81.   However other diplomats said that the council remained divided in its reaction to the Iraqi offensive and the subsequent US military retaliation on Tuesday.

82.   Baghdad on Tuesday threatened Tehran with military retaliation if events escalated following a recent attack on an Iranian rebel camp inside Iraq.

83.   China threatened Taiwan with military retaliation if the Nationalist island officially declares independence.

84.   But the Los Angeles Times reported that the planning was underway for possible military retaliation against Iran if Washington concludes that Tehran was involved.

85.   The UN officials said Washington was considering military retaliation, but US officials consulted by the daily said no such action was planned.

86.   Tuesday, Pentagon officials said the flights were a technical violation that did not warrant military retaliation.

87.   Mubarak launched a angry tirade against the Islamist government in Sudan following the attack, accusing it of involvement and raising the possibility of military retaliation.

88.   Mubarak launched a angry tirade against the Islamist government in Sudan following the attack, accusing it of involvement in the plot and raising the possibility of military retaliation.

89.   Predominantly Muslim Malaysia has condemned the attacks on the United States but protests military retaliation in Afghanistan, which it says will cause the unnecessary loss of innocent lives.