51.   The United States military is using bases in Pakistan and the Persian gulf to carry out its fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban.

52.   There is evidence from several countries that militaries have used their American equipment and training to fight guerrillas or to abuse human rights.

53.   Toomer, the contracts officer, said he would negotiate contracts for work under the same guidelines the military uses everywhere else.

54.   Pakistan has allowed the U.S. military to use its airspace and some bases for the air operations against Afghanistan.

55.   Pakistan, the only country where the Taliban have an embassy, has allowed the U.S. military to use its airspace and some bases, and is sharing intelligence.

56.   According to the New York Times report, the Russian military was using its bases in Tajikistan to ferry weapons to Afghan rebel leader Ahmed Shah Massoud.

57.   An independent group of U.S. physicians says the Israeli military uses excessive force in its clashes with Palestinians but also has dismissed some Palestinian claims as unsubstantiated.

58.   At the same time, it left intact a sharing agreement to allow the U.S. military to use Spanish bases.

59.   Beyond political and diplomatic backing and sharing military intelligence, it also allowed U.S. military to use bases in former Soviet Central Asia for operations in Afghanistan.

60.   But the reporters claimed there was no security risk and the military was using that as an excuse for censorship.