues and holding an AK47 assault rifle, speaks during a news conference, Monday, Oct. 9, 2006 in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Ethiopian troops briefly entered a strategic hilltop town in Somalia Monday alongside government fighters, residents and Islamic militia said, and Somalia's radical Islamic forces declared a holy war against Ethiopia. "I urge all the Somali people to wage holy war against the Ethiopians," said top Islamic leader Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed. "We need action rather than words," he told a brief news conference in Mogadishu, the capital his forces hold. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)

[phasio]

Yeah, look here ..

thank you m8.

[parabellum666]

great pics today guys, thanks