61.   Garingalao said the company had permits to log the area and the rebels were using its activities as an excuse to protect its own illegal logging there.

62.   Government officials claimed the rebels were using hostages as living shields while firing at the commandos.

63.   He claimed the rebels would use the talks to rearm and reorganize for renewed attacks.

64.   He said the rebels were using grenade-launchers.

65.   He said the rebels apparently used their boats to lure the gunboat near enough to be rammed.

66.   He said the rebels used the kidnappings as a form of forced recruitment.

67.   He says the rebels are using it to stage military attacks, stash kidnap victims and profit from drugs.

68.   He said Sabaya frequently lies, and that the rebels were using the hostages as human shields.

69.   High ranking officers in the Colombian armed forces have claimed that the rebels use Venezuelan territory to mount operations, an accusation Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has denied.

70.   High ranking officers in the Colombian armed forces have claimed the rebels use Venezuelan territory to mount operations, an accusation Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has denied.