1.   A crucial component is a fleet of sophisticated transport and attack helicopters to ferry Colombian troops.

2.   He supports additional base closures, increased defense spending and U.S. training of Colombian troops to thwart drug traffickers.

3.   It also seemed to bolster recent rebel claims that U.S. military officials coming to train Colombian troops could be expected to be targets in the coming months.

4.   The guerrillas have carried out dozens of massacres and threatened the lives of U.S. military personnel training Colombian troops.

5.   The United States, he said, will play a central role because Colombia is counting on military hardware and training so Colombian troops can better fight the rebels.

6.   To show his goodwill, he ordered Colombian troops out of a Switzerland-sized chunk of the nation that has become de facto FARC territory.

7.   Only this time, instead of being in command of the Colombian troops, he is under arrest.

8.   Bush administration officials announced plans Tuesday to train and arm Colombian troops to protect a key oil pipeline that has been a frequent target of guerrilla attacks.

9.   But if Colombian troops had reinforced they would have alerted their Venezuelan counterparts to avoid being mistaken for guerrillas, Aniasi said.

10.   Colombian troops entered the main town of a former guerrilla stronghold at dawn Saturday, beefing up security hours before a planned visit by President Andres Pastrana.