11.   A Yemeni Interior Ministry official confirmed the accuracy of the report.

12.   Bank officials confirmed the accuracy of the quotations but said they could not release the whole report.

13.   Government officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the accuracy but declined to comment further.

14.   Government officials were unavailable to confirm the accuracy of what the newspapers published.

15.   Stephen Rivers, a spokesman for Costner, confirmed the accuracy of the Premiere article to the AP.

16.   The U.S. Embassy press office confirmed the accuracy of the interview, which was conducted in Georgian.

17.   The office would not however confirm the accuracy of the files cited by Le Monde.