81. Karenni leaders say the Burmese army wanted to use their area to stage an offensive against opium warlord Khun Sa, whose stronghold is in neighboring Shan State. 82. Leonid Brezhnev used the area as a hunting reserve and shot wild boars there. 83. Lebanese guerrillas are believed to use the area to infiltrate the occupied zone and attack Israeli troops and allied militiamen. 84. No decision has been made on whether to resume building the wall, and expedition members have suggested using the area instead as an underwater archaeological park. 85. Officials say the FARC used the area to traffic in cocaine, conceal dozens of kidnap victims, train recruits and stage attacks on civilian and military targets. 86. Pakistani authorities have long complained that the area was used by smugglers and those trying to enter the country illegally. 87. Palestinian gunmen have frequently used the area around the church as a refuge, with the expectation that Israel would try to avoid fighting near the shrine. 88. Putin defended his policies in Chechnya, saying he would not allow the area to be used as a place to launch terrorist attacks against Russia. 89. Tankers thus use the area for illegal cleaning and desludging and to hide from prosecution for such activities elsewhere. 90. Taking advantage of the terrain and vegetation in Tenga, rebels have used the area as a base from which to launch attacks on districts of the nearby capital. |