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SteelBird said:

BD, Thanks for posting pix about Cambodian-Thai conflict. For the pix about the Thai troop patrolling the border line, have you notice some men standing beside the road? Who are they? Their uniforms look Cambodian!

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In answer to your question...I really don't know. I just hope that the situation cools down very quickly.

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A Thai soldier examines his M-16 rifle in front of a 105mm artillery gun that will be sent to reinforce soldiers at a camp along the Thai-Cambodian border July 19, 2008. Thailand and Cambodia sent troops and heavy guns on Saturday to their disputed border, where hundreds of soldiers faced off for a fifth day over the Preah Vihear temple.

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A Thai soldier holds on to the barrel of a 105mm artillery gun that will be sent to reinforce soldiers at a camp along the Thai-Cambodian border July 19, 2008. Thailand and Cambodia sent troops and heavy guns on Saturday to their disputed border, where hundreds of soldiers faced off for a fifth day over the Preah Vihear temple.

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A Cambodian soldiers carry a B40 rockets as they guards along a road leading to a small Buddhist pagoda close to the ruins of Preah Vihear temple near the Thai border in the Cambodian province of Preah Vihear, some 543 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on July 19, 2008

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Cambodian soldier (R) looks at his mobile phone with a Thai soldier as they patrol near Cekakiri Svarak pagoda in the compounds of Preah Vihaer temple, 245km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh July 19, 2008. Cambodia sent extra troops to its disputed border with Thailand on Friday, as both sides insisted the flare-up over an ancient temple was unlikely to get violent.

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A U.S. soldier helps train Georgian soldiers during a live fire bounding exercise as part of U.S.-Georgian military training exercise at Vaziani base outside Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, July 18, 2008.

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Military attaches Colonel Nguyen Ang Dung (L) of Vietnam, Colonel Wang Xing Ping (C) of China and US Army Major Christopher Mills (R) visit a pagoda close to the ruins of Preah Vihear temple near the Thai border in the Cambodian province of Preah Vihear, some 543 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on July 19, 2008. US, Chinese, French and Vietnamese embassy officials flew by helicopter from the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh to monitor the situation where more than 500 Thai and 1,000 Cambodian soldiers were stationed around the small Buddhist pagoda on the slope of a mountain leading to the ruins of 11th century Preah Vihear temple.

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Police patrol along Changan avenue in Beijing July 19, 2008. Banners are banned, flags restricted and even t-shirts will be scrutinised during Beijing's Olympic Games. China has mobilised a 100,000-strong security force to monitor the Games, a team that includes police, the paramilitary People's Armed Police and the People's Liberation Army, supplemented by volunteer and private security.

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Indian Army soldiers stand guard near the wreckage of an army bus after an explosion in Narbal on the outskirts of Srinagar July 19, 2008. At least five Indian soldiers were killed and over 20 wounded on Saturday when their vehicle ran over a landmine near Kashmir's main city, police and witnesses said.

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HMAS SUCCESS leads the way as USS CHUNG HOON (center) and HMCS REGINA (right) fall in behind the Australian vessel during the extensive combined operations at sea during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008.


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A Canadian Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat from the HMCS REGINA moves along side HMAS ANZAC to drop off a couple of Canadian sailors for the day cross decking between ships, as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008.


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"Missile Away" as the crew of HMAS ANZAC launch an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) during the extensive combined operations at sea during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008.



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Senior Boarding Officer, Lieutenant Joshua Reilly gives a demonstration on boarding party techniques during a training lesson on board HMAS ANZAC as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008. HMCS REGINA, a Canadian ship in the same Task Group is is the background.


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An Australian Sea King helicopter hovers above the HMCS REGINA as the HMAS ANZAC Boarding Team conduct a fast-rope insertion during boarding party training as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008.


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HMAS ANZAC sailors chat with sailors from Canadian ship HMCS REGINA during a boarding party training day, part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008.



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"All Clear" as Aircraft Technician Avionics technician, Leading Seaman Byron Steele marshals in an Australian Sea King helicopter during flying operations on board HMAS Anzac as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008.


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HMAS ANZAC pulls along side HMAS SUCCESS for a replenishment at sea task during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008.


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The Bearer Party carry Signaller (Sig) Sean McCarthy's casket into the Sacred Heart Church for his funeral.


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Family, friends and guests say their final farewell to Signaller Sean McCarthy as his military friends fire three volleys at a Cemetery on the Gold Coast.


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Débarquement d'un A340 à Kaboul.


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Le général Milley commandant la 101° Airborne s'adresse au bataillon.


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Le GTIA dispose d'un appui et d'un soutien tactique aérien.


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Revue des troupes par le général Milley et le colonel Aragones.



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NEW LONDON, Conn. – Iraq Naval Officers visit the USCG Academy July 18, 2008. The U.S. Navy CNO invited his counterpart to send Iraq Naval Officers involved with training to the U.S. to visit various Navy and Coast Guard training commands. According to the Navy, the goal of the visit is “to share best training practices with the visiting officers so that the Iraqi Navy may set up its own junior and senior enlisted academies and a naval officer academy.” (Photo by Petty Officer Timothy Tamargo, U.S. Coast Guard)


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A Cambodian soldier carrying B41 rockets walks past soldiers from Thailand (in black) as they stand stand guard near the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda of the Preah Vihear temple, about 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 19, 2008. Cambodia sent extra troops to its disputed border with Thailand on Friday, as both sides insisted the flare-up over the ancient temple was unlikely to get violent. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)


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Thai Colonel Chay Huay Soon Nern (L) gestures as Cambodian General Srey Dek (R) talks to a Thai soldier at Cekakiri Svarak pagoda in the compounds of Preah Vihaer temple, 245km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh July 19, 2008. Cambodia sent extra troops to its disputed border with Thailand on Friday, as both sides insisted the flare-up over an ancient temple was unlikely to get violent. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)


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Guards of honour salute during an event marking the anniversary of Martyrs' Day at the Martyrs Mausoleum in Yangon July 19, 2008. Martyrs' Day commemorates the assassination of leaders including General Aung San, the architect of the country's independence from British rule and father of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in 1947. REUTERS/Aung Hla Tun (MYANMAR)


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Commodore Nigel Greenwood of the Royal Canadian Navy (L) speaks to the media on board the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk as Rear Admiral Richard Wren listens during exercises off the coast of Oahu, during the multi-national military training known as RIMPAC in Honolulu, Hawaii July 18, 2008. Military branches from ten nations are participating in the biennial event. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry (UNITED STATES)


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Chinese Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) members, armed with automatic rifles, patrol inside the new Beijing Capital International Airport July 17, 2008. Banners are banned, flags restricted and even t-shirts will be scrutinised during Beijing's Olympic Games. China has mobilised a 100,000-strong security force to monitor the Games, a team that includes police, the paramilitary People's Armed Police and the People's Liberation Army, supplemented by volunteer and private security. Picture taken July 17, 2008. To match feature OLYMPICS/SECURITY. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)


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Police arrest a pilgrim after he punched a NoToPope coalition activist during a protest against Pope Benedict XVI and the World Youth Day event in Sydney July 19, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Brown (AUSTRALIA)

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Israeli soldiers monitor a demonstration by Palestinian and foreign activists against the construction of the controversial Israeli separation barrier in the village of Maasarah near the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 18 July 2008. Israel says the barrier, which would eventually reach 650 kilometers (400 mile), aims to stop 'terror' attacks, while Palestinians call it 'the apartheid wall'

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Police search team officers check at the Sha Tin Olympic Equestrian Venue (Hong Kong Sports Institute) in Hong Kong, China 18 July 2008. Hong Kong police said that they will deploy 4,000 police officers during the Olympic equestrian, and organizers say some 300 security guards will be on duty inside the venues on any given day in addition to plainclothes police. Hong Kong is to co-host the equestrian events of the Beijing 2008 Olympic game this summer, and the first equestrian cross-country competition will held on 09 August

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bd popeye said:

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In answer to your question...I really don't know. I just hope that the situation cools down very quickly.

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Though I live in Cambodia, I don't know what exactly happens at the border. Rumors pass everywhere through hand phone's SMS. For example, an SMS that got into my hand phone yesterday said "pls send this news to all ur friend & sb that u knew say the thai black soldiers was fighting back n forced khmer soldiers out from preah vihear this noon. our temple now is under their coverage, damn bloody thai, please pass to all send to friend for information hurry up...", I told my friends not to believe the SMS, 'coz its source is not official nor reliable. Later on another SMS confirmed that the fighting was between the Thai soldiers themselves, not with Cambodian soldiers... None of the both sides wish a fighting.

At first, I supposed that both soldiers guard on each side of the border that's why I was surprised when I saw the pix you post above. But later on many photos and sources confirm that the soldiers of both sides guard, talking, having coffee and lunch together.

However, some of the comments above said that Preah Vihear is 245km north of Phnom Penh, which is wrong. Preah Vihear is the north most province of Cambodia and is more than 500km from Phnom Penh. Please kindly check.

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Thank you for your input SteelBird

Soldiers stand guard next to the coffin of Bronislaw Geremek at the Warsaw Cathedral July 21, 2008. Geremek, a leading thinker in Poland's anti-communist Solidarity movement and a former foreign minister, was killed in a car crash on July 13, aged 76.

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Singapore Police Special Force personel patrol around the Shangri-La hotel in Singapore on July 21, 2008 as authorities placed blanket security around the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) three-day talks. Ministers from the 27-member group -- including the United States, China, Russia, the European Union and the ASEAN countries -- were expected to discuss a joint civilian-military disaster relief exercise, among other measures during the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) talks.

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Maybe they are takin' ole boy to the dentist.

Lebanese soldiers arrest a demonstrator at a rally demanding the release of Lebanese in Syrian prisons, during the visit of Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem in suburban Baabda, Lebanon, Monday, July 21, 2008. Syria's foreign minister said Monday his country was determined to establish diplomatic relations with Lebanon - meeting a key demand of the country's Western-backed government and its anti-Syrian parliamentary majority.

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Cambodian soldiers stand guard in front of a Cambodian pagoda close to Preah Vihear temple near the Thai border in the Cambodian province of Preah Vihear, some 543 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on July 21, 2008. Senior Thai and Cambodian defence officials met to try and end a six-day military standoff near a prized temple on the border, but there was little sign of a swift resolution. As more than 500 Thai and 1,000 Cambodian troops faced off on disputed land near the ancient Hindu temple, Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh sat down with senior Thai military officials in an eastern Thai border town.

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Cambodian soldiers patrol past the Preah Vihear temple near the Thai border in Preah Vihear province, some 543 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on July 21, 2008. Built atop a cliff in the early 11th century under Cambodian King Suryvarman I, the temple occupies a dramatic setting befitting the grip it has on Cambodia and Thailand that claimed it.

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Thai soldiers walk by a mine field at a Cambodian Buddhist temple complex near Preah Vihear temple, Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, Sunday, July 20, 2008. A Cambodian general said Sunday that he has little hope that upcoming talks between his government and Thailand will resolve a tense border dispute that has seen hundreds of troops face off around an ancient temple

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Iraqi soldiers walk past election posters for the upcoming Iraqi provincial elections, scheduled to be held this October, in Basra, 550 kms south of Bagdad on July 20, 2008. Iraq's divided parliament on July 15 failed to vote on a draft provincial elections law seen as crucial to boosting unity among the country's divided communities.

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Pro-Karadzic protesters confront Serbian riot police during a demonstration in Belgrade July 22, 2008. War crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic was arrested on Monday near Belgrade posing as a doctor of alternative medicine, sporting long hair, a beard and glasses to hide his face, officials said on Tuesday.

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Afghan riot police march towards an angry crowd during a demonstration in Kabul July 22, 2008.

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Afghan riot police push back an angry crowd during a demonstration in Kabul July 22,2008. More then 10,000 ethnic Hazaras protested in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, calling for President Hamid Karzai to resign over killings of their kin by rival Kuchi nomads.

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Batman arrested??!!

LONDON - JULY 22: Members of the media stand outside of Belgravia Police Station where actor Christian Bale, 34, is believed to be held over assault charges on July 22, 2008 in London, England. According to reports Bale assualted his mother and sister at Park Lane's Dorchester Hotel on July 19, 2008. His arrest comes the day after the Europen premiere of The Dark Knight.

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Philippine military demonstrate civil disturbance reaction measures in Quezon City, eastern Manila, Philippines 23 July 2008. Some 6,000 police and military will be deployed for the State of the Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on 28 July, with authorities assuring that security forces will undergo seminars to avoid human rights violations against militant groups expected to hold protests

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Philippine police demonstrate civil disturbance reaction measures in Quezon City, eastern Manila, Philippines 23 July 2008. Some 6,000 police will be deployed for the State of the Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on 28 July, with authorities assuring that security forces will undergo seminars to avoid human rights violations against militant groups expected to hold protests.

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A Cambodian soldier (R), on guard next to a Thai soldier (L), at a pagoda near Preah Vihear temple near Thai border in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, 23 July 2008. Cambodia and Thailand assured Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo 22 July that they would exercise "utmost restraint" and try to resolve a tense border dispute amicably. Nearly 1,000 Cambodian troops and 500 Thai soldiers continue to face each other on the disputed territory since the tension flared a week ago

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A Cambodian soldier stands with a Thai soldier near the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda of the Preah Vihear temple, about 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 24, 2008. Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of sending more troops to their joint border as a smouldering dispute over a 900-year-old temple showed no signs of easing.


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Divers of the Royal Australian Navy get ready to leave the dock to practice underwater mine clearance and surveillance drills inside Pearl Harbor during the multi-national military training exercise known as RIMPAC in Honolulu, Hawaii July 23, 2008


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Able Seaman William Paton of the Royal Australian Navy aims his weapon as divers prepare for underwater mine clearance and surveillance drills inside Pearl Harbor during the multi-national military training exercise known as RIMPAC in Honolulu, Hawaii July 23, 2008. Military branches from ten nations are participating in the biennial event.


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Divers of the Royal Australian Navy prepare to get dropped into the water during underwater mine clearance and surveillance drills inside Pearl Harbor during the multi-national military training exercise known as RIMPAC in Honolulu, Hawaii July 23, 2008.


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Divers of the Royal Australian Navy prepare to get dropped into the water


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Able Seaman Stuart Callaghan of the Royal Australian Navy gets ready to deploy into the water during underwater mine clearance and surveillance drills inside Pearl Harbor


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Petty Officer Sean Walker of the Royal Australian Navy gets his team ready for underwater mine clearance and surveillance drills inside Pearl Harbor during the multi-national military training exercise known as RIMPAC in Honolulu, Hawaii July 23, 2008. Military branches from ten nations are participating in the biennial event.



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Leading Seaman Luke Horsfield (L) of the Royal Australian Navy aims a sonar gun used to detect underwater mines as Able Seaman Stuart Callaghan follows his compass during surveillance and mine clearance drills inside Pearl Harbor


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Members of the Israeli military take position as they close off the area following an attack by Jewish settlers on the West Bank Palestinian village of Burin, some 20 kms south of the Israeli occupied northern West Bank city of Nablus on July 24 2008. The settlers from the Yitzhar settlement attacked homes, threw rocks and severed the electrical cables leading to the village

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Briton Leah Andrews (C) exits a police car outside a prosecutor's office at Heraklio town on the island of Crete, southern Greece July 24, 2008. A Greek prosecutor has charged Andrews with strangling her newborn baby after giving birth in a hotel room, a court official said.

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Police patrol past the special court where war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic is detained, in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, July 24, 2008. Officials said Karadzic was captured in Belgrade on Monday and is awaiting extradition to the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Libyan police hold back a crowd of protestors carrying placards featuring the portraits of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi and his son Hannibal, in front of the Swiss embassy in Tripoli on July 24, 2008, during a second day of protests over the arrest of Hannibal and his wife in Geneva last week. Libya today said it will halt fuel supplies to key oil client Switzerland, in the latest reprisal for last week's brief detention in Geneva of Hannibal, a son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, protestors gathered for a second day outside the Swiss embassy in Tripoli. The couple were freed on bail two days later.

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Police try to push back protesters during a protest near the US embassy in Manila on July 24, 2008. The demonstrators were protesting against high inflation rate caused by oil price hikes and accused oil giant companies of manipulating retail prices.

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Indian policemen stand guard at the scene of a grenade explosion in Srinagar July 24, 2008. Five people, including two children and a woman, were killed on Thursday when suspected Muslim separatist militants threw a grenade at a crowded bus terminal in Indian Kashmir's main city, police said. Another 22 civilians were wounded in the attack in the Batamaloo bus terminal in the heart of Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

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