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bd popeye · Aug 26, 2008

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Russian troops on an armoured personnel carrier move past a Georgian police officer (L) stationed at a checkpoint in Mosabruni, a village just inside South Ossetia, August 26, 2008. Georgian police withdrew from the disputed village of Mosabruni on the border of South Ossetia after Russian forces moved into it, a Reuters reporter at the scene said on Tuesday. Police, which manned checkpoints in the village where government troops faced South Ossetian separatists in a tense stand-off for several days, left and moved deeper into Georgian territory after Russian tanks and armoured personnel carriers rolled into Mosabruni

Local residents lined up for the distribution of humanitarian aid in the city of Gori, in central Georgia. Russians occupied the city for nearly two weeks before leaving last week.
Photo: Shakh Aivazov/Associated Press

Georgian soldiers returned to their military air base in Senaki, and needed to clean up the trash and a mess left by the Russian forces who had occupied the base until the end of last week.
Photo: Louisa Gouliamaki/Agence France-Presse -- ***** Images

bd popeye · Aug 26, 2008

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Kim Eun-taek, a South Korean police officer, stands guard as South Korean patrol ship passes by Dokdo islets, known as Takeshima in Japan, in South Korea, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. The dispute heated up following Japan's announcement it would recommend that a government teaching manual refer to its claim to the area, which is mostly uninhabited but rich in marine life.

Thai Police stand guard during a protest at the Government House in Bangkok August 26, 2008. Thousands of royalist protesters stormed Thai state broadcaster NBT and the official compound of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, as part of demonstrations to try to unseat the elected seven-month-old coalition government. Hundreds of protesters climbed into Government House, waving Thai flags and yellow banners representing the monarchy before sitting on the lawn of the compound as police also opened the gates at the official complex for them, a Reuters witness said.

Members from the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) climb into the Government House during a demonstration in Bangkok August 26, 2008.

Kashmiri policeman Abdul Ahad poses showing marks on his body to reporters in Srinagar on August 26, 2008, after an alledged beating at the hands of Indian paramilitary soldiers. Indian security forces opened fire on pro-independence demonstrators in Muslim-majority Kashmir on August 25, killing at least three people, while more than 100 were hurt in clashes, police said. The protesters were shot as troops struggled to disperse anti-India marchers who rallied across the dispute-hit region in defiance of a strict curfew.

An Indian paramilitary troopers stand alert on a deserted street in Srinagar on August 26, 2008, during the enforcement of a curfew. Indian security forces opened fire on pro-independence demonstrators in Muslim-majority Kashmir on August 25, killing at least three people, while more than 100 were hurt in clashes, police said. The protesters were shot as troops struggled to disperse anti-India marchers who rallied across the dispute-hit region in defiance of a strict curfew.

Indian paramilitary troopers question an auto-rickshaw driver as he conveys a passenger to hospital in Srinagar on August 26, 2008

Indian policemen eat their lunch on a street on the third day of a curfew in Srinagar August 26, 2008. Police shot dead at least four protesters on Monday in efforts to enforce a curfew in Kashmir in the face of some of the biggest demonstrations in two decades against Indian rule.

Pakistan's paramilitary soldier stands guard outside the residence of Lynne Tracy, a U.S. diplomat, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008 in Peshawar, Pakistan. Gunmen opened fire on the top U.S. diplomat early Tuesday as she left for work in her armored vehicle, police and embassy officials said. No one was killed.

Military and police investigators check on debris collected from the sea Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008 in Davao City in southern Philippines. Fishermen found body parts, combat boots and other debris that were believed to be from a C-130 millitary transport plane which crashed after taking off with nine crew members on board.

An Afghan police man looks through his binoculars during the search operation for kidnapped Japanese aid worker Kazuya Ito in Bodyalai village of Khiva district in Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008. The Japanese aid worker was abducted early Tuesday, according to the Foreign Ministry. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.

An Afghan police man stands guard during the search operation for kidnapped Japanese aid worker Kazuya Ito in Bodyalai village of Khiva district in Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008.

Just before lifting off on an escort mission, a Polish variant of the Mil Mi-24 (NATO designation "Hind") helicopter gunship ground taxis on the ramp adjacent to the airstrip at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Aug. 16, 2008. During the Soviet experience in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989, Mujahideen rebels gave the heavily armored, 26,000 pound aircraft the nickname "Shaitan-Arba" (Satan's Chariot).
(Photo by Jim Hinnant, 401st Army Field Support Brigade)

bd popeye · Aug 27, 2008

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Armed Christian group Reformed Ilaga Movement activists raise their weapons as they assemble in a remote village in North Cotabato, southern Philippines on August 27, 2008. A Philippine Christian vigilante group warned that it will start executing 10 Muslim rebels for every civilian killed, as violence in the south of the country intensifies. The Reform Ilaga Movement, dormant for decades after gaining prominence in the 1970s during the early stages of the rebellion, have again been in the spotlight in the face of a new campaign by Muslim rebels.

In this photo released by the Philippine Army on August 27, 2008 shows a helicopter gunship evacuating a wounded soldier near the frontline in Puna-Piagapo in Lanao del Norte Province during an offensive against the Muslim rebels of the Moro Islamic Liberatin Front (MILF) in southern Philippines. The separatist rebels pillaged the neighboring towns of Kauswagan and Kolambugan looting, burning and killing civilians last week. The unrest was triggered when the Philippines Supreme Court halted a deal that would have given the MILF control of an expanded autonomous area in Mindanao.

An elderly man walks his cows past a Russian soldier in the South Ossetia town of Tskhinvali on August 27, 2008. China had no comment on August 27 about Russia recognising the independence of two rebel Georgian provinces, continuing its policy of saying virtually nothing about the situation.

Venezuelan riot policemen line up in the street in San Antonio, border with Colombia, some 670 km southwest of Caracas, on August 27, 2008 during a truckers' strike in protest for a bill on fuels on discussion today in the National Assembly.

Bangkok on August 27, 2008. Riot police took up positions outside Thailand's main government compound, where thousands of protesters camped out through the night to demand the prime minister's resignation.
Thousands of royalist protestors stormed Thai state broadcaster NBT and the official compound of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, as part of demonstrations to try to unseat the elected seven-month-old coalition government. Hundreds of protesters climbed into Government House, waving Thai flags and yellow banners representing the monarchy before sitting on the lawn of the compound as police also opened the gates at the official complex for them, a Reuters witness said.

Indian army soldiers patrol at an encounter site at Chinor village on the outskirts of Jammu August 27, 2008. Suspected Muslim militants who slipped across the border from Pakistan into Indian Kashmir killed at least two civilians and an army officer in the Hindu-majority region of Jammu on Wednesday, police said.

Indian policemen take up positions during an encounter at Chinor village on the outskirts of Jammu August 27, 2008. Suspected Muslim militants who slipped across the border from Pakistan into Indian Kashmir killed at least two civilians and an army officer in the Hindu-majority region of Jammu on Wednesday, police said.

bd popeye · Aug 28, 2008

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policeman trained by Italian Carabinieri carries out a mock arrest during their graduation ceremony at a military camp in Baghdad August 28, 2008. More than 400 police recruits of the training course graduated in Baghdad.

An Indian policeman stood alert in a bulletproof vehicle, on the outskirts of Jammu, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, near the house where suspected militants barricaded themselves and held five civilians hostage, including four children. Television reports from Jammu indicated that gun battles continued through midday in a densely populated residential neighborhood, with soldiers battling the gunmen holed up inside the two-story house.
Photo: Agence France-Presse -- Get*y Images

Israeli divers searched for the body of a 4-year-old French citizen, Rose Ron, in the Yarkon River in Tel Aviv. Israel has been gripped by the nightmarish tale of the girl who was killed by her grandfather, a 45-year-old Israeli who had lured her mother away from his own son, the dead girl's father, to be his lover. Police say the man has confessed to having stuffed the child's body into a red suitcase and dumped it into a river.
Photo: Ariel Schalit/Associated Press

Peacekeeping troops with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol an area near Marjayoun in southern Lebanon on August 28, 2008 follwoing an emergency landing by a Lebanese army helicopter after it was shot at by unknown gunmen. Gunmen opened fire on a Lebanese army helicopter flying over a southern village today killing an officer and wounding several of the crew, a security official said

An investigator inspects the wreckage of a van in Bolinao town at Pangasinan province, north of Manila August 28, 2008. Ten South Korean nationals, many of them Baptist pastors, were killed in the northern Philippines when the van in which they were travelling slammed into a concrete wall at high speed, officials said on Thursday.

Philippine Army Major General Nemehias Pajarito (R)1st Tabak division commander congratulates combat troops after they captured Camp Bilal in Poona Piagapo in The Lanao del Norte Province of the southern Philippines on August 28, 2008, the former base of Muslim rebel of Commander Abdurahman Macapaar, also known as Commander Bravo, one of the renegade Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels. Philippine troops overran the rebel Muslim stronghold after weeks of fighting that has left about 150 dead, a military spokesman said. The 100-hectare- (250-acre) training camp borders two remote villages from where Bravo's men had planned deadly August 18 raids against civilian communities. Commander Bravo's headquarters is seen at the centre.

Philippine Army officials led by Major General Nemehias Pajarito, 1st Tabak division commander (4L) inspect recovered medical and personal belongings after capturing Camp Bilal in Poona Piagapo in The Lanao del Norte Province of the southern Philippines on August 28, 2008

A Philippine Air Force gunner mans a machine gun as a helicopter flies over the captured Camp Bilal in Poona Piagapo in The Lanao del Norte Province of the southern Philippines on August 28, 2008.

Philippine Army troops walk beside armoured vehicles as they arrive at Camp Bilal in Poona Piagapo in The Lanao del Norte Province of the southern Philippines on August 28, 2008

Georgian soldiers throw earth on the mass grave for unknown Georgian soldiers killed in fighting over South Ossetia two weeks during military funeral in Mukhadgverdi, west of Tbilisi. Funerals started just outside Tbilisi for 46 still unidentified corpses handed over earlier to Georgian authorities, the defense ministry said. As coffins were lowered into graves marked "unknown soldier," a woman -- one of the few people to attend the ceremony -- wailed: "I don't know if my son is alive or dead." Twenty-six were to be buried Thursday and the rest later, a defense ministry spokeswoman said.

Georgian honour carry the coffin of a Georgian soldier who was killed in the South Ossetian conflict zone, on August 28, 2008 in Tbilisi. Georgians today urged the world to punish Russia, saying that pressure works, as burials began for dozens of soldiers killed in fighting over South Ossetia two weeks ago. Funerals started just outside Tbilisi for 46 still unidentified corpses handed over earlier to Georgian authorities, the defense ministry said. Twenty-six were to be buried Thursday and the rest later, a defense ministry spokeswoman said.

bd popeye · Aug 30, 2008

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Bolivian anti-drug police, part of a special unit funded by the United States government, patrol the Chapare in search of drug labs. For now, Mr. Morales and the United States remain uneasy bedfellows.
Photo: Noah Friedman-Rudovsky for The New York Times

bd popeye · Aug 30, 2008

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Poland, 29.08.2008: Oath of soldiers from Training Center of Air forces in Koszalin

Training of Polish soldiers from 12th Mechanized Division

bd popeye · Sep 1, 2008

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Thai soldiers, wearing riot gear, assemble for morning role call near Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008. Several Thai politicians at an extended parliamentary debate on how to end anti-government protests joined demonstrators occupying the prime minister's office in calling for his resignation, but a confident Samak Sundaravej insisted he would keep the reins of power.

Philippine security forces stand guard near the site of a blast inside a bus parked at a terminal in the town of Digos, Davao del Sur province on Mindanao September 1, 2008. A powerful blast ripped through a bus at a terminal in the troubled southern Philippines on Monday, killing six people and injuring 27 others, army and police said.

Members of Jaysh al-Ummah hold their weapons during training in the Gaza Strip August 29, 2008. Jaysh al-Ummah, or the Army of the Nation, is a Palestinian Islamist group modelled on the ideology of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda. It is training for battle with Israel, according to the group's leader Abu Hafss. Picture taken August 29, 2008.

British soldiers wave at residents during the opening of a new joint military operations centre in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) northeast of Baghdad August 31, 2008. An Iraqi army officer said,a new office has been set up in Basra on Sunday for the Iraqi-U.S. and British military forces to coordinate and share intelligence information. Picture taken August 31, 2008.

German soldiers stand to attention at a memorial service for a member of the German armed forces at a church in the southern German town of Zweibruecken on September 1, 2008. The solider was killed as an eight-vehicle convoy patrolling the outskirts of Kunduz was hit by IED (improvised explosive device) on August 27, according to NATO.

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Bundeswehr soldiers carry the coffin of killed German Master Sergeant Mischa Meier of the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) during a funeral service in the southwestern German city of Zweibruecken September 1, 2008. The 29 year-old Master Sergeant Meier was killed during an attack near Kunduz in Afghanistan on August 27.

Ecuadorean soldiers inspect the debris of a Boeing 737-200 laying on a hill somewhere between Sigchos and Toacaso in Cotopaxi province, Ecuador on August 31, 2008. The cargo plane, whose ownership still remains in question, was flying from Maiquetia, Venezuela to Ecuador and went off the radars on August 30. The plane was later found to have crashed into a hill killing all three crew members.

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force vehicles and soldiers arrive at the main street of Ginza, one of Tokyo's major shopping districts, to take part in an anti-disaster drill on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008. A large-scale anti-disaster drill, mobilizing about 15,000 people, was conducted at various places in the metropolitan Tokyo area to test preparedness against a possible major disaster. Tokyo marks the 85th anniversary of a killer earthquake that hit central

bd popeye · Sep 2, 2008

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Russian soldiers drive an armoured vehicle in the village of Tirdznisi near Gori some 80 km (50 miles) west of Tbilisi September 2, 2008. Russia praised the European Union on Tuesday for taking a "responsible approach" to its conflict with Georgia by refusing to impose sanctions on Moscow but said the EU had failed to understand its reasons for intervening.

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Soldiers use a Soviet-made military vehicle at the training ground in Yevpatoria in Ukraine's Crimea region August 19, 2008. Ukraine's defence sector has called for a big rise in funding for the military after Russia's war with Georgia but its reliance on Russian supplies of weapons and parts poses a dilemma. Picture taken August 19, 2008.

Soldiers inspect a Soviet-made helicopter at the Saki airfield in Ukraine's Crimea region August 19, 2008. Ukraine's defence sector has called for a big rise in funding for the military after Russia's war with Georgia but its reliance on Russian supplies of weapons and parts poses a dilemma. Picture taken August 19, 2008.

Russian soldiers ride atop an APC in front of an apartment building damaged during the recent Georgian-Russian war in Tskhinvali, regional capital of Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. A brief war broke out between Russia and Georgia following Georgia's assault on South Ossetia's capital, Tskhinvali, on Aug. 7, 2008.

Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment drive Jackal vehicles providing security along a convoy route in Kajaki on Operation OQAB TSUKA, in Afghanistan, in this undated handout photograph received in London on September 2, 2008. British troops backed by special forces completed one of the largest logistical operations of the 7-year Afghan conflict on Tuesday, delivering a 200-tonne turbine to a remote Taliban-dominated region. The huge turbine, which promises to deliver power across south Afghanistan once running, was carried by a 100-vehicle convoy that inched its way across Taliban territory for five days to reach a hydroelectric dam on the Kajaki reservoir. Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment drive Jackal vehicles providing security along the convoy route in Kajaki on Operation OQAB TSUKA.British Forces have successfully delivered a hydro-electric turbine over 180km from Kandahar Airfield to the Kajaki dam in the north of Helmand province. The operation, codenamed �OQAB TSUKA�, or �Eagle�s Summit� was to deliver a turbine that is to be installed in the Kajaki dam in order to provide much needed electricity to parts of Southern Afghanistan.

Soldiers of Moldova's self-proclaimed separatist Dnestr region march during a military parade in Tiraspol during an Independence Day celebration September 2, 2008. Moldova's separatist Dnestr region celebrated 18 years of self-styled independence on Tuesday.

bd popeye · Sep 2, 2008

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Philippine Air Force honour guard march during a funeral procession at the Manila military cemetery September 2, 2008, for an air force pilot killed along with eight others in a military plane crash last week in southern Philippines

Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak (L) speaks with soldiers during a visit to the Shivta army base in Israel's Negev desert September 2, 2008, in this picture released by Israel's Ministry of Defence

Thai army chief General Anupong Paojinda answers questions from the press during a press conference at the Army headquarters in Bangkok on September 2, 2008. Thailand's powerful army chief vowed the military would try to negotiate a peaceful end to anti-government protests and would not use force against activists besieging the premier's office.

Army soldiers stand guard between pro and anti-government demonstrators after they clashed early morning in Bangkok on September 2, 2008. At least one man was killed and 34 hurt in overnight clashes between the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and pro-government supporters, the worst outbreak of violence since the PAD launched its street campaign.

Members of Jaysh al-Ummah take part in a training at their base in the Gaza Strip August 29, 2008. Jaysh al-Ummah, or the Army of the Nation, is a Palestinian Islamist group modelled on the ideology of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda. It is training for battle with Israel, according to the group's leader Abu Hafss. Picture taken August 29, 2008.

South Korean army soldiers take part in a military drill near a military headquarters in Gyeryong, about 190 km (118 miles) south of Seoul, in this January 30, 2008 file photo. About 300,000 men are conscripted each year into the military or riot police in South Korea. But every year around 750 men refuse to join on moral grounds, often because they are pacifists. Prospective recruits unable to actively serve in the military due to health problems usually get desk jobs. But those who object to army service on moral grounds, although are willing to do community service or fill other non-military jobs, go to jail.

Indian Army soldiers pull their boat filled with rescued flood victims from their marooned villages, near Madhpura, 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) northeast of Patna, India, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008. Indian authorities rushed doctors and medical equipment to flood-devastated northern India on Monday to ward off outbreaks of disease, after nearly half of the 1.2 million people were left homeless when the Kosi River burst its banks two weeks ago. The red mark on woman forehead is a vermilion mark.

kliu0 · Sep 2, 2008

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So what if they are pacifists, they go to Jail? Thats kinda shocking.

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