11.   For now, Colombians are ecstatic about the new military offensive against the FARC.

12.   From the start, the new offensive in Afghanistan marked the first time that regular U.S. ground forces had been used in a major combat operation there.

13.   He reminded Izetbegovic of the words he used in Germany this month, when he committed his government to avoiding a new offensive.

14.   He insists he was well on his way to arranging a face-saving compromise when the presidential order for a new offensive ruined all his good work.

15.   His generals, moreover, are pushing for a new offensive that, with its inevitable atrocities, will blacken his reputation further.

16.   In another step in its new diplomatic offensive against Kurdish nationalism, Turkey has moved to improve its relations with Iraq.

17.   In the last two weeks, the government launched a major new offensive, and NATO planners have been trying to keep up with the changing situation in Kosovo.

18.   In the last week, Chechen rebels have been dropping pamphlets around Chechnya warning civilians to flee ahead of a planned new offensive against Russian troops.

19.   It is the local Interior Ministry commander who announced the new offensive.

20.   Looks as if the Bosnians are preparing for a new offensive, just hours before the cease-fire takes effect.