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Old 04-07-2014, 08:29   #1
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First Women Joining Palestinian Commando Unit
Palestinian women in combat fatigues and headscarves rappelled down a six-story tower, fired assault rifles at imaginary terrorists and in a drill straight out of the movies bundled a would-be VIP into a car and sped off after a shooting.

The 22 future commandos are trailblazers in a still largely male-dominated society, set to become the first female members of the Presidential Guards, a Palestinian elite force of 2,600 men.

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Under Arafat’s often-chaotic rule, various security branches grew in size, with often overlapping or competing assignments. After Arafat’s death in 2004, the U.S. and Europe stepped in, training and equipping some of the units as part of an attempt to rein in vigilantes and militants.

(Cont'd) http://time.com/#51388/first-women-j...commando-unit/

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Old 05-05-2014, 02:31   #2
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Why does anyone think these capabilities will not be used against Israeli civilians?
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Old 05-05-2014, 09:25   #3
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Pretty interesting
Indeed!

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Ol' was' 'es name
Ol' was' 'es name from Libya had his palace guard of Amazons.
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Old 05-05-2014, 11:04   #5
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Ol' was' 'es name from Libya had his palace guard of Amazons.
Quite the expose came out on those ones. I tried to catch the BBC Storyville docu(drama), but they only showed it once.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-young-14.html
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