11. The moving images that passed across the screen included home movies of Romanovs as they played games, danced, inspected troops and greeted dignitaries to the Russian palace. 12. While a military band played the West Point march as Clark inspected the troops one final time, the decidedly subdued atmosphere was due to how Clark is leaving. 13. Across the border in North Ossetia, Grachev, Interior Minister Viktor Yerin and Counterintelligence chief Sergei Stepashin inspected Russian troops. 14. Also in south Lebanon on Tuesday, Lebanese army commander Gen. Emile Lahoud inspected troops stationed along the front lines north of the Israeli-occupied enclave. 15. Also in south Lebanon, Lebanese army commander Gen. Emile Lahoud inspected troops stationed along the front lines north of the Israeli-occupied enclave. 16. French Defense Minister Alain Richard arrived in Beirut on Thursday to inspect French troops serving with the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon. 17. He and other top Israeli commanders frequently inspect troops in southern Lebanon. 18. In Beijing, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said it was normal for the central authority to send delegates to inspect troops. 19. In Mazar-e-Sharif, Kelche inspected French troops and then met briefly with representatives of the three Afghan factions controlling the city. 20. In the chilly morning air, Chirac began the ceremony by inspecting the troops of Gen. Jean-Pierre Kelche, chief of staff of the French armed forces. |