21.   In addition to soliciting funds from the United States and other major donor countries, Arlacchi has also met with James Wolfensohn, the president of the World Bank.

22.   In Geneva on Friday, the United States and other donor countries agreed to give enough funds to begin the formation of the new Afghan police force and army.

23.   It is the prospect of winning these contracts that helps create a political constituency for the program in the donor countries.

24.   It seems that donor countries may sometimes have their own conditions for the use of their economic assistance.

25.   Once the new council is in charge, donor countries will be able to start delivering humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.

26.   Officials of the United Nations, the World Bank and major donor countries met on Tuesday to plan their actions once the Israelis withdraw.

27.   On Thursday, Christopher sent a letter to more than a dozen donor countries urging them to accelerate the flow of funds to the PLO.

28.   Rather, it is a reallocation of money and other resources in both traditional donor countries and the developing world.

29.   Responding to the complaint, the Israelis and Palestinians agreed in Oslo this week to keep such differences to themselves and not raise them before donor countries.

30.   Such talk evokes wounded squeals from Third World tyrants, who complain that donor countries are attempting to meddle in their internal affairs.