21.   Another security official said he could not rule out that the Mossad had separate information the military was not aware of.

22.   Another top security official, speaking around the same time, suggested Ayyash had had plastic surgery.

23.   Another veteran national security official, John M. Deutch, is under investigation by the Justice Department for admitted computer security violations when he was director of the CIA.

24.   Around the West Bank, security officials have previously capitulated to mobs, releasing popular prisoners and, to some Palestinian critics, feeding disrespect for the law.

25.   Arafat and Peres agreed that top security officials would resume regular meetings beginning Friday, accompanied by CIA officials.

26.   Arafat is strong enough that he is unlikely to be replaced by new leadership even if Israel banished him, a senior Israeli security official said today.

27.   As he was leaving, a CIA computer security official found that he had stored information at his home, including details of covert operations.

28.   As evidence mounts of bad intelligence and bad science, US national security officials have started to add the combustible element of bad faith.

29.   As Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic acted out the part of a shameless dictator, we heard not a word from President Clinton or his top national security officials.

30.   As long as Arafat lives, senior Israeli security officials believe, only he has the political strength to negotiate seriously with Israel.