41.   One official described the move as precautionary because the credibility of the sources is unknown.

42.   Scalfaro described the move as ill-timed.

43.   Shoaib Memon, an analyst at local brokerage Indosuez W.I. Carr, described the move as positive.

44.   The Federation of Malaysian Consumer Associations, when contacted, described the move as ridiculous.

45.   The move was described as timely by some.

46.   The official, who discussed the matter on condition of anonymity, described the move as precautionary.

47.   The U.S. Treasury Department described the move as a pre-emptive strike rather than a response to existing problems.

48.   Their move was described as part of an effort to blackmail the government into providing Ocalan with political asylum.

49.   Wahid described the move as unconstitutional.

50.   While Israel has described the moves as insufficient, a major crackdown by the Palestinians could provoke a backlash by the militants.