21.   Syrian troops in Lebanon have been redeploying to the north and east for the last two days, apparently to get away from any possible retaliation.

22.   Syrian troops in Lebanon have been redeploying to the north and east for the past two days, apparently to get away from any possible retaliation.

23.   The Israeli security cabinet met for three hours Wednesday to discuss possible retaliation.

24.   The holiday bombing and preparations for possible Israeli retaliation eclipsed the efforts by U.S. mediator Anthony Zinni to broker a cease-fire.

25.   The NATO secretary general, Javier Solana, telephoned President Franjo Tudjman of Croatia to ask him to thwart any possible Bosnian Croat retaliation against peacekeeping troops.

26.   The State Department withdrew non-essential personnel from Israel and Kuwait to protect them from possible Iraqi retaliation for an American military strike.

27.   The statement did not warn of possible retaliation.

28.   There is also anxiety over possible retaliation by the Taliban.

29.   There she will be dealing with unions that are suspicious of Bush and that fear possible retaliation because of their support of Vice President Al Gore in the campaign.

30.   They said that a concern about possible retaliation began with that first round of allied attacks on Sunday.