1.   The general made one last desperate effort to retrieve the situation.

2.   Beyond that, the general has not made any plans.

3.   But last week in an interview with the daily Novaya Gazeta, Lebed was asked whether the general would make a good prime minister.

4.   But the general made it clear that the death penalty was not the only issue Rwanda is concerned about.

5.   But when U.S. officers tried to inspect his headquarters recently, the unusually quiet general made a provocative offer to the NATO inspection team.

6.   By needlessly interfering in politics, the generals have made fools of themselves.

7.   By speaking so bluntly, the generals made clear that they would accept no compromise with groups they consider subversive.

8.   Earlier the general had made remarks complaining of Jewish influence in Washington.

9.   In the last month, the general has been making important hires, naming a seven-member National Security Council, a cabinet and provincial governors.

10.   Several influential conservatives have even suggested that the general should make some grand gesture upon his return, like an apology for excesses during his regime.