Photos of Palestinian "Police Academy II"

yahoo photos ^ | late september 2003 | yahoo/various

[dennisw]

Sun Sep 21, 6:57 AM ET

A police officer fires live rounds as a new Palestinian police graduate,right, leaps through a flaming hoop during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City, Saturday Sept. 20, 2003. The graduates are part of the security service for the Palestinian Authority (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Sat Sep 20, 2:53 PM ET

A Palestinian police officer fires live rounds at Palestinian police graduates dressed in riot gear during the graduation ceremonies in Gaza City Saturday Sept. 20, 2003. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Sat Sep 20, 5:11 PM ET

New Palestinian police graduates, right, take part in a mock hostage scenario during their graduation ceremony in Gaza City, Saturday Sept. 20, 2003. The graduates are part of the security service for the Palestinian Authority (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

 

Sat Sep 20, 2:51 PM ET

A new Palestinian police graduate, left, slides down a cable during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City, Saturday Sept. 20, 2003. The graduates are part of the security service for the Palestinian Authority (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Sat Sep 20, 1:25 PM ET

New Palestinian police point their Ak-47s during a graduation ceremony in Gaza September 20, 2003. Palestinian Prime Minister-designate Ahmed Qurie told a Palestinian newspaper that the White House stance on Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) is 'regrettable' and harmful to a peace process with Israel. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

 

 

 

 

[dennisw]

This oughtta scare Hamas and Islamic Jihad into compliance with the PA! (/sarc)

[tsmith130]

If they're firing live rounds, it probably scares the graduates more than anyone else!

[dennisw]

Is the CIA training and arming them same as they did 6 years ago? Israel was also forced to arm these "policemen"

[MatthewViti]

jumping through hoops of fire? what are they training for the circus? that's obviously what the PA is anyways, a murdering circus.

[tsmith130]

The guy near the bus...is he a 'drop-out'?

[dennisw]

 

The supreme challenge. To jump through burning hula hoops while your "instructor" fire bullets into the turf

Sun Sep 21, 6:57 AM ET

A police officer fires live rounds as a new Palestinian police graduate,right, leaps through a flaming hoop during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City, Saturday Sept. 20, 2003. The graduates are part of the security service for the Palestinian Authority (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

 

Sat Sep 20, 2:46 PM ET

A Palestinian security man opens fire next to new Palestinian policemen jumping through fire during a graduation ceremony in Gaza September 20, 2003. Palestinian Prime Minister-designate Ahmed Qurie told a Palestinian newspaper that the White House stance on Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) is 'regrettable' and harmful to a peace process with Israel. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

[CAPPSMADNESS]

Palistinian hostage situation????

[finnman69]

The PA Police(thugs) practice being surrounded by the IDF.

[gedeon3]

Dogs and pigs being trained to kill.

[b4its2late]

Do you think they had a homicide bomber exercise?

[dennisw]

Sun Sep 14, 8:02 AM ET

A boy leaps over a burning tire as he holds a poster of Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) during a demonstration of students supporting the Palestinian leader in the Rafah Refugee Camp, southern Gaza Strip (news - web sites) Sunday, Sept. 14, 2003. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Sun Sep 14, 4:21 PM ET

Palestinian schoolboys demonstrate in support of their leader Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) (portrait) in the Rafah refuge camp in the southern Gaza Strip (news - web sites).(AFP/Said Khatib)

[TADSLOS]

Just another terror training camp.

[Cobra64]

These people are a pathetic bunch. In fact, that whole part of the world is a disaster. IMOHO

[dennisw]

bttttttttttt

[dennisw]

bttttttttttt

[SJackson]

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Good to see our $100 million and training personel are being put to good use. What's this?

Leave the bomb on the bus, live to see another day training.

[SJackson]

BTW, I don't know what our guys are teaching them, but this apparent assault tactic I like. The more martyrs the better.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

BTW, I don't know what our guys are teaching them, but this apparent assault tactic I like. The more martyrs the better.

It looks like a 15th century Swiss Landsknecht pike formation. Obviously the critics are wrong, Islam is no longer stuck in the 14th century. ;-)

[WillowyDame]

"Palistinian hostage situation???? " is RIGHT!!