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Posted: 10/15/2004 7:02:32 PM EDT
 A US soldier on patrol in Badhdad, 08 October 2004. US soldiers and their families believe President George W. Bush (news - web sites) is taking the United States in the right direction and show a higher level of support for Bush than the wider populace, according to a new poll(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)  A U.S. Army soldier aims his weapon in the direction of gunshots heard nearby while troops search vehicles for insurgent weapons in Ramadi, Iraq (news - web sites), Friday, Oct. 15, 2004. Insurgent sniper fire and rocket-propelled grenades have killed soldiers in Ramadi in recent days. (AP Photo/Jim MacMillan)  U.S. Army soldiers secure a perimeter while troops search vehicles for insurgent weapons in Ramadi, Iraq (news - web sites), Friday Oct. 15, 2004. Insurgent sniper fire and rocket-propelled grenades have killed soldiers in Ramadi in recent days. (AP Photo/Jim MacMillan)  U.S. Army soldiers secure a perimeter while troops search vehicles for insurgent weapons in Ramadi, Iraq (news - web sites), Friday, Oct. 15, 2004. Insurgent sniper fire and rocket-propelled grenades have killed soldiers in Ramadi in recent days. (AP Photo/Jim MacMillan)  U.S. Army soldiers search a local sheik while checking vehicles for insurgent weapons in Ramadi, Iraq (news - web sites), Friday Oct. 15, 2004. Insurgent sniper fire and rocket-propelled grenades have killed soldiers in Ramadi in recent days. (AP Photo/Jim MacMillan)  A U.S. Army soldier gestures as he secures the area after a car bomb exploded, Friday, Oct 15, 2004, near a police station in southwest Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), killing one and injuring at least 11 others, the Interior Ministry and hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)  U.S. Army soldiers subdue an Iraqi civilian, suffering from downs syndrome, at the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, October 15, 2004. A car bomb wounded five Iraqi police and five civilians outside a police station in southern Baghdad on Friday, the Interior Ministry said. REUTERS/Ali Jasim  U.S. Army soldiers push an Iraqi civilian, suffering from Downs syndrome, at the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, October 15, 2004. A car bomb wounded five Iraqi police and five civilians outside a police station in southern Baghdad on Friday, the Interior Ministry said. REUTERS/Ali Jasim  A U.S. Army soldier orders journalists to leave the scene of car bomb attack in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, October 15, 2004. A car bomb wounded five Iraqi police and five civilians outside a police station in southern Baghdad on Friday, the Interior Ministry said. REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz  IMAGE LINK BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 15: U.S. soldiers secure the site of a car bomb explosion October 15, 2004 in southern Baghdad, Iraq. A car bomb exploded outside a police Station wounding 5 policemen and 5 civilians, according to the Iraqi police. (Photo by Wathiq Khuzaie/Getty Images)  IMAGE LINK BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 15: U.S. soldiers secure the site of a car bomb explosion October 15, 2004 in southern Baghdad, Iraq. A car bomb exploded outside a police Station wounding 5 policemen and 5 civilians, according to the Iraqi police. (Photo by Wathiq Khuzaie/Getty Images)  IMAGE LINK BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Smokes billows from a burning US military vehicle as a US soldiers secure the area along a highway to the west of Baghdad which leads to the restive Sunni Muslim city of Fallujah, 14 October 2004. The US military supply truck was attacked by unknown assailants. No casualties were reported. AFP PHOTO/AWAD AWAD (Photo credit should read AWAD AWAD/AFP/Getty Images)  British soldiers on patrol in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Around 3,500 British troops in southern Iraq (news - web sites) are due to hand over to a new brigade. The group has endured some of the fiercest clashes Britain's military has experienced since the Korean war.(AFP/File/Essam Al-Sudani)  Israeli border policemen arrest an elderly Palestinian man at the Gilo checkpoint in the West Bank town of Bethlehem October 15, 2004. The man was arrested as Muslims made their way to pray on the first day of Ramadan in the al- Aqsa mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem Muslims around the world refrain from eating, drinking and engaging in sexual activity from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Magnus Johansson  A Muslim girl walks past Israeli border police, on the first Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan, in Jerusalem's Old City Friday Oct. 15, 2004 Ramadan marks the month when Muslims believe God began to reveal the holy book, the Quran, to the Prophet Muhammad 1,400 years ago. Aside from fasting, the month also is marked with special prayers, nighttime feasts and family get-togethers.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)  Local residents look at Russian Interior Ministry soldiers patroling on the outskirts of the town of Chermen, North Ossetia, Friday, Oct. 15, 2004. Several Ingush were reportedly among the hostage takers in Beslan. For that reason the threat of violence between the Ingush and Ossetians looms across the region of North Osssetia and the largely Ingush town of Chermen could again be at the front line of the conflict as it was during a 10-day war in 1992. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)  Russian Interior Ministry soldiers patrol a street in the town of Chermen, North Ossetia, Friday, Oct. 15, 2004. Several Ingush were reportedly among the hostage takers in Beslan. For that reason the threat of violence between the Ingush and Ossetians looms across the region of North Osssetia and the largely Ingush town of Chermen could again be at the front line of the conflict as it was during a 10-day war in 1992. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)  IMAGE LINK BALASHIKHA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: A 'Vityaz' anti-terror unit soldier surmount obstacles as their instructor looks at them during examinations for the maroon beret, the symbol of courage and professionalism in Russian interior troops, not far from the town of Balashikha, Moscow region, 15 October 2004. Only 7 figters of 29 candidates got berets after the annual examination. AFP PHOTO/ DENIS SINYAKOV (Photo credit should read DENIS SINYAKOV/AFP/Getty Images)  IMAGE LINK BALASHIKHA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: A 'Vityaz' anti-terror unit soldier surmounts obstacles during examinations for the maroon beret, the symbol of courage and professionalism in Russian interior troops, not far from the town of Balashikha, Moscow region, 15 October 2004. Only 7 figters of 29 candidates got berets after the annual examination. AFP PHOTO/ DENIS SINYAKOV (Photo credit should read DENIS SINYAKOV/AFP/Getty Images)  IMAGE LINK BALASHIKHA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: 'Vityaz' anti-terror unit soldiers run during the examination for the maroon beret, the symbol of courage and professionalism in Russian interior troops, not far from the town of Balashikha, near Moscow, 15 October 2004. Only 7 figters of 29 candidates got berets after the annual examination. AFP PHOTO/ DENIS SINYAKOV (Photo credit should read DENIS SINYAKOV/AFP/Getty Images)  IMAGE LINK BANJA LUKA, BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA: NATO-led peackeepers stand guard after raiding a military hotel in the Bosnian Serb town of Banja Luka, 15 October 2004. The raid of the Krajina hotel is carried "in accordance to SFOR's mandate and mission to ensure a safe and secure environment in Bosnia," NATO-led Stabilisation Force (SFOR) spokesman said . SFOR was deployed in Bosnia following its inter-ethnic 1992-95 war, which claimed some 200,000 lives. AFP PHOTO STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)  A Drugs Enforcement officer rests his gun on boxes of methamphetamine hydrochloride, an illegal but popular drug known locally as shabu, after they were seized at the Manila's international container Friday Oct. 15, 2004. The cache of 69 kilos (152 pounds) of the high grade illegal drug, found stashed in three boxes inside a container van also stuffed with clothes, rice and shoes from Thailand was valued at 138 million pesos (US$2.45 million ; euro 1.97 million). (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)  Spanish United Nations (news - web sites) troops hold up their rifles before boarding a ship bound for Haiti at Rota's naval base in Spain October 15, 2004. Two hundred Spanish servicemen and women are sailing to Haiti to participate in peace keeping operations and to help civilian authorities. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo  Brazilian United Nations (news - web sites) Peacekeepers jump from a truck for a patrol at Bollosse in Port-au-Prince, October 15 2004. Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, has faced simmering tensions since Aristide was driven out on Feb. 29 by an armed revolt and U.S. and French pressure to quit. Pro-Aristide gangs retain control of many of Port-au-Prince's sprawling slums and the former soldiers who opposed him remain in charge of several towns, demanding the re-establishment of the army and years of back pay. REUTERS/Daniel Morel  Haitian police pull back after a clash with supporters of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide in Port-au-Prince, October 15 2004. Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, has faced simmering tensions since Aristide was driven out on Feb. 29 by an armed revolt and U.S. and French pressure to quit. Pro-Aristide gangs retain control of many of Port-au-Prince's sprawling slums and the former soldiers who opposed him remain in charge of several towns, demanding the re-establishment of the army and years of back pay. REUTERS/Daniel Morel  Haitian Police take position and shoot from a street close to one the main entrances to the pro-Aristide slum of Bel-Air, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday Oct.15, 2004. Burning tires smoked in Bel-Air, a slum stronghold of Aristide loyalists who barricaded streets with wooden market stands and debris. Residents said gunshots rang out occasionally. It was unclear who police were shooting at. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)  South Korean policemen with machine guns take part in an anti-terror drill at a subway station in Seoul, October 15, 2004. South Korean security forces remained on high alert after a warning on an Arabic Web site of potential attacks on the country and Korean troops in Iraq (news - web sites) if Seoul did not pull its troops out, an official said. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 7:04:58 PM EDT
[#1]
cool.... those ruskis look way to young
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Posted: 10/15/2004 7:10:03 PM EDT
[#2]
This guy needs to be refitted for a properly sized helmet |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 7:11:32 PM EDT
[#3]
Cool pics, thanks.
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Posted: 10/15/2004 7:14:58 PM EDT
[#4]
Everytime I see one of those new kevlars I think that looks so gay. Of course I kind of doubt the guys wearing them care how they look.
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Posted: 10/15/2004 7:16:35 PM EDT
[#5]
Good pics Lumpy
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Posted: 10/15/2004 7:19:07 PM EDT
[#6]
Well the guy in the first pic has one that fits right. The soldier in the 3rd pic probably has an ACH with the thicker pads. |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 7:23:00 PM EDT
[#7]
Yeah, they look stupid, but I'd kill for a new one. I hate my old POS. |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 7:29:30 PM EDT
[#8]
The M1 still kicking ass!! Nice! |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 7:29:52 PM EDT
[#9]
Good pics Lumpy. Glad to see our soldiers displaying good gun handling qualities, except for the machine-gunner in the first pic.
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Posted: 10/15/2004 7:34:16 PM EDT
[#10]
Why? His finger is outside of the trigger guard. |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 7:35:59 PM EDT
[#11]
His finger aint on the trigger, you can see his finger tip extending a hair past the trigger gaurd. |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 7:54:12 PM EDT
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Nice to see American soldiers defending themselves against unarmed retarded people in a forceful manner. I don't know what the story on that one was, but in my book, it had better be a really damn good for knocking a handicapped person down. |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 7:59:43 PM EDT
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My guess is that the guy wasnt complying with what the soldiers wanted him to do. What they probably saw was a simple case of resistance coming from this Iraqi, simple as that.
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Posted: 10/15/2004 8:06:18 PM EDT
[#14]
And the media trying to make our guys look bad. |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 8:10:25 PM EDT
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I didn't know they used the chocolate chip pattern |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 8:12:29 PM EDT
[#16]
Uh, well, in a fragile situation I sure would want whoever was in my zone of responsibility to comply ASAP, especially after a friggin bomb exploded. Sure would suck for a soldier to lose his awareness of his surronding because someone wasn't complying with his orders and possibly get popped while trying to "handle" the guy. |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 8:15:12 PM EDT
[#17]
Nice work on the Pics Lumpy. Thanks
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Posted: 10/15/2004 9:11:28 PM EDT
[#18]
As Always...great pics Lumpy...
Thank you!
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Posted: 10/15/2004 9:17:25 PM EDT
[#19]
Those Russian helmets look like props from Spaceballs.
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Posted: 10/15/2004 9:20:43 PM EDT
[#20]
Great pics Lumpy!!!!!
Thanks again |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 9:27:30 PM EDT
[#21]
why do all people with down syndrome look the same? (No, I'm not being sarcastic, its a serious question) |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 9:54:51 PM EDT
[#22]
The human brain is sensitive to gross features first. If you weren't used to being around black/white/chinese/mexican/whatever people, you would think that most of them looked alike. If you spent more time around them, your brain would gloss over the common characteristics and see the individual differences. |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 9:56:56 PM EDT
[#23]
And how hard would it be to convince someone with such a handicap to strap a bomb to himself...? Hell, the "normal" ones do it all the time. Welcome to war. |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 10:09:52 PM EDT
[#24]
Damn, you're right! Slap me, please. 
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Posted: 10/15/2004 10:49:56 PM EDT
[#25]
It seems like thay are being pretty hard on the gimp. What did he do? These types are usually harmless. |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 10:50:22 PM EDT
[#26]
I don't know what causes the distinct facial appearance, I guess it is a side affect of the disorder. |
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Posted: 10/15/2004 11:20:22 PM EDT
[#27]
You
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Posted: 10/16/2004 12:27:36 AM EDT
[#28]
God Bless our troops. I look forward to these pics.
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Posted: 10/16/2004 12:34:47 AM EDT
[#29]
WTF? |
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Posted: 10/16/2004 10:47:23 AM EDT
[#30]
I meant why do they have similiar facial features?, they all look related to each other which is weird since I thought it only effects them mentally. |
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Posted: 10/16/2004 11:14:42 AM EDT
[#31]
it's just a very specific side affect. Like how people who get lung cancer develop short stubby fingers and people with heart disease have a crease through their ear lobe.
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Posted: 10/16/2004 11:47:38 AM EDT
[#32]
And what's up with those Rooski helmets, damned they look funny. Like something out of Spaceballs. Lumpy, thankx for the pix. |
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Posted: 10/16/2004 6:02:01 PM EDT
[#33]
My sentiments exactly! 
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Posted: 10/16/2004 6:08:17 PM EDT
[#34]
I was kind of thinking the same thing. |
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Posted: 10/16/2004 6:12:28 PM EDT
[#35]
you have got to be freaking kidding me. |
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Posted: 10/16/2004 6:13:53 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/16/2004 7:53:00 PM EDT
[#37]
Who criticized our soldiers? I just pointed out that it was a bad looking picture and that I hope there was a good reason for it. My 4 years in the army was working on a radar for an obsolete missile, I know absolutely nothing about securing a bomb site or stuff like that. Everyone's explanations about what our guys were doing in those photos were more than plausible to me. ETA: I also noticed how the media made sure to point out that he was suffering from Downs, but did not explain what was happening in the photo. |
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Posted: 10/16/2004 8:22:13 PM EDT
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