21.   The Peruvian military was fanning out to the mostly rural areas, assessing the damage in villages of mostly mud-brick houses set off by the Andes mountains.

22.   The Peruvian military was said to have been placed on its highest state of vigilance.

23.   The result was perhaps the proudest chapter in the history of a Peruvian military trying to shake an image of incompetence and abuse.

24.   The Peruvian military was especially keen on the air strike because it wanted to avenge the loss of three aircraft to the Ecuadorans three days earlier.

25.   The Peruvian military has not commented on the report.

26.   The SIE, headed by Vladimiro Montesinos -- the key liaison between Fujimori and the Peruvian military, has repeatedly been accused of abusing its authority.

27.   Li reviewed the ranks of the Peruvian military which have spent years battling Maoist Shining Path rebels.