91.   But a few miles up the Pan American Highway, an armed guard stands sentry at a complex of warehouses, the Corporacion Procesadora Cartilago.

92.   But even the most loyal civic leaders are now buying alarms, video cameras and armed guards.

93.   But every time I did, I always saw an armed guard there.

94.   But it was not long before the heavily armed guards were demanding bribes from the poor residents in return for overlooking violations.

95.   But local authorities concede that the situation is dangerous, and provide armed guards to journalists and aid workers who come in for short trips to the border regions.

96.   But it is the vandalism that has people talking about armed guards.

97.   But outside the Old City, in middle-class enclaves where armed guards protect comfortable houses, political discussion is closer to the surface.

98.   But though they could hardly miss seeing the increased presence in terminals of armed guards and bomb-sniffing dogs, few canceled travel plans.

99.   But Thursday, armed guards patrolled its offices and a veil of secrecy surrounded the staff.

100.   But, watched by an armed guard, Palestinian workers are building a house next door, and others are building a synagogue nearby.