1.   -- The Colombian military gains the upper hand and establishes control over the countryside.

2.   A prominent radio journalist with a deep, melodious voice, Gutierrez worked on several commercials for the Colombian military, which prompted threats from the guerrillas.

3.   By contrast, the Colombian military has always had to scrimp.

4.   If the Colombian military uses the added resources to mount a major military offensive, the rebels vow to strike back hard.

5.   If Washington continues or expands aid to the Colombian military, it must do so on the condition that the military cut its ties to the paramilitaries.

6.   In the end, any money and equipment given to the Colombian military will be used to fight the rebels and the drug traffickers.

7.   Indeed, the Colombian military has long contended that FARC employs children on the front lines.

8.   It is not clear, however, whether the United States made information obtained from those listening posts available over the weekend to the Colombian military.

9.   Lawmakers have contended that the guerrilla war is unwinnable and the Colombian military is a weak and corrupt ally.

10.   Much of the cocaine, the Colombian military said, then wound up in Europe.