1.   Those talks were aborted when the Bush administration demanded stringent verification of any missile agreement.

2.   The rebels nearly aborted the talks earlier this year when the military arrested Llamas after a gunbattle.

3.   The rebels nearly aborted the talks this year after the arrest of Sotero Llamas, another guerrilla field commander.

4.   The rebels nearly aborted the talks earlier this year when the military arrested Sotero Llamas, another guerrilla field commander who was captured in a gun battle.