21.   Hwang staged the fraud because the government was moving to disband the team, which had made little progress in salvaging any relics, the spokesman said.

22.   Annan intended to disband the team Thursday.

23.   Annan has said he has decided to disband the team after Israel refused to cooperate with its mission.

24.   UN Secretary General Kofi Annan disbanded the team on Thursday without its even having set foot in the Middle East.