21.   A British commission concluded that it went down in a storm, while others have claimed that it was sunk or even captured during a spy mission.

22.   An angry President Clinton denied the pilot was on a spy mission and said the North had no reason to hold him.

23.   But Li told a news conference a month later that the sub was on a spy mission.

24.   But on Tuesday, North Korea rejected the U.S. explanation, claiming the chopper was on a spy mission.

25.   France had already committed a small number of fighter planes to the war effort, but they were being used in spy missions, not in an attack role.

26.   France has already committed a small number of fighter planes to the war effort, but they are being used in spy missions, not in an attack role.

27.   He criticized the timing of the flight and the fact the administration initially denied it was a spy mission.

28.   In addition, he said, government forces were disguising their vehicles with Red Cross markings to cruise the city on spy missions.

29.   In a news conference in October, Li said his vessel had been on a spy mission when it ran aground.

30.   In addition, he said government forces were disguising their vehicles as Red Cross vehicles to cruise the city on spy missions.