11.   Barak, a tough-talking former general, is also an unorthodox Labor politician.

12.   Barak, a former general, stood beside him, his face frozen in an embarrassed half-smile.

13.   Barak, a former general, tried to offer the failure of the talks and the violence that might follow as reasons for Israelis to unify behind him.

14.   Barak promised to restart the process, but the methodical former general wanted more certainty about the course the peace process would take and insisted on restructuring the agreement.

15.   Barak, an attractive former general, will be prime minister of an Israel whose borders will have been negotiated by Benjamin Netanyahu.

16.   Both are former generals who devoted their lives to military service.

17.   Both Barak and Mordechai are decorated former generals who, like Yitzhak Rabin, bring unquestioned credibility on security issues to their support for consolidating peace with the Palestinians.

18.   A former general, Suharto has maintained close ties with the military.

19.   A former general who is seen as a reformist, he held the same post under Wahid, struggling to maintain order until he was fired.

20.   A former general who revels in the image of blunt-spoken maverick, the latest criticism was especially stringent, even for Lebed.