1.   James Callaghan, the home secretary, said that the idea was absurd and that the Northern Ireland government would dislike it.

2.   European governments dislike the idea because it would introduce more weapons to a tense former war zone.

3.   Smith succeeds Lt. Gen. Sir Michael Rose, whom the Muslim-led government disliked for allegedly making too many concessions to the Serbs.

4.   The military government dislikes her spreading her pro-democracy message, and has often used force to prevent her from traveling.