21.   Arriving shortly afterwards, defense minister Moshe Dayan ordered the flag taken down.

22.   As his defense minister, Aristide named a retired general, Wilton Lerisson.

23.   As recently as last month, the defense minister, Prince Sultan, reiterated the Saudi view.

24.   As the hours dragged on, the only other diplomat to join him at the table was the Angolan defense minister, Kunda Paihama.

25.   As prime minister, he has overseen every step of peace negotiations and doubled his role by serving also as defense minister.

26.   As the Russia-Belarus accord was being signed, Yeltsin also appointed Gen. Igor Sergeyev as defense minister.

27.   As the invasion spun out of control, he lost his job as defense minister.

28.   As his prime minister he selected the departing defense minister, from the Nationalist Party, who opposes independence.

29.   At his televised resignation Thursday, his loyal defense minister, Gen. Wiranto, pledged to protect him and his children.

30.   At the meeting, the defense ministers told Cohen that that they feared the stepped up counter-drug operations would only push the problem into their own countries.