1.   French President Jacques Chirac has said that his soldiers would act to retake the enclave should the UN Security Council agree.

2.   Obasanjo finally commented over the weekend, seeming to suggest on state television that the soldiers had acted in self-defense.

3.   Officials explained that there are two clauses in the rules that permit soldiers to act in circumstances like those of the last few days.

4.   President Olusegun Obasanjo said the soldiers had acted in self-defense, leading many to question his control over the army.

5.   The soldiers will act as surrogate inspectors with the U.S. Customs department and the Immigration and Naturalization Service for the next six months.

6.   There would be no need for a social consensus about this so long as every individual soldier was truly acting voluntarily.

7.   And Russian officials have denied the soldiers acted improperly.

8.   Army officials had told reporters they have been unable so far to determine whether U.S. soldiers were acting under orders when they fired on civilians at No Gun Ri.

9.   Charles Cragin, who helped oversee the investigation, said U.S. soldiers were acting out of fear that North Koreans disguised as refugees were infiltrating their lines.

10.   Congolese soldiers acted without authorization after hearing that Lebanese had been involved in the assassination, the officials said.