71.   But an intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Saturday that the troop deployments were not targeting Syria, but infiltrations of Kurdish rebels.

72.   But Albanians reported new, large-scale troop deployments and fresh fighting.

73.   But an intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Saturday that the troop deployments were not targeting Syria, but infiltrations of Kurdish rebels.

74.   But he is not ready to accept two annexes of the proposed plan which deal with the foreign troop deployment, Ivanov added.

75.   But such rhetoric came to a halt after Putin cast strong support behind the U.S.-led war on terror and welcomed the U.S. troop deployment in Central Asia.

76.   But news of the troop deployment is expected to dominate television and radio bulletins for the next couple of days.

77.   Clinton called Democratic and Republican congressional leaders, all of whom told the president he had to make his case for U.S. troop deployment.

78.   Claims by Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov that the troop deployment had been a mistake and would be reversed were not matched by any action on the ground.

79.   Cook tried to encourage the Albanians with the promise of NATO troop deployment in case a peace settlement was reached.

80.   Countryman referred questions about Rumsfeld to the Pentagon, but confirmed that the troop deployment is being reviewed.