11.   Montesinos has placed officers loyal to him in key positions in the military hierarchy.

12.   Trovoada presented a complaint to the justice ministry that accused the military hierarchy and some parliamentary deputies of preparing a putsch.

13.   Yet Chavalit has a reputation as one of the sharpest minds ever to top the military hierarchy.

14.   Yasar Kaplan was convicted of undermining military hierarchy and attempting to destroy trust in commanders for three articles in pro-Islamic Akit newspaper last February.

15.   He has also been under pressure to quit the Russian military hierarchy and the Kremlin for his criticism of the conduct of the Chechen war and Russian politics.

16.   Although he has repeatedly said he had no political ambitions, he has remained very close to the Yugoslav military hierarchy.

17.   But a closer look shows that their boots are polished, their uniforms clean and the military hierarchy is respected.

18.   But he denied there had been any disagreement between the political leadership and the military hierarchy.

19.   But he denied that there had been any disagreement between the political leadership and the military hierarchy.

20.   The officers were to act as intermediaries between the Serb military hierarchy and the UNPROFOR general staff.