61. Deuba, angered that the Maoists broke a four-month ceasefire with his government last year, has vowed to crush the rebels by force. 62. The United States expressed concern Tuesday over threats from a Russian commander to use massive force to crush Chechen rebels in the capital of Grozny. 63. Turkey has regularly sent troops into the area to crush PKK rebels using the area as a rear base. 64. Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev called for a speedy operation to crush Chechen rebels holding hundreds of people hostage in the southern Russian city of Budennovsk. 65. Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev called Friday for a speedy operation to crush Chechen rebels holding hundreds of people hostage in the southern Russian city of Budennovsk. 66. Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev called for the quick use of force to crush Chechen rebels holding hundreds of people hostage in the southern Russian city of Budennovsk. 67. The Burmese government unilaterally declared the ceasefire, calling off a costly bid to crush the rebels. |