Journalists wearing bullet-proof vests unload off Air Force One - pic

Kadie

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Tue Jun-13-06 09:13 AM
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Journalists wearing bullet-proof vests unload off Air Force One - pic

Journalists wearing bullet-proof vests unload off Air Force One under the watch of a heavily-armed U.S. Air Force security police officer after touching down with U.S. President George W. Bush in Baghdad June 13, 2006. REUTERS/Larry Downing (IRAQ) REUTERS

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AlCzervik

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Tue Jun-13-06 09:15 AM
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1. looks like a militia for a dictator of a banana republic.

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reichstag911

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Tue Jun-13-06 09:30 AM
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5. That's what it is. n/t

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havocmom

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Tue Jun-13-06 09:15 AM
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2. Is this where Cheney takes over

and fires Fitz?

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Xipe Totec

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Tue Jun-13-06 09:15 AM
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3. Feel the Love!

But where are the flowers?

:sarcasm:

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ContraBass Black

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Tue Jun-13-06 09:16 AM
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4. The pic is gone.

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goclark

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Tue Jun-13-06 09:32 AM
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6. Gone from where? nt

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ContraBass Black

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Tue Jun-13-06 09:34 AM
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7. It briefly disappeared from the source at Yahoo.

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havocmom

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Tue Jun-13-06 09:36 AM
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8. Got that too

:shrug: Guess the junta didn't want us thinking things might be dangerous over there. Akin to not allowing photos of flag draped coffins coming back will fool us into thinking nobody is dying in the war based on their lies.

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warrens

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Tue Jun-13-06 09:39 AM
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9. What a bunch of wimps

Wonder if they plan to sleep in them too. If it's so dangerous there that they need those vests even surrounded by thousands of troops, it's too dangerous to leave our troops there.

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dipsydoodle

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Tue Jun-13-06 09:45 AM
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10. Nice to know it's soooooooo

safe in Iraq now Al-Whovever is pushing up the daisies. Mission accomplished !

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teryang

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Tue Jun-13-06 10:06 AM
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11. Instills confidence doesn't it

Note the phallic nature of the giant fuselage.

Meanwhile world wide markets in crash mode.

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