21.   Then again, allowing the execution to go forward would leave many residents of our state dissatisfied, too.

22.   Timothy McVeigh has refused to appeal his death sentence and has asked that the execution go forward.

23.   Attorney General John Ashcroft has recommended the execution go forward, noting that a jury also found him responsible for five additional killings.

24.   Some executions go unreported or are not known until later.

25.   The Justice Department urged the court to reject both arguments, and Attorney General John Ashcroft said the execution should go forward as scheduled Tuesday morning.

26.   Gathering accurate figures is difficult because some executions go unreported or are recorded only in small local papers.

27.   Georgian Attorney General Michael Bowers however said he would ask a higher court to overturn the stay and allow the execution to go ahead.

28.   However, he said the executions would not go ahead if the TV station transmitted the message and if a representative of Kovalev visited Bamut.

29.   If the execution goes ahead, van Damme will become the first westerner to be hanged in Singapore.

30.   If the execution goes ahead, van Damme will be the first westerner to be hung in Singapore.