21.   He said the United States would continue to confront Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, as it did in October when he moved troops close to the Kuwaiti border.

22.   He sent forces to the Kuwaiti border last fall in a buildup that raised concerns anew about Iraq and the amount of war machinery Baghdad still possesses.

23.   Immediately after their arrest, the men were taken to the southern city of Basra near the Kuwaiti border for interrogation, Sadler said.

24.   In October, Iraq massed troops along the Kuwaiti border in what was seen as an attempt to draw attention to its appeals for an easing of the sanctions.

25.   Iraqi troops began moving north, away from the Kuwaiti border.

26.   Iraqi troops were so close to the Kuwaiti border that the U.S. troops on the other side heard their artillery fire.

27.   Iraq massed troops last fall near the Kuwaiti border in an abortive attempt to pressure the United Nations into ending economic sanctions.

28.   Iraq must be monitored because of its presence on the Kuwaiti border.

29.   Iraq on Thursday allowed Western diplomats for the first time to visit two Americans held in custody after they strayed across the Kuwaiti border.

30.   Kuwaiti newspapers on Wednesday carried reports that Iraqi troops were massing near the Kuwaiti border.