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Subject: Columbia has the Israeli Tavor
BrittleSteel    9/10/2007 11:17:15 PM
I was reading a CNN article today about Columbian forces capturing a drug lord, when i noticed in a photo what i am positive is an Israeli Tavor assault rifle. Check out the link. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/09/10/colombia.suspect/index.html
 
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Horsesoldier       9/12/2007 10:34:42 PM

I was reading a CNN article today about Columbian forces capturing a drug lord, when i noticed in a photo what i am positive is an Israeli Tavor assault rifle. Check out the link.
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Yep.  The Galil has been their workhorse for years (with M4 and M16 for their elite units), so the switch to Tavor was pretty natural and, apparently, well received so far.
 
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